Print Email Facebook Twitter The effect of hip and knee joint calibration methods on muscle-tendon length and velocity in modelling gait Title The effect of hip and knee joint calibration methods on muscle-tendon length and velocity in modelling gait Author Pietersma, E.B. Contributor Veeger, H.E.J. (mentor) Van der Krogt, M.M. (mentor) Faculty Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering Department BioMechanical Engineering Programme BME Date 2014-07-11 Abstract Musculoskeletal models can be used to distinguish too short or too slow muscles in Cerebral Palsy patients. Therefor muscle-tendon geometry needs to be modeled accurately in order to predict the need and effectiveness of muscle-tendon lengthening. This geometry is strongly related to the location and orientation of the joint centres. In clinic joint centres are determined with the used of anatomical marker positions combined with regression equations, or using functional calibration methods. The method of choice is known to strongly influence join centre locations. Little is known about the functional relevance of these difference. In this study it was investigated to what extent marker-based versus functional calibration methods affect muscle-tendon length and velocity in modeling gait. Subject musculoskeletal modellingjoint calibrationcerebral palsy To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:1afcc240-c39c-41ac-aee2-783d9059c93b Embargo date 2015-07-11 Part of collection Student theses Document type master thesis Rights (c) 2014 Pietersma, E.B. Files PDF Thesis_Elisah_Pietersma.pdf 6.99 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:1afcc240-c39c-41ac-aee2-783d9059c93b/datastream/OBJ/view