Clinical Biomechanics in Human Locomotion - Origins and Principles

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Title page
Table of Contents
Copyright
Dedication
About the authors
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Introduction
Chapter 1: Principles of motion
	Abstract
	Chapter introduction
	1.1: Basic principles of biomechanics
	1.2: Terminology of motion
	Chapter summary
	References
Chapter 2: Principles of materials science
	Abstract
	Chapter introduction
	2.1: The principles of loading materials: Engineering stresses and strains
	2.2: Principles and types of material properties
	2.3: Behaviour of materials under stress
	2.4: The shaping of structural properties
	Chapter summary
	References
Chapter 3: Principles of tissue stress
	Abstract
	Chapter introduction
	3.1: The construction of musculoskeletal tissue
	3.2: Mechanical properties of fascia
	3.3: Architecture and mechanical properties of tendons and ligaments
	3.4: Material properties of bone
	3.5: Architecture of articular cartilage, synovium, and articular mechanics
	3.6: Architecture and mechanical properties of skin
	Chapter summary
	References
Chapter 4: Internal force generation
	Abstract
	Chapter introduction
	4.1: Force-effort generation through skeletal muscle
	4.2: Nerve impulse initiation and neurological response
	4.3: Mechanical homeostasis and the sensorimotor system
	Chapter summary
	References
Chapter 5: Biological sciences underpinning biomechanics
	Abstract
	Chapter introduction
	5.1: Genetics and cellular function
	5.2: Developmental biology
	5.3: Biomechanical-physiological relationship
	Chapter summary
	References
Chapter 6: Evolution in biomechanics
	Abstract
	Chapter introduction
	6.1: Evolution: Implications and overview
	6.2: Hominin anatomy of the lower limb
	6.3: Hominin foot and ankle
	6.4: In consequence of hominin locomotion
	Chapter summary
	References
Appendix
	Simple equations and mathematics
	Further concepts in beam theory
	Ductility equation
	Coefficient of restitution in gait impact
Glossary
Index