Quantification of local surface strains of cat gastrocnemius medialis muscle during contraction

H. Van Bavel; C.A.J. Holtzer; J.L. Van Leeuwen; A.M.M. Muijtjens; P.J.B. Willems; M.R. Drost

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Quantification of local surface strains of cat gastrocnemius medialis muscle during contraction

H. Van Bavel, C.A.J. Holtzer, J.L. Van Leeuwen, A.M.M. Muijtjens, P.J.B. Willems, M.R. Drost

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An in vivo method for measuring local deformations of the surface of skeletal muscles is presented. The method was applied to the aponeurosis of the medial gastrocnemius muscle (MG) of cat. Approximately 150 fluorescent polystyrene markers were attached to the aponeurosis and the distal muscle fibres of the MG. Two-dimensional video recordings of the muscle-tendon complex in situ during active force production at fixed muscle length were made. Principal strains (ε₁ and ε₂) and strains in the longitudinal direction of the muscle-tendon complex (ε_lon) and in the transverse direction (ε_t) were calculated. The aponeurosis extended during contraction of the MG. Mean longitudinal strain of the aponeurosis was approximately 2%. An increase in strain was found in the disto-proximal direction. In the transverse direction, large inhomogeneities in the strain were found.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	323-334
Number of pages	12
Journal	Netherlands Journal of Zoology
Volume	48
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1163/156854298X00020
Publication status	Published - Nov 1998
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Aponeurosis
Deformation
Muscle
Principal strain
Strain field

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Quantification of local surface strains of cat gastrocnemius medialis muscle during contraction

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