15 Mechanical Aspects of the Lumbar Spine
10.1055/b-0036-140430 15 Mechanical Aspects of the Lumbar Spine 15.1 Load on the Lumbar Spine 15.1.1 Plane Model Calculation The load on the lumbar spine when a mass is held in…
11 Dimensions, Mass, Location of the Center of Mass, and Moment of Inertia of the Segments of the Human Body
10.1055/b-0036-140426 11 Dimensions, Mass, Location of the Center of Mass, and Moment of Inertia of the Segments of the Human Body To describe the effect of gravity on the human…
6 Translation and Rotation in a Plane
10.1055/b-0036-140421 6 Translation and Rotation in a Plane Describing body movements is a frequently occurring problem in orthopedic biomechanics. An example of such a motion is the forward bending of…
3 Deformation and Strength of Structures
10.1055/b-0036-140418 3 Deformation and Strength of Structures The term structure designates an object built from one or more materials in a specific architecture. In this context, the term architecture refers…
10 Mechanical Aspects of Skin
10.1055/b-0036-140425 10 Mechanical Aspects of Skin Skin has several important functions for the body; some of these are mechanical. Apart from forces acting on the teeth, external forces on the…
5 Matrix Notation
10.1055/b-0036-140420 5 Matrix Notation Some problems in mechanics require for their description: in the two-dimensional case a set of four numbers (or expressions), in the three-dimensional case a set of…
2 Mechanical Properties of Solid Materials
10.1055/b-0036-140417 2 Mechanical Properties of Solid Materials The mechanical, electrical, magnetic, optical, or chemical properties of materials are determined in standardized experiments. The protocols of such experiments and the description…
