Kevin A. Kirby, DPM - Basic Biomechanics Terminology and Concepts: Stress-Strain Curves, Part I In my last post in this continuing series on Basic Biomechanics Terminology and Concepts, I reviewed how a
![Dimensionless model of muscle and tendon. The model represents muscle... | Download Scientific Diagram Dimensionless model of muscle and tendon. The model represents muscle... | Download Scientific Diagram](https://www.researchgate.net/publication/3050406/figure/fig3/AS:669971159986195@1536744980478/Dimensionless-model-of-muscle-and-tendon-The-model-represents-muscle-properties-by-an.png)
Dimensionless model of muscle and tendon. The model represents muscle... | Download Scientific Diagram
![Elastin is Localised to the Interfascicular Matrix of Energy Storing Tendons and Becomes Increasingly Disorganised With Ageing | Scientific Reports Elastin is Localised to the Interfascicular Matrix of Energy Storing Tendons and Becomes Increasingly Disorganised With Ageing | Scientific Reports](https://media.springernature.com/full/springer-static/image/art%3A10.1038%2Fs41598-017-09995-4/MediaObjects/41598_2017_9995_Fig1_HTML.jpg)
Elastin is Localised to the Interfascicular Matrix of Energy Storing Tendons and Becomes Increasingly Disorganised With Ageing | Scientific Reports
![Series elasticity facilitates safe plantar flexor muscle–tendon shock absorption during perturbed human hopping | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences Series elasticity facilitates safe plantar flexor muscle–tendon shock absorption during perturbed human hopping | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences](https://royalsocietypublishing.org/cms/asset/6322a589-edfc-4a06-b711-47a70d8035f8/rspb20210201f01.jpg)
Series elasticity facilitates safe plantar flexor muscle–tendon shock absorption during perturbed human hopping | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
![Jake Tuura on X: "Collagen makes tendon stiff. It has a half-life of ~200 years. Elastin makes tendon elastic. It has a half-life of ~80 years. People maintain tendon stiffness well through Jake Tuura on X: "Collagen makes tendon stiff. It has a half-life of ~200 years. Elastin makes tendon elastic. It has a half-life of ~80 years. People maintain tendon stiffness well through](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F1dI_l9WIAAJA_2.jpg)
Jake Tuura on X: "Collagen makes tendon stiff. It has a half-life of ~200 years. Elastin makes tendon elastic. It has a half-life of ~80 years. People maintain tendon stiffness well through
![Influence of different knee and ankle ranges of motion on the elasticity of triceps surae muscles, Achilles tendon, and plantar fascia | Scientific Reports Influence of different knee and ankle ranges of motion on the elasticity of triceps surae muscles, Achilles tendon, and plantar fascia | Scientific Reports](https://media.springernature.com/m685/springer-static/image/art%3A10.1038%2Fs41598-020-63730-0/MediaObjects/41598_2020_63730_Fig1_HTML.png)
Influence of different knee and ankle ranges of motion on the elasticity of triceps surae muscles, Achilles tendon, and plantar fascia | Scientific Reports
![Understanding how reduced loading affects Achilles tendon mechanical properties using a fibre-reinforced poro-visco-hyper-elastic model - ScienceDirect Understanding how reduced loading affects Achilles tendon mechanical properties using a fibre-reinforced poro-visco-hyper-elastic model - ScienceDirect](https://ars.els-cdn.com/content/image/1-s2.0-S1751616119301675-fx1.jpg)
Understanding how reduced loading affects Achilles tendon mechanical properties using a fibre-reinforced poro-visco-hyper-elastic model - ScienceDirect
![Frontiers | Sport-Specific Capacity to Use Elastic Energy in the Patellar and Achilles Tendons of Elite Athletes Frontiers | Sport-Specific Capacity to Use Elastic Energy in the Patellar and Achilles Tendons of Elite Athletes](https://www.frontiersin.org/files/MyHome%20Article%20Library/241991/241991_Thumb_400.jpg)
Frontiers | Sport-Specific Capacity to Use Elastic Energy in the Patellar and Achilles Tendons of Elite Athletes
![Properties of tendon calculated from stress-strain curves. Bilinear... | Download Scientific Diagram Properties of tendon calculated from stress-strain curves. Bilinear... | Download Scientific Diagram](https://www.researchgate.net/publication/333581817/figure/fig4/AS:959508348153877@1605776025512/Properties-of-tendon-calculated-from-stress-strain-curves-Bilinear-fitted-curves-dashed.png)
Properties of tendon calculated from stress-strain curves. Bilinear... | Download Scientific Diagram
![Frontiers | Editorial: The Stretch-Shortening Cycle of Active Muscle and Muscle-Tendon Complex: What, Why and How It Increases Muscle Performance? Frontiers | Editorial: The Stretch-Shortening Cycle of Active Muscle and Muscle-Tendon Complex: What, Why and How It Increases Muscle Performance?](https://www.frontiersin.org/files/MyHome%20Article%20Library/693141/693141_Thumb_400.jpg)
Frontiers | Editorial: The Stretch-Shortening Cycle of Active Muscle and Muscle-Tendon Complex: What, Why and How It Increases Muscle Performance?
![Fascicular elastin within tendon contributes to the magnitude and modulus gradient of the elastic stress response across tendon type and species - ScienceDirect Fascicular elastin within tendon contributes to the magnitude and modulus gradient of the elastic stress response across tendon type and species - ScienceDirect](https://ars.els-cdn.com/content/image/1-s2.0-S1742706122001568-ga1.jpg)
Fascicular elastin within tendon contributes to the magnitude and modulus gradient of the elastic stress response across tendon type and species - ScienceDirect
![IJMS | Free Full-Text | Changes of Material Elastic Properties during Healing of Ruptured Achilles Tendons Measured with Shear Wave Elastography: A Pilot Study IJMS | Free Full-Text | Changes of Material Elastic Properties during Healing of Ruptured Achilles Tendons Measured with Shear Wave Elastography: A Pilot Study](https://pub.mdpi-res.com/ijms/ijms-21-03427/article_deploy/html/images/ijms-21-03427-ag-550.jpg?1591369424)
IJMS | Free Full-Text | Changes of Material Elastic Properties during Healing of Ruptured Achilles Tendons Measured with Shear Wave Elastography: A Pilot Study
![Diagnostics | Free Full-Text | Patellar Tendon Elasticity and Temperature Following after a 448 Kilohertz Radiofrequency Intervention on Active Healthy Subjects: An Open Controlled Clinical Trial Diagnostics | Free Full-Text | Patellar Tendon Elasticity and Temperature Following after a 448 Kilohertz Radiofrequency Intervention on Active Healthy Subjects: An Open Controlled Clinical Trial](https://www.mdpi.com/diagnostics/diagnostics-13-02976/article_deploy/html/images/diagnostics-13-02976-g001.png)