Research Article

Biomechanical Responses and Injury Characteristics of Knee Joints under Longitudinal Impacts of Different Velocities

Table 2

Angle changes in knees at different velocities.

Impact speedRange of motionMean value
N1 leftN1 rightN2 leftN2 right
MAX° w(rad/s)MAX° w(rad/s)MAX° w(rad/s)MAX° w(rad/s)MAX° w(rad/s)

2.5 km/h15.7
392.5
13.6
340.0
14.1
352.5
12.2
305.0
13.9 ± 1.0
347.5 ± 25.0
5.0 km/h26.2
1325.0
20.6
1030.0
35.2
1760
32.4
1620
28.6 ± 5.2
1433.75 ± 256.25
8 km/h94.1
9410.0
98.6
9860.0
83.2
8320.0
88.6
8860.0
91.1 ± 5.2
9112.5 ± 522.5

MAX°: maximum deformation angle of the knee joint; W: A/T; A: angle change; T: time to maximum deformation.