Understanding muscle coordination of the human leg with dynamical simulations

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 1011-1018

  Zajac, Felix E ^a,b  

^a VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b Stanford University   (United States)

Author keywords

Cycling; Jumping; Motor control; Musculoskeletal models; Walking

Indexed keywords

JOINTS (ANATOMY); KINEMATICS; MUSCLE;

FLEXORS;

BIOMECHANICS;

CONFERENCE PAPER; DECELERATION; DYNAMICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ENERGY ABSORPTION; ENERGY TRANSFER; ENERGY YIELD; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; JUMPING; KINEMATICS; KINETICS; LEG MOVEMENT; LEG MUSCLE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR COORDINATION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SIMULATION; STANDING; VELOCITY; WALKING;

EID: 0036064566     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-9290(02)00046-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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