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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.
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)
What is Biomechanics?
The discipline of biomechanics integrates the laws of physics and the working concepts of engineering...
When a Biomechanist can Help
In general, a biomechanist is a useful expert when liability questions involve human motion...
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Personal Injury Case Study
Right Knee

Issue:
Could a restrained driver’s patellar chondromalacia and medial meniscus tear have been caused by a rear-end motor vehicle collision?

Softening of the articular cartilage on the head of the femur from abrasion with the patella

Softening of the articular cartilage on the head of the femur from abrasion with the patella

Tear of the medial intra-articular fibrocartilage of the knee joint

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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Case Examples
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