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Fig. 2 | BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Fig. 2

From: Compression-rate-dependent nonlinear mechanics of normal and impaired porcine knee joints

Fig. 2

Average reaction force in the joint as a function of (a) compression magnitude and (b) compression rate (n = 6). The data for the zero compression rate were taken from the equilibrium responses of the relaxation tests of six joints when each joint was compressed, respectively, by 300, 600, 900 and 1200 μm. b shows the reaction for the 1200-μm compression: the average forces were 24, 88, 119, 139 and 148 N, when the equal compression of 1200 μm was applied, respectively, at a compression rate of 0, 10, 100, 1000 and 2000 μm/s (specimens were obtained from the same source)

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