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Stiffness

Known as: 'Stiffness' 
National Institutes of Health

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Broader (1)

Joint stiffness

Narrower (1)

Stiff limbs

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Review
2015
Review
2015
Tissue Stiffness Dictates Development, Homeostasis, and Disease Progression
Abstract Tissue development is orchestrated by the coordinated activities of both chemical and physical regulators. While much… 
Highly Cited
2012
Highly Cited
2012
Matrix stiffness-induced myofibroblast differentiation is mediated by intrinsic mechanotransduction.
The mechanical properties of the extracellular matrix have recently been shown to promote myofibroblast differentiation and lung… 
Review
2008
Review
2008
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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
A simple method for measuring stiffness during running.
The spring-mass model, representing a runner as a point mass supported by a single linear leg spring, has been a widely used… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Direct measurement of human ankle stiffness during quiet standing: the intrinsic mechanical stiffness is insufficient for stability
During quiet standing the human ‘inverted pendulum’ sways irregularly. In previous work where subjects balanced a real inverted… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Identification of intrinsic and reflex contributions to human ankle stiffness dynamics
The authors have examined dynamic stiffness at the human ankle using position perturbations which were designed to provide a wide… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Crustal Earthquake Instability in Relation to the Depth Variation of Frictional Slip Properties
Recent stability studies using constitutive relations of the type found by Dieterich, Ruina, and others to describe frictional… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Posture control and trajectory formation during arm movement
One hypothesis for the generation of spatially oriented arm movements by the central nervous system is that a desired joint… 
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Tension responses to sudden length change in stimulated frog muscle fibres near slack length
1. Apparatus for applying a step change of length to an isolated muscle fibre is described. The step was complete in about 0·2 ms… 
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
The short range stiffness of active mammalian muscle and its effect on mechanical properties
1. The tension in tetanized cat soleus and lateral gastrocnemius muscles was measured during alternating lengthening and… 
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