ISB clinical biomechanics award winner 2023: Medial gastrocnemius muscle and Achilles tendon interplay during gait in cerebral palsy
The findings revealed similar length changes of the medial gastrocnemius fascicles and Achilles tendon, highlighting the enhanced role of the muscle in absorbing energy during stance in cerebral palsy. These results, together with the current knowledge of increased intramuscular stiffness, suggest the exploitation of intramuscular passive forces for such energy absorption.
Source: Clinical Biomechanics - Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Francesco Cenni, Nathalie Alexander, Maria Sukanen, Afet Mustafaoglu, Zhongzheng Wang, Ruoli Wang, Taija Finni Source Type: research