NDLI: In vivo specific tension of the human quadriceps femoris muscle

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Author	Erskine, Robert M. Jones, David A. Maganaris, Constantis N. Degens, Hans
Copyright Year	2009
Abstract	It is not known to what extent the inter-individual variation in human muscle strength is explicable by differences in specific tension. To investigate this, a comprehensive approach was used to determine in vivo specific tension of the quadriceps femoris (QF) muscle (Method 1). Since this is a protracted technique, a simpler procedure was also developed to accurately estimate QF specific tension (Method 2). Method 1 comprised calculating patellar tendon force (F t) in 27 young, untrained males, by correcting maximum voluntary contraction (MVC) for antagonist co-activation, voluntary activation and moment arm length. For each component muscle, the physiological cross-sectional area (PCSA) was calculated as volume divided by fascicle length during MVC. Dividing F t by the sum of the four PCSAs (each multiplied by the cosine of its pennation angle during MVC) provided QF specific tension. Method 2 was a simplification of Method 1, where QF specific tension was estimated from a single anatomical CSA and vastus lateralis muscle geometry. Using Method 1, the variability in MVC (18%) and specific tension (16%) was similar. Specific tension from Method 1 (30 ± 5 N cm−2) was similar to and correlated with that of Method 2 (29 ± 5 N cm−2; R 2 = 0.67; P < 0.05). In conclusion, most of the inter-individual variability in MVC torque remains largely unexplained. Furthermore, a simple method of estimating QF specific tension provided similar values to the comprehensive approach, thereby enabling accurate estimations of QF specific tension where time and resources are limited.
Starting Page	827
Ending Page	838
Page Count	12
File Format	PDF
ISSN	14396319
Journal	European Journal of Applied Physiology
Volume Number	106
Issue Number	6
e-ISSN	14396327
Language	English
Publisher	Springer-Verlag
Publisher Date	2009-05-26
Publisher Place	Berlin/Heidelberg
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Quadriceps femoris PCSA Specific tension Muscle architecture Inter-individual variability Sports Medicine Occupational Medicine/Industrial Medicine Human Physiology
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Physiology (medical) Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health Sports Science

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