Viscosity of the flexor muscles of the elbow joint under maximum contraction condition.
The maximum contractile moments developed by the elbow flexors of eleven normal subjects at different elbow angles were measured, both isometrically and at various shortening velocities. The results were used to predict the damping coefficient of the viscous element of the elbow flexor muscles and soft tissue under maximum contraction condition for various angles and shortening velocities.
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Department of Mechanical Engineering, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo 93407.
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D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D004548:Elasticity; D004551:Elbow Joint / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007537:Isometric Contraction; D008954:Models, Biological; D009068:Movement; D009119:Muscle Contraction; D009132:Muscles / Q000502:physiology*; D014783:Viscosity