Influence of step-height and body mass on gastrocnemius muscle fascicle behavior during stair ascent

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 937-944

  Spanjaard, M ^a,b   Reeves, N D ^a   van Dieen J H ^b   Baltzopoulos, V ^a   Maganaris, C N ^a  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Muscle mechanics; Musculotendon complex; Stair ascent; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; JOINTS (ANATOMY); KINEMATICS; TENDONS; ULTRASONICS;

GASTROCNEMIUS MEDIALIS (GM) MUSCLE; MUSCLE MECHANICS; MUSCULOTENDON COMPLEX; STAIR ASCENT;

MUSCLE;

ADULT; ANKLE; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; CLOTHING; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; GROUND REACTION FORCE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOINT FUNCTION; KINEMATICS; LOWER LEG; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE LENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PLANTARIS MUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ANKLE JOINT; BIOMECHANICS; BODY WEIGHT; GAIT; HUMANS; KINETICS; KNEE JOINT; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 40249095835     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2008.01.003     Document Type: Article

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