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Application to skeletal muscle. Skeletal muscle can lengthen and shorten in response to sustained stretch. A classical everyday example is the chronic shortening of the gastrocnemius muscle in women who frequently wear high heels. The muscle shortens by a chronic loss of sarcomeres, which results in chronic muscle fatigue and an increased injury risk. Adapted from [105]. (Online version in colour.)
