[HTML][HTML] Mechanical, material and morphological adaptations of healthy lower limb tendons to mechanical loading: a systematic review and meta-analysis

SL Lazarczuk, N Maniar, DA Opar, SJ Duhig, A Shield… - Sports Medicine, 2022 - Springer
Tendon properties also change across the lifespan. Maturation during … lower limb tendon
CSA [28] and stiffness [29], whereas ageing is typically associated with reduced tendon

[HTML][HTML] Morphological and mechanical properties of the quadriceps femoris muscle-tendon unit from adolescence to adulthood: effects of age and athletic training

G Charcharis, F Mersmann, S Bohm… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
… maturation the muscle-tendon unit is subjected to morphological and mechanical alterations
(… the participants suffered from any orthopedic abnormality or injury at the lower extremities. …

[HTML][HTML] Lower leg muscletendon unit characteristics are related to marathon running performance

B Kovács, I Kóbor, Z Gyimes, Ö Sebestyén, J Tihanyi - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
… , we hypothesized that SOL morphological properties have a … injury or pain in the lower
extremities. All participants gave … mechanical properties of the AT and plantar flexor muscles; …

Morphological and mechanical properties of lower limbs in competitive racewalkers: associations with performance

J Walker, G Nicholson, B Hanley - Journal of Biomechanics, 2021 - Elsevier
morphological and mechanical characteristics in lower limbs of competitive racewalkers by
mapping passive and active lower-limb MTC properties… to present these characteristics in this …

[HTML][HTML] Morphological and mechanical properties of the human triceps surae aponeuroses taken from elderly cadavers: Implications for muscle-tendon interactions

X Shan, S Otsuka, T Yakura, M Naito, T Nakano… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
morphology and mechanical properties of human aponeurosis. This study aimed to identify
morphological and mechanical characteristics … Twenty-five triceps surae muscle-tendon units

Muscletendon morphology and function following long‐term exposure to repeated and strenuous mechanical loading

A Bissas, K Havenetidis, J Walker… - … Journal of Medicine …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
… Marching places substantial mechanical loads on the lower limbs, similar to or greater than
those experienced during moderate running. The effects of such loading are exacerbated …

[HTML][HTML] How mechanics of individual muscle-tendon units define knee and ankle joint function in health and cerebral palsy—a narrative review

CS Kaya Keles, F Ates - Frontiers in bioengineering and …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
… MRI scans of 6 lower limb muscles demonstrated significantly smaller normalized volumes
(… accurately reflecting morphological differences of MTU parameters (eg, tendon slack length, …

The effect of functional home-based strength training programs on the mechano-morphological properties of the plantar flexor muscle-tendon unit in children with …

A Kruse, C Schranz, M Svehlik… - Pediatric Exercise …, 2019 - journals.humankinetics.com
… To determine the mechanical and material properties of the Achilles tendon, the … Therefore,
we assume that the lower limb exercises included in the present study were not specific …

[HTML][HTML] Gender difference in architectural and mechanical properties of medial gastrocnemius–achilles tendon unit in vivo

L Deng, X Zhang, S Xiao, B Wang, W Fu - Life, 2021 - mdpi.com
… the strength of lower extremity, speed and endurance (muscle strength, … However, leg length
and muscle morphology have no … in the gMTU’s morphological and mechanical properties. …

[HTML][HTML] Evidence of a uniform muscle-tendon unit adaptation in healthy elite track and field jumpers: a cross sectional investigation

G Epro, S Hunter, M König, F Schade… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
… Therefore, it is not surprising that the mechanical and morphological properties of both
muscles and tendons have been shown to affect athletic performance (Kubo et al., 1999, 2011; …