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Modeling masticatory muscle force in finite element analysis: sensitivity analysis using principal coordinates

Callum F Ross1, Biren A Patel, Dennis E Slice

  • 1Organismal Biology and Anatomy, University of Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA. rossc@uchicago.edu

The Anatomical Record. Part A, Discoveries in Molecular, Cellular, and Evolutionary Biology
|March 5, 2005
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This study used a finite element model to analyze primate skull mechanics. Muscle force magnitude significantly impacts skull deformation, more than relative muscle recruitment.

Area of Science:

  • Biomechanics
  • Paleontology
  • Comparative Anatomy

Background:

  • Primate skull function is complex, influenced by muscle forces and material properties.
  • Finite element models (FEM) are valuable tools for investigating skull mechanics.
  • Understanding muscle force contributions is crucial for accurate FEM of primate skulls.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Investigate the functional significance of primate skull features using FEM.
  • Determine sensitivity of FEM behavior to elastic properties and muscle forces.
  • Assess the impact of physiological cross-sectional areas (PCSAs) and electromyographic (EMG) timing on skull deformation.

Main Methods:

  • Developed a finite element model of a Macaca skull.
  • Estimated jaw muscle forces using PCSAs scaled by in vivo EMG amplitudes.

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  • Applied 36 loading regimes varying PCSA sets and scaling parameters (EMG latency, force magnitude).
  • Utilized principal coordinates analysis and compared model strain data with in vivo bone strain.

    • Main Results:

    • Model behavior variation is primarily driven by the magnitude of muscle force, not relative muscle recruitment.
    • Relative muscle recruitment differences significantly affect deformation once magnitude effects are accounted for.
    • Strain orientations in the model showed less variation than observed in vivo.

    Conclusions:

    • Accurate primate skull FEM requires precise estimates of relative masticatory muscle recruitment.
    • FEM analysis using forces proportional to PCSAs can reveal skull deformation patterns, valuable for fossil species.
    • Muscle force magnitude is a key determinant of primate skull biomechanics.