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Table 3 Root mean square error (RMSE) values and Pearson correlation coefficient (r) values for estimated muscle forces calculated between the experimental (“Params”) case and each calibration case

From: Comparison of synergy extrapolation and static optimization for estimating multiple unmeasured muscle activations during walking

Unmeasured muscles

Calibration cases

\(\begin{gathered} S{\text{yn}}X_{Unmeasured} \hfill \\ + Params \hfill \\ \end{gathered}\)

\(S{\text{yn}}X_{{_{Unmeasured} }}^{Params}\)

\(SO_{{_{All} }}^{Generic}\)

\(SO_{{_{All} }}^{Params}\)

\(SO_{{_{Unmeasured} }}^{Params}\)

RMSE

r

RMSE

r

RMSE

r

RMSE

r

RMSE

r

Adductor brevis

14.4

0.35

8.1

0.71

24.1

− 0.13

16.3

0.36

15.6

0.29

Adductor longus

23.8

0.47

11.4

0.87

74.7

− 0.01

25.3

0.67

43.3

0.49

Adductor magnus distal

10.9

0.43

7.1

0.76

18.8

− 0.11

19.4

− 0.14

18.3

− 0.19

Adductor magnus ischial

12.8

0.36

7.1

0.82

20.1

− 0.05

21.4

− 0.17

51.6

0.16

Adductor magnus middle

17.3

0.46

9.0

0.57

17.2

− 0.12

16.8

− 0.08

14.2

0.19

Adductor magnus proximal

39.2

0.42

12.5

0.69

34.4

0.03

42.7

− 0.02

186.7

0.32

Iliacus

158.9

0.36

134.5

0.85

235.5

0.04

197.8

0.31

348.6

0.30

Psoas

273.6

0.40

249.4

0.83

530.9

− 0.11

429.4

− 0.05

285.9

0.37

Rectus femoris

136.8

0.68

58.3

0.94

350.8

0.42

181.0

0.70

156.2

0.47

Tensor fasciae latae2

115.1

0.66

20.7

0.99

126.8

0.31

142.9

0.13

83.3

0.82

Vastus medialis

115.4

0.60

31.5

0.92

290.1

− 0.05

68.6

0.81

119.9

0.71

Vastus intermedius

74.4

0.66

23.8

0.91

154.4

− 0.04

58.7

0.84

65.8

0.69

Lateral gastrocnemius2

162.6

0.86

67.7

0.94

153.9

0.51

144.9

0.73

95.8

0.89

Tibialis posterior

320.0

0.44

166.1

0.56

214.2

0.48

293.6

0.54

424.0

0.14

Peroneus brevis

50.2

0.48

31.9

0.77

82.0

− 0.24

47.4

0.35

74.7

0.31

Peroneus longus

109.9

0.49

63.4

0.80

126.5

0.21

81.9

0.50

170.9

0.29

Extensor digitorum longus1

156.1

0.48

71.3

0.57

611.8

0.57

64.7

0.38

128.2

0.47

Flexor digitorum longus1

31.2

0.91

51.1

0.81

73.1

− 0.45

62.3

0.94

63.3

0.39

Mean ± standard deviation

101.3 ± 90.1

0.53 ± 0.17

56.9 ± 65.4

0.79 ± 0.13

174.4 ± 174.4

0.07 ± 0.28

106.4 ± 110.9

0.38 ± 0.36

130.4 ± 116.8

0.39 ± 0.26

  1. The RMSE and r values were calculated when the data across all calibration trials and subjects were concatenated
  2. 1Indicates the EMG signals were assumed unmeasured only for S1 and 2indicates the EMG signals were assumed unmeasured only for S2