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. 2016 May 12;229(4):514–535. doi: 10.1111/joa.12461

Table 6.

Force‐generating parameters of 20 distal musculotendon units included in the musculoskeletal model

Musculotendon unit Abbreviation Groups F max (N) L f (m) L ts (m) Pennation angle (o)
Rectus femoris RF Knee extensors 4.162 0.00534 0.00853 15.89
Vastus medialis VM Knee extensors 1.098 0.00653 0.00768 16.15
Vastus lateralis VL Knee extensors 2.828 0.00681 0.00735 15.53
Vastus intermedius VI Knee extensors 0.367 0.00606 0.00702 10.92
Patellar tendon PAT Knee extensors 0.000 0.00000 0.00000 0.00
Popliteus POP Knee flexors 0.307 0.00206 0.00203 0.00
Tibialis anterior TA Ankle dorsiflexors 2.422 0.00490 0.01180 16.58
Extensor digitorum longus EDL Ankle dorsiflexors 0.368 0.00635 0.02378 12.39
Extensor hallucis longus EHL Ankle dorsiflexors 0.069 0.00593 0.01793 9.56
Medial gastrocnemius MG Ankle plantarflexors, knee flexors 1.750 0.00550 0.01395 14.24
Lateral gastrocnemius LG Ankle plantarflexors, knee flexors 3.784 0.00541 0.01389 17.28
Soleus SOL Ankle plantarflexors 0.591 0.00316 0.00740 11.43
Plantaris PLANT Ankle plantarflexors 0.880 0.00431 0.01517 17.10
Flexor digitorum longus FDL Ankle plantarflexors 1.896 0.00431 0.02761 15.20
Tibialis posterior TP Ankle plantarflexors 0.549 0.00359 0.01500 15.44
Peroneus longus PL Ankle everters, ankle plantarflexors 0.647 0.00378 0.01408 14.90
Peroneus tertius PT Ankle everters, ankle plantarflexors 0.457 0.00339 0.01122 12.46
Peroneus brevis PB Ankle everters, ankle plantarflexors 0.396 0.00229 0.01005 11.46
Peroneus digiti quarti PDQA Ankle everters, ankle plantarflexors 0.112 0.00393 0.02357 12.42
Peroneus digiti quinti PDQI Ankle everters, ankle plantarflexors 0.102 0.00362 0.01959 9.44

Details as in Table 5.