Comparison of triceps surae structural stiffness and material modulus across sex

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 159-167

  Blackburn, J Troy ^a,b   Padua, Darin A ^b,c   Weinhold, Paul S ^b,d   Guskiewicz, Kevin M ^b,c  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender; Joint stability; Muscle stiffness; Young's modulus

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; ELASTIC MODULI; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; STABILITY; STIFFNESS;

GENDER; JOINT STABILITY; MUSCLE STIFFNESS; SEX DIFFERENCES;

JOINTS (ANATOMY);

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE STIFFNESS; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; STRESS; TRICEPS SURAE MUSCLE;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; ELASTICITY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 29344432601     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2005.08.012     Document Type: Article

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