Active finite element analysis of skeletal muscle-tendon complex during isometric, shortening and lengthening contraction

Bio-Medical Materials and Engineering

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 271-279

  Tsui, C P ^a   Tang, C Y ^a   Leung, C P ^a   Cheng, K W ^a   Ng, Y F ^a   Chow, D H K ^a   Li, C K ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Active finite element; isometric contraction; lengthening contraction; shortening contraction; skeletal muscle

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA REDUCTION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MUSCLE; RELAXATION PROCESSES; STRESS ANALYSIS; VISCOELASTICITY;

MUSCLE DAMAGE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE-TENDON COMPLEX; PASSIVE BEHAVIOR;

TENDONS;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TENDON;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; ANKLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RATS; TENDONS; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 12844271625     PISSN: 09592989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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