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JOURNAL OF APPLIED BIOMECHANICS
卷 28, 期 6, 页码 718-725出版社
HUMAN KINETICS PUBL INC
DOI: 10.1123/jab.28.6.718
关键词
biomechanics; human locomotion; musculoskeletal model; gastrocnemius; joint stiffness
资金
- German Research Foundation (DFG) [PAK 146 B1236/15]
- Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) [01EC1003B]
In locomotion, humans have to deal with irregularities in the ground. When they encounter uneven terrain with changes in vertical height, they adjust the geometry of their legs. Recent investigations have shown that the preactivation of the gastrocnemius muscle (GM) correlates with the ankle angle at touchdown, but it is as of yet unclear why these adjustments were achieved by the GM and not by the preactivation of the tibialis anterior (TA). To examine the differences between TA regulation and GM regulation regarding (1) ankle angle adjustment and (2) joint stiffness, we used a three-segment musculoskeletal model with two antagonistic muscles (GM, TA). During the GM regulation, the ankle angle was adjusted from 121 to 109 (dorsiflex ion) by a 41% decrease in the GM activation. During the TA regulation, the activation of TA must be increased by about 52%. In addition, we found that the ankle stiffness was most sensitive to changes in activation of the GM and decreased by about 20% while adjusting the angle. In contrast, the ankle stiffness remains similar when using TA regulation. Thus, the GM regulation is more adequate for adjustment in the ankle joint, enabling sufficient regulation of angle and stiffness.
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