Geometric models to explore mechanisms of dynamic shape change in skeletal muscle

How does passive lengthening change the architecture of the human medial gastrocnemius muscle?

(2017) Bart Bolsterlee et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY

Shifting gears: dynamic muscle shape changes and force-velocity behavior in the medial gastrocnemius

(2017) Taylor J. M. Dick et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY

Comparison of human gastrocnemius forces predicted by Hill-type muscle models and estimated from ultrasound images

(2017) Taylor J. M. Dick et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

It’s positive to be negative: Achilles tendon work loops during human locomotion

(2017) Karl E. Zelik et al.   PLoS One

Reduced Lower-Limb Muscle Strength and Volume in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes in Relation to Neuropathy, Intramuscular Fat, and Vitamin D Levels

(2016) Monirah M. Almurdhi et al.   DIABETES CARE

Quantifying Achilles tendon force in vivo from ultrasound images

(2016) Taylor J.M. Dick et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS

Force reduction induced by unidirectional transversal muscle loading is independent of local pressure

(2016) Tobias Siebert et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS

Determinants of aponeurosis shape change during muscle contraction

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

Intermuscular pressure between synergistic muscles correlates with muscle force

(2016) Lars Reinhardt et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Stuck in gear: age-related loss of variable gearing in skeletal muscle

(2016) Natalie C. Holt et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Three-dimensional geometrical changes of the human tibialis anterior muscle and its central aponeurosis measured with three-dimensional ultrasound during isometric contractions

(2016) Brent J. Raiteri et al.   PeerJ

The Effect of External Compression on the Mechanics of Muscle Contraction

(2016) James M. Wakeling et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED BIOMECHANICS

Comparison of measurements of medial gastrocnemius architectural parameters from ultrasound and diffusion tensor images

(2015) Bart Bolsterlee et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS

Novel microstructural findings in M. plantaris and their impact during active and passive loading at the macro level

(2015) Markus Böl et al.   Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials

The effect of intramuscular fat on skeletal muscle mechanics: implications for the elderly and obese

(2015) Hadi Rahemi et al.   Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Multidimensional models for predicting muscle structure and fascicle pennation

(2015) Avleen Randhawa et al.   JOURNAL OF THEORETICAL BIOLOGY

Tendon elastic strain energy in the human ankle plantar-flexors and its role with increased running speed

(2014) A. Lai et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

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

Three-dimensional surface geometries of the rabbit soleus muscle during contraction: input for biomechanical modelling and its validation

(2013) Markus Böl et al.   Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology

3D fascicle orientations in triceps surae

(2013) Manku Rana et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY

Accuracy of gastrocnemius muscles forces in walking and running goats predicted by one-element and two-element Hill-type models

(2013) Sabrina S.M. Lee et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS

Dissection of a Single Rat Muscle-Tendon Complex Changes Joint Moments Exerted by Neighboring Muscles: Implications for Invasive Surgical Interventions

(2013) Huub Maas et al.   PLoS One

The length-tension curve in muscle depends on lattice spacing

(2013) C. D. Williams et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Muscle gearing during isotonic and isokinetic movements in the ankle plantarflexors

(2012) Avleen Randhawa et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY

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

Muscle extracellular matrix applies a transverse stress on fibers with axial strain

(2011) Lucas R. Smith et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS

Computational methods for quantifying in vivo muscle fascicle curvature from ultrasound images

(2011) Ana I.L. Namburete et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS

A Model of the Lower Limb for Analysis of Human Movement

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

Biaxial strain and variable stiffness in aponeuroses

(2009) Emanuel Azizi et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-LONDON

Variable gearing in pennate muscles

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

EMG normalization to study muscle activation in cycling

(2007) David M. Rouffet et al.   JOURNAL OF ELECTROMYOGRAPHY AND KINESIOLOGY