Specifically tailored use of the finite element method to study muscular mechanics within the context of fascial integrity: The linked fiber-matrix mesh model

International Journal for Multiscale Computational Engineering

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 155-170

  Yucesoy, Can A ^a   Huijing, Peter A ^b  

^a BOGAZICI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Finite element method; Intra and epimuscular myofascial force transmission; Muscle length force characteristics; Sarcomere length distributions

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX STRUCTURE; CONNECTIVE TISSUES; EPIMUSCULAR; EXTRACELLULAR MATRICES; FORCE TRANSMISSION; IN-VIVO; LARGE DEFORMATIONS; MECHANICAL CONNECTIONS; MESH MODEL; MUSCLE FIBER; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE TISSUES; MYOFASCIAL FORCE TRANSMISSION; NEUROVASCULAR TRACT; NONLINEAR MATERIAL PROPERTIES; SARCOMERE LENGTH; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

COLLAGEN; FIBERS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MECHANICS;

MUSCLE;

EID: 84861002347     PISSN: 15431649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/IntJMultCompEng.2011002356     Document Type: Article

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