Abstract
Finite element analysis (FEA) is a numerical modeling tool vastly employed in research facilities to analyze and predict load transmission between the human body and a medical device, such as a prosthesis or an exoskeleton. Yet, the use of finite element modeling (FEM) in a framework compatible with clinical constraints is hindered by, among others, heavy and time-consuming assessments of material properties. Ultrasound (U.S.) imaging opens new and unique opportunities for the assessment of in vivo material properties of soft tissues. Confident of these advances, a method combining a freehand U.S. probe and a force sensor was developed in order to compute the hyperelastic constitutive parameters of the soft tissues of the thigh in both relaxed (R) and contracted (C) muscles' configurations. Seven asymptomatic subjects were included for the experiment. Two operators in each configuration performed the acquisitions. Inverse FEM allowed for the optimization of an Ogden's hyperelastic constitutive model of soft tissues of the thigh in large displacement. The mean shear modulus identified for configurations R and C was, respectively, 3.2 ± 1.3 kPa and 13.7 ± 6.5 kPa. The mean alpha parameter identified for configurations R and C was, respectively, 10 ± 1 and 9 ± 4. An analysis of variance showed that the configuration had an effect on constitutive parameters but not on the operator.
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