Non-uniform in vivo deformations of the human Achilles tendon during walking

Gait and Posture

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 192-197

  Franz, Jason R ^a   Slane, Laura C ^a   Rasske, Kristen ^a   Thelen, Darryl G ^a,b  

^a University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Elastography; Gait; Plantarflexor; Triceps surae; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; ANKLE; ARTICLE; CALCANEUS; ELASTOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; GROUND REACTION FORCE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KINEMATICS; MALE; MOTION; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; SOLEUS MUSCLE; STANDING; TREADMILL TEST; TRICEPS SURAE MUSCLE; WALKING; WALKING SPEED; WAVEFORM; YOUNG ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TRANSDUCER;

ACHILLES TENDON; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; ELASTICITY IMAGING TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; TRANSDUCERS; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84926172697     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: 18792219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2014.10.001     Document Type: Article

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