Biomechanics: Principles and Applications

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xi

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2. ‘Keynote’ Articles

   1. Front Matter

      Pages xiii-xiii

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   2. Perspectives in Measurements and Modeling of Musculoskeletal Joint Dynamics

      • E. Y. S. Chao, K. N. An

      Pages 1-18

   3. Perspectives in Biomechanics Applied to Sport and Physical Education

      • B. M. Nigg

      Pages 19-30

   4. Perspectives in Human-Joint Kinematics

      • A. Huson

      Pages 31-45

   5. Advanced Theoretical and Experimental Techniques in Cartilage Research

      • V. C. Mow, W. M. Lai, M. H. Holmes

      Pages 47-74

   6. Bone as a Mechanical Structure

      • J. D. Currey

      Pages 75-85

   7. Bioengineering Considerations in the Use of Major Bone and Joint Prostheses 32 Years Experience

      • J. T. Scales, K. W. J. Wright

      Pages 87-94

   8. Perspectives of Soft Tissue Mechanics

      • Y. C. Fung

      Pages 95-114

   9. Pressure-Flow Relations of Arterial System and Heart

      • N. Westerhof

      Pages 115-126

3. Muscelo-Skeletal Performance

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 127-127

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   2. Simu — An Interactive Computer Graphics Simulation of Human Gait

      • R. P. Wells, D. A. Winter, S. Onyshko

      Pages 129-134

   3. Standardization of Gait Kinematic Data Using a Gait Symmetry Index and Fourier Analysis

      • K. Soudan

      Pages 135-140

   4. Spinal Loading during Abnormal Walking

      • A. Cappozzo, F. Gazzani

      Pages 141-148

   5. Afferent Contributions to Postural Tasks

      • M. H. Vincken, C. C. A. M. Gielen, J. J. Denier van de Gon, B. M. ter Haar Romeny

      Pages 149-154

   6. Moment and Work of the Calf Muscles in Walking

      • A. L. Hof, B. A. Geelen, J. W. van den Berg

      Pages 155-160

   7. In-Vivo Investigations on the Mechanical Function of the Tractus Iliotibialis

      • H. A. C. Jacob, A. H. Huggler, B. Rüttimann

      Pages 161-167

   8. Optimal Initial Conditions for the Eastern Roll High Jump

      • M. Hubbard, J. C. Trinkle

      Pages 169-174

4. Biomechanics of Joints

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 175-175

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   2. The Application of Roentgenstereophotogrammetry for Evaluation of Knee-Joint Kinematics in Vitro

      • A. de Lange, R. van Dijk, R. Huiskes, G. Selvik, Th. J. G. van Rens

      Pages 177-184

Biomechanics as a scientific activity is not new. Already involved (or so it is said) in its practice were Aristotle (384-327 BC) and Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519). Recently, however, it has become fashionable as a separate field, as witnessed by the existence of a Journal of Biomechanics (1968), an Interna­ tional (1973), a European (1976) and an American (1977) Society of Biomechanics, and an amount of (usually recently erected) Biomechanics Laboratories at Uni­ versities or other institutions throughout the world. If one or~anises a Con­ ference on Biomechanics, a relatively large number of scientists leave their cubicles or workshops to visit the place of worship. It becomes quickly evident, however, that such a forum for scientific communication is far from being homo­ geneous. All are not of the same believe, and the variety in professional inte­ rests almost parallels the number of attendants. "Biomechanics, the science of applying methods and principles of Mechanics to biological tissues and medical problems" is a definition which, in one form or another, has found wide acceptance among biomecanicians. Nevertheless, Bio­ mechanics is interwoven and thus often confused with other scientific endeavors. It is colored differently by its many fields of application (e. g. Orthopaedic and Cardio-Vascular Surgery, Dentistry, Rehabilitation, Physical Medicine, Injury Prevention, Sports and others), and the backgrounds of its disciplina­ ries. It partly overlaps sciences as Biomaterials, Medical Physics and Biophy­ sics, Physiology, and Functional Anatomy.

• biomechanics

• Faculty of Medicine, University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands

  Rik Huiskes

• Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Twente University of Technology, The Netherlands

  Dick H. Campen

• Faculty of Dentistry, University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands

  Joost R. Wijn

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