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The mechanics of muscle function in locomotion.
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A further extension of the analysis to investigate the mechanics of muscle action in locomotion describes the relation of muscle tension to length and velocity and the function of muscle in the production and absorption of energy.About:
This article is published in Journal of Biomechanics.The article was published on 1970-07-01. It has received 151 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Muscle tension & Muscle contraction.read more
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Perceiving affordances : Visual guidance of stair climbing
TL;DR: It is concluded that perception for the control of action reflects the underlying dynamics of the animal-environment system.
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Motor Units: Anatomy, Physiology, and Functional Organization
TL;DR: The sections in this article are: Motor Unit Types: Histochemical Profiles and Ultrastructural Correlations, Anatomical Considerations, and Control of Muscular Action: Recruitment and Rate Modulation.
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Energy generation and absorption at the ankle and knee during fast, natural, and slow cadences.
TL;DR: In 15 normal adults an advanced biomechanical analysis of walking patterns at slow, natural, and fast cadences showed that the ankle had two mechanical power phases: a negative work phase during weight acceptance, followed by a dominant burst of positive work at push-off and early swing.
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Overall principle of lower limb support during stance phase of gait
TL;DR: Examination of individual subject and patient joint moment histories revealed considerable variability at the knee and hip in spite of consistent Ms patterns, which revealed a significant basic pattern.
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What muscle variable(s) does the nervous system control in limb movements
TL;DR: It is concluded that different physical variables can be controlled depending on the type of limb movement required, and the concept of stiffness regulation should probably be extended to the regulation of the visco-elastic properties of a muscle or joint.
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The heat of shortening and the dynamic constants of muscle
TL;DR: In this article, a more accurate and rapid technique for muscle heat measurement was proposed, and some astonishingly simple and accurate relations have been found, which determine the effect of load on speed of shortening, allow the form of the isometric contraction to be predicted, and are the basis of the so-called "visco-elasticity" of skeletal muscle.
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The mechanics of the knee joint in relation to normal walking.
TL;DR: The mechanics of the knee joint were simplified and defined in mathematical terms and the assumptions made in defining the joint ‘model’ described were discussed.
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