O 106 – Influence of ankle’s degree of freedom on muscle force estimation in different simulation environments

The main movements of the ankle joint are dorsi-, plantarflexion (DF/PF), eversion and inversion [1]. In musculoskeletal modelling of walking, the ankle is often simplified, e.g. restricting the degree of freedom (DoF) of the ankle joint [e.g., 2,3], which might lead to altered muscle force estimations. Different simulation environments use different standard anatomical models which complicates comparison between results [3].

Source: Gait and Posture - July 17, 2018 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: U. Trinler, N. Alexander, R. Baker, H. Schwameder Tags: Short communication Source Type: research