Gastrocnemius tendon length and strain are different when assessed using straight or curved tendon model

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 111, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 3151-3154

  Stosic, J ^a,b   Finni, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Achilles tendon; Hopping; Tendon length; Tendon strain; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TENDON;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; TENDONS;

EID: 84855699348     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-011-1929-9     Document Type: Article

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