Age-related differences in gastrocnemii muscles and Achilles tendon mechanical properties in vivo

India Lindemann (1) , Brooke Coombes (1) , Kylie Tucker (1) , François Hug (2) , Taylor J.M. Dick (1)

1 School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, 4072, Australia.
2 MIP - Motricité, interactions, performance EA 4334 / Movement - Interactions - Performance

Keywords: Ageing; B-mode ultrasound; Elastography; Shear modulus; Stiffness; Young’s modulus

Domains: Tissues and Organs [q-bio.TO]

India Lindemann, Brooke Coombes, Kylie Tucker, François Hug, Taylor J.M. Dick. Age-related differences in gastrocnemii muscles and Achilles tendon mechanical properties in vivo. Journal of Biomechanics, 2020, 112, pp.110067. ⟨10.1016/j.jbiomech.2020.110067⟩. ⟨hal-03298640⟩