Reference Data on Thickness and Mechanics of Tissue Layers in Musculoskeletal Extremities and Limb Anthropometry

This site contains data to understand the mechanics of multi-layer tissue structures of the limbs, particularly of the lower and upper legs and arms. Anatomical and mechanical data were collected on extremities of 100 adult subjects (50 male, 50 female) from the general population. An ultrasound system was instrumented with a load transducer for in vivo characterization of skin, fat, and muscle thicknesses in the extremities at unloaded and loaded (indentation) states. The unloaded state provided anatomic measures of the tissue layers for 48 regions, while the loaded state provided the tissue mechanical response in 8 regions. Details of the analysis can be found in the publication “Reference Data on Thickness and Mechanics of Tissue Layers in Musculoskeletal Extremities and Limb Anthropometry” by Neumann, et al.