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−415.1−424.2−1654.1P0807621.table.002
Abductor490.7201.6594.3P1
Iliotibial tract, proximal part73.5−2189.6P1
Iliotibial tract, distal part−3.5−5.6−117.6P1
Tensor fascia lata, proximal part21.734.320.3P1
Tensor fascia lata, distal part−1.4−2.1−45.5P1
Vastus lateralis−15.4156.8−945.7P2
Vastus medialis−61.6277.2−1869.7P3

*Presented in Figure 1.