Muscle and tendon interaction during human movements.
Muscle and tendon interaction was estimated in vivo by real-time ultrasonography. Differences between muscles in internal muscle-fiber shortening during isometric actions are due to the elastic properties of tendon. Compliant human tendons allow muscles to contract isometrically during many human movements for efficient force generation.
Fukunaga
Tetsuo
T
Department of Life Sciences, University of Tokyo, Japan. fukunaga@idaten.c.u-tokyo.ac.jp
Kawakami
Yasuo
Y
Kubo
Keitaro
K
Kanehisa
Hiroaki
H
D004548:Elasticity; D006801:Humans; D009068:Movement / Q000502:physiology*; D009119:Muscle Contraction / Q000502:physiology*; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000502:physiology*; D013710:Tendons / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000502:physiology*; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014481:United States