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Individual variation in Achilles tendon morphology and geometry changes susceptibility to injury

The unique structure of the Achilles tendon, combining three smaller sub-tendons, enhances movement efficiency by allowing individual control from connected muscles. This requires compliant interfaces between sub-tendons, but compliance decreases with age and may account for increased injury frequen...

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Autores principales: Yin, Nai-Hao, Fromme, Paul, McCarthy, Ian, Birch, Helen L
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7886322/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33588992
http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.63204