期刊
COMPUTER METHODS IN BIOMECHANICS AND BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
卷 17, 期 8, 页码 829-837出版社
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/10255842.2012.719605
关键词
rotator cuff; deltoid; 3D finite element muscle model; musculoskeletal model; shoulder biomechanics
资金
- NSF
- NIH [R01EB006735, U54 GM072970, R24 HD065690]
Accurate representation of musculoskeletal geometry is needed to characterise the function of shoulder muscles. Previous models of shoulder muscles have represented muscle geometry as a collection of line segments, making it difficult to account for the large attachment areas, muscle-muscle interactions and complex muscle fibre trajectories typical of shoulder muscles. To better represent shoulder muscle geometry, we developed 3D finite element models of the deltoid and rotator cuff muscles and used the models to examine muscle function. Muscle fibre paths within the muscles were approximated, and moment arms were calculated for two motions: thoracohumeral abduction and internal/external rotation. We found that muscle fibre moment arms varied substantially across each muscle. For example, supraspinatus is considered a weak external rotator, but the 3D model of supraspinatus showed that the anterior fibres provide substantial internal rotation while the posterior fibres act as external rotators. Including the effects of large attachment regions and 3D mechanical interactions of muscle fibres constrains muscle motion, generates more realistic muscle paths and allows deeper analysis of shoulder muscle function.
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