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Table 5 Model validation to view the contact pressure and contact area between the tibiotalar articular surfaces

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

 

Peak pressure of tibiotalar joint contact(MPa)

Contact area(mm2)

Heel-strike phase

Suckel, A 24

-

270

Genfen 21

2.55

-

Changhuai Lu 25

3.0

274.9

Our model

3.7599

263.6875

Midstance phase

Suckel, A

-

415

Hurschler 26

4.4

-

Genfen

2.72

-

Changhuai Lu

4.3

355.4

Our model

4.8247

358.8125

Push-off phase

Suckel, A

4.8

335

Genfen

3.55

-

Changhuai Lu

4.8

250.7

Our model

4.6199

354.3125