Lines of action and moment arms of the major force-carrying structures crossing the human knee joint

The purpose of this study was to obtain lines of action and moment arms in the sagittal plane of the major force-carrying structures crossing the knee joint. The muscles and ligaments studied were the quadriceps, biceps femoris, semimembranosus, and semitendinosus muscles and the anterior and poster...

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Published inJournal of anatomy Vol. 182; no. Pt 2; pp. 213 - 230
Main Authors HERZOG, W, READ, L. J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford Blackwell 01.04.1993
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Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Biological and medical sciences
Biomechanical Phenomena
Female
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Humans
Knee Joint - physiology
Ligaments, Articular - physiology
Male
Muscles - physiology
Skeleton and joints
Vertebrates: osteoarticular system, musculoskeletal system
Osteoarticular system
Biomechanics
Knee
Human
Ligament
Moment
Lower limb
Joint
Striated muscle
Cadaver
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Summary:The purpose of this study was to obtain lines of action and moment arms in the sagittal plane of the major force-carrying structures crossing the knee joint. The muscles and ligaments studied were the quadriceps, biceps femoris, semimembranosus, and semitendinosus muscles and the anterior and posterior cruciate and medial and lateral collateral ligaments. All lines of action and moment arms of the structures of interest were determined as a function of knee joint angles and were expressed using polynomial regression equations. This representation of the results allows for easy application of the findings to musculoskeletal models of the human knee joint.
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ISSN:0021-8782
1469-7580