Influence of contractile tension development on dynamic strength measurements of the plantarflexors in man

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1988, Pages 89-96

  Gravel, Denis ^a   Richards, Carol L ^a   Filion, Michel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS - MUSCLE; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING - ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; DYNAMOMETERS;

CONTRACTILE TENSION; ISOKINETIC DYNAMOMETER; ISOKINETIC FORCE-ANGLE RECORDS; ISOKINETIC PLANTARFLEXIONS; KIN-COM DYNAMOMETER;

BIOMECHANICS;

ADULT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LOADING; MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; NORMAL HUMAN;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; FOOT; HUMAN; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLES; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TENSILE STRENGTH; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0023855285     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0021-9290(88)90002-4     Document Type: Article

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