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Contraction
(redirected from Tetanic contraction)

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CONTRACTION. An abbreviation; a mode of writing or printing by which some of the letters of a word are omitted. See Abbreviations.



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Often, clinicians use frequencies of 50 Hz or more to ensure tetanic contractions.
Recruitment patterns in human skeletal muscle during electrical ... by Bickel, C. Scott / Physical Therapy
The frequency required to obtain a tetanic contraction may be reduced due to the slowing of contraction that occurs with fatigue.
Fatigability and variable-frequency train stimulation of human ... by Dudley, Gary A / Physical Therapy
o] of the muscle strip were measured for determination of muscle cross-sectional area (CSA) so that maximal tension generated during tetanic contractions could be normalized to muscle CSA.
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