Musculoskeletal biomechanics /

Brinckmann, Paul,

Musculoskeletal biomechanics / Paul Brinckmann, Wolfgang Frobin, Gunnar Leivseth ; foreword by Gunnar Andersson. - x, 243 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Musculoskeletal Biomechanics, an Important and Interesting Discipline at the Interface between Medical and Natural Sciences -- Basic Concepts from Physics and Mechanics -- Vector Algebra -- Translation and Rotation in a Plane -- Mechanical Equilibrium -- Material Properties of Solid Materials -- Deformation and Strength of Structures -- Estimation of the Load Transmitted by Joints of the Human Locomotor System by Means of a Biomechanical Model Calculation -- Mechanical Aspects of the Hip Joint -- Mechanical Aspects of the Knee -- Mechanical Aspects of the Lumbar Spine -- Mechanical Aspects of the Shoulder -- Structure and Function of Skeletal Muscle -- Mechanical Properties of Bones -- Mechanical Aspects of Skin -- Loading of the Lumbar Spine when Sitting or Standing -- What do we Know about Primary Mechanical Causes of Lumbar Disk Prolapse? -- Influence of Physical Activity on Architecture and Density of Bones. An Overview of Observations in Humans -- Mathematical Description of Translation and Rotation in a Plane -- Mathematical Description of Translation and Rotation in Three-Dimensional Space -- Dealing with Errors. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. A1. A2. A3. B1. B2. B3.

1588900800 9781588900807 3131300515 9783131300515

2001058204


Human mechanics
Musculoskeletal system--Mechanical properties
Orthopedics.
Biomechanics
Movement--physiology

QP303. / B7513 2002

612.76

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