Changes in Achilles tendon moment arm from rest to maximum isometric plantarflexion: In vivo observations in man

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 510, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 977-985

  Maganaris, Constantinos N ^a   Baltzopoulos, Vasilios ^a   Sargeant, Anthony J ^a,b  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; ANKLE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FORCE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KNEE; MALE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PLANTAR FLEXION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATION; SUPINE POSITION; ACHILLES TENDON MOMENT ARM; BIOMECHANICS; IN VIVO STUDY; JOINT ANGLE; MECHANICAL STOP; MUSCLE CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; PASSIVE MOVEMENT; PLANTARFLEXOR MAXIMUM VOLUNTARY CONTRACTION; REPRODUCIBILITY; REST; SUPPORT TRIANGLE; VELCRO STRAP;

EID: 0032142979     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7793.1998.977bj.x     Document Type: Article

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