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Mechanical Coupling Between Muscle-Tendon Units Reduces Peak Stresses

Taija FinniHuub Maas

subject

displacementmusculoskeletal diseasesMaterials scienceinjurylihaksetPhysical Therapy Sports Therapy and RehabilitationStrain (injury)sidekudoksetTendonsjänteet03 medical and health sciencesstrain0302 clinical medicineTendon InjuriesmedicineAnimalsHumansOrthopedics and Sports Medicineskeletal muscleMuscle Skeletalconnective tissuerasitusAchilles tendonforce transmissionSkeletal muscle030229 sport sciencesmusculoskeletal systemmedicine.diseaseTendonCoupling (electronics)Mechanism (engineering)Achilles tendonmedicine.anatomical_structureStress Mechanicalkantajännevammat030217 neurology & neurosurgeryMuscle ContractionBiomedical engineering

description

The presence of mechanical linkages between synergistic muscles and their common tendons may distribute forces among the involved structures. We review studies, using humans and other animals, examining muscle and tendon interactions and discuss the hypothesis that connections between muscle bellies and within tendons may serve as a mechanism to distribute forces and mitigate peak stresses. peerReviewed

https://doi.org/10.1249/jes.0000000000000132