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In the four bar model the ligaments of the knee joint are considered as being rigid without having any inner structure (Menschik, 1974). In that model, fibers of ligaments stay isometrically during flexion.
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Menschik A: Mechanik des Kniegelenkes. Z. Orthop. 112., 1974, 481
Render U: Morphometrical studies on the symmetry of the human knee joint: Femoral condyles. J. Biomech. 16, (1983), 351
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Zabel, A., Rehder, U. (1987). A Dynamical Model of the Knee Joint. In: Bergmann, G., Kölbel, R., Rohlmann, A. (eds) Biomechanics: Basic and Applied Research. Developments in Biomechanics, vol 3. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3355-2_39
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