Loading Examination Load Rotations (degrees) Translations (millimetres)
Internal rotation + External rotation - Proximal + Distal -
External  torsion 2 weeks 5Nm -4.23 -0.35
2 months 5Nm -6.02 -0.23
4 months 5Nm -2.74 0.21
6 months 5Nm -1.38 -0.46
1 year 5Nm -1.52 0.14
2 years 5Nm 0.24 0.17
Axial
compression
2 weeks 30kg 1.01 -0.02
2 months 30kg 1.23 0.17
4 months 30kg 2.18 0.32
6 months 30kg 1.84 -0.10
1 year 30kg 0.34 0.18
2 years 30kg 0.79 0.05
Table 1: The resultant proximal-distal displacement and internal-external rotation of the distal tibia relative to the proximal tibia were recorded under axial and torsional loads.
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