THE ROLE OF TENDON ELASTICITY IN THE LOCOMOTION OF THE CAMEL (CAMELUS-DROMEDARIUS)
THE ROLE OF TENDON ELASTICITY IN THE LOCOMOTION OF THE CAMEL (CAMELUS-DROMEDARIUS)
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DOI：
10.1111/j.1469-7998.1982.tb02077.x
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发表时间：
1982-01-01
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2
通讯作者：
WARUI, CN
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作者：
ALEXANDER, RM;MALOIY, GMO;WARUI, CN
骆驼腿的一些远端肌肉有很短甚至是初级的肌纤维。这使得从电影中观察到的腿部位置计算跑步时肌腱的弹性延伸成为可能。为了达到这个目的，在一头骆驼的腿上进行了一系列的实验。根据对作用在肌腱上的力的估计和对一根肌腱的弹性特性的测量，从它们得出的初步结论进行了修改。跗骨间关节和跗骨-跖骨关节活动的证据。并对前腿的相应关节进行了检查。评估了各种肌腱在跑步中作为弹性能量储存的重要性。
Several ofthe distal leg muscles ofcamels have very short or even rudimentary muscle fibres. This makes it possible to calculate the elastic extensions of tendons that occur in running, from the leg positions observed in films. A series of experiments have been performed for this purpose on the dissected legs of a camel. The initial conclusions derived from them are modified in the light of estimates of the forces that act on the tendons, and of measurements of the elastic properties of one tendon. Evidence for movement at the intertarsal and tarso‐metatarsal joints. and the corresponding joints of the fore leg, is examined. The importance of the various tendons as elastic energy stores in running is assessed.