A method to characterize in vivo tendon force-strain relationship by combining ultrasonography, motion capture and loading rates

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 44, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2333-2336

  Gerus, Pauline ^a   Rao, Guillaume ^a   Berton, Eric ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Gastrocnemius; Loading rate; Mechanical characterization; Tendon length; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

FITTING RESULTS; GASTROCNEMIUS; IN-VIVO; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTIONS; JOINT MOVEMENT; LOADING RATE; LOADING RATE EFFECTS; MECHANICAL CHARACTERIZATIONS; MOTION CAPTURE; OGDEN MODEL; POLYNOMIAL MODELS; STANDARD METHOD; ULTRASOUND IMAGES; ULTRASOUND PROBES; UNIAXIAL TESTS;

ESTIMATION; JOINTS (ANATOMY); LOADING; LOADS (FORCES); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MUSCLE; POLYNOMIALS; PROBES; TENDONS; ULTRASONICS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

STRAIN RATE;

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CALCANEUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FORCE STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOINT FUNCTION; MALE; MECHANICAL STRESS; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCULOSKELETAL STRESS; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TENDON LENGTH; TENDON STRAIN;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MOTION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENDONS; TIME FACTORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 79960723655     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: 18732380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2011.05.021     Document Type: Article

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