The amount of weight-bearing at the patellofemoral joint varies with different activities.
Activity |
Weight Bearing (as Multiples of Body Weight) |
walking |
0.5 |
using stairs |
3.3 |
squatting |
6.0 |
Degree of Flexion |
Weight Bearing (as Multiples of Body Weight) |
5 degrees |
0.3 |
30 degrees |
2.0 |
45 degrees |
3.0 |
75 degrees |
6.0 |
If this data is analyzed in Minitab:
weight bearing as multiple of body weight =
= (0.000390 * ((angle of flexion)^2)) + (0.04963 * (angle of flexion)) + 0.0649
Specialty: Surgery, orthopedic
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