In vivo determination of triceps surae muscle-tendon complex viscoelastic properties

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 92, Issue 4-5, 2004, Pages 477-484

  Babic, Jan ^a   Lenarcic, Jadran ^a  

^a JO EF STEFAN INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Free vibration technique; Human triceps surae; Viscoelastic properties

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; CONSTANTS AND COEFFICIENTS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IN VIVO STUDY; KNEE FUNCTION; LEG MOVEMENT; MALE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); MUSCLE FUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; SOLEUS MUSCLE; TENDON; TRICEPS SURAE MUSCLE; UNCERTAINTY; VISCOELASTICITY; VISCOSITY;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; ANTHROPOMETRY; BIOMECHANICS; ELASTICITY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; LEG; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; TENDONS; VISCOSITY;

EID: 4544292372     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-004-1107-4     Document Type: Article

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