The development of a segment based musculoskeletal model of the lower limb

Abstract

Traditional approaches to the biomechanical analysis of movement are joint-based that is the mechanics of the body are described in terms of the forces and moments acting at the joints, and that muscular forces are considered to create moments about the joints. We have recently shown that segment-based approaches, where the mechanics of the body are described by considering the effect of the muscle, ligament and joint contact forces on the segments themselves, can also prove insightful.