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Biomechanics: Principles and Applications

Selected Proceedings of the 3rd General Meeting of the European Society of Biomechanics Nijmegen, The Netherlands, 21–23 January 1982

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  • © 1982

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Editors:
  1. Rik Huiskes

    1. Faculty of Medicine, University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands

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  2. Dick H. Campen

    1. Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Twente University of Technology, The Netherlands

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  3. Joost R. Wijn

    1. Faculty of Dentistry, University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands

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Part of the book series: Developments in Biomechanics (DEBI, volume 1)

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Table of contents (55 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  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
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About this book

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.

Editors and Affiliations

  • 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

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Biomechanics: Principles and Applications

  • Book Subtitle: Selected Proceedings of the 3rd General Meeting of the European Society of Biomechanics Nijmegen, The Netherlands, 21–23 January 1982

  • Editors: Rik Huiskes, Dick H. Campen, Joost R. Wijn

  • Series Title: Developments in Biomechanics

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-7678-8

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, The Hague 1982

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-009-7680-1Published: 19 October 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-009-7678-8Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: 476

  • Topics: Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering

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