Biomechanics: Basic and Applied Research: Selected Proceedings of the Fifth Meeting of the European Society of Biomechanics, September 8–10, 1986, Berlin, F.R.G.

Front Matter....Pages I-XV
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Biomechanics in Orthopaedics....Pages 3-18
Biomechanics of Total Knee Replacement....Pages 19-31
Gait Analysis: A Survey....Pages 33-50
Biomechanics of Sports - Current Problems....Pages 51-58
Biomechanics of Tendons and Other Soft Connective Tissues. Testing Methods and Structure-Function Interdependence....Pages 59-72
Cardiovascular Biomechanics....Pages 73-84
Fluid Mechanics in Cardiovascular Research Cardiac Valve Flow Dynamics....Pages 85-98
The Development of Technology in Medicine and Biology....Pages 99-105
Front Matter....Pages 107-107
The Accuracy of Criteria for Automatic 3-D Graphics Reconstruction of Bone from Computer Tomography....Pages 109-114
Comparison of Optoelectronic and Film Based Kinematic Data in Dynamic Biomechanical Evaluation of Back Muscle Tension....Pages 115-120
Instantaneous Helical Axis Estimation Via Natural, Cross-Validated Splines....Pages 121-128
Estimation of Gait Cycle Duration and Stride Length from One Marker Kinematic Data....Pages 129-134
Speckle Interferometry: A Technique to Investigate Deformations in the Femoral Bone....Pages 135-140
Speckle Interferometry for Investigation of the Rigidity of External Fracture Fixation - A Preliminary Study....Pages 141-146
An Automatic Method to Evaluate Goodness of Muscular Work During Human Locomotion....Pages 147-152
Quantitative Evaluation of the Walking Performance of the Horse Using Force Plate Data Analysis....Pages 153-158
Quantification of Skin Displacement in the Walking Horse....Pages 159-164
Front Matter....Pages 165-165
Medial Collateral Ligament Healing: a Biomechanical Assessment....Pages 167-172
The Determination of Ligament Strain by a Computer Controlled Knee Loading Apparatus....Pages 173-178
Redesign and Development of a Force Transducer of the Buckle Type....Pages 179-186
Front Matter....Pages 165-165
The Wrinkling of Thin Membrane-Like Connective Tissue Structures....Pages 187-192
Stress Relaxation, Used as a Tool for Diagnosis of Incompetence of Human Cervix in Terms of a Mixture Model of Tissue....Pages 193-198
Front Matter....Pages 199-199
A Study of Haversian Systems....Pages 201-206
The Elastic Modulus of Cancellous Bone: Dependence on Trabecular Orientation....Pages 207-212
Mechanical Properties of Subchondral Bone From Normal and Osteoarthrotic Human Femoral Heads....Pages 213-218
Control of Chondro-Osseous Skeletal Biology by Mechanical Energy....Pages 219-224
Mechanisms of Crack Propagation in Cortical Bone....Pages 225-230
A Biomechanical Analysis at Lamellar Level of Femoral Shafts Deformed in Bending....Pages 231-236
Bending Strength of Operatively Stabilized Fractures Under the Influence of Bisphosphonates....Pages 237-242
Holographic Investigation of Mechanical Properties of Tibia Fixed with Internal Fixation Plate....Pages 243-248
Front Matter....Pages 249-249
Biomechanics of the Shoulder and Elbow....Pages 251-254
Ligament Strains in Wrist-Joint Motions....Pages 255-260
Experimental Study of the Hip Biomechanics Using Prescale Films....Pages 261-266
The Significance of the Torque Loading of the Total Hip Prosthesis....Pages 267-272
The Lubrication of the Natural Joint: Viscosity of Hyaluronic Acid and Friction in the Human Hip....Pages 273-278
Mechanical Properties of the Articular Cartilage....Pages 279-284
Mathematical Simulations of Passive Knee Joint Motions....Pages 285-290
Direct Measurement of Dynamic Contact Pressure on the Tibial Plateau of the Knee....Pages 291-296
A Dynamical Model of the Knee Joint....Pages 297-302
Gear Properties of the Human Knee Joint....Pages 303-307
Front Matter....Pages 249-249
Moire Fringe Contourographic Determination of the Three-Dimensional Geometry of the Posterior Articular Surface of the Calcaneum....Pages 309-314
Front Matter....Pages 315-315
Long Term Animal Tests with Instrumented Hip Implants....Pages 317-324
A Hypothesis Concerning the Effect of Implant Rigidity on Adaptive Cortical Bone Remodelling in the Femur....Pages 325-331
Stress Transfer Across the Hip Joint in Reconstructed Acetabuli....Pages 333-340
Stress Analysis of the Uncenenteo DSL Hip Prosthesis....Pages 341-346
Influence of Porous Coating Thickness and Elastic Modulus on Stress Distribution in Hip Prostheses....Pages 347-352
A Method for the Comparative Evaluation of the Initial Stability of Cementless Hip Prostheses....Pages 353-358
CAD/CAM Production of Customer Made Bone Titanium Alloy Implants by Means of CT Images....Pages 359-364
On Laboratory Experiences in Endurance Testing of Anchorage Stems of Hip Joint Endoprostheses....Pages 365-372
Structural Safety and Stress Distributions in Ceramic Hip-Joint-Heads for Different Neck Lengths....Pages 373-378
A Mathematical Model of Human Knee-Motion and Evaluation of Knee Endoprostheses....Pages 379-384
Front Matter....Pages 385-385
Parametric Analysis of the Stress Protection in Bone After Plating....Pages 387-392
Limits of Plate on Bone Friction in Internal Fixation of Fractures....Pages 393-398
The Bending of the Screw in the Osteosynthesis with Autocompression Plates....Pages 399-404
Microcomputer Aided Finite Element Analysis in Fractured Long Bones Fixed By External Plate....Pages 405-410
The Incorporation of Friction Interfaces in a Non-Linear, Finite Element Model of a Plated Long Bone....Pages 411-416
The Surgical Expansion Dowel: A Proven Principle of Mechanical Fastening and Fixing Technology to Osteosynthetic Uses....Pages 417-422
Anatomical Curvature of the Femoral Medullary Canal for Intramedullary Rodding....Pages 423-428
Comparative Investigation on the Biomechanical Properties of the Circular and Other Three-Dimensional External Fixators....Pages 429-434
Evaluation of Increasing Stiffness of Healing Bone Using External Fixation....Pages 435-440
Front Matter....Pages 385-385
The Effect of Different Regimes of Axial Micromovement on the Healing of Experimental Tibial Fractures....Pages 441-446
The Influence of Intermittent Change of Mechanical Environment Upon the Healing of Tibial Fractures....Pages 447-452
Experimental Investigation About the Stability of the Greater Trochanter....Pages 453-458
Bending Fatigue Characteristics of Artificial Knee Ligaments....Pages 459-464
Biomechanics of the Acromioclavicular Stabilization....Pages 465-470
Front Matter....Pages 471-471
Determination of Spinal Stress by Biomechanical Model Calculations and Comparison with Spinal Mechanical Strength....Pages 473-478
Effect of Tension Preload on Lumbar Spine Kinematics and Its Clinical Implication....Pages 479-484
Regional Lumbar Sagittal Mobility and Back Trouble....Pages 485-490
Electromyographic Activity as an Indicator of Back Load at Work....Pages 491-496
An Attempt at Determining the Effort of the Lumbar Part of the Spine on the Basis of Model Investigations....Pages 497-503
Experimental Study on the Torsional Rigidity of Various Dorsal Stabilization Procedures on Lumbar Spines....Pages 505-510
Possibilities and Results of Total Lumbar Disk Replacement....Pages 511-516
The Role of the Alar and Transverse Ligaments for the Stability of the Cranio-Cervical Joint....Pages 517-522
3-D Automatic Posture Analysis for Evaluation of Brace Effects on Spinal Deformity....Pages 523-528
Front Matter....Pages 529-529
Stripping of Thread in Bone by Commercial Cortical Self-Tapping and Pretapped Screws....Pages 531-536
Could Koehler-Freiberg’s Disease be Caused by Biomechanical Factors?....Pages 537-542
Measurement of Pressure Distribution on Curved and Soft Surfaces....Pages 543-550
Crutch, Staircase Railing and Foot-Floor Reaction Forces During Paraplegic’s Stair Climbing....Pages 551-556
Slow Walking in Normal Subjects on a Track and a Motor Driven Treadmill....Pages 557-561
Comparison of Subjective Gait Observation with Measured Gait Asymmetry....Pages 563-568
Front Matter....Pages 529-529
Impulse Characteristics in Aided Gait and Walking Aid Design....Pages 569-574
Upon the Mechanical Load of Elbow Crutches....Pages 575-580
Significance of the Mechanical Power at the Lower Limb Joints During Walking by Hemiplegic Subjects....Pages 581-586
The Role of Muscle Forces in the Instable Human Knee Joint in Vitro....Pages 587-592
Front Matter....Pages 593-593
Relation between Mechanical Load and Emg-Activity of Selected Muscles of the Trunk Under Isometric Conditions....Pages 595-600
Minimization Strategies for Arm Movement....Pages 601-606
Characteristics of the Gait Induced by a Fall....Pages 607-612
Muscle Fibre Composition, Isometric Leg Strength, and Endurance in Man....Pages 613-618
In-Vivo Viscoelasticity of the Human Soleus Muscle....Pages 619-624
Front Matter....Pages 625-625
A New Method to Measure Lateral Bow Accelerations During Shooting in Archery....Pages 627-632
Reduction of Lateral Bow Displacement Using Different Torque Flight Compensators and Stabilizers in Archery....Pages 633-638
An Improved Archery Simulator for Objective Dynamic Tests of Bows and Arrows....Pages 639-644
Optimization of Rowing Motion Technique by Use of Interactive Computer Simulation....Pages 645-652
An Improved Model and Computer Simulation of Cycling Motion Technique....Pages 653-658
Pressure Measurements Inside Shoes and Application in Alpine Skiing....Pages 659-666
An Analysis of Human Maximal Isometric Voluntary Plantar Flexion as a Function of Ankle and Knee Joint Angle....Pages 667-672
An Attempt at Evaluation of Strength/Speed Abilities of Lower Extremities for Athletes....Pages 673-678
Complex Investigation of Track Start....Pages 679-684
4 × 100 M Relay: Modelling by Permutation Techniques and Ultrasound Velocity Measurement on Curved Tracks....Pages 685-690
Model of the Lateral Yacht Shell Displacements Used in Yachtsmen Body Motion Coordination Studies....Pages 691-696
Front Matter....Pages 697-697
Hydrodynamic Comparison of Duromedics Prostheses and St.Jude Medical Prostheses of Various Sizes....Pages 699-706
In Vitro Kinematic Study of the Occluder Motion in an Artificial Tilting Disc Heart Valve....Pages 707-712
Numerical Study of Peristaltic Pumping in Circular Cylindrical Tubes....Pages 713-718
Mechanical Properties of Intact Arterial Segments....Pages 719-724
Assessment of Mechanical and Thermal Properties of Bovine Pericardium....Pages 725-730
Front Matter....Pages 731-731
Elastic Properties of the Hydroxyapatite-Bone Compound in Rabbits....Pages 733-738
Fatigue Behavior of Composite Bone Cement....Pages 739-744
Biomechanical Analysis of Coupling Between Mandible and Removable Partial Dentures....Pages 745-750
On the Existence of the Orthodontic Center of Resistance....Pages 751-756
Cyclic Groups of Non-Linear Biological Automorphisms and Theory of Cyclogenesis in Biomechanics....Pages 757-762
Back Matter....Pages 763-765