Prestress revealed by passive co-tension at the ankle joint

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 42, Issue 14, 2009, Pages 2374-2380

  Souza, Thales R ^a   Fonseca, Sérgio T ^a   Gonçalves, Gabriela G ^a   Ocarino, Juliana M ^a,b   Mancini, Marisa C ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b CENTRO UNIVERSITÁRIO DE BELO HORIZONTE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Ankle; Elastic properties; Passive stability; Pre strain; Prestress

Indexed keywords

ANKLE; ELASTIC PROPERTIES; PASSIVE STABILITY; PRE-STRAIN; PRESTRESS;

BIPED LOCOMOTION; ELASTICITY; SPACECRAFT PROPULSION; STIFFNESS;

JOINTS (ANATOMY);

ADULT; ANKLE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSITION; ELASTIC TISSUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; JOINT PRESSURE; MALE; MECHANICAL STRESS; NORMAL HUMAN; PASSIVE MOVEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRETCHING;

ANKLE JOINT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; ELASTIC MODULUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; STRESS, MECHANICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349467853     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2009.06.033     Document Type: Article

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