Estimation of forces on anterior cruciate ligament in dynamic activities

A Sikidar, M Marieswaran… - … and Modeling in …, 2021 - Springer
In this work, a nonlinear strain rate dependent plugin developed for the OpenSim® platform
was used to estimate the instantaneous strain rate (ISR) and the forces on the ACL's …

An open-source OpenSim® ankle-foot musculoskeletal model for assessment of strains and forces in dense connective tissues

A Sikidar, D Kalyanasundaram - Computer Methods and Programs in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background The ankle and foot are among the most critical load-bearing joints in the human
anatomy. Anatomically accurate human body models are imperative to understanding the …

Lower extremity joint reaction forces and plantar fascia strain responses due to incline and decline walking.

NAAA Yamin, KS Basaruddin… - … of Bioengineering & …, 2022 - search.ebscohost.com
Purpose: The present study aims to investigate the effect of incline and decline walking on
ground and joint reaction forces (JRF) of lower extremity and plantar fascia strain (PFS) …

Injury risk functions for the four primary knee ligaments

J Nusia, JC Xu, J Knälmann, R Sjöblom… - … in bioengineering and …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The purpose of this study was to develop injury risk functions (IRFs) for the anterior and
posterior cruciate ligaments (ACL and PCL, respectively) and the medial and lateral …