title: Are muscles mechanically independent?
authors.forename: Robert D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Herbert
authors.forename: Phu D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Hoang
authors.forename: Simon C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Gandevia
mesh_terms: D000125:Achilles Tendon / Q000502:physiology / Q000601:surgery; D000818:Animals; D000843:Ankle Joint / Q000502:physiology; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D005205:Fascia / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000502:physiology; D009119:Muscle Contraction; D053580:Muscle Strength; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000502:physiology*; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular