In vivo human knee joint dynamic properties as functions of muscle contraction and joint position

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 71-76

  Zhang, Li Qun ^a,b   Nuber, Gordon ^b   Butler, Jesse ^b   Bowen, Mark ^b   Rymer, William Z ^a,b  

^a REHABILITATION INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Damping; Dynamics; Knee; Stiffness; Viscosity

Indexed keywords

DAMPING; JOINTS (ANATOMY); MUSCLE; NEUROLOGY; STIFFNESS; VISCOSITY;

HUMAN KNEE JOINT; JOINT POSITION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION;

BIOMECHANICS;

ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DYNAMICS; FLEXOR MUSCLE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOINT STIFFNESS; KNEE FUNCTION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; TORQUE; VISCOSITY;

EID: 0345367432     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-9290(97)00106-1     Document Type: Article

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