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2 ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN JoVE

Biology

In vivo Measurement of Knee Extensor Muscle Function in Mice

Camille R. Brightwell^1,2, Ted G. Graber³, Benjamin D. Brightwell^4,5, Matthew Borkowski⁶, Brian Noehren^5,7, Christopher S. Fry^1,2

¹Department of Athletic Training and Clinical Nutrition, University of Kentucky, ²Center for Muscle Biology, University of Kentucky, ³Department of Physical Therapy, East Carolina University, ⁴Kinesiology and Health Promotion Graduate Program, University of Kentucky, ⁵Biomotion Lab, College of Health Sciences, University of Kentucky, ⁶Aurora Scientific, ⁷Department of Physical Therapy, College of Health Sciences, University of Kentucky

Quantification of knee extensor maximal strength is imperative to understand functional adaptations to aging, disease, injury, and rehabilitation. We present a novel method to repeatedly measure in vivo knee extension isometric peak tetanic torque.

Biology

In Vivo Measurement of Hindlimb Dorsiflexor Isometric Torque from Pig

Benjamin T. Corona¹, Jarrod A. Call^2,3, Matthew Borkowski⁴, Sarah M. Greising⁵

¹School of Medicine, Wake Forest University, ²Department of Kinesiology, University of Georgia, ³Regenerative Bioscience Center, University of Georgia, ⁴Aurora Scientific Inc., ⁵School of Kinesiology, University of Minnesota

The present protocol describes concise experimental details on the evaluation and interpretation of in vivo torque data obtained via electrical stimulation of the common peroneal nerve in anesthetized pigs.