Individual-specific muscle maximum force estimation using ultrasound for ankle joint torque prediction using an EMG-driven Hill-type model

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 43, Issue 14, 2010, Pages 2816-2821

  de Oliveira, Liliam Fernandes ^a   Luporini Menegaldo, Luciano ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b MILITARY INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Ankle joint; Maximum muscle force; Muscle model; Plantar flexion; Triceps surae; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

MEAN SQUARE ERROR; ULTRASONICS;

ANKLE JOINTS; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE MODELING; PLANTAR FLEXION; TRICEPS SURAE;

MUSCLE;

ADULT; ANKLE; ARTICLE; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE MASS; MUSCLE TONE; NORMAL HUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOLEUS MUSCLE; THICKNESS; TORQUE;

EID: 77958153839     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2010.05.035     Document Type: Article

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