We use musculoskeletal modeling, dynamic simulations, motion capture experiments, and medical imaging to create an integrated understanding of human movement, explain the biomechanical causes of movement abnormalities, and predict the functional consequences of interventions like surgery and assistive devices.
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DeMers, M.S., Pal, S., Delp, S.L. Changes in tibiofemoral forces due to variations in muscle activity during walking. Journal of Orthopaedic Research, vol 32, pp 769-776. Download PDF Document
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Arnold, E.M., Hamner, S.R., Seth, A., Millard, M., Delp, S.L. How muscle fiber lengths and velocities affect muscle force generation as humans walk and run at different speeds. Journal of Experimental Biology, vol 216, pp 2150-2160. Download PDF Document
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Steele, K.M., Seth, A., Hicks, J.L., Schwartz, M.H., Delp, S.L. Muscle contributions to vertical and fore-aft accelerations are altered in subjects with crouch gait. Gait and Posture, vol 38, pp 86-91. Download PDF Document
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Steele, K.M., Damiano, D.L., Eek, M.N., Unger, M., Delp, S.L. Characteristics associated with improved knee extension after strength training for individuals with cerebral palsy and crouch gait. Journal of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine, vol 5, pp 99-106. Download PDF Document
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Steele, K.M., DeMers, M.S., Schwartz, M.H., Delp, S.L. Compressive tibiofemoral force during crouch gait. Gait & Posture, vol 35, pp 556-560. Download PDF Document
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Arnold, E.M., Delp, S.L. Fibre operating lengths of human lower limb muscles during walking. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, vol 366, pp 1530-1539. Download PDF Document
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Hicks, J.L., Schwartz, M.H., Arnold, A.S., Delp, S.L. Crouched postures reduce the capacity of muscles to extend the hip and knee during the single-limb stance phase of gait. Journal of Biomechanics, vol 41, pp 960-967. Download PDF Document