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. 2014 Jun 26;8:371. doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2014.00371

Table 2.

List of the seven different muscles used in the FBL and derived models: GLU for gluteus, HF for hip flexor, VAS for vasilus, GAS for gastrocnemius, TA for tibialis, HAM for hamstring and SOL for soleus.

MTUs list and joints related parameters
Action r0[m] φmax[deg] φref[deg]
GLU hip ext. 0.1 150
HF hip flex. 0.1 180
VAS knee ext. 0.06 165 125
SOL ankle ext. 0.05 110 80
TA ankle flex. 0.04 80 110
HAM hip ext. knee flex. 0.08 −, 180 155, 180
GAS ankle ext. knee flex. 0.05 110, 140 80, 165

The last two rows (HAM and GAS muscles) corresponds to bi-articular muscles (i.e., they span two joints), other rows are for uni-articular muscles. The second column shows the resulting action on the joint(s) onto which the muscle acts. The third column corresponds to the lever arm used for torque calculation. The fourth column gives the angle at which the action of the muscle on the joint is maximum (absent for the hip joint). The last column gives the reference angle of the muscle (i.e., the angle that corresponds to the muscle rest length).