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How to calculate muscle moment arm during gait

Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2014 3:55 am
by renhug
Hi,


If I have the insertion coordinates and origin coordinates of a muscle, then how to calculte the muscle moment arm to knee joint during gait?

thanks
by Bo Ding

Re: How to calculate muscle moment arm during gait

Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2014 9:07 am
by csimpson37
The first link is probably easier.

Check out page 6 (section III):
http://simtk-confluence.stanford.edu:80 ... 0495391398

Alternatively:
https://simtk.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=91&t=5294

Re: How to calculate muscle moment arm during gait

Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2014 9:13 am
by csimpson37
This is the easiest method. Check out page 6 (section III):
http://simtk-confluence.stanford.edu:80 ... 0495391398

Alternatively, this discussion has some examples of how to use the API with a loaded motion:
https://simtk.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=91&t=5294

Computing moment arms:
http://simtk-confluence.stanford.edu:80 ... 9103515834

Re: How to calculate muscle moment arm during gait

Posted: Sun Dec 07, 2014 6:21 pm
by renhug
Hi Simpson ,

Thanks for your reply. It did help.