The intertarsal joint of the ostrich (Struthio camelus): Anatomical examination and function of passive structures in locomotion

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 214, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 830-847

  Schaller, Nina U ^a,b   Herkner, Bernd ^b   Villa, Rikk ^b   Aerts, Peter ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b SENCKENBERG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^d GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Engage disengage mechanism (EDM); Intertarsal joint; Ligamentous system; Locomotion; Passive locomotor system; Struthio camelus

Indexed keywords

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; JOINT FUNCTION; KINEMATICS; LOCOMOTION; NONHUMAN; OSTRICH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RUNNING; STANDING; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TARSAL JOINT; WALKING;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; STRUTHIONIFORMES; TARSAL JOINTS; TENDONS; WEIGHT-BEARING;

STRUTHIO CAMELUS; STRUTHIONIFORMES;

EID: 66449112775     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: 14697580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7580.2009.01083.x     Document Type: Article

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