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Fig. 3. Graphical comparisons of cross-sectional planar analyses of femoral strain
distributions calculated for five time increments (% of contact) during
representative walking for (A) individual pc05, (B) individual pc03 and (C)
individual pc07. Time increments (% of contact) correspond to those plotted in
Fig. 2. The centroid of each
section is indicated by the black dot. Thin lines indicate contours of strain
magnitude (all spaced at 100 µ
). Peak strains calculated for these
steps are labeled on the sections at either 30% or 50% depending on the
individual. Compressive strains are shaded gray. The neutral axis (NA) of
bending (strain=0 µ
) is indicated by the red line (strain contour)
separating compressive and tensile strains. Strain gauge locations are
indicated by the black bars around the cortex of the femoral cross-sections.
Anatomical directions are labeled in A and reflect the anatomical AP and DV
axes illustrated in Fig.
2B.