Orthopedics & Traumatology
Online ISSN : 1349-4333
Print ISSN : 0037-1033
ISSN-L : 0037-1033
Mechanical ANalysis of the Hip Joint using a New Rigid Body Spring Model
Hiroshi TsumuraYoichi SugiokaShinkichi Himeno
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1994 Volume 43 Issue 1 Pages 126-129

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The algorithm of rigid body spring models (RBSM) is improved by adding an iteration process, with loading muscle force representing the external force, like a load incremant model.
Using such an algorithm, muscle force can be input into computer analyses of human joint mechanics. This methood also means that the center of the femoral head does not need to be assumed. Moreover, changes in pressure distribution do not occur abductor muscle spring constant. This new method may be useful in evaluating muscular systems.
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