This study examined the effects of passive stretching only (PS+CON) and passive stretching with the addition of continuous vibration (VIB) during post-passive stretching tests (PS+VIB) on peak torque (PT), percent voluntary inactivation (%VI), single stimulus twitch torque (TTSINGLE), and doublet stimuli twitch torque (TTDOUBLET) of the plantar flexors at a short (20° plantar flexion (PF)) and ...

After the repair of rupture or avulsion of the triceps tendon it is usual to immobilise the elbow in plaster for a few weeks. A method is described which obviates the need for plaster and permits early mobilisation of the elbow. Technique. The patient lies in the prone position with the injured arm resting on his chest and supported by an assistant. A straight posterior incision is made from ab...

background loss of motion is a well-known complication after elbow trauma and in severe cases, arthrolysis of elbow is the procedure of choice. the posterior approach might have some advantages especially in post-traumatic patients who have undergone the same surgical approach in the past. objectives the aim of this study was to evaluate the short-term outcomes of elbow arthrolysis through post...

Biomechanical model of the ankle to estimate the musculotendinous forces during an isometric plantar flexion S. Bennour a , N. Zarrouk b , M. Dogui b , L. Romdhane a & J.-P. Merlet c a Laboratoire de Mécanique de Sousse, École Nationale d'Ingénieurs de Sousse , 4054 , Sousse , Tunisia b Unité de Recherche Neurophysiologie de la Vigilance, de l'Attention et des Performances, Service d'Exploratio...

Tendons are soft connective tissues, which connect muscle to bone forming a musculotendinous unit, whose primary function is to transmit tensile loads generated by muscles to move and enhance joints stability. Adult tendons have relatively low oxygen and nutrient requirements, low cell density, and poor regenerative capacity. The biomechanical properties of tendons are mainly attributed to the ...

We reviewed the records and radiographs of seven children who presented with knee pain, local tenderness over the medial femoral condyle, and radiological irregularity of the distal medial metaphysis of the femur suggestive of malignancy. In the five patients who had biopsies, histological changes were consistent with musculotendinous avulsion, and the dissection of ten cadavers confirmed the s...

Capacity is a helpful term in clinical practice to indicate to clients that they (and more importantly their musculoskeletal tissues) are either able or unable to complete a task or participate in physical activity. In the context of injury—having exceeded the capacity of the tissue—the term has immediacy for muscle and ligament: a musculotendinous or ligament strain is an acute injury due to a...

nerve entrapment at the wrist or hand that can cause motor, sensory or combined motor and sensory loss depending on the localization of entrapment along the canal. The most common etiological factor is the compression of the ulnar nerve at the wrist by a ganglion. However, other conditions such as anomalous musculotendinous arches, lipomas, diseases of the ulnar artery, fractures of the hamate,...

We studied 11 patients with checkrein deformities of the hallux who underwent surgical treatment. Six had lengthening of the flexor hallucis longus tendon by Z-plasty in the midfoot, and five underwent release of adhesions and lengthening of the tendon by Z-plasty at the musculotendinous junction at the fracture site. All six patients who underwent Z-plasty at the midfoot showed complete correc...