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Influence of musculoskeletal model implemented in the AnyBody Modeling System on calculated loadings acting in the lower extremity during gait Cover

Influence of musculoskeletal model implemented in the AnyBody Modeling System on calculated loadings acting in the lower extremity during gait

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|Oct 2026

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Table 1

Comparison between TLEM 1.1 and TLEM 2.0 models implemented in the AnyBody Modeling System repository

TLEM 1.1TLEM 2.0
Information included in the literature [27–29]
CadaverMen, 77 years, 1.74 m, body mass 105 kgMen, 85 years, estimated mass of leg – 45 kg; leg length – 813 mm
SegmentsPelvis, right and left: femur, patella, tibia, talus, foot (consisting of hindfoot, midfoot, phalanges)Pelvis, right and left: femur, patella, tibia (including fibula), talus, foot (consisting of hindfoot, midfoot, phalanges)
Joints and DOF21 DOF, 11 joints: L5S1, right and left: hip, knee, patellofemoral, talocrural, subtalar
Density parametersxBone: 1,500 kg/m3; Muscle: 1,060 kg/m3; Fat: 900 kg/m3
Inertial parametersSegment mass and centre of mass were estimated using established anthropometric regression. Moments of inertia were calculated about the transversal and longitudinal axes of the segment Segment mass, centre of mass, and also principal axes of inertia and moment of inertia were calculated for each segment, based on the segmented bone, muscle and fat volumes, using SolidWorks® 2013
Muscle58 muscles divided into 163 branches per leg55 muscles divided into 166 branches per leg
Muscle parametersThe muscle–tendon architecture dataset (muscle fibre length, physiological cross-sectional area, the pennation angles and tendon length) was adapted from the original TLEM dataset [27]
Nominal fibre lengths and physiological cross-sectional area (PCSA) were adapted from the Klein-Horsman et al. [27] datasetFibre lengths were individually scaled, comparing the total length of the muscle-tendon elements in the TLEM 1.1 and in the TLEM 2.0 dataset
PCSA were calculated taking into account the scaled fibre lengths, the pennation angles and the measured muscle volumes
Wrapping musclesIlliacus, Psoas Major, Gastrocnemius Illiacus, Psoas Major, Gluteus Maximus, Quadiceps Femoris, Hamstrings, Gastrocnemius
Parameters included in the AnyBody Modeling System for standard model
Body parameters of standard modelBody mass = 75 kgBody mass = 75 kg
Height = 1.80 mHeight = 1.75 m
Fat percent = (−0.09 + 0.0149 BMI − 0.00009 BMI2) × 100
Segment mass (kg)Pelvis = 10.65 Shank = 4.00Pelvis = 11.222 Shank = 3.6287
Patella = 0.00 Talus = 0.26 Thigh = 6.0191 Talus = 0.2605
Thigh = 7.00 Foot = 1.04 Patella = 0.025 Foot = 0.7226
Segments length, width (m)PelvisWidth = 0.16KneeWidth = 0.0975 PelvisWidth = 0.1686 KneeWidth = 0.0975
HeelHeight = 0.05 AnkleWidth = 0.0753

Based on data from previous studies [10,27–29].

Table 2

The completed list of the analysed muscle actuators available in the TLEM 1.1 and TLEM 2.0 models: number of muscle elements representing the muscle actuators, type of the path line

MuscleTLEM 1.1TLEM 2.0TLEM 1.1TLEM 2.0MuscleTLEM 1.1TLEM 2.0TLEM 1.1TLEM 2.0
S/WS/VP#ElementsS/WS/VP#Elements
Add. Brev. DistalSS22Obturator Ext. Sup.VPVP33
Add. Brev. MidSS22Obturator Int.VPVP 3 6
Add. Brev. Prox.SS22PectineusSS44
Add. Long.SS66Peroneus BrevisVPVP33
Add. Mag. DistalSS33Peroneus Long.VPVP33
Add. Mag. MidSS66Peroneus tert. VP - 3 -
Add. Mag. Prox.SS44PiriformisSS11
Biceps Fem. CB S WS 33Plantaris S WS 11
Biceps Fem. CL S WS 11PopliteusVPVP 2 3
Ext. Dig. Long.VPVP 3 4 Psoas MajorWSWS 1 -
Ext. Hall. Long.VPVP33Psoas Minor S - 3 5
Flex. Dig. Long.VPVP 3 4 Quadratus Fem.SS44
Flex. Hall. Long.VPVP33Rectus Fem. S WS 22
Gastrocn. Lat.WSWS11SartoriusVPVP 2 1
Gastrocn. Med.WSWS11Semimembr. S WS 13
Gemellus Inf.SS11Semitendin. VP WS 11
Gemellus Sup.SS11Soleus Lat.SS33
Glut. Max. Sup. S WS 66Soleus Med.SS33
Glut. Max. Inf. S WS 66Tensor Fasc. L.SS22
Glut. Med. Ant.SS66Tib. Ant.VPVP33
Glut. Med. Post.SS66Tib. Post. Lat.VPVP33
Glut. Min. Ant.SS 1 2 Tib. Post. Med.VPVP33
Glut. Min. MidSS 1 2 Vastus Inter. S WS 66
Glut. Min. Post.SS 1 2 Vastus Lat. Inf. S WS 66
Gracilis VP S 22Vastus Lat. Sup. S WS 22
Iliacus Lat.WSWS 3 2 Vastus Med. Inf. S WS 22
Iliacus Med.WSWS 3 2 Vastus Med. Mid S WS 22
Iliacus MidWSWS 3 2 Vastus Med. Sup. S WS 6 4
Obturator Ext. Inf. S VP 2 2

Based on data from previous studies [27–29]. Bold indicates differences between analysed models.

S, straight line; VP, pointing through via points; and WS, covering around a wrapping surface.

Figure 1

Time waveforms (mean and standard deviation) of the active muscle force for the 20 muscles of the lower limb, obtained using two standard models in the AnyBody Modeling System, i.e. TLEM 1.1 (dashed line) and TLEM 2.0 (solid line). Red bars denote significant differences (SPM{t}, p < 0.05), with peak t* (t max) values shown for each region.

Figure 2

Mean RMSD for the comparison of muscle forces between the TLEM 1.1 and TLEM 2.0 models for four periods (IDS – initial double stance, SS – single stance, TDS – terminal double stance, SW – swing phase). Error bars represent one standard deviation. Abbreviations for muscle names are listed in Figure 1.

Figure 3

Time waveforms (mean and standard deviation) of the joint reaction force components for: (a) hip joint, (b) knee joint, (c) ankle joint (P_D – proximal [+] - distal [−]; M_L – medial [ +] - lateral [−]; A_P – anterior [ +] - posterior [−]). A comparison of the results obtained using the two standard models in the AnyBody Modeling System (TLEM 1.1 [dashed line] and TLEM 2.0 [solid line]) is shown. Red bars denote significant differences (SPM{t}, p < 0.05), with peak t* (t max) values shown for each region.

Figure 4

Mean RMSD for the comparison of joint reaction forces components (P_D – proximal [ +] - distal [−]; M_L – medial [ +] - lateral [−]; A_P – anterior [ +] - posterior [−]) between the TLEM 1.1 and TLEM 2.0 model for four periods (IDS – initial double stance, SS – single stance, TDS – terminal double stance, SW – swing phase). Error bars represent one standard deviation.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.37190/abb/219929 | Journal eISSN: 2450-6303 | Journal ISSN: 1509-409X
Language: English
Page range: 86 - 98
Submitted on: Dec 5, 2025
Accepted on: Mar 23, 2026
Published on: Oct 15, 2026
Published by: Wroclaw University of Science and Technology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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