A Biomechanical Analysis of the Functions of the Deltoid during Abduction of the Arm
- 1 January 1982
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Engineering in Medicine
- Vol. 11 (1) , 3-10
- https://doi.org/10.1243/emed_jour_1982_011_003_02
Abstract
In this paper a method is presented for the analysis of the functions of the deltoid during abduction of the arm. The influence of several parameters such as the active and passive properties of the muscle, the length of the muscle fibres at certain positions of the arm, the kind of attachment of the deltoid to the scapula and the clavicula and the rotation of the scapula are discussed with respect to the behaviour of the muscle. The importance of the centre of rotation of the humerus in relation to the required equilibrium is shown.Keywords
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