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Overview: Influence of Muscle on Cyclic and Propulsive Movements Involving the Lower Limb

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Multiple Muscle Systems

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We are one of the few living animals who normally locomotes bipedally. Because of this, our lower limbs have features and requirements that are somewhat unique in the animal kingdom. We are endowed with relatively strong leg extensor muscles and long lower limbs, characteristics well suited to our locomotion and postural requirements. These features, however, also result in different loading than would normally be encountered by the upper limbs.

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  1. College of Engineering and Applied Sciences Department of Chemical, Bio., and Materials Engineering, Arizona State University, 85287-6006, Tempe, Arizona, USA

    Jack M. Winters

  2. Department of Surgery Division of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, University of California at San Diego School of Medicine, 92093, La Jolla, California, USA

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Mungiole, M., Winters, J.M. (1990). Overview: Influence of Muscle on Cyclic and Propulsive Movements Involving the Lower Limb. In: Winters, J.M., Woo, S.LY. (eds) Multiple Muscle Systems. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-9030-5_35

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