Effective Mechanical Advantage About the Ankle Joint and the Effect of Achilles Tendon Curvature During Toe-Walking

Effective Mechanical Advantage About the Ankle Joint and the Effect of Achilles Tendon Curvature During Toe-Walking

Aim: To study the causes of locomotor dysfunction, estimate muscle forces, or understand the influence of altered sarcomere and muscle properties and behaviours on whole body function, it is necessary to examine the leverage with which contractile forces operate. At the ankle joint, current methods...

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Main Authors: Carla Harkness-Armstrong, Héloïse A. Debelle, Constantinos N. Maganaris, Roger Walton, David M. Wright, Alfie Bass, Vasilios Baltzopoulos, Thomas D. O’Brien
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
Subjects:
mechanical advantage
moment arm
Achilles tendon
equinus
ultrasound
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphys.2020.00407/full

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