Effects of submaximal and maximal long-lasting contractions on the compliance of vastus lateralis tendon and aponeurosis in vivo

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 476-483

  Ullrich, Anne Charlotte ^a,b   Mademli, Lida ^a   Arampatzis, Adamantios ^a  

^a GERMAN SPORT UNIVERSITY COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fatigue; Knee extension; Tendon compliance; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APONEUROSIS; ARTICLE; COMPLIANCE (PHYSICAL); DYNAMOMETER; ECHOGRAPHY; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IN VIVO CULTURE; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRAIN; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TENDON; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADULT; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; ELASTIC MODULUS; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PHYSICAL EXERTION; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENDONS;

EID: 62649174286     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2007.10.008     Document Type: Article

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