The convex wrapping algorithm

摘要

Muscle-tendon lengths, their lengthening rates as well as their moment arms are the parameters of great utility for clinical interpretation purposes. These parameters depend on the paths that the muscles follow. It is, thus, necessary to determine accurate muscular paths during movement. The position of the muscles being inaccessible to direct measurement, various methods were proposed to evaluate their possible paths during the movement studied. They can be split into two categories: the wired models and the finite elements models.