Modelling muscle activity in standing with considerations for bone safety

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 49-56

  Munih, Marko ^a   Kralj, Alojz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Bending moment; Muscle forces; Musculo tendino skeletal model; Standing; Synergism

Indexed keywords

BENDING (DEFORMATION); BONE; CALCULATIONS; CONSTRAINT THEORY; FUNCTIONAL ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FUNCTIONAL NEURAL STIMULATION; HANDICAPPED PERSONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MUSCLE; OPTIMIZATION; STRESSES; TENDONS;

BENDING MOMENT; FEMUR; MUSCLE FORCES; MUSCULO-TENDINO-SKELETAL MODEL; STANDING; SYNERGISM; TIBIA;

BIOMECHANICS;

ARTICLE; BONE BOWING; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HUMAN; LONG BONE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; PARAPLEGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKELETON; STANDING;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; BONE AND BONES; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POSTURE; TENDONS;

EID: 0031011959     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-9290(96)00095-4     Document Type: Article

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