Biomechanics of the Musculoskeletal System

For the remainder of this chapter, we will concentrate on the inverse dynamics approach for the study of human movement. Inverse dynamics is more commonly used than forward dynamics for studying human movement. A forward dynamics approach will be addressed in a subsequent chapter (Chap.6, Biomechanics of the Musculoskeletal System, by Marcus G. Pandy and Ronald E. Barr). 

Nigg, B.M. and Herzog, W. (eds)(1994) Biomechanics of the Musculoskeletal System John Wiley Chichester. 

This book is aimed at teaching senior engineering students or orthopaedic residents the fundamental principles of biomechanics of the musculoskeletal system. The book contains several chapters on the mechanics of joints, and the properties and functions of joint tissues. The chapter devoted to articular cartilage and the meniscus includes a review of collagen-proteoglycan interactions, and how these directly affect the mechanical behavior of the tissue. The biphasic and the triphasic theories for the viscoelastic properties are also discussed. 

Basic Biomechanics of the Musculoskeletal System, pp. 249-260, Philadelphia, Lea Febiger. 

Nordin M, Frankel VH. Biomechanics of the knee, chapter 7. In Nordin M, Frankel VH, editors. Basic biomechanics of the musculoskeletal system. 3rd ed. Lippincott, Williams Wilkins 2001. 

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