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This study aims to classify human cadaveric knees based on their joint contact force distribution during simulated gait.

June 11, 2026Orthopaedic Journal of Sports MedicineOpen Access

Meniscal Dominant Loaders During Simulated Gait: A Cadaveric Study in Human Knees

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TCTony ChenHospital for Special Surgery KCKalle ChastainHospital for Special Surgery MPMegh PrajapatiCornell University

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Descriptive laboratory study investigates joint force distribution in knees, revealing distinct loading patterns and implications for injury recovery.

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This study aims to classify human cadaveric knees based on their joint contact force distribution during simulated gait.
Descriptive laboratory study with 44 cadaveric knees subjected to simulated gait.
Identified cartilage-cartilage and meniscal footprints from contact force data across tibial plateaus.
Grouped knees using K-means clustering based on force distribution during the gait cycle.
Identified 4 clusters on the medial plateau, with 48% classified as meniscal-dominant loaders.
Peak contact stress was higher in cartilage-dominant loaders compared to meniscal-dominant loaders.
On the lateral plateau, 72% of knees were classified as meniscal-dominant loaders with no peak stress differences observed.

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Chen et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a2a515980c8f91e7f39da7f https://doi.org/10.1177/23259671261444316

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Descriptive laboratory study investigates joint force distribution in knees, revealing distinct loading patterns and implications for injury recovery.

Meniscal Dominant Loaders During Simulated Gait: A Cadaveric Study in Human Knees

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Meniscal Dominant Loaders During Simulated Gait: A Cadaveric Study in Human Knees

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