Skeletal muscle mechanics, energetics and plasticity

Use of shear wave ultrasound elastography to quantify muscle properties in cerebral palsy

(2016) Sabrina S.M. Lee et al.   CLINICAL BIOMECHANICS

Determinants of aponeurosis shape change during muscle contraction

(2016) Christopher J. Arellano et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS

Non-crossbridge stiffness in active muscle fibres

(2016) Barbara Colombini et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

The sarcomeric cytoskeleton: from molecules to motion

(2016) Mathias Gautel et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Residual Force Enhancement Following Eccentric Contractions: A New Mechanism Involving Titin

(2016) W. Herzog et al.   PHYSIOLOGY

Quantifying changes in material properties of stroke-impaired muscle

(2015) Sabrina S.M. Lee et al.   CLINICAL BIOMECHANICS

Agent-based computational model investigates muscle-specific responses to disuse-induced atrophy

(2015) Kyle S. Martin et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY

Integrating physiology across scales and formalizing hypothesis exploration with agent-based modeling

(2015) Gary An   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY

Power amplification in an isolated muscle-tendon unit is load dependent

(2015) G. S. Sawicki et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Pathophysiology of Muscle Contractures in Cerebral Palsy

(2015) Margie A. Mathewson et al.   Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America

Multiscale models of skeletal muscle reveal the complex effects of muscular dystrophy on tissue mechanics and damage susceptibility

(2015) Kelley M. Virgilio et al.   Interface Focus

A new paradigm for muscle contraction

(2015) Walter Herzog et al.   Frontiers in Physiology

Macrophage adhesion on fibronectin evokes an increase in the elastic property of the cell membrane and cytoskeleton: an atomic force microscopy study

(2014) Samuel T. Souza et al.   EUROPEAN BIOPHYSICS JOURNAL WITH BIOPHYSICS LETTERS

Musculotendon variability influences tissue strains experienced by the biceps femoris long head muscle during high-speed running

(2014) Niccolo M Fiorentino et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS

Geared up to stretch: pennate muscle behavior during active lengthening

(2014) E. Azizi et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

The energetic benefits of tendon springs in running: is the reduction of muscle work important?

(2014) N. C. Holt et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Skeletal muscle satellite cells: Mediators of muscle growth during development and implications for developmental disorders

(2014) Sudarshan Dayanidhi et al.   MUSCLE & NERVE

Cellular Mechanisms of Tissue Fibrosis. 4. Structural and functional consequences of skeletal muscle fibrosis

(2013) Richard L. Lieber et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-CELL PHYSIOLOGY

Mechanisms for fiber-type specificity of skeletal muscle atrophy

(2013) Yichen Wang et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN CLINICAL NUTRITION AND METABOLIC CARE

How Tendons Buffer Energy Dissipation by Muscle

(2013) Thomas J. Roberts et al.   EXERCISE AND SPORT SCIENCES REVIEWS

Computational Models Predict Larger Muscle Tissue Strains at Faster Sprinting Speeds

(2013) Niccolo M. Fiorentino et al.   MEDICINE AND SCIENCE IN SPORTS AND EXERCISE

A Muscle’s Force Depends on the Recruitment Patterns of Its Fibers

(2012) James M. Wakeling et al.   ANNALS OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING

Sonoelastographic Evaluation of Medial Gastrocnemius Muscles Intrinsic Stiffness After Rehabilitation Therapy With Botulinum Toxin A Injection in Spastic Cerebral Palsy

(2012) Gi-Young Park et al.   ARCHIVES OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION

Passive Mechanical Properties of Gastrocnemius Muscles of People With Ankle Contracture After Stroke

(2012) Li Khim Kwah et al.   ARCHIVES OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION

Reduced satellite cell population may lead to contractures in children with cerebral palsy

(2012) LUCAS R SMITH et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL MEDICINE AND CHILD NEUROLOGY

Characterization of passive elastic properties of the human medial gastrocnemius muscle belly using supersonic shear imaging

(2012) Olivier Maïsetti et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS

Muscle excursion does not correlate with increased serial sarcomere number after muscle adaptation to stretched tendon transfer

(2012) Mitsuhiko Takahashi et al.   JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC RESEARCH

Sarcomere lengths in human extensor carpi radialis brevis measured by microendoscopy

(2012) Melinda J. Cromie et al.   MUSCLE & NERVE

Spastic Cerebral Palsy in Children: Dynamic Sonoelastographic Findings of Medial Gastrocnemius

(2012) Dong Rak Kwon et al.   RADIOLOGY

In Vivo Evaluations of Morphologic Changes of Gastrocnemius Muscle Fascicles and Achilles Tendon in Children with Cerebral Palsy

(2011) Fan Gao et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHABILITATION

Medial gastrocnemius muscle volume and fascicle length in children aged 2 to 5 years with cerebral palsy

(2011) LEE BARBER et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL MEDICINE AND CHILD NEUROLOGY

From bouncy legs to poisoned arrows: elastic movements in invertebrates

(2011) S. N. Patek et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Flexible mechanisms: the diverse roles of biological springs in vertebrate movement

(2011) T. J. Roberts et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Achilles Tendon Length and Medial Gastrocnemius Architecture in Children With Cerebral Palsy and Equinus Gait

(2011) Tishya A. L. Wren et al.   JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC ORTHOPAEDICS

Hamstring contractures in children with spastic cerebral palsy result from a stiffer extracellular matrix and increasedin vivosarcomere length

(2011) Lucas R. Smith et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-LONDON

Is titin a 'winding filament'? A new twist on muscle contraction

(2011) K. C. Nishikawa et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Muscle shear elastic modulus measured using supersonic shear imaging is highly related to muscle activity level

(2010) Antoine Nordez et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY

A micromechanical model of skeletal muscle to explore the effects of fiber and fascicle geometry

(2010) Bahar Sharafi et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS

The effects of aponeurosis geometry on strain injury susceptibility explored with a 3D muscle model

(2010) Michael R. Rehorn et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS

Whole muscle length-tension relationships are accurately modeled as scaled sarcomeres in rabbit hindlimb muscles

(2010) Taylor M. Winters et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS

Elucidation of extracellular matrix mechanics from muscle fibers and fiber bundles

(2010) Gretchen A. Meyer et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS

Asynchronous Muscle and Tendon Adaptation After Surgical Tensioning Procedures

(2010) Mitsuhiko Takahashi et al.   JOURNAL OF BONE AND JOINT SURGERY-AMERICAN VOLUME

The relation between neuromechanical parameters and Ashworth score in stroke patients

(2010) Erwin de Vlugt et al.   Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation

Effect of cyclic three-dimensional strain on cell proliferation and collagen synthesis of fibroblast-seeded chitosan-hyaluronan hybrid polymer fiber

(2010) Naohiro Sawaguchi et al.   JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC SCIENCE

Real-time visualization of muscle stiffness distribution with ultrasound shear wave imaging during muscle contraction

(2010) Minoru Shinohara et al.   MUSCLE & NERVE

Mechanical regulation of cell function with geometrically modulated elastomeric substrates

(2010) Jianping Fu et al.   NATURE METHODS

A Model of the Lower Limb for Analysis of Human Movement

(2009) Edith M. Arnold et al.   ANNALS OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING

Changes in Passive Mechanical Properties of the Gastrocnemius Muscle at the Muscle Fascicle and Joint Levels in Stroke Survivors

(2009) Fan Gao et al.   ARCHIVES OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION

Subject-specific modelling of lower limb muscles in children with cerebral palsy

(2009) K. Oberhofer et al.   CLINICAL BIOMECHANICS

In vivogastrocnemius muscle fascicle length in children with and without diplegic cerebral palsy

(2009) AA Mohagheghi et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL MEDICINE AND CHILD NEUROLOGY

Muscle deficits in cerebral palsy and early loss of mobility: can we learn something from our elders?

(2009) ADAM SHORTLAND   DEVELOPMENTAL MEDICINE AND CHILD NEUROLOGY

Alterations of protein turnover underlying disuse atrophy in human skeletal muscle

(2009) S. M. Phillips et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY

Passive mechanical properties of the lumbar multifidus muscle support its role as a stabilizer

(2009) Samuel R. Ward et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS

Architectural Analysis and Intraoperative Measurements Demonstrate the Unique Design of the Multifidus Muscle for Lumbar Spine Stability

(2009) Samuel R Ward et al.   JOURNAL OF BONE AND JOINT SURGERY-AMERICAN VOLUME

Interactions between Connected Half-Sarcomeres Produce Emergent Mechanical Behavior in a Mathematical Model of Muscle

(2009) Kenneth S. Campbell   PLoS Computational Biology

Are Current Measurements of Lower Extremity Muscle Architecture Accurate?

(2008) Samuel R. Ward et al.   CLINICAL ORTHOPAEDICS AND RELATED RESEARCH

Altered contractile properties of the gastrocnemius muscle poststroke

(2008) Fan Gao et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY

Variable gearing in pennate muscles

(2008) E. Azizi et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA