Modulation of the Relationship Between External Knee Adduction Moments and Medial Joint Contact Forces Across Subjects and Activities

• Published in: Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.) Vol. 66; no. 5; pp. 1218 - 1227
• Main Authors: Trepczynski, Adam, Kutzner, Ines, Bergmann, Georg, Taylor, William R., Heller, Markus O.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.05.2014; Blackwell Publishing Ltd
• Subjects: Aged; Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee; Biomechanical Phenomena - physiology; Cohort Studies; Female; Femur - physiology; Humans; Knee Joint - physiology; Knee Joint - surgery; Male; Mean square errors; Models, Biological; Motor Activity - physiology; Osteoarthritis; Osteoarthritis, Knee - surgery; Range of Motion, Articular - physiology; Regression Analysis; Tibia - physiology; Weight-Bearing - physiology

Objective The external knee adduction moment (EAM) is often considered a surrogate measure of the distribution of loads across the tibiofemoral joint during walking. This study was undertaken to quantify the relationship between the EAM and directly measured medial tibiofemoral contact forces (Fmed)...