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Table 2 Magnitude of applied forces for normal walking loading conditions [1]

From: What is the appropriate axial position in cannulated screw fixation for femoral neck fractures? A finite element analysis

 

Fx(N)

Fy(N)

Fz(N)

Normal walking

Hip contact reaction force

-432

-1833.6

-262.4

Abductor muscles

464

692

34.4

  1. 1. Taylor M: Finite element analysis of the resurfaced femoral head. Proc Inst Mech Eng H 2006, 220(2):289–297
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