Developing a musculoskeletal model of the primate skull: Predicting muscle activations, bite force, and joint reaction forces using multibody dynamics analysis and advanced optimisation methods

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 310, Issue , 2012, Pages 21-30

  Shi, Junfen ^a   Curtis, Neil ^a   Fitton, Laura C ^b   O'Higgins, Paul ^b   Fagan, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Force; Multibody dynamics analysis; Musculoskeletal model; Primate; Skull

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MODELING; MUSCLE; OPTIMIZATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIMATE; SKULL;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER MODEL; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; JOINT REACTION FORCE; MACACA FASCICULARIS; MALE; MASTICATION; MASTICATORY MUSCLE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE STRESS; MUSCULOSKELETAL FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; SKULL; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; BITE FORCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; JAW; MACACA FASCICULARIS; MALE; MANDIBLE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; SKULL; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT;

MACACA FASCICULARIS; PRIMATES;

EID: 84863505802     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2012.06.006     Document Type: Article

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