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Table 4 Equivalent stress of the proximal talus, tibial cartilage, and talus cartilage in the heel-strike phase, midstance phase, and push-off phases

From: The effect of talus osteochondral defects of different area size on ankle joint stability: a finite element analysis

Parameters

Equivalent stress of the proximal talus (Mpa)

Equivalent stress of tibial cartilage (Mpa)

Equivalent stress of talus cartilage (Mpa)

Heel-strike phase

Midstance phase

Push-off phase

Heel-strike phase

Midstance phase

Push-off phase

Heel-strike phase

Midstance phase

Push-off phase

Normal

2.106

4.4531

3.1456

1.6477

2.479

2.2873

2.2804

2.7872

2.4853

2 × 2 × 1

2.1009

4.4679

3.1722

2.311

5.0803

2.3641

1.8974

3.0599

2.9754

4 × 4 × 1

2.1125

4.617

3.246

2.3166

5.1477

2.4983

1.8261

3.5431

3.2516

6 × 6 × 1

2.129

5.1434

3.5119

1.6715

5.2665

2.9691

1.85

4.3454

4.1944

8 × 8 × 1

2.183

6.1385

4.3914

2.2682

5.5435

3.7991

2.4564

5.7413

5.2679

10 × 10 × 1

2.2712

7.5035

5.4651

3.1235

5.7034

4.0634

3.08

8.0266

6.8207

12 × 12 × 1

2.2621

8.3939

6.1956

2.6804

8.9997

8.1271

3.0477

8.5985

8.2563