title: Muscle-tendon unit scaling methods of Hill-type musculoskeletal models: An overview.
abstract: This article gives an overview of the state of the art in scaling methods of generic Hill-type muscle model parameters in view of different applications and implementation of experimental data. This article establishes the requirements used to alter a generic model toward subject-specific musculoskeletal models. This article aims to improve model transparency by a structured description of scaling methods and the associated limitations in musculoskeletal models and highlight the importance of selecting a scaling method supporting the purpose of the model.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark fh@hst.aau.dk.
authors.forename: Frederik
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Heinen
authors.affiliation: Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark.
authors.forename: Morten E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Lund
authors.affiliation: Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rasmussen
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark.
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: de Zee
mesh_terms: D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D003198:Computer Simulation; D006801:Humans; D008954:Models, Biological; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000502:physiology*; D009142:Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena; D013710:Tendons / Q000502:physiology*
keywords: Hill-type muscle model; Musculoskeletal model; calibration methods; generic models; muscle–tendon estimation; muscle–tendon parameters; scaling methods; subject-specific