A Quantitative Framework to Examine Sex Differences in Musculoskeletal Scaling and Function

This joint project with the Multiscale Muscle Mechanophysiology (M3) Lab at the University of Virginia aims to develop a novel quantitative framework to investigate how sex differences in musculoskeletal structure affect lower limb biomechanics. By combining strength testing, gait analysis, and advanced imaging, we are creating a first-of-its-kind digital database of lower limb musculoskeletal structures from 50 female and 50 male participants of varying body sizes. This database will be integrated into a computational framework to develop and validate sex-specific scaling methods for musculoskeletal models.

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