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The role of series ankle elasticity in bipedal walking

The elastic stretch-shortening cycle of the Achilles tendon during walking can reduce the active work demands on the plantarflexor muscles in series. However, this does not explain why or when this ankle work, whether by muscle or tendon, needs to be performed during gait. We therefore employ a simp...

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Main Authors: Zelik, Karl E., Huang, Tzu-Wei P., Adamczyk, Peter G., Kuo, Arthur D.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2013
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3947753/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24365635
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jtbi.2013.12.014
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