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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-8-10
pubmed:abstractText
We have created a graphics-based software system that enables users to develop and analyze musculoskeletal models without programming. To define a model using this system one specifies the surfaces of the bones, the kinematics of the joints and the lines of action and force-generating parameters of the muscles. Once a model is defined, the function of each muscle can be analyzed by computing its length, moment arms, force and joint moments. The software has been implemented on a computer graphics workstation so that users can view the model from any perspective and graphically manipulate the joint kinematics and musculoskeletal geometry. Models can also be animated to visualize the results of motion analysis experiments. Since the software can be used to study models of many different musculoskeletal structures, it can enhance the productivity of investigators working on diverse problems in biomechanics.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0010-4825
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
25
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
21-34
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:7600758-Algorithms, pubmed-meshheading:7600758-Arm, pubmed-meshheading:7600758-Biomechanics, pubmed-meshheading:7600758-Bone and Bones, pubmed-meshheading:7600758-Computer Graphics, pubmed-meshheading:7600758-Computer Simulation, pubmed-meshheading:7600758-Elbow Joint, pubmed-meshheading:7600758-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:7600758-Isometric Contraction, pubmed-meshheading:7600758-Joints, pubmed-meshheading:7600758-Models, Biological, pubmed-meshheading:7600758-Movement, pubmed-meshheading:7600758-Muscle, Skeletal, pubmed-meshheading:7600758-Muscle Contraction, pubmed-meshheading:7600758-Muscle Fibers, Skeletal, pubmed-meshheading:7600758-Rotation, pubmed-meshheading:7600758-Shoulder, pubmed-meshheading:7600758-Software, pubmed-meshheading:7600758-Tendons, pubmed-meshheading:7600758-User-Computer Interface
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
A graphics-based software system to develop and analyze models of musculoskeletal structures.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.