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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 May 1.

Published in final edited form as: Clin Biomech (Bristol). 2017 Mar 7;44:45–51. doi: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2017.03.004

TABLE 1.

Locations of retroreflective markers.

Marker	Location Details
Acromion^*	Center of acromion
Manubrium	Superior aspect of manubrium
C7^†	Spinous process 7^th cervical vertebrae
T6^†	½ distance from C7 to T12
T12^†	Spinous process 12^th thoracic vertebrae
L1	Spinous process 1^st lumbar vertebrae
L3^†	Spinous process 3^rd lumbar vertebrae
L5	Spinous process 5^th lumbar vertebrae
S1	½ distance measured from L5 to S2
Iliac Crest^*	Most superior aspect of iliac crest
PSIS^*	Most superior aspect of posterior superior iliac spine
Sacrum	Distal aspect of sacrum
ASIS^*	Most prominent aspect of anterior superior iliac spine
Greater Trochanter^*	Most superior aspect of greater trochanter
Thigh^*	4-marker plate lateral distal aspect of thigh
Shank^*	4-marker plate lateral distal aspect of shank
Knee^*	Lateral and medial aspect of knee joint line
Ankle^*	Prominent bony aspect of the lateral and medial malleoli

^*

Indicates markers were placed bilaterally

^†

Indicates markers were placed along the spinous process as well as at 4cm lateral to the spinous process