Review Article

A Systematic Review of Continuum Modeling of Skeletal Muscles: Current Trends, Limitations, and Recommendations

Table 2

Constitutive laws for passive muscle modeling (II).

ReferencesMusclesGeometriesConstitutive lawsSimulationValidation

Wang et al. [31]Calf muscles1 healthy subject, 2D geometries from MRI dataHyperelastic material (Mooney-Rivlin model)  = 1310 Pa,  = −961 Pa,  = 886 PaOutside compressionIn vivo MRI measurement (deformed geometries, cross-sectional area reduction)
Wu et al. [26]20 facial muscles1 healthy subject, 3D geometries from MRI dataHyperelastic material (Mooney-Rivlin model)  = 2.5 kPa,  = 1.175 kPaFacial expressionsSkin deformation from the structured-light scanner
Affagard et al. [29]Ischios, quadriceps, gracilis, and sartorius1 healthy subject, 2D geometries from MRI dataHyperelastic material (Neo-Hookean model)  = [1.75–3.75] kPa,  MPa−1Contention, compression, and indentationUltrasound displacement measurement
Zöllner et al. [30]Gastrocnemius1 healthy subject, 3D geometries from MRI dataHyperelastic material (Neo-Hookean model)  N/mm2 and  N/mm2High heel postureQualitative comparison with literature
Lee et al. [32]Generic (back spine muscles)3 healthy subjects, 3D geometries from scanningHyperelastic material (Mooney-Rivlin model)  = 1.65 kPa,  = 3.35 kPaContact pressure simulationContact pressure measurements
Wheatley et al. [34]Biceps femorisIdeal 3D cuboid form geometriesVisco-poroelastic material (FEBio) CompressionIn vitro permeability measurement