Three-dimensional polygonal muscle modelling and line of action estimation in living and extinct taxa.

ABSTRACT: Biomechanical models and simulations of musculoskeletal function rely on accurate muscle parameters, such as muscle masses and lines of action, to estimate force production potential and moment arms. These parameters are often obtained through destructive techniques (i.e., dissection) in living taxa, frequently hindering the measurement of other relevant parameters from a single individual, thus making it necessary to combine multiple specimens and/or sources. Estimating these parameters in extinct taxa is even more challenging as soft tissues are rarely preserved in fossil taxa and the skeletal remains contain relatively little information about the size or exact path of a muscle. Here we describe a new protocol that facilitates the estimation of missing muscle parameters (i.e., muscle vo

SUBMITTER: Demuth OE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8888607 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature