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The quadriceps (Q) angle between the rectus femoris and the patella tendon, measured in laying or standing, is an important reference to value a healthy or abnormal knee joint. The purpose of the present study was to measure a dynamic Q angle, which was defined as the Q angles during the flexion of the knee joint. Skin maker-based motion tracking technique was applied. The dynamic Q angle was calculated based on the cluster of markers attached to the skin. 30 normal subjects (15 male, 15 female) participated in the test. The results indicated that the Q angle was similar between the male and female during the knee flexion from 0° to 100°, but significant difference was observed from 105° to 120°. We observed this new phenomenon and reported the data in order to help understand the knee joint mechanism and the function of the patella. As a reference, our results proved more information for the diagnosis of an abnormal knee joint.
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Zhu, Z., Zhang, Y., Shao, H., Ding, H., Wang, G. (2013). An in Vivo Study of the Dynamic Q Angle of the Knee Joint during Flexion. In: Long, M. (eds) World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering May 26-31, 2012, Beijing, China. IFMBE Proceedings, vol 39. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-29305-4_63
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