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. 2014 Apr 18;9(4):e95426. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0095426

Table 1. Literature summary of the soft tissue artefact of different body locations.

Body location Author Soft tissue artefact Motion
Foot Tranberg and Karlsson [34] Up to 4.3 mm Static weight-bearing position
Maslen and Ackland [35] Mean marker error up to 14.9 mm Static weight-bearing position
Shank Gao and Zheng [18] Inter-marker movement up to 9.3 mm Level walking
Garling et al. [36] Up to 11 mm Step up
Sangeux et al. [32] Up to 7 mm Static non-weight-bearing; knee flexion between 0° and 90°
Thigh Gao and Zheng [18] Inter-marker movement up to 19.1 mm Level walking
Garling et al. [36] Up to 17 mm Step up
Sangeux et al. [32] Up to 22 mm Static non-weight-bearing; knee flexion between 0° and 90°
Akbarshahi et al. [38] RMSE up to 29.3 mm around the knee joint Functional activity: open-chain knee flexion, hip axial rotation, level walking, step up
Scapula Matsui et al. [33] Mean marker error of about 67 mm Arm elevation
Finger Ryu et al. [37] Up to 10.9 mm Hand flexion
Back Morl and Blickhan [39] Up to 9.86 mm at lumbar levels L3 and L4 Rotated seating: shoulder turned approximately 90° with respect to the pelvis
Heneghan and Balanos [40] Up to 16 mm at thoracic levels (T1, T6, T12) 35° of axial rotation in a seated upright position
Up to 1.5 mm at thoracic levels (T1, T6, T12) Single arm elevation in a seated upright position
Trunk This study Up to 27.4 mm Static sitting position