Host Mesh Fitting of a Generic Musculoskeletal Model of the Lower Limbs to Subject-Specific Body Surface Data: A Validation Study

• Published in: Applied bionics and biomechanics Vol. 2019; no. 2019; pp. 1 - 8
• Main Authors: Oberhofer, Katja, Mithraratne, Kumar, Lorenzetti, Silvio
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cairo, Egypt Hindawi Publishing Corporation 01.01.2019; Hindawi; John Wiley & Sons, Inc; Wiley
• Subjects: Age; Algorithms; Biomechanical engineering; Biomechanics; Body fat; Cerebral palsy; Children; Clinical medicine; Customization; Deformation; Feasibility studies; Finite element method; Free form; Gait; Kinematics; Limbs; Magnetic resonance; Magnetic resonance imaging; Model matching; Muscles; Musculoskeletal system; Paralysis; Skin; Three dimensional bodies; Three dimensional models; Ultrasonic imaging; Ultrasound; Walking

Challenges remain in accurately capturing the musculoskeletal geometry of individual subjects for clinical and biomechanical gait analysis. The aim of this study was to use and validate the Host Mesh Fitting (HMF) technique for fitting a generic anatomically based musculoskeletal model to 3D body su...