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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Aug 11.
Published in final edited form as: IEEE Trans Neural Syst Rehabil Eng. 2008 Apr;16(2):195–204. doi: 10.1109/TNSRE.2008.918425

TABLE III.

Simm-Predicted Range of Joint Moments (NM)

Innervated Muscle Knee Hip
Vastus Lateralis 70 to 116 0
Vastus Intermedius 53 to 82 0
Vastus Medialis 47 to 77 0
Rectus Femoris 24 to 51 −42 to −26
Sartorius −4 to 0 − 9 to −4
Pectineus 0 −4 to 1

Moments are expected during maximal muscle contraction in either the sitting or standing posture. Extension: >0; Flexion: <0