17 Biomechanics of the Foot
10.1055/b-0036-140432 17 Biomechanics of the Foot The foot has static, kinematic, and dynamic functions. It carries the weight of the body, which is distributed roughly equally to both feet in…
16 Mechanical Aspects of the Shoulder
10.1055/b-0036-140431 16 Mechanical Aspects of the Shoulder The upper extremity is designed to fulfill a large variety of tasks. The “link chain” of upper arm, lower arm, and hand permits…
13 Mechanical Aspects of the Hip Joint
10.1055/b-0036-140428 13 Mechanical Aspects of the Hip Joint Healthy human beings take between one hundred thousand and several million steps per year, and peak values of the load on the…
12 Determination of Joint Load in a Model Calculation
10.1055/b-0036-140427 12 Determination of Joint Load in a Model Calculation Joint load is the name given to the force acting between the articulating bones. A knowledge of this force is…
8 Mechanical Properties of Bone and Cartilage
10.1055/b-0036-140423 8 Mechanical Properties of Bone and Cartilage An organism composed only of soft tissues could survive without great problems in the ocean. When living on the land or in…
14 Mechanical Aspects of the Knee Joint
10.1055/b-0036-140429 14 Mechanical Aspects of the Knee Joint 14.1 Features Common to All Joints: The Example of the Knee Joint Irrespective of the diversity of their outward appearance, the movable…
9 Structure and Function of Skeletal Muscle
10.1055/b-0036-140424 9 Structure and Function of Skeletal Muscle Muscles are biological machines that convert chemical energy, derived from the reaction between food substrate and oxygen, into mechanical work and heat….
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…
