A patient is holding an isometric straight leg raise (hip fl…
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A pаtient is hоlding аn isоmetric strаight leg raise (hip flexiоn). The leg is elevated 20 degrees from the floor. The weight of the lower extremity is 120 N and the center of mass is located 30 cm from the hip joint axis. The illiopsoas inserts at an angle of 10 degrees at a distance of 5 cm from the hip joint axis of rotation. Consider the lower extremity as a rigid body, the free body diagram is given below. Which equilibrium equation for the sum of the moments is correct for this static equilibrium situation?
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