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Table 1 Mesh details

From: Computational study of extrinsic factors affecting ACL strain during single-leg jump landing

Knee tissue

Type of mesh

No. of nodes

No. of elements

Average element edge length (mm)

Femur

Tetrahedral

38,442

190,673

2.75

Tibia

35,200

176,093

2.31

Patella

3630

17,096

2.20

Fibula

4804

21,037

2.10

Femoral cartilage

Hexahedral

13,924

9858

1.70

Lateral tibial cartilage

3880

2760

1.41

Medial tibial cartilage

3900

2772

1.34

Patellar cartilage

3596

2502

1.32

Lateral meniscus

2491

1840

1.23

Medial meniscus

1855

1360

2.07