Biomedical Engineering Reference
In-Depth Information
TABLE 4.1
Anthropomorphic Data
Center Mass/
Segment Length
Radius Gyration/
Segment Length
Segment
Weight/
Body Weight
Segment
Definition
Proximal Distal
Proximal Distal
Hand
Wrist axis/knuckle II middle finger
0.006
0.506
0.494
0.587
0.577
Forearm
Elbow axis/ulnar styloid
0.016
0.430
0.570
0.526
0.647
Upper arm
Glenohumeral axis/elbow axis
0.028
0.436
0.564
0.542
0.645
Forearm and
hand
Elbow axis/ulnar styloid
0.022
0.682
0.318
0.827
0.565
Total arm
Glenohumeral joint/ulnar styloid
0.050
0.530
0.470
0.645
0.596
Foot
Lateral malleolus/head metatarsal II
0.0145
0.50
0.50
0.690
0.690
Leg
Femoral condyles/medial malleolus
0.0465
0.433
0.567
0.528
0.643
Thigh
Greater trochanter/femoral
condyles
0.100
0.433
0.567
0.540
0.653
Foot and leg
Femoral condyles/medial
malleolus
0.061
0.606
0.394
0.735
0.572
Total leg
Greater trochanter/medial
malleolus
0.161
0.447
0.553
0.560
0.650
Head and
neck
C7-T1 and 1st rib/ear canal
0.081
1.000
1.116
Shoulder mass
Sternoclavicular joint/
glenohumeral axis
0.712
0.288
Thorax
C7-T1/T12-L1 and diaphragm
0.216
0.82
0.18
Abdomen
T12-L1/L4-L5
0.139
0.44
0.56
Pelvis
L4-L5/greater trochanter
0.142
0.105
0.895
Thorax and
abdomen
C7-T1/L4-L5
0.355
0.63
0.37
Abdomen and
pelvis
T12-L1/greater trochanter
0.281
0.27
0.73
Trunk
Greater trochanter/glenohumeral
joint
0.497
0.50
0.50
Trunk, head,
neck
Greater trochanter/glenohumeral
joint
0.578
0.66
0.34
0.830
0.607
Head, arm,
trunk
Greater trochanter/glenohumeral
joint
0.678
0.626
0.374
0.798
0.621
Adapted from Winter, 2009.
