Extent and direction of joint motion limitation after prolonged immobility: An experimental study in the rat

Physiological and structural changes in the cat's soleus muscle due to immobilization at different lengths by plaster casts*

J C Tabary, C Tabary, C Tardieu et al. · The Journal of Physiology · 1972 · 727 citations

Muscle Function, Muscle Fibre Length, Education +21

Effects of Immobilization on Joints

Wayne H. Akeson, David Amiel, Mark F. Abel et al. · Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research · 1987 · 436 citations

Mechanobiology, Musculoskeletal Research, Kinesiology +15

The influence of immobilization and stretch on protein turnover of rat skeletal muscle.

D F Goldspink · The Journal of Physiology · 1977 · 351 citations · Full text

Muscle Function, Protein Turnover, Cytoskeleton +23

The Intra-Articular Effects of Immobilization on the Human Knee

W F Enneking, Marshall Horowitz · Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery · 1972 · 302 citations

Skeletal Trauma, Biomechanics, Orthopaedics +9

Experimental Immobilization and Remobilization of Rat Knee Joints

E. Burke Evans, G. W. N. Eggers, James K. Butler et al. · Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery · 1960 · 266 citations

Musculoskeletal Science, Joint Immobilization, Movement Biomechanics +16