Effect of Knee Flexion Angle on Achilles Tendon Force and Ankle Joint Plantarflexion Moment During Passive Dorsiflexion

Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 34-39

  Orishimo, Karl F ^a   Burstein, Gideon ^a   Mullaney, Michael J ^a   Kremenic, Ian J ^a   Nesse, Marcus ^a   McHugh, Malachy P ^a   Lee, Steven J ^a  

^a Nicholas Institute of Sports Medicine and Athletic Trauma   (United States)

Author keywords

Achilles tendon; passive dorsiflexion; repair; tension

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; ACHILLES TENDON RUPTURE; ADULT; ANKLE; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMOMETRY; FEMALE; FORCE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VIVO STUDY; JOINT FUNCTION; KNEE FUNCTION; MALE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION;

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; ANKLE JOINT; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR;

EID: 37349108531     PISSN: 10672516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.jfas.2007.10.008     Document Type: Article

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