Conventional Upper (27)

Conventional Upper (27)

Conventional Upper Front

Conventional Upper Back

Head Markers

Labels	Related Segment	Anatomical Location	Placement Description
LAH RAH	Head	Left Anterior Head Right Anterior Head	Place the markers on the left and right side of the fore head. The respective location is shown in the Skeleton figure.
LPH RPH	Head	Left Posterior head Right Posterior head	Place the markers on the left and right side of the head about 2 cm behind the ear. The respective location is shown in the Skeleton figure.

Torso Markers

Labels	Related Segment	Anatomical Location	Additional Description
SJN (IJ[1])	Thorax	Sternum Jugular Notch	Top most section of the sternum. Place the marker on the center of the two clavicle bones.
SXS (PX[1])	Thorax	Sternum Xiphoid Process	Lowest section of the sternum. Place the marker 1-2 cm above where bottom of the two rib cages conjoin.
CV7 (C7[1])	Thorax	Cervical Spine Vertebra 7	The 7th cervical spine vertebra is the largest vertebra located at the most inferior region of the neck. This section usually protrudes to the posterior side and can be palpated.
TV2 (T2[1])	Thorax	Thoracic Spine Vertebra 2	The second thoracic spine vertebra is located three spine levels below the C7 vertebra. Which is located approximately at same height with shoulder joint markers.
TV7 (T7[1])	Thorax	Thoracic Spine Vertebra 7	Usually located at the center of the thoracic spinal column.

Waist Markers

Labels	Related Segment	Anatomical Location	Additional Description
LIAS (PSISl[2][1]) RIAS (PSIS[2][1])	Pelvis	Left Iliac Anterior Spine Right Iliac Anterior Spine	Place the marker on the protruding bones located on the left and right side of the pelvis front.
LIPS (ASIS[2][1]) RIPS (ASIS[2][1])	Pelvis	Left Iliac Posterior Spine Right Iliac Posterior Spine	Place each marker on the two dimples which can be palpated near the spine right above the hips.

Note that the waist markers are the key markers in modeling the pelvis bone, which is the major segment governing the other subsequent Skeleton segments.

Upper Extremity Markers

Labels	Related Segment	Anatomical Location	Placement Description
LCAJ (LA[1]) RCAJ (RA[1])	Thorax	Left Clavicle-Acromion Joint Right Clavicle-Acromion Joint	Ask the subject to stretch both arms towards the side (T-pose), then palpate top of each shoulder for the protruding bone. The prominence is usually located at the end of the corresponding clavicle bone just before where the upper arm starts.
LHLE RHLE	Upper Arm	Left Humerus Lateral Epicondyle Right Humerus Lateral Epicondyle	Placed the markers on the lateral side of the elbow axis. Flex and extend the arm few times to find where elbow axis is located.
LUA RUA	Upper Arm	Left Upper Arm Right Upper Arm	Ask the subject to stand in T-pose while placing the marker. Palpate to find the groove between the triceps muscles where skin movements are relatively minimal.
Not depicted in diagram	Forearm	Left Lower Arm Right Lower Arm	Place marker along the Ulna bone along the same line as the LUSP/RUSP marker

Hand Markers

Labels	Related Segment	Anatomical Location	Placement Description
LHM2 RHM2	Hand	Left Hand Second metatarsal Right Hand Second metatarsal	Place the marker slight below the knuckle of the index finger.
LUSP RUSP	Hand	Left Ulna Styloid Process Right Ulna Styloid Process	Place the marker on the lateral side of the wrist axis.
LRSP RRSP	Hand	Left Radius Styloid Process Right Radius Styloid Process	Place the marker on the medial side of the wrist axis.

For best results, place the three hand markers so the created shape is asymmetrical (avoid isosceles shape) and unique from the marker arrangements on the other hand. Since the wrist markers have defined placement — along the wrist axis — introduce small amount of positional offset to the LHM2 and RHM2 markers.

References

1. Leardini, A., Biagi, F., Merlo, A., Belvedere, C., Benedetti, M.G., 2011. Multi-segment trunk kinematics during locomotion and elementary exercises. Clin. Biomech. 26, 562-571.

2. Leardini, A., Sawacha, Z., Paolini, G., Ingrosso, S., Nativo, R., Benedetti, M.G., 2007. A new anatomically based protocol for gait analysis in children. Gait Posture 26. 560-571.