Longer moment arm results in smaller joint moment development, power and work outputs in fast motions

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1675-1681

  Nagano, Akinori ^a,b   Komura, Taku ^c  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RIKEN   (Japan)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Modeling; Muscle force; Musculoskeletal system; Simulation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; JOINTS (ANATOMY); MUSCLE;

HUMAN ANKLE JOINTS;

BIOMECHANICS;

ANKLE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FLEXOR MUSCLE; HUMAN; ISOKINETIC EXERCISE; JOINT MOBILITY; KINESIOLOGY; KINETICS; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLEUS MUSCLE; TORQUE; VELOCITY;

EID: 0141457602     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-9290(03)00171-4     Document Type: Article

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