How peak knee loads are affected by changing the mass of lower-limb body segments during walking
Delaney E. Miller, Ashley E. Brown, Nicholas A. Bianco, Rucha Bhise, Scott L. Delp, Steven H. Collins
This study investigates how adding mass to different lower-limb segments affects peak knee contact forces during walking, finding that foot mass increases forces more than thigh or shank mass.
PLoS Computational Biology · Sep 24, 2025Peer-reviewedSystems Biology