Contributions of Limb Joints to Energy Absorption during Landing in Cats

Table 1

Mean and SD of peak VGRFs and ratio of to total force ( and ) for each jump height^a.

Jump height (m)	(N/kg)	(N/kg)	Ratio (%)
1.0	29.44 (8.39)^b	4.27 (1.64)	12.67
1.2	30.13 (9.17)^b	7.77 (2.16)	20.49
1.4	32.53 (9.36)^b	8.72 (2.58)	21.14
1.6	36.05 (10.21)^b	13.04 (4.12)	26.57
1.8	39.58 (11.05)^b	20.43 (5.22)	34.04
2.0	45.94 (11.34)^b	26.64 (7.41)	36.70

^aValues in the parentheses are the standard deviations (SD). ^bSignificantly different from at the same height. Parameter shows statistically significant difference between jump heights.