Musculoskeletal models of a human and bonobo finger: parameter identification and comparison to in vitro experiments

Introduction Knowledge of internal finger loading during human and non-human primate activities such as tool use or knuckle-walking has become increasingly important to reconstruct the behaviour of fossil hominins based on bone morphology. Musculoskeletal models have proven useful for predicting the...

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Main Authors: Alexander Synek, Szu-Ching Lu, Evie E. Vereecke, Sandra Nauwelaerts, Tracy L. Kivell, Dieter H. Pahr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2019-08-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/7470.pdf