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. 2007 Apr;210(4):491–505. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-7580.2007.00703.x

Table 3.

Tendon data: mass, volume, and resting length, and estimated cross-sectional area (CSA), stress, strain, and length change of selected thoracic limb tendons. Parameters calculated using methods described in the text. Data are means, values in parentheses indicate range (n = 7)

Muscle–tendon unit Mass (g) Volume (mm3) Rest length (mm) CSA (mm2) Stress (MPa) Strain (%) Length change (mm)
Biceps brachii 0.05 (0.03–0.1) 4.7 13 (12–13) 0.3 27 1.8 0.2
Extensor carpi radialis 0.06 (0.01–0.12) 5.6 115 (70–146) 0.1 46 3.1 0.2
Extensor carpi ulnaris 0.03 (0.01–0.05) 2.5 50 (32–66) 0.1 54 3.6 1.5
Extensor digitorum communis 0.16 (0.1–0.31) 15.4 95 (48–108) 0.1 20 1.3 1.3
Extensor digitorum lateralis 0.04 (0.01–0.06) 3.6 76 (50–104) 0.1 62 4.1 3.5
Flexor carpi radialis 0.03 (0.01–0.06) 2.4 46 (33–59) 0.1 62 4.1 1.9
Flexor carpi ulnaris 0.08 (0.06–0.10) 7.5 35 (32–46) 0.2 51 3.4 1.1
Flexor digitorum profundus 0.50 (0.30–0.62) 47.0 76 (50–93) 0.6 15 1.0 0.8
Flexor digitorum superficialis 0.18 (0.10–0.52) 17.3 42 (20–50) 0.3 56 3.7 4.2
Triceps brachii Long head 0.08 (0.06–0.10) 7.5 7 (3–13) 0.1 27 1.8 0.2
Lateral head 0.07 (0.01–0.20) 6.9 9 (5–12) 0.1 33 2.2 0.2