Asymmetrical loading of the human triceps surae: I. Mediolateral force differences in the Achilles tendon

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 444-449

  Arndt, Anton ^a,b   Brüggemann, Gert Peter ^a   Koebke, Jürgen ^d   Segesser, Berni ^c  

^a GERMAN SPORT UNIVERSITY COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c Praxisklinik Rennbahn   (Switzerland)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FORCE TRANSDUCER; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TENDINITIS; TENDON INJURY; TRICEPS SURAE MUSCLE;

EID: 0345299207     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107110079902000709     Document Type: Article

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