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Table 4 Response parameters of the knee joint under 10 N m of valgus moment

From: The evaluation of the role of medial collateral ligament maintaining knee stability by a finite element analysis

 

Tibial valgus angle (°)

Peak stress (MPa)

ACL

PCL

SMCL

DMCL

Case 1

4.06

6.77

4.88

30.17

9.49

Case 2

6.08

12.01

10.14

16.11

Case 3

4.86

9.40

8.40

48.63

Case 4

6.22

20.22

20.22

  1. ACL anterior cruciate ligament, DMCL deep medial collateral ligament, PCL posterior cruciate ligament, SMCL superficial medial collateral ligament