A test rig for studying the biomechanical behaviour of post-mortem human knees is built. For loading the quadriceps tendon a special clamping device is constructed, so the forces up to 3000 N could easily be transferred to the tendon. Several post-mortem human knees used in this study are tested to collect data about the general biomechanics of knee joint during squatting. The forces in the quadriceps tendon and in the tibia are measured continuously; the flexion angle is also measured. On this modular test rig, the contact pressures of the patellofemoral joint are measured as well. Therefore a thin pressure film is used. Not only are measured the contact pressures, but the changing contact area is also visualized and measured. The forces and rotations measured in the joint and in the contact area allowed us to obtain perfectly reproducible values as well as a positive relation between contact area, contact position and working direction of the quadriceps tendon.
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