Webinar: A Novel Scapulothoracic Joint Model Improves Accuracy of Measured Shoulder Movements

The movement of the scapula under soft tissue makes it difficult to measure, reconstruct and study shoulder movements. Even when movements may appear to be reasonable, the standard set of (Euler) angles that describe the scapula orientation with respect to the clavicle (or torso) are challenging to interpret and compare across tasks and individuals. We recently developed a model of the scapulothoracic joint in a multibody skeletal model that improves the accuracy of noisy measurements captured in the lab or at the clinic, and further, provides kinematics that are easier to interpret, explain and compare. Learn more about the model, its validation, and its uses in this webinar.

The model can be downloaded from https://simtk.org/projects/scapulotho.... Read more about the model in the associated publication "A Biomechanical Model of the Scapulothoracic Joint to Accurately Capture Scapular Kinematics during Shoulder Movements" (http://journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...)