Spherical frame projections for visualising joint range of motion, and a complementary method to capture mobility data.

ABSTRACT: Quantifying joint range of motion (RoM), the reachable poses at a joint, has many applications in research and clinical care. Joint RoM measurements can be used to investigate the link between form and function in extant and extinct animals, to diagnose musculoskeletal disorders and injuries or monitor rehabilitation progress. However, it is difficult to visually demonstrate how the rotations of the joint axes interact to produce joint positions. Here, we introduce the spherical frame projection (SFP), which is a novel 3D visualisation technique, paired with a complementary data collection approach. SFP visualisations are intuitive to interpret in relation to the joint anatomy because they 'trace' the motion of the coordinate system of the distal bone at a joint relative to the proximal bo

SUBMITTER: Herbst EC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9482700 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature