INTRODUCTION TO BIOMECHANICS

7/22/00


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INTRODUCTION TO BIOMECHANICS

Biomechanics is (unfortunately) not:

Biomechanics is:

Biomechanics and Engineering

Types of Biomechanics

Bones: Why are they hollow?

Bones: Why are they hollow?

Bones: Why are they hollow?

Birds Bones

Bone: A Living, Responsive, Material

Bone: An Old, High Tech Material

Joints: How does cartilage work?

Spine: Lower Back Pain

Spine: Lower Back Pain

Spine: Lower Back Pain

Spine: Ruptured Disc

Knee: Chondromalacia

Knee: Chondromalacia

Knee: Chondromalacia

Computer Models: Knee

Hip: Artificial Joints

Computer Models: Bone

Assistive Technology

Nature: The Cube-Square Law

Nature: The Cube-Square Law

Nature: The Cube-Square Law

Nature: The Cube-Square Law

Nature: 4-Bar Mechanisms

Human Shoulder: Dislocation

Types of Dislocations

Shoulder Anatomy

Shoulder Anatomy

Shoulder Experiment

Shoulder Experiment

Shoulder Experiment

Shoulder Experiment

Shoulder Experiment

Shoulder Experiment : Position Data

Total Max Principal Strain

Total Max Principal Strain: 16mm

Max Principal Strain Progression

Max Principal Strain Progression

Total vs. Non-Recoverable Strain

Biomechanics is:

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