Simulations suggest walking with reduced propulsive force would not mitigate the energetic consequences of lower tendon stiffness

• Richard E. Pimentel,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Software, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, UNC Chapel Hill and NC State University, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America

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• Gregory S. Sawicki,

  Roles Funding acquisition, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Georgia Institute of Technology, George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America, Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Biological Sciences, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

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• Jason R. Franz

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: jrfranz@email.unc.edu

  Affiliation Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, UNC Chapel Hill and NC State University, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America

  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9523-9708

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