Biomechanics: Current Interdisciplinary Research

A. Invited Lectures.- 1. Research management in biomechanics.- 2. Dynamics of the musculoskeletal system.- 3. Muscular activity and surface EMG.- 4. Periodontal biomechanics.- 5. Issues in sports biomechanics.- 6. Potential applications of carbon-carbon composite materials for total joint replacement.- 7. Functional adaptation and homeostasis of bone, tendons and ligaments.- 3. Pressure distribution underneath the human foot.- 9. Biomaterial and biomechanical considerations in the development of composites for the restoration of posterior teeth.- B. Biomaterials.- 10. Evaluation of tissue tolerance to carbon-silicon carbide, alumina and PTFE-grafted polyethylene particles.- 11. Biocompatibility of implant materials: cell culture assay.- 12. Bone replacement by hydroxyapatite and betatricalcium-phosphate in rats — an alternative method to demineralized bone powder.- 13. The ring-on-disc method — clinical significance of a wear-screening test of biomaterials for hip joint alloplasty.- 14. Cement-free fixation of cup-prosthesis with glass ceramic coating in dogs.- 15. Load pattern controlled osseo integration of Al2O3-ceramic hip sockets and stepped stems of a vanadium-free titanium alloy.- 16. Fracture of acrylic composite bone cement.- 17. Shot peening as surface treatment for bone fixation plates.- 18. Comparative properties of carbon reinforced carbon and stainless steel plates in bending, torsion and fatigue.- C. Biomechanics of Hard and Soft Tissues.- 19. Global mechanical properties of trabecular bone: experimental determination and prediction from a structural model.- 20. Relationship between mechanical properties and distribution of lamellae in the human femoral shaft.- 21. The estimation of inter-osteonal mechanical properties from a composite model for Haversian bone.- 22. Orientation and age-related dependence of the fracture toughness of cortical bone.- 23. Bone loss after internal fixation using plates, determination in humans using computed tomography.- 24. Bone loss in plated shaft bone — a parametric study.- 25. Mechanical stresses in the distal humerus and the clinical significance.- 26. Fracture site motion and infection.- 27. Bone remodeling — what are the parameters?.- 28. Computer simulation of interarticular fluid flow.- 29. Experimental and theoretical compression studies on porcine skin.- 30. Quantitative estimate of the variances of the viscoelastic properties upon physiotherapeutic treatment of skin auto transplants of patients with thermal trauma.- D. Cardiovascular and Respiratory Biomechanics.- 31. The influence of a small stenosis in the carotid artery bulb on adjacent axial velocity profiles.- 32. Age-related changes in viscoelasticity of normal and arteriosclerotic human aortas.- 33. Elastic properties of blood vessels in simple elongation.- 34. A non-linear, viscoelastic, axisymmetric, two-phase finite element model of the passive left-ventricle.- 35. Structural identification of the lung-thorax system.- E. Dental Biomechanics.- 36. Dental implants with flexible inserts — a possibility to improve the stress distribution in the jaw.- 37. Strength behaviour of two composite dental filling materials under cyclic loading conditions.- 38. The characteristics of asymetrically disposed orthodontic retraction loops.- 39. Computer-aided automatic production of dental restorations.- F. Dynamics of the Musculoskeletal System.- 40. Screw theory and its applications to joint motion analysis.- 41. On the application of a smoothing procedure in the kinematical study of the human wrist joint in-vitro.- 42. The reproducibility of passive human knee-joint motion characteristics.- 43. Dynamic modeling of human articulating joints.- 44. The developmental relationship between a joint torque and its mass distribution in boys, five to sixteen years.- 45. Effects of specific muscle power increasing upon patients with metatarsal alterations: an objective analysis.- 46. Vectograms to evaluate injuries of the menisci.- 47. A structural model of the human foot.- 48. Three dimensional structural analysis of the locomotor system.- G. Orthopaedic Biomechanics: Joint Prostheses.- 49. Evaluation of stresses in ceramic hip-joint heads.- 50. On the loosening of the ICLH double cup hip prosthesis.- 51. Biomechanical evaluation of a high incidence of acetabular cup fracture after total hip replacement.- 52. Strain distribution in the proximal femur after cementless implantation of hip replacements.- 53- X-ray picture based computer follow-up of patients with GSB knee prostheses.- 54. Finite element study of the anchorage system of the GSB tibial prosthesis.- H. Orthopaedic Biomechanics: Joints.- 55. Accuracy analysis of a clinical measurement system for ap-laxity in the human knee joint.- 56. Anterior-posterior knee instability and stress radiography, a prospective biomechanical analysis with the knee in extension.- 57. Experimental determination of the mechanical properties of knee ligaments.- 58. Passive resistance of the knee after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.- 59. Kinematics of the patellofemoral joint.- 60. Biomechanical studies on the talofibular ligaments as rotatory stabilizers of the lateral malleolus.- 61. Contact finite element stress analysis of the hip joint and the acetabular region.- I. Orthopaedic Biomechanics: Mechanics of Implants.- 62. Biomeehanical investigations on the new 3.5 mm ASIF cortical screw.- 63. Application of strain gage augmented screws for evaluation of long bone internal fixation.- 64. Finite element models of implants in bone: interfacial assumptions.- 65. Initial load distribution in internal fixation plates — an in vitro study.- 66. Influence of unoccupied holes on the fatigue behaviour of bone fixation plates.- 67. Geometric fit of the intramedullary nail to the bone cavity.- 68. Biomechanical properties and first clinical results of a newly designed intramedullary fixation device.- 69. Biomechanics of fracture fixation by plastic rods with transverse screws.- 70. A finite element study of the failures of AO/ASIF intramedullary nails.- 71. Locked intramedullary nailing, improvement of mechanical properties.- J. Orthopaedics Biomechanics: Spine and External Fixation.- 72. Stability of the spine.- 73. Mechanical properties of a new device for internal fixation of spine fractures: the “fixateur interne”.- 74. In vivo measurement of load on Harrington distraction rods in sheep spines with and without fusion.- 75. Is spondylolysis likely to occur in normal spine?.- 76. On the initiation of spondylolysis through mechanical factors.- 77. Variables altering the mechanical characteristics of fixator frames.- 78. New concepts in external fixation of the lower leg — a biomechanical study.- K. Rehabilitation Biomechanics.- 79. The gait of children with spastic diplegia — practical importance of higher frequency resolution in kinematic and kinetic measurements.- 80. Gait parameters of hemiplegic and normal subjects.- 81. Method for determining the parameters of gait correction in hemiplegic patients by applying electrical stimulators.- 82. Biomechanical diagnosis and rehabilitation control of pes equinus patients by computerized motion analysis.- 83. An ankle-foot orthosis for dynamic alteration of varus/valgus knee moments.- 84. Biomechanical analysis of limb loads in aided gait using elbow crutches.- 85. Prosthetic knee joint with electronic control.- 86. The suitability of the isokinetic dynamometer CYBEX II to obtain normative data on hip abductor weakness.- L. Muscle Physiology.- 87. Application of differentiated EMG in the evaluation of force-length characteristics of elbow flexors.- 88. Measurement of joint forces in the human knee by quantification of EMG-signals.- 89. An approach to estimate muscle force in dynamics using surface EMG.- 90. The effect of muscle length on force-time integral in relation to energy-rich phosphate consumption.- 91. Electromyography in back research — assessment of static and dynamic conditions.- 92. The dynamics of Hill’s muscle model — considerations and applications.- 93. Tendon series elasticity in triceps surae muscles of mammalians.- 94. Isometric comparison at optimum length of morphology of the medial belly of rat m. gastrocnemius in the relaxed and contracted state.- 95. Dissipation of mechanical energy in muscles.- 96. Influence of stiffness and damping on muscular performance.- M. Sports Biomechanics.- 97. Application of a piezoelectric polymer in gait analysis to measure the loads on selected foot areas.- 98. Cushioning during running — material tests contra subject test.- 99. Influence of shoe construction on the supination during sidewards movement in tennis shoes.- 100. Forces and torques during sports activities with high accelerations.- 101. Mechanical load on the achilles tendon during rapid dynamic sport movements.- 102. Plantar flexion torques in jumping and in isokinetic plantar flexion, a comparison.- 103. The energetic cost for human running and walking and the problem of hominization.- 104. Dynamic loads on the trunk during a throwing activity.- 105. Investigation of the Hay-technique of the high jump by computer simulation.- 106. Peripheral EMG control of handpaddle influence on swimming movements.- 107. Considerations of the butterfly kick based on hydrodynamical experiments.- 108. The mechanics of the roller ski and its influence on technique in cross country skiing.- 109. The significance of the triceps surae muscle action as a determinant in the biomechanical genesis of ski fall injuries.- N. Miscellaneous Subjects.- 110. Advances in photoelasticity applied to biomechanical problems.- 111. In vivo tendon load and tendon strain in the horse.- 112. Kinematic and kinetic factors of the loading work in aircraft luggage compartments.- 113. The interactions of muscular and passive elastic forces during unloaded finger movements: a computer graphics model.- Authors index.