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      Mass, center of mass, and moment of inertia estimates for infant limb segments.

      Journal of Biomechanics
      Anthropometry, Arm, anatomy & histology, physiology, Biomechanical Phenomena, Body Constitution, Foot, Forearm, Hand, Humans, Infant, Least-Squares Analysis, Leg, Models, Biological, Movement, Regression Analysis, Thigh

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          To quantify limb dynamics, accurate estimates are needed of anthropometric inertia parameters (mass, center-of-mass location, and moments of inertia). These estimates, however, are not available for human infants; therefore, the movement dynamics of infants have not been studied extensively. Here, regression equations for the masses, center-of-mass locations, and transverse moments of inertia of upper and lower limb segments (upper arm, forearm, and hand; thigh, leg, and foot) of 0.04 to 1.50 yr old infants are provided. A mathematical model of the human body was used to determine the anthropometric inertia parameters for upper limbs in 44 infants and for lower limbs in 70 infants. Stepwise linear regressions were used to fit the distributions of the anthropometric inertia parameters. The regression equations accounted for significant amounts of the variance (64-98%), and the R2-values compared favorably when our equations were cross-validated. Consequently, these regression equations can provide, for infants of similar ages, reasonable estimates of upper and lower limb anthropometric inertia parameters, suitable for equations of motion in the analysis of limb dynamics in human infants.

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