New publication in The Journal of Biomechanics

The BOHM lab has a new publication! PhD candidate David Kingston was the first author of "Thigh-calf contact parameters for six high knee flexion postures: Onset, maximum angle, total force, contact area, and center of force" published in The Journal of Biomechanics.

The aim of this study was to quantify parameters of intersegmental pressure distribution between the thigh-calf and heel-gluteal structures. Six high flexion postures were assessed to represent a wide range of common cultural and occupational activities. Overall, participants had higher force transmission in kneeling compared to squatting postures and a small portion of the sample population were flexible enough to achieve heel-gluteal contact. These findings suggest that current models of knee joint bone-on-bone forces would misreport such values if they were to be used in high flexion postures.

Congratulations David!