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Table 2 Magnitudes of the muscle forces and the GRF at each position

From: A finite element model of the lower limb during stance phase of gait cycle including the muscle forces

Muscles

Position 1 (16 muscles)

Position 2 (19 muscles)

Position 3 (19 muscles)

Position 4 (25 muscles)

Position 5 (19 muscles)

AdductorBrevisDistal

√

  

√

√

AdductorBrevisMid

√

  

√

√

AdductorBrevisProximal

√

  

√

√

AdductorLongus

√

  

√

√

AdductorMagnusDistal

√

√

  

√

AdductorMagnusMid

√

√

   

AdductorMagnusProximal

√

   

√

BicepsFemorisCaputBreve (×2)

√

   

√

BicepsFemorisCaputLongum

√

√

   

GastrocnemiusMedialis (×2)

  

√

√

√

GastrocnemiusLateralis (×2)

  

√

√

 

GemellusInferior

 

√

√

√

√

GemellusSuperior

 

√

√

√

 

GluteusMaximus

√

√

   

GluteusMedius

 

√

√

√

 

GluteusMinimus

 

√

√

√

 

Gracilis

√

  

√

√

Iliacus

  

√

√

√

ObturatorExternus

√

√

√

√

√

ObturatorInternus

 

√

√

√

√

Pectineus

√

  

√

√

Piriformis

 

√

√

√

√

Plantaris (×2)

  

√

√

 

Popliteus

 

√

√

√

 

QuadratusFemoris

√

√

√

√

√

RectusFemoris

 

√

√

√

√

Sartorius

  

√

√

√

Semimembranosus

√

√

   

Semitendinosus

√

√

   

TensorFasciaeLatae

  

√

√

√

VastusIntermedius (×2)

 

√

√

√

 

VastusLateralis (×2)

 

√

√

√

 

VastusMedialis (×2)

 

√

√

√

 

Components of the GRF [N]

253

592

483

644

15

  1. (x2) means that the muscle action was modelled by two opposite forces with equal magnitude. √ means that the action of the muscle was applied for the selected position