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Department of Anatomy, LN Medical College, Bhopal, India
Research Article
Muscle Architecture of Leg Muscles: Functional and Clinical Significance
Author(s): Gurpreet Kaur, Rekha Lalwani, Manal M Khan and Sunita Arvind Athavale*
Purpose: Architectural properties of the muscles are the prime predictors of functional attributes and force-generating capacity of the muscles. This data is vital for musculoskeletal modelling and selecting the appropriate muscle-tendon units for tendon transfers. Cadaveric data for architectural properties is the gold standard and primary input for musculoskeletal modelling. There is a paucity of these datasets, especially in the leg muscles.
Methods: Sixty muscles of the anterior & lateral compartments from twelve formalin-fixed lower limbs were studied for gross architecture including the peculiar fibre arrangements and architectural properties of muscles. Muscle weight, Muscle length, Fibre length, Pennation angle & Sarcomere length were measured. Normalised fibre length, Fibre length to muscle length ratio (FL/ML Ratio), and th.. View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2329-9096.22.S20.003