Human joint and musculoskeletal modeling

Abstract

Human Joint Modeling is a key point to understand joint biomechanics. For the investigation of the knee joint and cervical spine, motion capture is a common procedure using either medical imaging or external motion tracking devices. In this field our innovative approach consists in a procedure using data fusion combined with inverse kinematics. Therefrom musculoskeletal modeling is the natural way to investigate the joint load and muscle force. We have explored the intrinsic limitations of the musculoskeletal modeling in the framework of a study of the gait of cerebral palsy children. In order to apply this approach to other joints, a full application on object gripping is currently developed for the musculoskeletal model of the hand.

Biography

Since 2009, Frédéric Marin is Professor in the Laboratory for Biomechanics and Biomechanical Engineering at the University of Technology of Compiègne (UTC), France. He received the Ph.D. degree from Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts et Métiers of Paris, France, in mechanical engineering related to biomechanics in 2000. After working in industry, he joined the Institute of Orthopaedic Research and Biomechanics, Medical University of Ulm, Germany, as a researcher. In 2004 he became associate Professor at UTC and in 2007 he received his Habilitation diploma. His main research interests are centered on the motion analysis of the human joints and musculoskeletal modeling.