Compliance, actuation, and work characteristics of the goat foreleg and hindleg during level, uphill, and downhill running

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 130-141

  Lee, David V ^a   McGuigan, M Polly ^b   Yoo, Edwin H ^c   Biewener, Andrew A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Actuator; Biomechanics; Capra; Decline; Ground reaction force; Incline; Locomotion; Quadruped; Spring

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANKLE; ARTICLE; COMPLIANCE (PHYSICAL); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY ABSORPTION; FEMALE; HINDLIMB; JOINT FUNCTION; LEG; LOCOMOTION; METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TENDON;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; COMPLIANCE; EXERTION; FEMALE; FORELIMB; GOATS; HINDLIMB; JOINTS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RUNNING; TENDONS; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 38349027052     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01090.2006     Document Type: Article

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