Research Article
Comparison of Various Functionally Graded Femoral Prostheses by Finite Element Analysis
Table 3
Stairs climbing-frame of maximum torsional moment [
32,
33].
| Force (N) | | | | Acts at point* | |
| Hip contact | −415.1 | −424.2 | −1654.1 | P0 | | Abductor | 490.7 | 201.6 | 594.3 | P1 | Iliotibial tract, proximal part | 73.5 | −21 | 89.6 | P1 | Iliotibial tract, distal part | −3.5 | −5.6 | −117.6 | P1 | Tensor fascia lata, proximal part | 21.7 | 34.3 | 20.3 | P1 | Tensor fascia lata, distal part | −1.4 | −2.1 | −45.5 | P1 | Vastus lateralis | −15.4 | 156.8 | −945.7 | P2 | Vastus medialis | −61.6 | 277.2 | −1869.7 | P3 |
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*Presented in Figure 1.
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