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Pimentel RE, Pieper NL, Clark WH, Franz JR. Muscle metabolic energy costs while modifying propulsive force generation during walking. Comput Methods Biomech Biomed Engin 2021; 24:1552-1565. [PMID: 33749464 DOI: 10.1080/10255842.2021.1900134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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We pose that an age-related increase in the metabolic cost of walking arises in part from a redistribution of joint power where muscles spanning the hip compensate for insufficient ankle push-off and smaller peak propulsive forces (FP). Young adults elicit a similar redistribution when walking with smaller FP via biofeedback. We used targeted FP biofeedback and musculoskeletal models to estimate the metabolic costs of operating lower limb muscles in young adults walking across a range of FP. Our simulations support the theory of distal-to-proximal redistribution of joint power as a determinant of increased metabolic cost in older adults during walking.
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- Richard E Pimentel
- Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, UNC Chapel Hill and NC State University, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, UNC Chapel Hill and NC State University, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, UNC Chapel Hill and NC State University, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, UNC Chapel Hill and NC State University, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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Real-Time Musculoskeletal Kinematics and Dynamics Analysis Using Marker- and IMU-Based Solutions in Rehabilitation. SENSORS 2021; 21:s21051804. [PMID: 33807832 PMCID: PMC7961635 DOI: 10.3390/s21051804] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2021] [Revised: 02/23/2021] [Accepted: 03/03/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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This study aims to explore the possibility of estimating a multitude of kinematic and dynamic quantities using subject-specific musculoskeletal models in real-time. The framework was designed to operate with marker-based and inertial measurement units enabling extensions far beyond dedicated motion capture laboratories. We present the technical details for calculating the kinematics, generalized forces, muscle forces, joint reaction loads, and predicting ground reaction wrenches during walking. Emphasis was given to reduce computational latency while maintaining accuracy as compared to the offline counterpart. Notably, we highlight the influence of adequate filtering and differentiation under noisy conditions and its importance for consequent dynamic calculations. Real-time estimates of the joint moments, muscle forces, and reaction loads closely resemble OpenSim's offline analyses. Model-based estimation of ground reaction wrenches demonstrates that even a small error can negatively affect other estimated quantities. An application of the developed system is demonstrated in the context of rehabilitation and gait retraining. We expect that such a system will find numerous applications in laboratory settings and outdoor conditions with the advent of predicting or sensing environment interactions. Therefore, we hope that this open-source framework will be a significant milestone for solving this grand challenge.
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Sepp LA, Baum BS, Nelson-Wong E, Silverman AK. Hip Joint Contact Loading and Muscle Forces During Running With a Transtibial Amputation. J Biomech Eng 2021; 143:031012. [PMID: 33269790 DOI: 10.1115/1.4049227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2020] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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People with unilateral transtibial amputations (TTA) have greater risks of bilateral hip osteoarthritis, related to asymmetric biomechanics compared to people without TTA. Running is beneficial for physical health and is gaining popularity. However, people with TTA may not have access to running-specific prostheses (RSPs), which are designed for running, and may instead run using their daily-use prosthesis (DUP). Differences in joint loading may result from prosthesis choice; thus, it is important to characterize changes in peak and impulsive hip joint contact loading during running. Six people with and without TTA ran at 3.5 m/s while ground reaction forces, kinematics, and electromyography were collected. People with TTA ran using their own RSP and DUP. Musculoskeletal models incorporating prosthesis type of each individual were used to quantify individual muscle forces and hip joint contact forces (HJCFs) during running. People using RSPs had smaller bilateral peak hip joint contact forces compared to when wearing DUPs during stance and swing, and a smaller impulse over the entire gait cycle. Greater amputated leg peak hip joint contact forces for people wearing DUPs compared to RSPs occurred with greater forces from the ipsilateral gluteus maximus during stance. People with TTA also had greater bilateral peak hip joint contact forces during swing compared to people without TTA, which occurred with greater peak gluteus medius forces. Running with more compliant RSPs may be beneficial for long-term joint health by reducing peak and impulsive hip loading compared to DUPs.
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- Lauren A Sepp
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 80401
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- School of Physical Therapy, Regis University, Denver, CO 80221
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, 1500 Illinois Street Golden, Golden, CO 80401
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Effects of Hip Abductor Strengthening on Musculoskeletal Loading in Hip Dysplasia Patients after Total Hip Replacement. APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/app11052123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Hip dysplasia patients after total hip replacement show worse functional performance compared to primary osteoarthritis patients, and unfortunately there is no research on muscle and joint loads that would help understand rehabilitation effects, motor dysfunctions and failure events. We tested the hypothesis that a higher functional improvement in hip dysplasia patients who received hip abductor strengthening after hip replacement, would result in different gait function and musculoskeletal loads during walking compared to patients who performed standard rehabilitation only. In vivo gait analysis and musculoskeletal modeling were used to analyze the differences in gait parameters and hip and muscle forces during walking between the two groups of patients. We found that, in a functional scenario of very mild abnormalities, the patients who performed muscle strengthening expressed a more physiological force pattern and a generally greater force in the operated limb, although statistically significant in limited portions of the gait cycle, and likely related to a higher gait speed. We conclude that in a low-demand task, the abductor strengthening program does not have a marked effect on hip loads, and further studies on hip dysplasia patients would help clarify the effect of muscle strengthening on loads.
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Favier CD, Finnegan ME, Quest RA, Honeyfield L, McGregor AH, Phillips ATM. An open-source musculoskeletal model of the lumbar spine and lower limbs: a validation for movements of the lumbar spine. Comput Methods Biomech Biomed Engin 2021; 24:1310-1325. [PMID: 33641546 DOI: 10.1080/10255842.2021.1886284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Musculoskeletal models of the lumbar spine have been developed with varying levels of detail for a wide range of clinical applications. Providing consistency is ensured throughout the modelling approach, these models can be combined with other computational models and be used in predictive modelling studies to investigate bone health deterioration and the associated fracture risk. To provide precise physiological loading conditions for such predictive modelling studies, a new full-body musculoskeletal model including a detailed and consistent representation of the lower limbs and the lumbar spine was developed. The model was assessed against in vivo measurements from the literature for a range of spine movements representative of daily living activities. Comparison between model estimations and electromyography recordings was also made for a range of lifting tasks. This new musculoskeletal model will provide a comprehensive physiological mechanical environment for future predictive finite element modelling studies on bone structural adaptation. It is freely available on https://simtk.org/projects/llsm/.
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- C D Favier
- Structural Biomechanics in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Department of Imaging, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Imaging, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Imaging, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK
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- Musculoskeletal Lab in the Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Structural Biomechanics in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Imperial College London, London, UK
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A Conceptual Blueprint for Making Neuromusculoskeletal Models Clinically Useful. APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/app11052037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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The ultimate goal of most neuromusculoskeletal modeling research is to improve the treatment of movement impairments. However, even though neuromusculoskeletal models have become more realistic anatomically, physiologically, and neurologically over the past 25 years, they have yet to make a positive impact on the design of clinical treatments for movement impairments. Such impairments are caused by common conditions such as stroke, osteoarthritis, Parkinson’s disease, spinal cord injury, cerebral palsy, limb amputation, and even cancer. The lack of clinical impact is somewhat surprising given that comparable computational technology has transformed the design of airplanes, automobiles, and other commercial products over the same time period. This paper provides the author’s personal perspective for how neuromusculoskeletal models can become clinically useful. First, the paper motivates the potential value of neuromusculoskeletal models for clinical treatment design. Next, it highlights five challenges to achieving clinical utility and provides suggestions for how to overcome them. After that, it describes clinical, technical, collaboration, and practical needs that must be addressed for neuromusculoskeletal models to fulfill their clinical potential, along with recommendations for meeting them. Finally, it discusses how more complex modeling and experimental methods could enhance neuromusculoskeletal model fidelity, personalization, and utilization. The author hopes that these ideas will provide a conceptual blueprint that will help the neuromusculoskeletal modeling research community work toward clinical utility.
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Gaffney BMM, Harris-Hayes M, Clohisy JC, Harris MD. Effect of simulated rehabilitation on hip joint loading during single limb squat in patients with hip dysplasia. J Biomech 2021; 116:110183. [PMID: 33422726 PMCID: PMC7938363 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2020.110183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2020] [Revised: 11/23/2020] [Accepted: 12/11/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Rehabilitation for patients with developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) addresses modifiable factors in an effort to reduce symptoms and prevent or delay the development of osteoarthritis, yet its effect on joint mechanics remains unknown. Our objective was to establish how rehabilitation (muscle strengthening and movement training), simulated with a musculoskeletal model and probabilistic analyses, alters hip joint reaction forces (JRF) in patients with DDH during a single limb squat. In four patients with DDH, hip abductor strengthening was simulated by increasing the maximum isometric force value between 0 and 32.6% and movement training was simulated by decreasing the hip adduction angle between 0 and 10° relative to baseline. 2,000 Monte Carlo simulations were performed separately to simulate strengthening and movement training, from which 99% confidence bounds and sensitivity factors were calculated. Our results indicated that simulated movement training aimed at decreasing hip adduction had a substantially larger influence on hip JRF than strengthening, as indicated by 99% confidence bounds of the resultant JRF (0.88 ± 0.55 xBW vs. 0.31 ± 0.12 xBW, respectively). Relative to baseline, movement training that resulted in a 10° decrease in hip adduction decreased the resultant JRF by 0.78 ± 0.65 xBW, while strengthening the abductors by 17.6% increased resultant JRF by 0.18 ± 0.06 xBW. To our knowledge, these results are the first to provide evidence pertaining to the effect of rehabilitation on joint mechanics in patients with DDH and can be used to inform more targeted interventions.
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- Brecca M M Gaffney
- Program in Physical Therapy, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, United States
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- Program in Physical Therapy, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, United States; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, United States
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, United States
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- Program in Physical Therapy, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, United States; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, United States; Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, United States.
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Passive Mechanical Properties of Human Medial Gastrocnemius and Soleus Musculotendinous Unit. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2021; 2021:8899699. [PMID: 33628828 PMCID: PMC7889354 DOI: 10.1155/2021/8899699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2020] [Revised: 12/15/2020] [Accepted: 01/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The in vivo characterization of the passive mechanical properties of the human triceps surae musculotendinous unit is important for gaining a deeper understanding of the interactive responses of the tendon and muscle tissues to loading during passive stretching. This study sought to quantify a comprehensive set of passive muscle-tendon properties such as slack length, stiffness, and the stress-strain relationship using a combination of ultrasound imaging and a three-dimensional motion capture system in healthy adults. By measuring tendon length, the cross-section areas of the Achilles tendon subcompartments (i.e., medial gastrocnemius and soleus aspects), and the ankle torque simultaneously, the mechanical properties of each individual compartment can be specifically identified. We found that the medial gastrocnemius (GM) and soleus (SOL) aspects of the Achilles tendon have similar mechanical properties in terms of slack angle (GM: -10.96° ± 3.48°; SOL: -8.50° ± 4.03°), moment arm at 0° of ankle angle (GM: 30.35 ± 6.42 mm; SOL: 31.39 ± 6.42 mm), and stiffness (GM: 23.18 ± 13.46 Nmm-1; SOL: 31.57 ± 13.26 Nmm-1). However, maximal tendon stress in the GM was significantly less than that in SOL (GM: 2.96 ± 1.50 MPa; SOL: 4.90 ± 1.88 MPa, p = 0.024), largely due to the higher passive force observed in the soleus compartment (GM: 99.89 ± 39.50 N; SOL: 174.59 ± 79.54 N, p = 0.020). Moreover, the tendon contributed to more than half of the total muscle-tendon unit lengthening during the passive stretch. This unequal passive stress between the medial gastrocnemius and the soleus tendon might contribute to the asymmetrical loading and deformation of the Achilles tendon during motion reported in the literature. Such information is relevant to understanding the Achilles tendon function and loading profile in pathological populations in the future.
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Karimi MT, Hemmati F, Mardani MA, Sharifmoradi K, Hosseini SI, Fadayevatan R, Esrafilian A. Determination of the correlation between muscle forces obtained from OpenSim and muscle activities obtained from electromyography in the elderly. Phys Eng Sci Med 2021; 44:243-251. [PMID: 33559039 DOI: 10.1007/s13246-021-00973-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2020] [Revised: 01/10/2021] [Accepted: 01/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Measurement of muscle forces related to aging can help to better identify the gait impairment mechanisms in the elderly. To this end, musculoskeletal modeling has been developed to estimate muscle forces. This study aimed to check the validity of OpenSim modeling (i.e., computed muscle control) approach in elderly subjects. Kinematic and kinetic data and Electromyography (EMG) signals for four different muscles were collected in nine healthy elderly males during walking. Dynamic simulation was done within OpenSim. Correlation analysis was performed to quantitatively compare the maximum estimated muscle forces with maximum measured muscle activities during the first double limb support, single limb support, and the second double limb support phases. The area-time plots of OpenSim and EMG data during gait cycle were obtained for qualitative assessment. In quantitative assessment, a low to moderate correlation was observed for the peak of muscle force and muscle activation of four muscles during sub phases of gait. The muscle forces pattern from OpenSim was found to be relatively similar to the muscle activity pattern from EMG especially for Gastrocnemius Medialis. A low to moderate consistency between OpenSim and EMG in the elderly can be explained by using a single mathematical estimation approach.
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- Mohammad T Karimi
- Rehabilitation Sciences Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Orthotics and Prosthetics Department, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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- Orthotics and Prosthetics Department, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Shiraz University of Technology, Shiraz, Iran
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- Ageing Department, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Applied Physics, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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A Review of Forward-Dynamics Simulation Models for Predicting Optimal Technique in Maximal Effort Sporting Movements. APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/app11041450] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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The identification of optimum technique for maximal effort sporting tasks is one of the greatest challenges within sports biomechanics. A theoretical approach using forward-dynamics simulation allows individual parameters to be systematically perturbed independently of potentially confounding variables. Each study typically follows a four-stage process of model construction, parameter determination, model evaluation, and model optimization. This review critically evaluates forward-dynamics simulation models of maximal effort sporting movements using a dynamical systems theory framework. Organismic, environmental, and task constraints applied within such models are critically evaluated, and recommendations are made regarding future directions and best practices. The incorporation of self-organizational processes representing movement variability and “intrinsic dynamics” remains limited. In the future, forward-dynamics simulation models predicting individual-specific optimal techniques of sporting movements may be used as indicative rather than prescriptive tools within a coaching framework to aid applied practice and understanding, although researchers and practitioners should continue to consider concerns resulting from dynamical systems theory regarding the complexity of models and particularly regarding self-organization processes.
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Kim H, Palmieri-Smith R, Kipp K. Peak Forces and Force Generating Capacities of Lower Extremity Muscles During Dynamic Tasks in People With and Without Chronic Ankle Instability. Sports Biomech 2021; 21:487-500. [PMID: 33541234 DOI: 10.1080/14763141.2020.1869295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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People with chronic ankle instability (CAI) exhibit neuromuscular deficits. However, no study has investigated deficits in forces or force-generating capacities of individual muscles in people with CAI during dynamic tasks. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to estimate and compare peak forces and force-generating capacities of individual muscles during dynamic tasks in people with CAI and healthy controls (CON). Eleven people with CAI and eleven CON performed landing, anticipated cutting, and unanticipated cutting as motion capture, force plate, and electromyography data were recorded. A musculoskeletal model was used to estimate the force and force-generating capacity of lower extremity muscles. People with CAI exhibited greater gluteus maximus force and force-generating capacity than CON during all tasks. In addition, people with CAI exhibited greater force-generating capacity of the vastii muscles than CON during the unanticipated cutting task. These findings suggest that, during dynamic tasks, people with CAI exhibit a neuromuscular control strategy that is characterised by differences in peak forces and force-generating capacities of proximal muscles, which may allow them to compensate for previously described deficits in distal muscles.
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- Hoon Kim
- Department of Physical Therapy, Program in Exercise Science, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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- School of Kinesiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.,Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation Biomechanics Laboratory, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Program in Exercise Science, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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Altai Z, Montefiori E, van Veen B, A. Paggiosi M, McCloskey EV, Viceconti M, Mazzà C, Li X. Femoral neck strain prediction during level walking using a combined musculoskeletal and finite element model approach. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0245121. [PMID: 33524024 PMCID: PMC7850486 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0245121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2020] [Accepted: 12/22/2020] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Recently, coupled musculoskeletal-finite element modelling approaches have emerged as a way to investigate femoral neck loading during various daily activities. Combining personalised gait data with finite element models will not only allow us to study changes in motion/movement, but also their effects on critical internal structures, such as the femur. However, previous studies have been hampered by the small sample size and the lack of fully personalised data in order to construct the coupled model. Therefore, the aim of this study was to build a pipeline for a fully personalised multiscale (body-organ level) model to investigate the strain levels at the femoral neck during a normal gait cycle. Five postmenopausal women were included in this study. The CT and MRI scans of the lower limb, and gait data were collected for all participants. Muscle forces derived from the body level musculoskeletal models were used as boundary constraints on the finite element femur models. Principal strains were estimated at the femoral neck region during a full gait cycle. Considerable variation was found in the predicted peak strain among individuals with mean peak first principal strain of 0.24% ± 0.11% and mean third principal strain of -0.29% ± 0.24%. For four individuals, two overall peaks of the maximum strains were found to occur when both feet were in contact with the floor, while one individual had one peak at the toe-off phase. Both the joint contact forces and the muscular forces were found to substantially influence the loading at the femoral neck. A higher correlation was found between the predicted peak strains and the gluteus medius (R2 ranged between 0.95 and 0.99) than the hip joint contact forces (R2 ranged between 0.63 and 0.96). Therefore, the current findings suggest that personal variations are substantial, and hence it is important to consider multiple subjects before deriving general conclusions for a target population.
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- Zainab Altai
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom
- Insigneo Institute for in silico Medicine, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom
- Insigneo Institute for in silico Medicine, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom
- Insigneo Institute for in silico Medicine, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom
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- Insigneo Institute for in silico Medicine, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom
- Department of Oncology and Metabolism, Mellanby Centre for Bone Research, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom
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- Insigneo Institute for in silico Medicine, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom
- Department of Oncology and Metabolism, Mellanby Centre for Bone Research, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom
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- Department of Industrial Engineering, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
- Laboratorio di Tecnologia Medica, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom
- Insigneo Institute for in silico Medicine, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom
- Insigneo Institute for in silico Medicine, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom
- Department of Oncology and Metabolism, Mellanby Centre for Bone Research, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom
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Lai AKM, Dick TJM, Brown NAT, Biewener AA, Wakeling JM. Lower-limb muscle function is influenced by changing mechanical demands in cycling. J Exp Biol 2021; 224:jeb228221. [PMID: 33376144 PMCID: PMC7875501 DOI: 10.1242/jeb.228221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2020] [Accepted: 12/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Although cycling is a seemingly simple, reciprocal task, muscles must adapt their function to satisfy changes in mechanical demands induced by higher crank torques and faster pedalling cadences. We examined whether muscle function was sensitive to these changes in mechanical demands across a wide range of pedalling conditions. We collected experimental data of cycling where crank torque and pedalling cadence were independently varied from 13 to 44 N m and 60 to 140 rpm. These data were used in conjunction with musculoskeletal simulations and a recently developed functional index-based approach to characterise the role of human lower-limb muscles. We found that in muscles that generate most of the mechanical power and work during cycling, greater crank torque induced shifts towards greater muscle activation, greater positive muscle-tendon unit (MTU) work and a more motor-like function, particularly in the limb extensors. Conversely, with faster pedalling cadence, the same muscles exhibited a phase advance in muscle activity prior to crank top dead centre, which led to greater negative MTU power and work and shifted the muscles to contract with more spring-like behaviour. Our results illustrate the capacity for muscles to adapt their function to satisfy the mechanical demands of the task, even during highly constrained reciprocal tasks such as cycling. Understanding how muscles shift their contractile performance under varied mechanical and environmental demands may inform decisions on how to optimise pedalling performance and to design targeted cycling rehabilitation therapies for muscle-specific injuries or deficits.
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- Adrian K M Lai
- Department of Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada, V5A 1S6
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia
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- Faculty of Health, University of Canberra, Canberra, ACT 2617, Australia
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- Department of Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada, V5A 1S6
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ARSLAN YUNUSZIYA, KARABULUT DERYA. SENSITIVITY OF MODEL-PREDICTED MUSCLE FORCES OF PATIENTS WITH CEREBRAL PALSY TO VARIATIONS IN MUSCLE-TENDON PARAMETERS. J MECH MED BIOL 2021. [DOI: 10.1142/s0219519421500081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Computational musculoskeletal modeling and simulation platforms are efficient tools to gain insight into the muscular coordination of patients with motor disabilities such as cerebral palsy (CP). Muscle force predictions from simulation programs are influenced by the architectural and contractile properties of muscle-tendon units. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the sensitivity of major lower limb muscle forces in patients with CP to changes in muscle-tendon parameters. Open-access datasets of children with CP ([Formula: see text]) and healthy children ([Formula: see text]) were considered. Monte Carlo analysis was executed to specify how sensitive the muscle forces to perturbations between [Formula: see text]% and [Formula: see text]% of the nominal value of the maximum isometric muscle force, optimal muscle fiber length, muscle pennation angle, tendon slack length, and maximum contraction velocity of muscle. The sensitivity analysis revealed that muscle forces of CP patients and healthy individuals were most sensitive to perturbations in the tendon slack length ([Formula: see text]), while forces of CP patients were more sensitive to tendon slack length when compared to the healthy group ([Formula: see text]). Muscle forces of patients and healthy individuals were insensitive to the other four parameters ([Formula: see text]), except for the gracilis and sartorius muscles in which the proportion of optimal muscle fiber length to tendon slack length is higher than 1; forces of these two muscles were also sensitive to the optimal muscle fiber length. The results of this study are expected to contribute to our understanding of which parameters should be personalized when conducting musculoskeletal modeling and simulation of patients with CP.
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- YUNUS ZIYA ARSLAN
- Department of Robotics and Intelligent Systems, The Institute of the Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, Turkish-German University, Beykoz, Istanbul 34820, Turkey
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Avcilar, Istanbul 34320, Turkey
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Clark WH, Pimentel RE, Franz JR. Imaging and Simulation of Inter-muscular Differences in Triceps Surae Contributions to Forward Propulsion During Walking. Ann Biomed Eng 2021; 49:703-715. [PMID: 32897456 PMCID: PMC8020010 DOI: 10.1007/s10439-020-02594-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2020] [Accepted: 08/11/2020] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Forward propulsion during the push-off phase of walking is largely governed at the ankle by differential neuromechanical contributions from the biarticular medial (MG) and lateral gastrocnemii (LG) and the uniarticular soleus (SOL). However, the relative contribution of these individual muscles to forward propulsion is equivocal, with important implications for the design and control of wearable assistive devices and for targeted therapeutics. The aim of this study was to evaluate the agreement between empirical and model-predicted triceps surae (i.e., MG, LG, and SOL) contributions to forward propulsion during walking using conditions that systematically manipulated both walking speed and the mechanical demand for forward propulsion at a fixed speed-through the use of aiding and impeding forces. Ten young adults (age: 24.1 ± 3.6 years, 6M/4F) participated. We found that muscle-specific responses derived from experimental measurements (i.e., activation and fascicle behavior) were consistent with those derived from musculoskeletal simulations (i.e., muscle force and positive mechanical work) within the same subjects. In vivo, compared to walking normally, only LG muscle activation was affected by both aiding and impeding forces. Similarly, increased propulsive demand elicited greater relative fascicle shortening in the MG but not the SOL. In silico, only MG and LG force and positive mechanical work increased significantly to meet the increased demands for forward propulsion. By combining electromyography, ultrasound imaging, and musculoskeletal modeling in the same subjects, our cumulative findings suggest that the biarticular gastrocnemius muscles play a more significant role than the uniarticular soleus in governing changes in forward propulsion during the mid to late stance phase of walking.
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- William H Clark
- Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University, 10010 Mary Ellen Jones, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA
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- Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University, 10010 Mary Ellen Jones, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA
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- Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University, 10010 Mary Ellen Jones, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA.
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McGibbon CA, Brandon S, Bishop EL, Cowper-Smith C, Biden EN. Biomechanical Study of a Tricompartmental Unloader Brace for Patellofemoral or Multicompartment Knee Osteoarthritis. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2021; 8:604860. [PMID: 33585409 PMCID: PMC7876241 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2020.604860] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2020] [Accepted: 12/15/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Objective: Off-loader knee braces have traditionally focused on redistributing loads away from either the medial or lateral tibiofemoral (TF) compartments. In this article, we study the potential of a novel "tricompartment unloader" (TCU) knee brace intended to simultaneously unload both the patellofemoral (PF) and TF joints during knee flexion. Three different models of the TCU brace are evaluated for their potential to unload the knee joint. Methods: A sagittal plane model of the knee was used to compute PF and TF contact forces, patellar and quadriceps tendon forces, and forces in the anterior and posterior cruciate ligaments during a deep knee bend (DKB) test using motion analysis data from eight participants. Forces were computed for the observed (no brace) and simulated braced conditions. A sensitivity and validity analysis was conducted to determine the valid output range for the model, and Statistical Parameter Mapping was used to quantify the effectual region of the different TCU brace models. Results: PF and TF joint force calculations were valid between ~0 and 100 degrees of flexion. All three simulated brace models significantly (p < 0.001) reduced predicted knee joint loads (by 30-50%) across all structures, at knee flexion angles >~30 degrees during DKB. Conclusions: The TCU brace is predicted to reduce PF and TF knee joint contact loads during weight-bearing activity requiring knee flexion angles between 30 and 100 degrees; this effect may be clinically beneficial for pain reduction or rehabilitation from common knee injuries or joint disorders. Future work is needed to assess the range of possible clinical and prophylactic benefits of the TCU brace.
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- Chris A McGibbon
- Faculty of Kinesiology and Institute of Biomedical Engineering, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB, Canada
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- School of Engineering, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
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- Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering and Institute of Biomedical Engineering, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB, Canada
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Increased Q-factor increases medial compartment knee joint contact force during cycling. J Biomech 2021; 118:110271. [PMID: 33567380 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2021.110271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2020] [Revised: 01/09/2021] [Accepted: 01/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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As Q-Factor (QF: inter-pedal distance) is increased, the internal knee abduction moment (KAbM) also increases, however it is unknown if this increased KAbM is associated with increased medial compartment knee joint contact force in cycling. In the absence of in vivo measurement, musculoskeletal modeling simulations may provide a viable option for estimating knee joint contact forces in cycling. The primary purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of increasing QF on knee joint total (TCF), and medial (MCF) compartment contact force during ergometer cycling. The secondary purpose was to evaluate whether KAbM and knee extension moment are accurate predictors of MCF in cycling. Musculoskeletal simulations were performed to estimate TCF and MCF for sixteen participants cycling at an original QF (150 mm), and wide QF (276 mm), at 80 W and 80 rotations per minute. Paired samples t-tests were used to detect differences between QF conditions. MCF increased significantly, however, TCF did not change at wide QF. Peak knee extensor muscle force did not change at wide QF. Peak knee flexor muscle force was significantly reduced with wide QF. Regression analyses showed KAbM and knee extension moments explained 87.4% of the variance in MCF when considered alongside QF. The increase of MCF may be attributed to increased frontal-plane pedal reaction force moment arm. Future research may seek to implement QF modulation as a part of rehabilitation or training procedures utilizing cycling in cases where medial compartment joint loading is of importance.
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Sturdy JT, Sessoms PH, Silverman AK. A backpack load sharing model to evaluate lumbar and hip joint contact forces during shoulder borne and hip belt assisted load carriage. APPLIED ERGONOMICS 2021; 90:103277. [PMID: 33011587 DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2020.103277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2019] [Revised: 09/17/2020] [Accepted: 09/21/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Musculoskeletal injuries of the lumbar spine occur frequently among military service members and are associated with heavy backpack loads. Musculoskeletal modeling and simulation facilitate biomechanical evaluation to compare different backpack designs. We developed a backpack attachment model that can be tuned to represent various load distributions between the torso and pelvis. We generated walking simulations to estimate muscle and joint contact forces of unloaded walking and while carrying 38 kg using shoulder-borne backpacks and hip belt-assisted backpacks for six U.S. Marines. Three-dimensional peak and average lumbar (L4-L5) and hip joint contact forces over the stance phase were compared between each load condition. Axial L4-L5 and axial and anterior hip joint contact forces were greater during both backpack conditions compared to the unloaded condition. Joint contact forces were similar between backpack conditions. Future studies incorporating additional participants, walking conditions, and backpack load distributions are suggested for further model development and backpack design evaluation.
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- Jordan T Sturdy
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO, 80401, USA
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- Warfighter Performance, Naval Health Research Center, San Diego, CA, 92106, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO, 80401, USA.
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Baxter JR, Corrigan P, Hullfish TJ, O'Rourke P, Silbernagel KG. Exercise Progression to Incrementally Load the Achilles Tendon. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2021; 53:124-130. [PMID: 32658037 DOI: 10.1249/mss.0000000000002459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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PURPOSE The purposes of our study were to evaluate Achilles tendon loading profiles of various exercises and to develop guidelines to incrementally increase the rate and magnitude of Achilles tendon loading during rehabilitation. METHODS Eight healthy young adults completed a battery of rehabilitation exercises. During each exercise, we collected three-dimensional motion capture and ground reaction force data to estimate Achilles tendon loading biomechanics. Using these loading estimates, we developed an exercise progression that incrementally increases Achilles tendon loading based on the magnitude, duration, and rate of tendon loading. RESULTS We found that Achilles tendon loading could be incrementally increased using a set of either isolated ankle movements or multijoint movements. Peak Achilles tendon loads varied more than 12-fold, from 0.5 bodyweights during a seated heel raise to 7.3 bodyweights during a forward single-leg hop. Asymmetric stepping movements like lunges, step ups, and step downs provide additional flexibility for prescribing tendon loading on a side-specific manner. CONCLUSION By establishing progressions for Achilles tendon loading, rehabilitative care can be tailored to address the specific needs of each patient. Our comprehensive data set also provides clinicians and researchers guidelines on how to alter magnitude, duration, and rate of loading to design new exercises and exercise progressions based on the clinical need.
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- Josh R Baxter
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Pearlman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Movement and Rehabilitation Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, MA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Pearlman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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- Department of Physical Therapy, University of Delaware, Wilmington, DE
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Glover NA, Kakar RS, Chaudhari AMW. Effects of spinal coupling and marker set on tracking of spine models during running. J Biomech 2020; 116:110217. [PMID: 33422724 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2020.110217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2020] [Revised: 12/06/2020] [Accepted: 12/25/2020] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Despite the wide-spread use of musculoskeletal simulations and its use in estimating spinal loads, much is not known about how to best collect experimental data for modelling purposes. The primary purposes in this study were to determine the effects of tracking of running motion capture data to a model (1) with and without coupling of lumbar spine segments, and (2) with varying combinations of spinal markers. Running trials were collected from 7 participants, with each at three different speeds. The motion data was fit to the Full-Body Lumbar Spine Model (FBLS) with coupling of the lumbar spine enabled (CS) and disabled and therefore rigid (RS) in OpenSim through the Inverse Kinematics tool (IK). Different combinations of markers were chosen as tracking inputs for IK to represent experimental data collection with different marker sets. Root-mean-square (RMS) marker errors of all 13 markers along the spine for each gait cycle were calculated. The CS model resulted in 23.7% lower errors than the RS model (p < 0.001). The marker subset analysis showed that increasing the number of markers in the experimental data collection decreases the error, with the four marker tracking subsets with the highest number of markers tracked having the lowest errors. The location of the marker and timing in the gait cycle did not affect marker error. When spinal mechanics are of interest, the inclusion of a coupled lumbar spine in the model and a larger spinal marker set help better track experimental kinematics when fitting to a model.
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- Nelson A Glover
- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States.
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- Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, United States
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States; Division of Physical Therapy, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States; Sports Medicine Research Institute, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States
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Dembia CL, Bianco NA, Falisse A, Hicks JL, Delp SL. OpenSim Moco: Musculoskeletal optimal control. PLoS Comput Biol 2020; 16:e1008493. [PMID: 33370252 PMCID: PMC7793308 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1008493] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2020] [Revised: 01/08/2021] [Accepted: 11/05/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Musculoskeletal simulations are used in many different applications, ranging from the design of wearable robots that interact with humans to the analysis of patients with impaired movement. Here, we introduce OpenSim Moco, a software toolkit for optimizing the motion and control of musculoskeletal models built in the OpenSim modeling and simulation package. OpenSim Moco uses the direct collocation method, which is often faster and can handle more diverse problems than other methods for musculoskeletal simulation. Moco frees researchers from implementing direct collocation themselves-which typically requires extensive technical expertise-and allows them to focus on their scientific questions. The software can handle a wide range of problems that interest biomechanists, including motion tracking, motion prediction, parameter optimization, model fitting, electromyography-driven simulation, and device design. Moco is the first musculoskeletal direct collocation tool to handle kinematic constraints, which enable modeling of kinematic loops (e.g., cycling models) and complex anatomy (e.g., patellar motion). To show the abilities of Moco, we first solved for muscle activity that produced an observed walking motion while minimizing squared muscle excitations and knee joint loading. Next, we predicted how muscle weakness may cause deviations from a normal walking motion. Lastly, we predicted a squat-to-stand motion and optimized the stiffness of an assistive device placed at the knee. We designed Moco to be easy to use, customizable, and extensible, thereby accelerating the use of simulations to understand the movement of humans and other animals.
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- Christopher L. Dembia
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California, United States of America
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California, United States of America
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- Department of Movement Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Department of Bioengineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California, United States of America
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- Department of Bioengineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California, United States of America
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California, United States of America
- Department of Bioengineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California, United States of America
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, California, United States of America
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Mateus RB, Ferrer-Roca V, João F, Veloso AP. Muscle contributions to maximal single-leg forward braking and backward acceleration in elite athletes. J Biomech 2020; 112:110047. [PMID: 33035838 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2020.110047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2020] [Revised: 08/31/2020] [Accepted: 09/07/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Abrupt deceleration is a common practice in several sports, where sudden changes of direction are needed to reach the highest performance level. When inappropriately performed, these actions can impose excessive mechanical loads at the lower limb joints, specifically at the knee and ankle joints, usually associated with increased risk of injury. This work aims to estimate muscle forces and muscle contributions to the acceleration of the center of mass during a rapid maximal single-leg forward braking and backward acceleration task. Fourteen elite male injury-free indoor-sports athletes participated in this work. Scaled generic musculoskeletal models, consisting of 12 segments, 23 degrees of freedom, and 92 muscle-tendon actuators were used in OpenSim software. Due to the nature of the musculoskeletal system, all muscles are considered when joint and segment positions, velocities, and accelerations are calculated, resulting in muscles acting to accelerate joints it does not span. The knowledge of muscle interaction during this multijoint task is important and was achieved through an induced acceleration analysis. The vasti (-9.18 ± 2.09 and -7.63 ± 1.33 N/Kg) were the main contributors to the centre of mass deceleration profile along the anterior/posterior direction, aided by the soleus muscle (9.72 ± 2.35 and 9.62 ± 2.07 N/Kg), which counteracted most of the effects applied by gravity along the vertical direction, during both phases. This study provides a computational approach to quantify the dynamical interactions between muscles and joints during an abrupt anterior/posterior deceleration task, thus giving robust and insightful indicators that can be implemented in injury prevention protocols.
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- Rodrigo B Mateus
- CIPER, Faculty of Human Kinetics, University of Lisbon, Cruz Quebrada, Portugal; Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal.
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- CIPER, Faculty of Human Kinetics, University of Lisbon, Cruz Quebrada, Portugal
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- CIPER, Faculty of Human Kinetics, University of Lisbon, Cruz Quebrada, Portugal
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Mohammadzadeh Gonabadi A, Antonellis P, Malcolm P. Differences between joint-space and musculoskeletal estimations of metabolic rate time profiles. PLoS Comput Biol 2020; 16:e1008280. [PMID: 33112850 PMCID: PMC7592801 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1008280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2019] [Accepted: 08/21/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Motion capture laboratories can measure multiple variables at high frame rates, but we can only measure the average metabolic rate of a stride using respiratory measurements. Biomechanical simulations with equations for calculating metabolic rate can estimate the time profile of metabolic rate within the stride cycle. A variety of methods and metabolic equations have been proposed, including metabolic time profile estimations based on joint parameters. It is unclear whether differences in estimations are due to differences in experimental data or due to methodological differences. This study aimed to compare two methods for estimating the time profile of metabolic rate, within a single dataset. Knowledge about the consistency of different methods could be useful for applications such as detecting which part of the gait cycle causes increased metabolic cost in patients. Here we compare estimations of metabolic rate time profiles using a musculoskeletal and a joint-space method. The musculoskeletal method was driven by kinematics and electromyography data and used muscle metabolic rate equations, whereas the joint-space method used metabolic rate equations based on joint parameters. Both estimations of changes in stride average metabolic rate correlated significantly with large changes in indirect calorimetry from walking on different grades showing that both methods accurately track changes. However, estimations of changes in stride average metabolic rate did not correlate significantly with more subtle changes in indirect calorimetry due to walking with different shoe inclinations, and both the musculoskeletal and joint-space time profile estimations did not correlate significantly with each other except in the most downward shoe inclination. Estimations of the relative cost of stance and swing matched well with previous simulations with similar methods and estimations from experimental perturbations. Rich experimental datasets could further advance time profile estimations. This knowledge could be useful to develop therapies and assistive devices that target the least metabolically economic part of the gait cycle.
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- Arash Mohammadzadeh Gonabadi
- Department of Biomechanics and Center for Research in Human Movement Variability, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, Nebraska, United States of America
- Rehabilitation Engineering Center, Institute for Rehabilitation Science and Engineering, Madonna Rehabilitation Hospitals, Lincoln, Nebraska, United States of America
- * E-mail: (AMG); (PM)
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- Department of Biomechanics and Center for Research in Human Movement Variability, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, Nebraska, United States of America
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- Department of Biomechanics and Center for Research in Human Movement Variability, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, Nebraska, United States of America
- * E-mail: (AMG); (PM)
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In Silico-Enhanced Treatment and Rehabilitation Planning for Patients with Musculoskeletal Disorders: Can Musculoskeletal Modelling and Dynamic Simulations Really Impact Current Clinical Practice? APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/app10207255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Over the past decades, the use of computational physics-based models representative of the musculoskeletal (MSK) system has become increasingly popular in many fields of clinically driven research, locomotor rehabilitation in particular. These models have been applied to various functional impairments given their ability to estimate parameters which cannot be readily measured in vivo but are of interest to clinicians. The use of MSK modelling and simulations allows analysis of relevant MSK biomarkers such as muscle and joint contact loading at a number of different stages in the clinical treatment pathway in order to benefit patient functional outcome. Applications of these methods include optimisation of rehabilitation programs, patient stratification, disease characterisation, surgical pre-planning, and assistive device and exoskeleton design and optimisation. This review provides an overview of current approaches, the components of standard MSK models, applications, limitations, and assumptions of these modelling and simulation methods, and finally proposes a future direction.
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Erdemir A, Mulugeta L, Ku JP, Drach A, Horner M, Morrison TM, Peng GCY, Vadigepalli R, Lytton WW, Myers JG. Credible practice of modeling and simulation in healthcare: ten rules from a multidisciplinary perspective. J Transl Med 2020; 18:369. [PMID: 32993675 PMCID: PMC7526418 DOI: 10.1186/s12967-020-02540-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2020] [Accepted: 09/21/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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The complexities of modern biomedicine are rapidly increasing. Thus, modeling and simulation have become increasingly important as a strategy to understand and predict the trajectory of pathophysiology, disease genesis, and disease spread in support of clinical and policy decisions. In such cases, inappropriate or ill-placed trust in the model and simulation outcomes may result in negative outcomes, and hence illustrate the need to formalize the execution and communication of modeling and simulation practices. Although verification and validation have been generally accepted as significant components of a model’s credibility, they cannot be assumed to equate to a holistic credible practice, which includes activities that can impact comprehension and in-depth examination inherent in the development and reuse of the models. For the past several years, the Committee on Credible Practice of Modeling and Simulation in Healthcare, an interdisciplinary group seeded from a U.S. interagency initiative, has worked to codify best practices. Here, we provide Ten Rules for credible practice of modeling and simulation in healthcare developed from a comparative analysis by the Committee’s multidisciplinary membership, followed by a large stakeholder community survey. These rules establish a unified conceptual framework for modeling and simulation design, implementation, evaluation, dissemination and usage across the modeling and simulation life-cycle. While biomedical science and clinical care domains have somewhat different requirements and expectations for credible practice, our study converged on rules that would be useful across a broad swath of model types. In brief, the rules are: (1) Define context clearly. (2) Use contextually appropriate data. (3) Evaluate within context. (4) List limitations explicitly. (5) Use version control. (6) Document appropriately. (7) Disseminate broadly. (8) Get independent reviews. (9) Test competing implementations. (10) Conform to standards. Although some of these are common sense guidelines, we have found that many are often missed or misconstrued, even by seasoned practitioners. Computational models are already widely used in basic science to generate new biomedical knowledge. As they penetrate clinical care and healthcare policy, contributing to personalized and precision medicine, clinical safety will require established guidelines for the credible practice of modeling and simulation in healthcare.
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- Ahmet Erdemir
- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Computational Biomodeling (CoBi) Core, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue (ND20), Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA.,Committee on Credible Practice of Modeling, & Simulation in Healthcare, Interagency Modeling and Analysis Group and Multiscale Modeling Consortium, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- InSilico Labs LLC, 2617 Bissonnet St. Suite 435, Houston, TX, 77005, USA.,Committee on Credible Practice of Modeling, & Simulation in Healthcare, Interagency Modeling and Analysis Group and Multiscale Modeling Consortium, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, Clark Center, Stanford University, 318 Campus Drive, Stanford, CA, 94305-5448, USA.,Committee on Credible Practice of Modeling, & Simulation in Healthcare, Interagency Modeling and Analysis Group and Multiscale Modeling Consortium, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Oden Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences, University of Texas at Austin, 201 E. 24th st, Austin, TX, 78712, USA.,Committee on Credible Practice of Modeling, & Simulation in Healthcare, Interagency Modeling and Analysis Group and Multiscale Modeling Consortium, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- ANSYS, Inc, 1007 Church Street, Suite 250, Evanston, IL, 60201, USA.,Committee on Credible Practice of Modeling, & Simulation in Healthcare, Interagency Modeling and Analysis Group and Multiscale Modeling Consortium, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Division of Applied Mechanics, United States Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Avenue, Silver Spring, MD, 20993, USA.,Committee on Credible Practice of Modeling, & Simulation in Healthcare, Interagency Modeling and Analysis Group and Multiscale Modeling Consortium, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- National Institute of Biomedical Imaging & Bioengineering, Suite 200, MSC 6707 Democracy Blvd5469, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA.,Committee on Credible Practice of Modeling, & Simulation in Healthcare, Interagency Modeling and Analysis Group and Multiscale Modeling Consortium, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Anatomy and Cell Biology, Daniel Baugh Institute for Functional Genomics/Computational Biology, Thomas Jefferson University, 1020 Locust St, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, USA.,Committee on Credible Practice of Modeling, & Simulation in Healthcare, Interagency Modeling and Analysis Group and Multiscale Modeling Consortium, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- State University of New York, Kings County Hospital, 450 Clarkson Ave., MSC 31, Brooklyn, NY, 11203, USA.,Committee on Credible Practice of Modeling, & Simulation in Healthcare, Interagency Modeling and Analysis Group and Multiscale Modeling Consortium, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Human Research Program, Cross-Cutting Computational Modeling Project, National Aeronautics and Space Administration - John H. Glenn Research Center, 21000 Brookpark Road, Cleveland, OH, 44135, USA. .,Committee on Credible Practice of Modeling, & Simulation in Healthcare, Interagency Modeling and Analysis Group and Multiscale Modeling Consortium, Bethesda, MD, USA.
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Goislard de Monsabert B, Hauraix H, Caumes M, Herbaut A, Berton E, Vigouroux L. Modelling force-length-activation relationships of wrist and finger extensor muscles. Med Biol Eng Comput 2020; 58:2531-2549. [PMID: 32803449 DOI: 10.1007/s11517-020-02239-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2020] [Accepted: 07/26/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The wrist and finger extensors play a crucial role in the muscle coordination during grasping tasks. Nevertheless, few data are available regarding their force-generating capacities. The objective of this study was to provide a model of the force-length-activation relationships of the hand extensors using non-invasive methods. The extensor carpi radialis (ECR) and the extensor digitorum communis (EDC) were studied as representative of wrist and finger extensors. Ten participants performed isometric extension force-varying contractions in different postures on an ergometer recording resultant moment. The joint angle, the myotendinous junction displacement and activation were synchronously tracked using motion capture, ultrasound and electromyography. Muscle force was estimated via a musculoskeletal model using the measured joint angle and moment. The force-length-activation relationship was then obtained by fitting a force-length model at different activation levels to the measured data. The obtained relationships agreed with previously reported data regarding muscle architecture, sarcomere length and activation-dependent shift of optimal length. Muscle forces estimated from kinematics and electromyography using the force-length-activation relationships were comparable, below 15% differences, to those estimated from moment via the musculoskeletal model. The obtained quantitative data provides a new insight into the different muscle mechanics of finger and wrist extensors. Graphical abstract By combining in vivo data (kinematics, dynamometry, electromyography, ultrasonography) during isometric force-varying contractions with musculoskeletal modelling, the force-length-activation relationships of both finger and wrist extensors were obtained. The results provided a new insight into the role of hand extensors in the generation and control of hand movements.
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- Aix-Marseille Univ, CNRS, ISM, Marseille, France
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- Department of Movement Sciences, Decathlon SportsLab, Villeneuve d'Ascq, France
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- Aix-Marseille Univ, CNRS, ISM, Marseille, France
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McFarland DC, Brynildsen AG, Saul KR. Sensitivity of Neuromechanical Predictions to Choice of Glenohumeral Stability Modeling Approach. J Appl Biomech 2020; 36:249-258. [PMID: 32369767 DOI: 10.1123/jab.2019-0088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2019] [Revised: 02/05/2020] [Accepted: 03/12/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Most upper-extremity musculoskeletal models represent the glenohumeral joint with an inherently stable ball-and-socket, but the physiological joint requires active muscle coordination for stability. The authors evaluated sensitivity of common predicted outcomes (instability, net glenohumeral reaction force, and rotator cuff activations) to different implementations of active stabilizing mechanisms (constraining net joint reaction direction and incorporating normalized surface electromyography [EMG]). Both EMG and reaction force constraints successfully reduced joint instability. For flexion, incorporating any normalized surface EMG data reduced predicted instability by 54.8%, whereas incorporating any force constraint reduced predicted instability by 43.1%. Other outcomes were sensitive to EMG constraints, but not to force constraints. For flexion, incorporating normalized surface EMG data increased predicted magnitudes of joint reaction force and rotator cuff activations by 28.7% and 88.4%, respectively. Force constraints had no influence on these predicted outcomes for all tasks evaluated. More restrictive EMG constraints also tended to overconstrain the model, making it challenging to accurately track input kinematics. Therefore, force constraints may be a more robust choice when representing stability.
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Roelker SA, Caruthers EJ, Hall RK, Pelz NC, Chaudhari AMW, Siston RA. Effects of Optimization Technique on Simulated Muscle Activations and Forces. J Appl Biomech 2020; 36:259-278. [PMID: 32663800 DOI: 10.1123/jab.2018-0332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2018] [Revised: 05/20/2019] [Accepted: 09/15/2019] [Indexed: 10/27/2023]
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Two optimization techniques, static optimization (SO) and computed muscle control (CMC), are often used in OpenSim to estimate the muscle activations and forces responsible for movement. Although differences between SO and CMC muscle function have been reported, the accuracy of each technique and the combined effect of optimization and model choice on simulated muscle function is unclear. The purpose of this study was to quantitatively compare the SO and CMC estimates of muscle activations and forces during gait with the experimental data in the Gait2392 and Full Body Running models. In OpenSim (version 3.1), muscle function during gait was estimated using SO and CMC in 6 subjects in each model and validated against experimental muscle activations and joint torques. Experimental and simulated activation agreement was sensitive to optimization technique for the soleus and tibialis anterior. Knee extension torque error was greater with CMC than SO. Muscle forces, activations, and co-contraction indices tended to be higher with CMC and more sensitive to model choice. CMC's inclusion of passive muscle forces, muscle activation-contraction dynamics, and a proportional-derivative controller to track kinematics contributes to these differences. Model and optimization technique choices should be validated using experimental activations collected simultaneously with the data used to generate the simulation.
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Song K, Gaffney BMM, Shelburne KB, Pascual-Garrido C, Clohisy JC, Harris MD. Dysplastic hip anatomy alters muscle moment arm lengths, lines of action, and contributions to joint reaction forces during gait. J Biomech 2020; 110:109968. [PMID: 32827786 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2020.109968] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2020] [Revised: 07/07/2020] [Accepted: 07/19/2020] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) is characterized by abnormal bony anatomy, which causes detrimental hip joint loading and leads to secondary osteoarthritis. Hip joint loading depends, in part, on muscle-induced joint reaction forces (JRFs), and therefore, is influenced by hip muscle moment arm lengths (MALs) and lines of action (LoAs). The current study used subject-specific musculoskeletal models and in-vivo motion analysis to quantify the effects of DDH bony anatomy on dynamic muscle MALs, LoAs, and their contributions to JRF peaks during early (~17%) and late-stance (~52%) of gait. Compared to healthy hips (N = 15, 16-39 y/o), the abductor muscles in patients with untreated DDH (N = 15, 16-39 y/o) had smaller abduction MALs (e.g. anterior gluteus medius, 35.3 vs. 41.6 mm in early stance, 45.4 vs. 52.6 mm late stance, p ≤ 0.01) and more medially-directed LoAs. Abduction-adduction and rotation MALs also differed for major hip flexors such as rectus femoris and iliacus. The altered MALs in DDH corresponded to higher hip abductor forces, medial JRFs (1.26 vs. 0.87 × BW early stance, p = 0.03), and resultant JRFs (5.71 vs. 4.97 × BW late stance, p = 0.05). DDH anatomy not only affected hip muscle force generation in the primary plane of function, but also their out-of-plane mechanics, which collectively elevated JRFs. Overall, hip muscle MALs and their contributions to JRFs were significantly altered by DDH bony anatomy. Therefore, to better understand the mechanisms of joint degeneration and improve the efficacy of treatments for DDH, the dynamic anatomy-force relationships and multi-planar functions of the whole hip musculature must be collectively considered.
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- Ke Song
- Program in Physical Therapy, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA; Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Program in Physical Therapy, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, University of Denver, Denver, CO, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Program in Physical Therapy, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA; Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA.
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Pasinetti S, Nuzzi C, Covre N, Luchetti A, Maule L, Serpelloni M, Lancini M. Validation of Marker-Less System for the Assessment of Upper Joints Reaction Forces in Exoskeleton Users. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2020; 20:E3899. [PMID: 32668739 PMCID: PMC7412171 DOI: 10.3390/s20143899] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2020] [Revised: 07/03/2020] [Accepted: 07/09/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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This paper presents the validation of a marker-less motion capture system used to evaluate the upper limb stress of subjects using exoskeletons for locomotion. The system fuses the human skeletonization provided by commercial 3D cameras with forces exchanged by the user to the ground through upper limbs utilizing instrumented crutches. The aim is to provide a low cost, accurate, and reliable technology useful to provide the trainer a quantitative evaluation of the impact of assisted gait on the subject without the need to use an instrumented gait lab. The reaction forces at the upper limbs' joints are measured to provide a validation focused on clinically relevant quantities for this application. The system was used simultaneously with a reference motion capture system inside a clinical gait analysis lab. An expert user performed 20 walking tests using instrumented crutches and force platforms inside the observed volume. The mechanical model was applied to data from the system and the reference motion capture, and numerical simulations were performed to assess the internal joint reaction of the subject's upper limbs. A comparison between the two results shows a root mean square error of less than 2% of the subject's body weight.
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- Simone Pasinetti
- Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering (DIMI), University of Brescia, 25123 Brescia, Italy; (S.P.); (M.L.)
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- Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering (DIMI), University of Brescia, 25123 Brescia, Italy; (S.P.); (M.L.)
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- Department of Industrial Engineering (DII), University of Trento, 38123 Trento, Italy; (N.C.); (A.L.); (L.M.)
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- Department of Industrial Engineering (DII), University of Trento, 38123 Trento, Italy; (N.C.); (A.L.); (L.M.)
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- Department of Industrial Engineering (DII), University of Trento, 38123 Trento, Italy; (N.C.); (A.L.); (L.M.)
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- Department of Information Engineering (DII), University of Brescia, 25123 Brescia, Italy;
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- Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering (DIMI), University of Brescia, 25123 Brescia, Italy; (S.P.); (M.L.)
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Martinez R, Assila N, Goubault E, Begon M. Sex differences in upper limb musculoskeletal biomechanics during a lifting task. APPLIED ERGONOMICS 2020; 86:103106. [PMID: 32342895 DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2020.103106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2019] [Revised: 03/26/2020] [Accepted: 03/27/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Women experience higher prevalence of work-related upper limb musculoskeletal disorders compared to men. Previous studies have investigated the biological, kinematic and electromyographic sex-related differences during a lifting task but the actual differences in musculoskeletal loads remain unknown. We investigated the sex differences in three musculoskeletal indicators: the sum of muscle activations, the sum of muscle forces and the relative time spent beyond a shear-compression dislocation ratio. A musculoskeletal model was scaled on 20 women and 20 men lifting a 6 or 12kg box from hip to eye level. Women generated more muscle forces and activations than men, regardless of the lifted mass. Those differences occurred when the box was above shoulder level. In addition, women might spend more time beyond a shear-compression dislocation ratio. Our work suggests higher musculoskeletal loads among women compared to men during a lifting task, which could be the result of poor technique and strength difference.
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- Romain Martinez
- School of Kinesiology and Exercise Science, Faculty of Medicine, University of Montreal, Canada.
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- School of Kinesiology and Exercise Science, Faculty of Medicine, University of Montreal, Canada
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- School of Kinesiology and Exercise Science, Faculty of Medicine, University of Montreal, Canada
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- School of Kinesiology and Exercise Science, Faculty of Medicine, University of Montreal, Canada
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The relationship between tibiofemoral geometry and musculoskeletal function during normal activity. Gait Posture 2020; 80:374-382. [PMID: 32622207 DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2020.06.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2020] [Revised: 06/09/2020] [Accepted: 06/16/2020] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND The effect of tibiofemoral geometry on musculoskeletal function is important to movement biomechanics. RESEARCH QUESTION We hypothesised that tibiofemoral geometry determines tibiofemoral motion and musculoskeletal function. We then aimed at 1) modelling tibiofemoral motion during normal activity as a function of tibiofemoral geometry in healthy adults; and 2) quantifying the effect of tibiofemoral geometry on musculoskeletal function. METHODS We used motion data for six activity types and CT images of the knee from 12 healthy adults. Geometrical variation of the tibia and femoral articular surfaces were measured in the CT images. The geometry-based tibiofemoral motion was calculated by fitting a parallel mechanism to geometrical variation in the cohort. Matched musculoskeletal models embedding the geometry-based tibiofemoral joint motion and a common generic tibiofemoral motion of reference were generated and used to calculate joint angles, net joint moments, muscle and joint forces for the six activities analysed. The tibiofemoral model was validated against bi-planar fluoroscopy measurements for walking for all the six planes of motion. The effect of tibiofemoral geometry on musculoskeletal function was the difference between the geometry-based model and the model of reference. RESULTS The geometry-based tibiofemoral motion described the pattern and the variation during walking for all six motion components, except the pattern of anterior tibial translation. Tibiofemoral geometry had moderate effect on cohort-averages of musculoskeletal function (R2 = 0.60-1), although its effect was high in specific instances of the model, outputs and activities analysed, reaching 2.94 BW for the ankle reaction force during stair descent. In conclusion, tibiofemoral geometry is a major determinant of tibiofemoral motion during walking. SIGNIFICANCE Geometrical variations of the tibiofemoral joint are important for studying musculoskeletal function during normal activity in specific individuals but not for studying cohort averages of musculoskeletal function. This finding expands current knowledge of movement biomechanics.
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Diamond LE, Hoang HX, Barrett RS, Loureiro A, Constantinou M, Lloyd DG, Pizzolato C. Individuals with mild-to-moderate hip osteoarthritis walk with lower hip joint contact forces despite higher levels of muscle co-contraction compared to healthy individuals. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2020; 28:924-931. [PMID: 32360739 DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2020.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2019] [Revised: 04/06/2020] [Accepted: 04/20/2020] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To compare hip joint contact forces (HJCF), hip muscle forces, and hip muscle co-contraction levels between individuals with mild-to-moderate hip osteoarthritis (OA) and healthy controls during walking. DESIGN Eighteen participants with mild-to-moderate hip OA and 23 healthy controls walked at a self-selected speed while motion capture and electromyographic data were synchronously collected. HJCF were computed using a calibrated electromyography-informed neuromusculoskeletal model. Hip joint contact forces, muscle forces, and co-contraction indices for flexor/extensor and adductor/abductor muscle groups were compared between groups using independent sample t-tests (P < 0.05). RESULTS There was no between-group difference in self-selected walking speed. On average, participants with hip OA walked with 11% lower first peak (mean difference 235 [95% confidence interval (CI) 57-413] N) and 22% lower second peak (mean difference 574 [95%CI 304-844] N) HJCF compared to controls. Hip muscle forces were also significantly lower in the hip OA compared to control group at first (mean difference 224 [95%CI 66-382] N) and second (mean difference 782 [95%CI 399-1164] N) peak HJCF. Participants with hip OA exhibited higher levels of hip muscle co-contraction in both flexor/extensor and adductor/abductor muscle groups. Consistent with existing literature, hip joint angles (extension, adduction) and external moments (flexion, extension, adduction) were lower in hip OA compared to controls. CONCLUSION Lower HJCF were detected in mild-to-moderate hip OA, primarily due to lower hip muscle force production, and despite higher levels of hip muscle co-contraction. Findings suggest that lower loading of the hip joint during walking is a feature of mild-to-moderate hip OA, which could have implications for the pathogenesis of hip OA and/or disease progression.
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- L E Diamond
- School of Allied Health Sciences, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Australia; Griffith Centre of Biomedical and Rehabilitation Engineering (GCORE), Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Australia; Centre of Clinical Research Excellence in Spinal Pain, Injury & Health, School of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland, Queensland, Australia.
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- Department of Movement Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
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- School of Allied Health Sciences, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Australia; Griffith Centre of Biomedical and Rehabilitation Engineering (GCORE), Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Australia.
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- Faculty of Physical Education and Sports, UNISINOS, São Leopoldo, Brazil.
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- School of Physiotherapy, Australian Catholic University, Brisbane, Australia.
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- School of Allied Health Sciences, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Australia; Griffith Centre of Biomedical and Rehabilitation Engineering (GCORE), Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Australia.
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- School of Allied Health Sciences, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Australia; Griffith Centre of Biomedical and Rehabilitation Engineering (GCORE), Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Australia.
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Charles JP, Grant B, D'Août K, Bates KT. Subject-specific muscle properties from diffusion tensor imaging significantly improve the accuracy of musculoskeletal models. J Anat 2020; 237:941-959. [PMID: 32598483 PMCID: PMC7542200 DOI: 10.1111/joa.13261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2020] [Revised: 04/21/2020] [Accepted: 05/29/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Musculoskeletal modelling is an important platform on which to study the biomechanics of morphological structures in vertebrates and is widely used in clinical, zoological and palaeontological fields. The popularity of this approach stems from the potential to non-invasively quantify biologically important but difficult-to-measure functional parameters. However, while it is known that model predictions are highly sensitive to input values, it is standard practice to build models by combining musculoskeletal data from different sources resulting in 'generic' models for a given species. At present, there are little quantitative data on how merging disparate anatomical data in models impacts the accuracy of these functional predictions. This issue is addressed herein by quantifying the accuracy of both subject-specific human limb models containing individualised muscle force-generating properties and models built using generic properties from both elderly and young individuals, relative to experimental muscle torques obtained from an isokinetic dynamometer. The results show that subject-specific models predict isokinetic muscle torques to a greater degree of accuracy than generic models at the ankle (root-mean-squared error - 7.9% vs. 49.3% in elderly anatomy-based models), knee (13.2% vs. 57.3%) and hip (21.9% vs. 32.8%). These results have important implications for the choice of musculoskeletal properties in future modelling studies, and the relatively high level of accuracy achieved in the subject-specific models suggests that such models can potentially address questions about inter-subject variations of muscle functions. However, despite relatively high levels of overall accuracy, models built using averaged generic muscle architecture data from young, healthy individuals may lack the resolution and accuracy required to study such differences between individuals, at least in certain circumstances. The results do not wholly discourage the continued use of averaged generic data in musculoskeletal modelling studies but do emphasise the need for to maximise the accuracy of input values if studying intra-species form-function relationships in the musculoskeletal system.
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- James P Charles
- Department of Musculoskeletal and Ageing Science , Institute of Life Course and Medical Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Department of Musculoskeletal and Ageing Science , Institute of Life Course and Medical Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Department of Musculoskeletal and Ageing Science , Institute of Life Course and Medical Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Department of Musculoskeletal and Ageing Science , Institute of Life Course and Medical Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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Hayford CF, Montefiori E, Pratt E, Mazzà C. Predicting longitudinal changes in joint contact forces in a juvenile population: scaled generic versus subject-specific musculoskeletal models. Comput Methods Biomech Biomed Engin 2020; 23:1014-1025. [PMID: 32588655 DOI: 10.1080/10255842.2020.1783659] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Subject-specific musculoskeletal model use in clinical settings is limited due to development-associated time and effort burdens together with potential medical imaging unavailability. As an alternative, this study investigated consistency in estimating longitudinal changes in joint contact forces (JCF) between scaled generic and subject-specific models. For 11 children, joint kinematics and JCF were calculated using subject-specific and scaled generic models. JCF changes estimated by both models were strongly correlated for the hip and knee although JCF estimates varied between models. Findings suggest that within specified limits of accuracy, scaled generic models are sensitive enough to detect JCF changes consistent with subject-specific models.
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- Claude Fiifi Hayford
- Department of Mechanical Engineering and Insigneo Institute for in Silico Medicine, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering and Insigneo Institute for in Silico Medicine, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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- Gait Laboratory, Ryegate Children's Centre, Sheffield Children's Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering and Insigneo Institute for in Silico Medicine, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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Maniar N, Schache AG, Pizzolato C, Opar DA. Muscle contributions to tibiofemoral shear forces and valgus and rotational joint moments during single leg drop landing. Scand J Med Sci Sports 2020; 30:1664-1674. [DOI: 10.1111/sms.13711] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2019] [Revised: 04/14/2020] [Accepted: 05/07/2020] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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- Nirav Maniar
- School of Behavioural and Health Australian Catholic University Melbourne Vic Australia
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- La Trobe Sports and Exercise Medicine Research Centre La Trobe University Melbourne Vic Australia
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- School of Allied Health Sciences Griffith University Gold Coast QLD Australia
- Griffith Centre of Biomedical and Rehabilitation Engineering (GCORE) Menzies Health Institute Queensland Griffith University Gold Coast QLD Australia
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- School of Behavioural and Health Australian Catholic University Melbourne Vic Australia
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Kipp K, Kim H. Relative contributions and capacities of lower extremity muscles to accelerate the body's center of mass during countermovement jumps. Comput Methods Biomech Biomed Engin 2020; 23:914-921. [PMID: 32500723 DOI: 10.1080/10255842.2020.1772764] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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This study aimed to quantify the contributions and capacities of leg muscles to the body's center of mass (COM) acceleration during countermovement jumps (CMJ). Ten basketball players performed CMJ while motion capture and ground reaction force data were recorded and used as inputs to a musculoskeletal model. Contributions and capacities to COM acceleration were quantified with three induced acceleration analyses, which showed that the soleus, gastrocnemii, and vastii muscle groups exhibited the largest potential contribution to COM acceleration. Comparisons among analyses suggested that the soleus and vastii muscle group were operating closest to their maximum capacities.
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- Kristof Kipp
- Department of Physical Therapy - Program in Exercise Science, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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- Department of Physical Therapy - Program in Exercise Science, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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Caruthers EJ, Schneider G, Schmitt LC, Chaudhari AMW, Siston RA. What are the effects of simulated muscle weakness on the sit-to-stand transfer? Comput Methods Biomech Biomed Engin 2020; 23:765-772. [PMID: 32469249 DOI: 10.1080/10255842.2020.1764544] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Populations with lower extremity muscle weakness have difficulty performing the sit-to-stand (STS) transfer. The degree of weakness that can be tolerated before compromising the ability to perform this task is unknown. Using dynamic simulations, we investigated the effects of weakness before changes in kinematics/kinetics would be required. Lower extremity muscles were weakened globally and individually and muscle forces were re-estimated as the model tracked original task kinematics/kinetics. The STS transfer was sensitive to quadriceps and plantarflexor weakness, suggesting that strengthening these muscles or changing kinematics are essential for populations who have difficulty rising from a chair independently.
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- Elena J Caruthers
- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA.,Department of Engineering, Otterbein University, Westerville, OH, USA
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA.,Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
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- Division of Physical Therapy, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA.,Division of Physical Therapy, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA.,Division of Physical Therapy, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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Pierce SE, Lamas LP, Pelligand L, Schilling N, Hutchinson JR. Patterns of Limb and Epaxial Muscle Activity During Walking in the Fire Salamander, Salamandra salamandra. Integr Org Biol 2020; 2:obaa015. [PMID: 33791558 PMCID: PMC7671131 DOI: 10.1093/iob/obaa015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Salamanders and newts (urodeles) are often used as a model system to elucidate the evolution of tetrapod locomotion. Studies range from detailed descriptions of musculoskeletal anatomy and segment kinematics, to bone loading mechanics and inferring central pattern generators. A further area of interest has been in vivo muscle activity patterns, measured through electromyography (EMG). However, most prior EMG work has primarily focused on muscles of the forelimb or hindlimb in specific species or the axial system in others. Here we present data on forelimb, hindlimb, and epaxial muscle activity patterns in one species, Salamandra salamandra, during steady state walking. The data are calibrated to limb stride cycle events (stance phase, swing phase), allowing direct comparisons to homologous muscle activation patterns recorded for other walking tetrapods (e.g., lizards, alligators, turtles, mammals). Results demonstrate that Salamandra has similar walking kinematics and muscle activity patterns to other urodele species, but that interspecies variation does exist. In the forelimb, both the m. dorsalis scapulae and m. latissimus dorsi are active for 80% of the forelimb swing phase, while the m. anconaeus humeralis lateralis is active at the swing–stance phase transition and continues through 86% of the stance phase. In the hindlimb, both the m. puboischiofemoralis internus and m. extensor iliotibialis anterior are active for 30% of the hindlimb swing phase, while the m. caudofemoralis is active 65% through the swing phase and remains active for most of the stance phase. With respect to the axial system, both the anterior and posterior m. dorsalis trunci display two activation bursts, a pattern consistent with stabilization and rotation of the pectoral and pelvic girdles. In support of previous assertions, comparison of Salamandra muscle activity timings to other walking tetrapods revealed broad-scale similarities, potentially indicating conservation of some aspects of neuromuscular function across tetrapods. Our data provide the foundation for building and testing dynamic simulations of fire salamander locomotor biomechanics to better understand musculoskeletal function. They could also be applied to future musculoskeletal simulations of extinct species to explore the evolution of tetrapod locomotion across deep-time.
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- S E Pierce
- Museum of Comparative Zoology and Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Departamento de Clinica, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. da Universidade Técnica, 1300-345, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Department of Comparative Biomedical Sciences, The Royal Veterinary College, Hawkshead Lane, North Mymms, Hatfield, AL9 7TA, UK
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- Institute of Zoology and Evolutionary Research, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Erbertstr. 1, Jena, 07743, Germany
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- Structure and Motion Laboratory, Department of Comparative Biomedical Sciences, The Royal Veterinary College, Hawkshead Lane, Hatfield, AL9 7TA, UK
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EMG-Assisted Algorithm to Account for Shoulder Muscles Co-Contraction in Overhead Manual Handling. APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/app10103522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Glenohumeral stability is essential for a healthy function of the shoulder. It is ensured partly by the scapulohumeral muscular balance. Accordingly, modelling muscle interactions is a key factor in the understanding of occupational pathologies, and the development of ergonomic interventions. While static optimization is commonly used to estimate muscle activations, it tends to underestimate the role of shoulder’s antagonist muscles. The purpose of this study was to implement experimental electromyographic (EMG) data to predict muscle activations that could account for the stabilizing role of the shoulder muscles. Kinematics and EMG were recorded from 36 participants while lifting a box from hip to eye level. Muscle activations and glenohumeral joint reactions were estimated using an EMG-assisted algorithm and compared to those obtained using static optimization with a generic and calibrated model. Muscle activations predicted with the EMG-assisted method were generally larger. Additionally, more interactions between the different rotator cuff muscles, as well as between primer actuators and stabilizers, were predicted with the EMG-assisted method. Finally, glenohumeral forces calculated from a calibrated model remained within the boundaries of the glenoid stability cone. These findings suggest that EMG-assisted methods could account for scapulohumeral muscle co-contraction, and thus their contribution to the glenohumeral stability.
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Bedo BLS, Catelli DS, Lamontagne M, Santiago PRP. A custom musculoskeletal model for estimation of medial and lateral tibiofemoral contact forces during tasks with high knee and hip flexions. Comput Methods Biomech Biomed Engin 2020; 23:658-663. [DOI: 10.1080/10255842.2020.1757662] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Bruno Luiz Souza Bedo
- Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
- School of Human Kinetics, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
- School of Physical Education and Sports of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- School of Human Kinetics, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
- School of Physical Education and Sports of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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Yong JR, Dembia CL, Silder A, Jackson RW, Fredericson M, Delp SL. Foot strike pattern during running alters muscle-tendon dynamics of the gastrocnemius and the soleus. Sci Rep 2020; 10:5872. [PMID: 32245985 PMCID: PMC7125118 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-62464-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2019] [Accepted: 03/04/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Running is thought to be an efficient gait due, in part, to the behavior of the plantar flexor muscles and elastic energy storage in the Achilles tendon. Although plantar flexor muscle mechanics and Achilles tendon energy storage have been explored during rearfoot striking, they have not been fully characterized during forefoot striking. This study examined how plantar flexor muscle-tendon mechanics during running differs between rearfoot and forefoot striking. We used musculoskeletal simulations, driven by joint angles and electromyography recorded from runners using both rearfoot and forefoot striking running patterns, to characterize plantar flexor muscle-tendon mechanics. The simulations revealed that foot strike pattern affected the soleus and gastrocnemius differently. For the soleus, forefoot striking decreased tendon energy storage and fiber work done while the muscle fibers were shortening compared to rearfoot striking. For the gastrocnemius, forefoot striking increased muscle activation and fiber work done while the muscle fibers were lengthening compared to rearfoot striking. These changes in gastrocnemius mechanics suggest that runners planning to convert to forefoot striking might benefit from a progressive eccentric gastrocnemius strengthening program to avoid injury.
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- Jennifer R Yong
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States.
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States
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- Department of Bioengineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States
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- Department of Bioengineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States.,Department of Bioengineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States.,Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States
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The Muscle Cross-sectional Area on MRI of the Shoulder Can Predict Muscle Volume: An MRI Study in Cadavers. Clin Orthop Relat Res 2020; 478:871-883. [PMID: 31725479 PMCID: PMC7282568 DOI: 10.1097/corr.0000000000001044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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BACKGROUND Muscle volume is important in shoulder function. It can be used to estimate shoulder muscle balance in health, pathology, and repair and is indicative of strength based on muscle size. Although prior studies have shown that muscle area on two-dimensional (2-D) images correlates with three-dimensional (3-D) muscle volume, they have not provided equations to predict muscle volume from imaging nor validation of the measurements. QUESTIONS/PURPOSES We wished to create an algorithm that quickly, accurately, and reliably estimates the volume of the shoulder muscles using cross-sectional area on MR images with low error. Specifically, we wished to (1) determine which MR imaging planes provide the highest correlation between shoulder muscle cross-sectional area and volume; (2) derive equations to predict muscle volume from cross-sectional area and validate their predictive capability; and (3) quantify the reliability of muscle cross-sectional area measurement. METHODS Three-dimensional MRI was performed on 10 cadaver shoulders, with sample size chosen for comparison to prior studies of shoulder muscle volume and in consideration of the cost of comprehensive analysis, followed by dissection for muscle volume measurement via water displacement. From each MR series, 3-D models of the rotator cuff and deltoid muscles were generated, and 2-D slices of these muscle models were selected at defined anatomic landmarks. Linear regression equations were generated to predict muscle volume at the plane(s) with the highest correlation between volume and area and for planes identified in prior studies of muscle volume and area. Volume predictions from MR scans of six different cadaver shoulders were also made, after which they were dissected to quantify muscle volume. This validation population allowed the calculation of the predictive error compared with actual muscle volume. Finally, reliability of measuring muscle areas on MR images was calculated using intraclass correlation coefficients for inter-rater reliability, as measured between two observers at a single time point. RESULTS The rotator cuff planes with the highest correlation between volume and area were the sum of the glenoid face and the midpoint of the scapula, and for the deltoid, it was the transverse plane at the top of the greater tuberosity. Water and digital muscle volumes were highly correlated (r ≥ 0.993, error < 4%), and muscle areas correlated highly with volumes (r ≥ 0.992, error < 2%). All correlations had p < 0.001. Muscle volume was predicted with low mean error (< 10%). All intraclass correlation coefficients were > 0.925, suggesting high inter-rater reliability in determining muscle areas from MR images. CONCLUSION Deltoid and rotator cuff muscle cross-sectional areas can be reliably measured on MRI and predict muscle volumes with low error. CLINICAL RELEVANCE Using simple linear equations, 2-D muscle area measurements from common clinical image analysis software can be used to estimate 3-D muscle volumes from MR image data. Future studies should determine if these muscle volume estimations can be used in the evaluation of patient function, changes in shoulder health, and in populations with muscle atrophy. Additionally, these muscle volume estimation techniques can be used as inputs to musculoskeletal models examining kinetics and kinematics of humans that rely on subject-specific muscle architecture.
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Álvarez-Machancoses Ó, DeAndrés Galiana EJ, Cernea A, Fernández de la Viña J, Fernández-Martínez JL. On the Role of Artificial Intelligence in Genomics to Enhance Precision Medicine. PHARMACOGENOMICS & PERSONALIZED MEDICINE 2020; 13:105-119. [PMID: 32256101 PMCID: PMC7090191 DOI: 10.2147/pgpm.s205082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2019] [Accepted: 02/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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The complexity of orphan diseases, which are those that do not have an effective treatment, together with the high dimensionality of the genetic data used for their analysis and the high degree of uncertainty in the understanding of the mechanisms and genetic pathways which are involved in their development, motivate the use of advanced techniques of artificial intelligence and in-depth knowledge of molecular biology, which is crucial in order to find plausible solutions in drug design, including drug repositioning. Particularly, we show that the use of robust deep sampling methodologies of the altered genetics serves to obtain meaningful results and dramatically decreases the cost of research and development in drug design, influencing very positively the use of precision medicine and the outcomes in patients. The target-centric approach and the use of strong prior hypotheses that are not matched against reality (disease genetic data) are undoubtedly the cause of the high number of drug design failures and attrition rates. Sampling and prediction under uncertain conditions cannot be avoided in the development of precision medicine.
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- Óscar Álvarez-Machancoses
- Group of Inverse Problems, Optimization and Machine Learning, Department of Mathematics, University of Oviedo, Oviedo 33007, Spain.,DeepBiosInsights, NETGEV (Maof Tech), Dimona 8610902, Israel
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- Group of Inverse Problems, Optimization and Machine Learning, Department of Mathematics, University of Oviedo, Oviedo 33007, Spain
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- Group of Inverse Problems, Optimization and Machine Learning, Department of Mathematics, University of Oviedo, Oviedo 33007, Spain
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- Group of Inverse Problems, Optimization and Machine Learning, Department of Mathematics, University of Oviedo, Oviedo 33007, Spain
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Fasbender P, Korff TJ, Baltzopoulos VB, Linthorne NP. Optimal mass of the arm segments in throwing: A two-dimensional computer simulation study. Eur J Sport Sci 2020; 21:45-52. [PMID: 32172673 DOI: 10.1080/17461391.2020.1730446] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Producing a high release speed is important in throwing sports such as baseball and the javelin throw. Athletes in throwing sports might be able to achieve a greater throwing speed by improving the effectiveness of the kinetic chain. In this study a two-dimensional computer simulation model of overarm throwing was used to examine the effect of changes in forearm mass and upper arm mass on the release speed of a lightweight (58 g) projectile. The simulations showed that increasing the mass of the forearm decreases release speed, whereas increasing the mass of the upper arm initially increases release speed. For a given forearm mass there is an optimal upper arm mass that produces the greatest release speed. However, the optimal upper arm mass (5-6 kg) is substantially greater than that of an average adult (2.1 kg). These results suggest that athletes might be able to throw faster if they had a stronger tapering of segment mass along the length of their arm. A stronger taper could be readily achieved by attaching weights to the upper arm or by using hypertrophy training to increase the mass of the upper arm. High-speed overarm throwing is a complex three-dimensional movement and this study was a preliminary investigation into the effect of arm segment mass on throwing performance. Further simulation studies using three-dimensional throwing models are needed to generate more accurate insights, and the predictions of the simulation studies should be compared to data from experimental intervention studies of throwing sports.
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- Patrick Fasbender
- Centre for Human Performance, Exercise and Rehabilitation, Department of Life Sciences, Brunel University London, Uxbridge, UK.,Hamburg/Schleswig-Holstein Olympic Training Centre, Hamburg, Germany
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- Centre for Human Performance, Exercise and Rehabilitation, Department of Life Sciences, Brunel University London, Uxbridge, UK.,Frog Bikes, Ascot, UK
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- Centre for Human Performance, Exercise and Rehabilitation, Department of Life Sciences, Brunel University London, Uxbridge, UK.,School of Sport and Exercise Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK
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- Centre for Human Performance, Exercise and Rehabilitation, Department of Life Sciences, Brunel University London, Uxbridge, UK
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Kim H, Kipp K. Simulated anterior translation and medial rotation of the talus affect ankle joint contact forces during vertical hopping. Comput Methods Biomech Biomed Engin 2020; 23:484-490. [DOI: 10.1080/10255842.2020.1738405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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- Hoon Kim
- Department of Physical Therapy, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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Maniar N, Bryant AL, Sritharan P, Schache AG, Opar DA. Muscle contributions to medial and lateral tibiofemoral compressive loads during sidestep cutting. J Biomech 2020; 101:109641. [PMID: 32057443 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2020.109641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2019] [Revised: 01/07/2020] [Accepted: 01/12/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The tibiofemoral compressive forces experienced during functional activities are believed to be important for maintaining tibiofemoral stability. Previous studies have shown that both knee-spanning and non-knee-spanning muscles contribute to tibiofemoral joint compressive forces during walking. However, healthy individuals typically engage in more vigorous activities (e.g. jumping and cutting) that provide greater challenges to tibiofemoral stability. Despite this, no previous studies have investigated how both knee-spanning and non-knee-spanning muscles contribute to tibiofemoral compressive loading during such tasks. The present study investigated how muscles contributed to the medial and lateral compartment tibiofemoral compressive forces during sidestep cutting. Three-dimensional marker trajectories, ground reaction forces and muscle electromyographic signals were collected from eight healthy males whilst they completed unanticipated sidestep cutting. OpenSim was used to perform musculoskeletal simulations to compute the contribution of each lower-limb muscle to compressive loading of each compartment of the knee. The greatest contributors to medial compartment loading were the vasti, gluteus maximus and medius, and the medial gastrocnemius. The greatest contributors to lateral compartment loading were the vasti, adductors, medial and lateral gastrocnemius, and the soleus. The soleus displayed the greatest potential for unloading the medial compartment, whereas the gluteus maximus and medius displayed the greatest potential for unloading the lateral compartment. These findings may help to inform interventions aiming to modulate compressive loading at the knee.
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- Nirav Maniar
- School of Behavioural and Health Sciences, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, Australia.
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- Department of Physiotherapy, Centre for Health, Exercise and Sports Medicine, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- La Trobe Sport and Exercise Medicine Research Centre, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia
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- La Trobe Sport and Exercise Medicine Research Centre, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia
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- School of Behavioural and Health Sciences, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, Australia
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Synek A, Lu SC, Nauwelaerts S, Pahr DH, Kivell TL. Metacarpophalangeal joint loads during bonobo locomotion: model predictions versus proxies. J R Soc Interface 2020; 17:20200032. [PMID: 32126191 DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2020.0032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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The analysis of internal trabecular and cortical bone has been an informative tool for drawing inferences about behaviour in extant and fossil primate taxa. Within the hand, metacarpal bone architecture has been shown to correlate well with primate locomotion; however, the extent of morphological differences across taxa is unexpectedly small given the variability in hand use. One explanation for this observation is that the activity-related differences in the joint loads acting on the bone are simply smaller than estimated based on commonly used proxies (i.e. external loading and joint posture), which neglect the influence of muscle forces. In this study, experimental data and a musculoskeletal finger model are used to test this hypothesis by comparing differences between climbing and knuckle-walking locomotion of captive bonobos (Pan paniscus) based on (i) joint load magnitude and direction predicted by the models and (ii) proxy estimations. The results showed that the activity-related differences in predicted joint loads are indeed much smaller than the proxies would suggest, with joint load magnitudes being almost identical between the two locomotor modes. Differences in joint load directions were smaller but still evident, indicating that joint load directions might be a more robust indicator of variation in hand use than joint load magnitudes. Overall, this study emphasizes the importance of including muscular forces in the interpretation of skeletal remains and promotes the use of musculoskeletal models for correct functional interpretations.
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- Alexander Synek
- Institute of Lightweight Design and Structural Biomechanics, TU Wien, Vienna, Austria
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- Animal Postcranial Evolution Laboratory, Skeletal Biology Research Centre, School of Anthropology and Conservation, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK.,Laboratory for Innovation in Autism, School of Education, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Biology, University of Antwerp, Wilrijk, Belgium.,Center for Research and Conservation KMDA, Astridplein, Antwerpen, Belgium
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- Institute of Lightweight Design and Structural Biomechanics, TU Wien, Vienna, Austria.,Department of Anatomy and Biomechanics, Karl Landsteiner Private University of Health Sciences, Krems an der Donau, Austria
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- Animal Postcranial Evolution Laboratory, Skeletal Biology Research Centre, School of Anthropology and Conservation, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK.,Department of Human Evolution, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, Germany
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Schmid S, Burkhart KA, Allaire BT, Grindle D, Bassani T, Galbusera F, Anderson DE. Spinal Compressive Forces in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis With and Without Carrying Loads: A Musculoskeletal Modeling Study. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2020; 8:159. [PMID: 32195239 PMCID: PMC7062648 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2020.00159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2019] [Accepted: 02/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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The pathomechanisms of curve progression in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) remain poorly understood and biomechanical data are limited. A deeper insight into spinal loading could provide valuable information toward the improvement of current treatment strategies. This work therefore aimed at using subject-specific musculoskeletal full-body models of patients with AIS to predict segmental compressive forces around the curve apex and to investigate how these forces are affected by simulated load carrying. Models were created based on spatially calibrated biplanar radiographic images from 24 patients with mild to moderate AIS and validated by comparing predictions of paravertebral muscle activity with reported values from in vivo studies. Spinal compressive forces were predicted during unloaded upright standing as well as standing with external loads of 10, 15, and 20% of body weight (BW) applied to the scapulae to simulate carrying a backpack in the regular way on the back as well as in front of the body and over the shoulder on the concave and convex sides of the scoliotic curve. The predicted muscle activities around the curve apex were higher on the convex side for the erector spinae (ES) and multifidi (MF) muscles, which was comparable to the EMG-based in vivo measurements from the literature. In terms of spinal loading, the implementation of spinal deformity resulted in a 10% increase of compressive force at the curve apex during unloaded upright standing. Apical compressive forces further increased by 50–62% for a simulated 10% BW load and by 77–94% and 103–128% for 15% and 20% BW loads, respectively. Moreover, load-dependent compressive force increases were the lowest in the regular backpack and the highest in the frontpack and convex conditions, with concave side-carrying forces in between. The predictions indicated increased segmental compressive forces during unloaded upright standing, which could be ascribed to the scoliotic deformation. When carrying loads, compressive forces further increased depending on the carrying mode and the weight of the load. These results can be used as a basis for further studies investigating segmental loading in AIS patients during functional activities. Models can thereby be created using the same approach as proposed in this study.
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- Stefan Schmid
- Center for Advanced Orthopaedic Studies, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, United States.,Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States.,Spinal Movement Biomechanics Group, Division of Physiotherapy, Department of Health Professions, Bern University of Applied Sciences, Bern, Switzerland
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- Center for Advanced Orthopaedic Studies, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, United States.,Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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- Center for Advanced Orthopaedic Studies, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, United States
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- Center for Advanced Orthopaedic Studies, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, United States.,Division of Engineering Mechanics, Department of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, United States
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- Laboratory of Biological Structures Mechanics (LABS), IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi, Milan, Italy
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- Laboratory of Biological Structures Mechanics (LABS), IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi, Milan, Italy
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- Center for Advanced Orthopaedic Studies, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, United States.,Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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Arroyave-Tobón S, Rao G, Linares JM. A multivariate statistical strategy to adjust musculoskeletal models. J Biomech 2020; 104:109724. [PMID: 32156444 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2020.109724] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2019] [Revised: 02/24/2020] [Accepted: 02/25/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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In musculoskeletal modelling, adjusting model parameters is challenging. This paper proposes a multivariate statistical methodology to adjust muscle force-generating parameters optimally. Dynamic residuals are minimized as muscle force-generating parameters are varied (maximal isometric force, optimal fiber length, tendon slack length and pennation angle).First, a sensitivity and a Pareto analyses are carried out in order to sort out and screen the set of parameters having the greatest influence regarding the dynamic residuals. These parameters are then used to create a response surface following a Design of Experiments (DoE) approach. Finally, this surface is used to determine the optimum levels of the design variables (muscle force-generating parameters). The proposed methodology is illustrated by the adjustment of a three-dimensional musculoskeletal model of a sheep forelimb. After adjustment, the reserve actuator values of the elbow and wrist joints were reduced, on average, by 18%, and 16%, respectively. These results demonstrate that the use of multivariate statistical strategies is an effective way to adjust model parameters optimally while reducing dynamic inconsistencies. This study constitutes a step towards a more robust methodology in musculoskeletal modelling, focusing on muscular parameter tuning.
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