The relative stress on the Achilles tendon during ambulation in an ankle immobiliser: Implications for rehabilitation after Achilles tendon repair

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 329-333

  Akizuki, K H ^a   Gartman, E J ^a   Nisonson, B ^a   Ben Avi, S ^b   McHugh, M P ^a  

^a LENOX HILL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b School of Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Achilles tendon; EMG; Gastrocnemius; Heel lifts; Soleus

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON RUPTURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; DEVICE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HEEL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMMOBILIZATION STRESS; MALE; MOBILIZATION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; SOLEUS MUSCLE; SPORTS MEDICINE; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION; TORQUE; WALKING; WEIGHT BEARING;

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; IMMOBILIZATION; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TORQUE; WALKERS; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 0034809595     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.35.5.329     Document Type: Article

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