Patellofemoral joint compression forces in backward and forward running
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Abbreviations
|GRF|
magnitude of the ground reaction force
BR
backward running
COPloc
location of the ground reaction force relative to the foot
COPlocFS
position of the center of pressure relative to the foot at foot strike
dPT
patellar tendon moment arm
Fq
quadriceps tendon force
FR
forward running
GRF
ground reaction force
Mk(max)
peak knee moment
PFJCF
patellofemoral joint compression force
PFP
patellofemoral pain
RFq-Fpl
ratio of the quadriceps to patellar tendon force
TIP
telescopic inverted pendulum
αfoot
foot segment angular acceleration
αshank
shank segment angular acceleration
αthigh
thigh segment angular acceleration
θGRF
orientation of the ground reaction force relative to the ground
θK
knee flexion angle
θL
orientation of the lower limb segment in the TIP model (see Fig. 1)
Keywords
Patellofemoral pain
Running
Backward running
Rehabilitation
Patellofemoral joint compression force
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