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. 2004 Sep 25;14(4):381–392. doi: 10.1007/s00586-004-0779-0

Table 7.

System response to horizontal perturbation (1 N applied at the T1 in anterior direction) for various q (muscle stiffness coefficient) values using linear perturbation analysis at deformed, stressed configurations (mm)

q Translation, mm (With T12) Translation, mm (Without T12)
P=0 N P=200 N (sides) P=0 N P=200 N P=200 N
No
co-activity
2%
co-activity
2–3%
co-activity
No
co-activity
2%
co-activity
3%
co-activity
2%
co-activity + cubed muscle stresses
Sides Front
2,500 2.46 0.589 - - 0.82 - - - 0.48 0.50
1,500 4.61 - - - 0.95 - - - - -
1,000 11.63 - - - - - - - - -
500 - - - - - - - - - -
250 * 1.49 0.33 0.26 4.51 0.79 0.37 0.38 0.93 0.70
150 - - - - * - - - 1.26 0.72
100 - - - - - - - - - -
75 - - - - - - - - - -
50 - - - - - 1.97 - 1.94 - -
40 - 6.02 - 1.43 - - - - 3.46 1.15
35 - - - - - 3.41 2.04 3.84 - -
30 - 8.94 2.60 1.92 - * 2.57 5.29 4.50 1.31
20 - * 4.04 2.93 * * * 1.69
15 - - * 3.98 - - - - - 2.00
5 - - - * - - - - - *

*System is unstable