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 Who
are Biomechanists?
| A biomechanist might be an engineer or medical doctor; biomechanics, however, is not within the sole domain of either of these easily recognized professions. |
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Biomechanical
vs. Medical
| Biomechanics
- the science concerned with the action of forces, internal
and external, on the living body. (From Stedman’s Medical
Dictionary for the Health Professions) |
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What is Biomechanics?
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discipline of biomechanics integrates the laws of physics and the
working concepts of engineering... |
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When a Biomechanist can Help
| In general, a
biomechanist is a useful expert when liability questions involve human
motion... |
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Issue:
Could a restrained driver’s patellar
chondromalacia and medial meniscus tear
have been caused by a
rear-end motor vehicle collision?
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Softening
of the articular cartilage on
the head of the femur from abrasion
with the patella |
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Tear
of the medial intra-articular
fibrocartilage of the knee joint |
Results:
Northstar Biokinetics concluded that
the extremely low level and direction
of loading from the rear-end accident
(the vehicle would have moved forward,
and the occupant’s knees would
have moved rearward away from the dash)
, the lack of bruising to occupant’s knee, and the occupant’s previous
work and recreational activities supported a pre-existing, chronic, degenerative
etiology as the most probable cause of the right knee complaints.
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