The influence of modeling separate neuromuscular compartments on the force and moment generating capacities of muscles of the feline hindlimb

Journal of Biomechanical Engineering

Volumn 132, Issue 8, 2010, Pages

  MacFadden, Lisa N ^a   Brown, Nicholas A T ^a,b  

^a University of Utah   (United States)

^b AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF SPORT   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cat; Functional electrical stimulation; Hamstring muscles; Intrafascicular multielectrode stimulation

Indexed keywords

BICEPS FEMORIS; CAT; COORDINATED MOVEMENT; FUNCTIONAL ELECTRICAL STIMULATION; GENERATING CAPACITY; HIND LIMBS; MULTI-ELECTRODE; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCULOSKELETAL MODEL; SIMULATION ENVIRONMENT; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STIMULATION PARAMETERS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FUNCTIONAL ELECTRIC STIMULATION;

MUSCLE;

ARTICLE; BICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; CAT; FUNCTIONAL ELECTRICAL STIMULATION; HINDLIMB; INTRAFASCICULAR MULTIELECTRODE STIMULATION; LEG MUSCLE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FORCE; NONHUMAN; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RANGE OF MOTION; SARTORIUS MUSCLE; SEMIMEMBRANOSUS MUSCLE; SIMULATION; SKELETAL MUSCLE; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; JOINT; MECHANICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; TORQUE;

FELIDAE;

ANIMALS; CATS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HINDLIMB; JOINTS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TORQUE;

EID: 77955407134     PISSN: 01480731     EISSN: 15288951     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4001680     Document Type: Article

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