Table 1 Maximum contact pressure and compressive stress of the tibial and femoral articular cartilage (MPa)

Medial tibial cartilage peak contact pressure

2.97

3.28

3.35

2.762

2.76

 Maximum contact stress

2.36

2.62

3.37

3.759

3.755

Lateral tibial cartilage peak contact pressure

3.09

3.92

6.12

3.75

3.255

 Maximum contact stress

2.25

3.79

5.54

3.644

3.587

Femur cartilage peak contact pressure

3.84

4.56

6.52

4.925

4.903

 Maximum contact stress

3.11

4.43

6.21

4.909

4.895