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Table 1 Lower body segment definitions in the Cortex software

From: Development of a clinically useful multi-segment kinetic foot model

Segment

Parent

Origin Marker

Long Axis Marker

Plane Marker

RX Offset

RY Offset

RZ Offset

pelvis

Global

V_Pelvis_Origin

V_Mid_Hip

V.Sacral

0

0

180

R.Thigh

pelvis

V_R.Hip_JC

V_R.Knee_JC

R.Knee

0

0

-90

L.Thigh

pelvis

V_L.Hip_JC

V_L.Knee_JC

L.Knee

0

0

90

R.Shank

R.Thigh

V_R.Knee_JC

V_R.Ankle_JC

R.Ankle

0

0

-90

L.Shank

L.Thigh

V_L.Knee_JC

V_L.Ankle_JC

L.Ankle

0

0

90

R.Hindfoot

R.Shank

R.BC

V_R.Ankle_JC

R.TC

0

0

0

L.Hindfoot

L.Shank

L.BC

V_L.Ankle_JC

L.TC

0

0

0

R.Midfoot

R.Hindfoot

V_R.Ankle_JC

R.TH

V_R.MidNC

0

0

180

L.Midfoot

L.Hindfoot

V_L.Ankle_JC

L.TH

V_L.MidNC

0

0

180

R.Forefoot

R.Midfoot

V_R.MidNC

R.1-5MTH

R.NV

0

0

90

L.Forefoot

L.Midfoot

V_L.MidNC

L.1-5MTH

L.NV

0

0

-90

R.Hallux

R.Forefoot

R.1st MTH

R.Hallux

R.23 T

0

0

-90

L.Hallux

L.Forefoot

L.1st MTH

L.Hallux

L.23 T

0

0

90

  1. Global: the global coordinate system; V_ Virtual markers, JC Joint center, BC Bottom calcaneus, TC Top calcaneus, TH Talar head, MidNC The midpoint between navicular and cuboid, 1-5MTH The midpoint between the 1st and 5th metatarsal heads, NV Navicular, 23 T between the 2nd and 3rd metatarsal heads