Animal models for orthopaedic implant testing are well-established but morphologically
dissimilar to human tibiae; notably, most are shorter. The purpose of this study was to …

Thirty-four percent of US Navy high speed craft (HSC) personnel suffer from lower back
injury and low back pain, compared with 15 to 20% of the general population. Many of these …

In this paper, individual joint sinus cones associated with the sternoclavicular, claviscapular,
and glenohumeral joints of the three-dimensional kinematic model introduced in Part I for …

With an increasing focus on long-term consequences of concussive brain injuries, there is a
new emphasis on developing tools that can accurately predict the mechanical response of …

Polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) and Wood's Metal are fixation media for biomechanical
testing; however, the effect of each potting medium on the measured six degree-of-freedom …

Detailed knowledge of knee kinematics and dynamic loading is essential for improving the
design and outcomes of surgical procedures, tissue engineering applications, prosthetics …

Rodent models of acute spinal cord injury (SCI) are often used to investigate the effects of
injury mechanism, injury speed, and cord displacement magnitude, on the ensuing cascade …

The lumbar facet capsular ligament, which surrounds and limits the motion of each facet joint
in the lumbar spine, has been recognized as being mechanically significant and has been …

Current understanding of the biomechanics of cervical spine injuries in head-first impact is
based on decades of epidemiology, mathematical models, and in vitro experimental studies …

Cervical spine ligaments have an important role in providing spinal cord stability and
restricting excessive movements. Therefore, it is of great importance to study the mechanical …