A musculoskeletal finite element model of rat knee joint for evaluating cartilage biomechanics during gait
Fig 3
Maximum principal stress distribution in the femoral and tibial cartilages, and menisci calculated from the FE model of the knee joint during the stance phase of the gait cycle (Lat: lateral: Med: medial).
The cartilage stresses obtained from the FE model agree with previous numerical studies on mice knee joints under axial compressive forces [20,23].