Effects of series elasticity on the human knee extension torque-angle relationship in vivo

Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 408-416

  Kubo, Keitaro ^a   Kanehisa, Hiroaki ^a   Ohgo, Kazuya ^b   Takeishi, Ryuichi ^b   Yoshinaga, Kazunari ^b   Tsunoda, Naoya ^b   Fukunaga, Tetsuo ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b KOKUSHIKAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aponeurosis; Force length; Isometric; Ultra sound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DYNAMOMETER; ECHOGRAPHY; ELASTICITY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; KNEE; MALE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TENDON; TORQUE;

ADULT; ELASTICITY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH DYNAMOMETER; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TENDONS; TORQUE;

EID: 33845519192     PISSN: 02701367     EISSN: 21683824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02701367.2006.10599376     Document Type: Article

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