Research Article

Dynamic Finite Element Analysis of Mobile Bearing Type Knee Prosthesis under Deep Flexional Motion

Table 1

Peak contact stress, mean contact stress, and contact area with neutral position at 90° and 120° of flexion angles.

Flexion angle (°)Peak contact stress (MPa)Mean contact stress (MPa)Contact area (mm2)
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9027.325.9 ± 1.513.0 11.1 ± 0.2 42.645.1 ± 2.1
12027.732.4 ± 0.512.414.8 ± 0.5 38.645.1 ± 2.1