Review Article

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

Table 7

Reported ranges of values for some main mechanical and electromechanical model parameters.

ParametersRanges of valuesReferences

Passive Mooney-Rivlin material parametersRöhrle [68]
Activation levelBlemker et al. [39]; Röhrle and Pullan [57]
Constant Cauchy stress in passive partRöhrle and Pullan [57]
Constant Cauchy stress in active partRöhrle and Pullan [57]
Optimal fiber stretch lengthBlemker et al. [39]; Röhrle and Pullan [57]
Maximal contractile stress MPaRöhrle [68]
Peak stressMartins et al. [35]; Toumanidou and Noailly [52];
Fan et al. [59]
Maximum isometric stressTang et al. [41]; Blemker et al. [39]
Resting calcium levelFernandez et al. [38]
Intracellular calcium concentrationFernandez et al. [38]
Intracellular conductivityFernandez et al. [38]
Extracellular conductivityFernandez et al. [38]
Surface-to-volume ratio of the cellFernandez et al. [38]
Capacitance of the cell membraneFernandez et al. [38]