Enthält:
Basic concepts from physics and mechanics -- Mechanical properties of solid materials -- Deformation and strength of structures -- Vector algebra -- Matrix notation -- Translation and rotation in a plane -- Mathematical description of translation and rotation in three-dimensional space -- Mechanical properties of bone and cartilage -- Structure and function of skeletal muscle -- Mechanical aspects of skin -- Dimension, mass, location of the center of mass and moment of inertia of the segments of the human body -- Determination of joint load in a model calculation -- Mechanical aspects of the hip joint -- Mechanical aspects of the knee joint -- Mechanical aspects of the lumbar spine -- Mechanical aspects of the shoulder -- Biomechanics of the foot -- Gait -- Solved problems.
Anmerkungen:
Preceded by: Musculoskeletal biomechanics / Paul Brinckmann, Wolfgang Frobin, Gunnar Leivseth. c2002
Includes bibliographical references and index