MUSCULAR SYNERGISM .2. A MINIMUM-FATIGUE CRITERION FOR LOAD SHARING BETWEEN SYNERGISTIC MUSCLES

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作者
DUL, J
JOHNSON, GE
SHIAVI, R
TOWNSEND, MA
机构
[1] VANDERBILT UNIV, DEPT BIOMED ENGN, NASHVILLE, TN 37235 USA
[2] VANDERBILT UNIV, DEPT MECH & MAT ENGN, NASHVILLE, TN 37235 USA
[3] UNIV VIRGINIA, DEPT MECH & AEROSP ENGN, CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA 22901 USA
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10.1016/0021-9290(84)90121-0
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Q6 [生物物理学];
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071011 ;
摘要
A new physiological criterion for muscular load sharing was developed. The criterion is based on the assumption that the endurance time of muscular contractions was maximized, hence muscular fatigue was minimized. The optimization problem was cast in the form of a linearly constrained, non-linear MINIMAX optimization. The new method predicted that: there is synergistic muscle action, muscle force increases non-linearly with external force (load), relatively more force is allocated to muscles that have a large maximum force (large muscles), relatively more force is allocated to muscles with a high percentage of slow-twitch fibers (muscles that are fatigue-resistant) and the load sharing does not depend on the moment arm of the muscles (although the absolute force levels do depend on this variable). The predicted load sharing between 2 cat muscles during standing and walking is in good agreement with direct force measurement data from the literature.
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页码:675 / 684
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