Plantar flexors are the main engine of walking in healthy adults

IntroductionThe plantar flexors contribute to the uniqueness of man's walking across bipeds (including apes). This role is achieved in late infancy through neural maturation. This may explain why this mechanism is lost with all corticospinal lesions despite the spared power of plantar flexors i...

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Main Authors: Viviana Rota, Antonio Caronni, Stefano Scarano, Maurizio Amadei, Luigi Tesio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Sports and Active Living
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fspor.2025.1595065/full
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