In situ estimation of tendon material properties: Differences between muscles of the feline hindlimb

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 679-685

  Cui, Lei ^a   Maas, Huub ^b   Perreault, Eric J ^a,c   Sandercock, Thomas G ^b  

^a Northwestern University   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Architecture; Force; Model; Muscle; Stiffness

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICAL MODELS; COMPUTATIONAL MODELS; DIRECT MEASURES; EXTENSOR DIGITORUM LONGUS; EXTERNAL TENDONS; FORCE; HIND LIMBS; IN-SITU; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTIONS; MATERIAL PROPERTIES; MEDIAL GASTROCNEMIUS; MODELING RESULTS; NATURAL LOADINGS; OPTIMUM LENGTHS; PHYSIOLOGICAL LOADINGS; STRAIN LEVELS; STRESS-STRAIN RELATIONSHIPS; TENDON ELASTIC MODULUS; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR; TOE REGIONS; YOUNG'S MODULUS;

BIPED LOCOMOTION; ELASTIC MODULI; ELASTICITY; INTERACTIVE COMPUTER SYSTEMS; STIFFNESS; STIMULATED RAMAN SCATTERING; STRESS-STRAIN CURVES; TENDONS;

MUSCLE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELASTICITY; EXTENSOR DIGITORUM LONGUS MUSCLE; FEMALE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HINDLIMB; LEG MUSCLE; LOADING TEST; MALE; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STIFFNESS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; TENDON STRESS; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE; TOE; YOUNG MODULUS;

ANIMALS; CATS; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; HINDLIMB; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENDONS;

EID: 62849127634     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2009.01.022     Document Type: Article

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