Force sharing between plantarflexor muscles in sheep during treadmill gait
Stephanie A. Ross, Florian S. Schumacher, Esthevan Machado, Andrew Sawatsky, Timothy R. Leonard, Keiji Hopfner, W. Michael Scott, Fransiska Marie Bossuyt, William R. Taylor, Walter Herzog
This study examines force sharing between plantarflexor muscles in sheep during treadmill gait, finding that both muscles increase force with speed and incline, but the superficial digital flexor consistently produces greater absolute force than the medial gastrocnemius.
bioRxiv · Jun 24, 2026 · PreprintBioengineering