Activation and aponeurosis morphology affect in vivo muscle tissue strains near the myotendinous junction

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 647-652

  Fiorentino, Niccolo M ^a   Epstein, Frederick H ^b,c   Blemker, Silvia S ^a,b,d  

^a University of Virginia   (United States)

^b University of Virginia   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Active lengthening; Acute strain injury; Dynamic magnetic resonance imaging; In vivo measurement; Muscle

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE LENGTHENING; ACUTE STRAIN INJURY; BICEPS FEMORIS; COLOR MAP; DYNAMIC MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; IN VIVO MEASUREMENT; IN-VIVO; INJURY RISK; INTERNAL MORPHOLOGY; MUSCLE ACTIVATION; MUSCLE TISSUES; PRINCIPAL STRAIN; STRAIN MAGNITUDE; TISSUE DISPLACEMENT;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MUSCLE;

STRAIN;

ADULT; APONEUROSIS; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLEXOR REFLEX; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FIBRIL; MUSCLE LENGTH; MUSCLE STRAIN; MUSCLE STRETCHING; MUSCLE TISSUE; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TENDON;

ADULT; ATHLETES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RUNNING; SPRAINS AND STRAINS; TENDONS;

EID: 84856754367     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: 18732380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2011.12.015     Document Type: Article

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