Subject-specific knee joint geometry improves predictions of medial tibiofemoral contact forces

P Gerus, M Sartori, TF Besier, BJ Fregly, SL Delp… - Journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
Estimating tibiofemoral joint contact forces is important for understanding the initiation and
progression of knee osteoarthritis. However, tibiofemoral contact force predictions are …

Modeling and simulating the neuromuscular mechanisms regulating ankle and knee joint stiffness during human locomotion

M Sartori, M Maculan, C Pizzolato… - Journal of …, 2015 - journals.physiology.org
This work presents an electrophysiologically and dynamically consistent musculoskeletal
model to predict stiffness in the human ankle and knee joints as derived from the joints …

Comparison of human gastrocnemius forces predicted by Hill-type muscle models and estimated from ultrasound images

TJM Dick, AA Biewener… - Journal of experimental …, 2017 - journals.biologists.com
Hill-type models are ubiquitous in the field of biomechanics, providing estimates of a
muscle's force as a function of its activation state and its assumed force–length and force …

Comparison of measurements of medial gastrocnemius architectural parameters from ultrasound and diffusion tensor images

B Bolsterlee, HEJDJ Veeger, FCT Van Der Helm… - Journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
In vivo measurements of muscle architecture provide insight into inter-individual differences
in muscle function and could be used to personalise musculoskeletal models. When muscle …

Application of ultrasound imaging to subject-specific modelling of the human musculoskeletal system

E Passmore, A Lai, M Sangeux, AG Schache… - Meccanica, 2017 - Springer
Ultrasound imaging is relatively inexpensive, does not involve ionising radiation, and
requires much shorter scan times compared with other imaging modalities such as magnetic …

A conceptual framework for computational models of Achilles tendon homeostasis

DW Smith, J Rubenson, D Lloyd… - … Systems Biology and …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Computational modeling of tendon lags the development of computational models for other
tissues. A major bottleneck in the development of realistic computational models for Achilles …

Structural and mechanical properties of the human Achilles tendon: Sex and strength effects

SM Morrison, TJM Dick, JM Wakeling - Journal of Biomechanics, 2015 - Elsevier
Tendons are elastic structures that connect muscle to the skeletal system and transmit force
relative to the amount of stretch they experience. The mechanical properties of human …

Modeling muscle function using experimentally determined subject-specific muscle properties

JM Wakeling, C Tijs, N Konow, AA Biewener - Journal of biomechanics, 2021 - Elsevier
Muscle models are commonly based on intrinsic properties pooled across a number of
individuals, often from a different species, and rarely validated against directly measured …

Determining subject-specific lower-limb muscle architecture data for musculoskeletal models using diffusion tensor imaging

JP Charles, CH Moon… - Journal of …, 2019 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Accurate individualized muscle architecture data are crucial for generating subject-specific
musculoskeletal models to investigate movement and dynamic muscle function. Diffusion …

Neuromusculoskeletal simulation reveals abnormal rectus femoris-gluteus medius coupling in post-stroke gait

T Akbas, RR Neptune, J Sulzer - Frontiers in neurology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Post-stroke gait is often accompanied by muscle impairments that result in adaptations such
as hip circumduction to compensate for lack of knee flexion. Our previous work robotically …