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Plantar flexor muscle size, composition and strength and the redistribution of joint work in gait of healthy older adults

Figure 1. Representative muscle boundaries for single MRI slices from one younger (left) and one older (right) participant.
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Figure 1. Representative muscle boundaries for single MRI slices from one younger (left) and one older (right) participant.Representative muscle boundaries for single MRI slices from one younger (left) and one older (right) participant.Gladfelter et al. · CC BY

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Abstract

Background Older adults have altered gait mechanics that may contribute to mobility loss. These changes are suggested to be precipitated by decreased mechanical output from the ankle plantar flexor muscles.

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University of Massachusetts Amherst

PeerJ · 24 Sep 2026 · CC BY

doi.org/10.7717/peerj.21734PubMed 42802842

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