Regional Elastic Properties of the Achilles Tendon Is Heterogeneously Influenced by Individual Muscle of the Gastrocnemius

Figure 1

The location of the measurement site. (a) MG: at the midpoint of the oblique line connecting the inside of the popliteal transverse line and the highest point of the malleolus lateralis. (b) LG: at the midpoint of the oblique line connecting the outside of the popliteal transverse line and the highest point of the malleolus medialis. (c) AT0cm: 0 cm above the calcaneal tuberosity; AT3cm: 3 cm above the calcaneal tuberosity.

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