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Stress and strain changes of the anterior cruciate ligament at different knee flexion angles: A three-dimensional
Shaozheng Yang1, Yongqiang Liu1, Sushuang Ma1
1Department of Orthopaedics, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, 510999, China.
Objective:
This study aimed to analyze the stress and strain changes of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) at different knee flexion angles using a three-dimensional finite element model.
Methods:
Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging scans were performed on the right knee of 30 healthy adult volunteers. The imaging data were used to construct a three-dimensional finite element model of the knee joint. The magnitude and concentration area of stress and strain of ACL at knee flexion angles 0°, 30°, 60° and 90° were assessed.
Results:
The magnitude of stress remained consistent at 0-30° (P > 0.999) and decreased at 30-90° (P < 0.001, P = 0.005, respectively), while the magnitude of strain increased between 0° and 30° (P = 0.004) and decreased between 30° and 90° (P < 0.001, P = 0.004, respectively). The stress concentration area remained consistent at the proximal end, midsubstance, and distal end between 0° and 60° (P > 0.05). The concentration area of strain increased at the proximal end, decreased at the midsubstance between 0° and 30°, and remained consistent between 30° and 90° (P < 0.001).
Conclusion:
At the low knee flexion angle, ACL's magnitude of stress and strain reached the peak, and the concentration area of ACL strain gradually shifted from midsubstance to the proximal end.
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