Gastrocnemius fascicle length changes with two-joint passive movements

Journal of Applied Biomechanics

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 252-261

  Brindle, Timothy J ^a   Miller, Jeri L ^a   Lebiedowska, Maria K ^a   Stanhope, Steven J ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Kinematics; Muscle; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

JOINTS (ANATOMY); KINEMATICS; MUSCLE; ULTRASONICS;

JOINT KINEMATICS; KINEMATIC MODEL; KNEE MOVEMENTS; MEDIAL GASTROCNEMIUS; MUSCLE FASCICLES; MUSCLE FUNCTION; PASSIVE MOVEMENT; ULTRASOUND IMAGES;

PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS;

ADULT; ANKLE; ARTICLE; CADAVER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KINEMATICS; KNEE; KNEE FUNCTION; MALE; MUSCLE LENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PASSIVE MOVEMENT;

EID: 53549090433     PISSN: 10658483     EISSN: 15432688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jab.24.3.252     Document Type: Article

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