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LITERATURE UPDATE
March 21, 2013 – March 27, 2013
Literature search for biomech* or locomot*
Christopher J. Arellano, PhD
Neurophysiology of Movement Laboratory
University of Colorado Boulder
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***NOTE***
- Not all articles have a DOI.
- Some DOI links may not yet be available online.
- Articles with no volume, issue or page numbers indicate that the article has not been published in paper form yet, but may be available in electronic form through the publisher.
*BONE*
Giner M, Montoya MJ, Vazquez MA, Miranda C and Perez-Cano R. Differences in osteogenic and apoptotic genes between osteoporotic and osteoarthritic patients. Bmc Musculoskeletal Disorders;14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2474-14-41
Pivonka P, Buenzli PR, Scheiner S, Hellmich C and Dunstan CR. The influence of bone surface availability in bone remodelling-a mathematical model including coupled geometrical and biomechanical regulations of bone cells. Engineering Structures;47:134-47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2012.09.006
Shi L, Wang L, Duan YH, Lei W, Wang Z, Li J, et al. The improved biological performance of a novel low elastic modulus implant. Plos One;8(2). http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0055015
*CARDIOVASCULAR / CARDIOPULMONARY*
Bagnoli P, Acocella F, Di Giancamillo M, Fumero R and Costantino ML. Finite element analysis of the mechanical behavior of preterm lamb tracheal bifurcation during total liquid ventilation. Journal of Biomechanics;46(3):462-9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2012.10.036
Debiec-Bak A, Skrzek A and Podbielska H. Application of thermovision for estimation of the optimal and safe parameters of the whole body cryotherapy. Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry;111(3):1853-9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10973-012-2741-4
Jensen MO, Hagege AA, Otsuji Y, Levine RA and Leducq Transatlantic M. The unsaddled annulus biomechanical culprit in mitral valve prolapse? Circulation;127(7):766-8. http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/circulationaha.112.000628
Tan H, Biechler S, Junor L, Yost MJ, Dean D, Lie JQ, et al. Fluid flow forces and rhoa regulate fibrous development of the atrioventricular valves. Developmental Biology;374(2):345-56. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ydbio.2012.11.023
Turner LA, Tecklenburg-Lund S, Chapman RF, Stager JM, Duke JW and Mickleborough TD. Inspiratory loading and limb locomotor and respiratory muscle deoxygenation during cycling exercise. Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology;185(3):506-14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.resp.2012.11.018
*CELLULAR / SUBCELLULAR*
Ni Ghriallais R, McNamara L and Bruzzi M. Comparison of in vitro human endothelial cell response to self-expanding stent deployment in a straight and curved peripheral artery simulator. Journal of the Royal Society Interface;10(81). http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2012.0965
Schwingel M and Bastmeyer M. Force mapping during the formation and maturation of cell adhesion sites with multiple optical tweezers. Plos One;8(1). http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0054850
Titushkin I, Sun S, Paul A and Cho M. Control of adipogenesis by ezrin, radixin and moesin-dependent biomechanics remodeling. Journal of Biomechanics;46(3):521-6. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2012.09.027
*COMPARATIVE*
Kaufmann C, Reim C and Blanckenhorn WU. Size-dependent insect flight energetics at different sugar supplies. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society;108(3):565-78. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8312.2012.02042.x
*DENTAL / ORAL / FACIAL*
Boahene KDO. Principles and biomechanics of muscle tendon unit transfer: Application in temporalis muscle tendon transposition for smile improvement in facial paralysis. Laryngoscope;123(2):350-5. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/lary.23644
Lin JD, Ozcoban H, Greene JP, Jang AT, Djomehri SI, Fahey KP, et al. Biomechanics of a bone-periodontal ligament-tooth fibrous joint. Journal of Biomechanics;46(3):443-9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2012.11.010
Yazici H, Fong H, Wilson B, Oren EE, Amos FA, Zhang H, et al. Biological response on a titanium implant-grade surface functionalized with modular peptides. Acta Biomaterialia;9(2):5341-52. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actbio.2012.11.004
*EVOLUTION / ANTHROPOLOGY*
Chamero B, Buscalioni AD and Marugan-Lobon J. Pectoral girdle and forelimb variation in extant crocodylia: The coracoidhumerus pair as an evolutionary module. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society;108(3):600-18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8312.2012.02037.x
Demes B and O'Neill MC. Ground reaction forces and center of mass mechanics of bipedal capuchin monkeys: Implications for the evolution of human bipedalism. American Journal of Physical Anthropology;150(1):76-86. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.22176
Gebo DL, Dagosto M, Ni XJ and Beard KC. Species diversity and postcranial anatomy of eocene primates from shanghuang, china. Evolutionary Anthropology;21(6):224-38. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/evan.21336
Grabowski MW. Hominin obstetrics and the evolution of constraints. Evolutionary Biology;40(1):57-75. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11692-012-9174-7
Pyenson ND, Goldbogen JA and Shadwick RE. Mandible allometry in extant and fossil balaenopteridae (cetacea: Mammalia): The largest vertebrate skeletal element and its role in rorqual lunge feeding. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society;108(3):586-99. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8312.2012.02032.x
Tschopp E and Mateus O. Clavicles, interclavicles, gastralia, and sternal ribs in sauropod dinosaurs: New reports from diplodocidae and their morphological, functional and evolutionary implications. Journal of Anatomy;222(3):321-40. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/joa.12012
*GAIT / LOCOMOTION*
Adouni M and Shirazi-Adl A. Consideration of equilibrium equations at the hip joint alongside those at the knee and ankle joints has mixed effects on knee joint response during gait. Journal of Biomechanics;46(3):619-24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2012.09.035
Barliya A, Omlor L, Giese MA, Berthoz A and Flash T. Expression of emotion in the kinematics of locomotion. Experimental Brain Research;225(2):159-76. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00221-012-3357-4
Boudarham J, Zory R, Genet F, Vigne G, Bensmail D, Roche N, et al. Effects of a knee-ankle-foot orthosis on gait biomechanical characteristics of paretic and non-paretic limbs in hemiplegic patients with genu recurvatum. Clinical Biomechanics;28(1):73-8. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2012.09.007
Degache F, Guex K, Fourchet F, Morin JB, Millet GP, Tomazin K, et al. Changes in running mechanics and spring-mass behaviour induced by a 5-hour hilly running bout. Journal of Sports Sciences;31(3):299-304. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2012.729136
Delgado TL, Kubera-Shelton E, Robb RR, Hickman R, Wallmann HW and Dufek JS. Effects of foot strike on low back posture, shock attenuation, and comfort in running. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise;45(3):490-6. http://dx.doi.org/10.1249/MSS.0b013e3182781b2c
Figueiredo P, Ribeiro PAB, Bona RL, Peyre-Tartaruga LA and Ribeiro JP. Ventilatory determinants of self-selected walking speed in chronic heart failure. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise;45(3):415-9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1249/MSS.0b013e318277968f
Lang JT, Ishikawa K, Hatakeyama K, Wong WH, Yin M, Saito T, et al. 3d body segment oscillation and gait analysis for vestibular disorders. Auris Nasus Larynx;40(1):18-24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.anl.2011.11.007
Lobet S, Detrembleur C and Hermans C. Impact of multiple joint impairments on the energetics and mechanics of walking in patients with haemophilia. Haemophilia;19(2):e66-e72. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/hae.12001
Long LL and Srinivasan M. Walking, running, and resting under time, distance, and average speed constraints: Optimality of walk-run-rest mixtures. Journal of the Royal Society Interface;10(81). http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2012.0980
MacLellan MJ, Ivanenko YP, Catavitello G, La Scaleia V and Lacquaniti F. Coupling of upper and lower limb pattern generators during human crawling at different arm/leg speed combinations. Experimental Brain Research;225(2):217-25. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00221-012-3364-5
Roemmich RT, Field AM, Elrod JM, Stegemoller EL, Okun MS and Hass CJ. Interlimb coordination is impaired during walking in persons with parkinson's disease. Clinical Biomechanics;28(1):93-7. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2012.09.005
Taylor KA, Cutcliffe HC, Queen RM, Utturkar GM, Spritzer CE, Garrett WE, et al. In vivo measurement of acl length and relative strain during walking. Journal of Biomechanics;46(3):478-83. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2012.10.031
Tsatalas T, Giakas G, Spyropoulos G, Sideris V, Lazaridis S, Kotzamanidis C, et al. The effects of eccentric exercise-induced muscle damage on running kinematics at different speeds. Journal of Sports Sciences;31(3):288-98. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2012.729135
Zabala ME, Favre J, Scanlan SF, Donahue J and Andriacchi TP. Three-dimensional knee moments of acl reconstructed and control subjects during gait, stair ascent, and stair descent. Journal of Biomechanics;46(3):515-20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2012.10.010
*JOINT / CARTILAGE*
Madden R, Han SK and Herzog W. Chondrocyte deformation under extreme tissue strain in two regions of the rabbit knee joint. Journal of Biomechanics;46(3):554-60. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2012.09.021
McLeod MA, Wilusz RE and Guilak F. Depth-dependent anisotropy of the micromechanical properties of the extracellular and pericellular matrices of articular cartilage evaluated via atomic force microscopy. Journal of Biomechanics;46(3):586-92. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2012.09.003
*METHODS*
Kohout J, Clapworthy GJ, Zhao Y, Tao Y, Gonzalez-Garcia G, Dong F, et al. Patient-specific fibre-based models of muscle wrapping. Interface Focus;3(2). http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsfs.2012.0062
Manassero M, Viateau V, Matthys R, Deschepper M, Vallefuoco R, Bensidhoum M, et al. A novel murine femoral segmental critical-sized defect model stabilized by plate osteosynthesis for bone tissue engineering purposes. Tissue Engineering Part C-Methods;19(4):271-80. http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/ten.tec.2012.0256
Miranda DL, Rainbow MJ, Crisco JJ and Fleming BC. Kinematic differences between optical motion capture and biplanar videoradiography during a jump-cut maneuver. Journal of Biomechanics;46(3):567-73. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2012.09.023
Vorro J, Bush TR, Rutledge B and Li MF. Kinematic measures during a clinical diagnostic technique for human neck disorder: Inter- and intraexaminer comparisons. Biomed Research International. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/950719
*MODELING*
Aghyarian S, Mantz C, Lund B, Zimmern P, Tibbals H, Eberhart R, et al. Biomechanical testing of human vaginal prolapse for improved modeling. Neurourology and Urodynamics;32(2):136-.
Grewal TJ and Dickerson CR. A novel three-dimensional shoulder rhythm definition that includes overhead and axially rotated humeral postures. Journal of Biomechanics;46(3):608-11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2012.09.028
Kinzl M, Schwiedrzik J, Zysset PK and Pahr DH. An experimentally validated finite element method for augmented vertebral bodies. Clinical Biomechanics;28(1):15-22. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2012.09.008
Liu X and Zhang M. Redistribution of knee stress using laterally wedged insole intervention: Finite element analysis of knee-ankle-foot complex. Clinical Biomechanics;28(1):61-7. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2012.10.004
Rohan CPY, Badel P, Lun B, Rastel D and Avril S. Biomechanical response of varicose veins to elastic compression: A numerical study. Journal of Biomechanics;46(3):599-603. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2012.10.043
*NEURAL*
Elyada YM, Haag J and Borst A. Dendritic end inhibition in large-field visual neurons of the fly. Journal of Neuroscience;33(8):3659-67. http://dx.doi.org/10.1523/jneurosci.4136-12.2013
Ericsson J, Stephenson-Jones M, Kardamakis A, Robertson B, Silberberg G and Grillner S. Evolutionarily conserved differences in pallial and thalamic short-term synaptic plasticity in striatum. Journal of Physiology-London;591(4):859-74. http://dx.doi.org/10.1113/jphysiol.2012.236869
Ganzer PD, Moxon KA, Knudsen EB and Shumsky JS. Serotonergic pharmacotherapy promotes cortical reorganization after spinal cord injury. Experimental Neurology;241:84-94. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.expneurol.2012.12.004
Liu J, Chen J, Liu B, Yang CL, Xie DH, Zheng XC, et al. Acellular spinal cord scaffold seeded with mesenchymal stem cells promotes long-distance axon regeneration and functional recovery in spinal cord injured rats. Journal of the Neurological Sciences;325(1-2):127-36. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2012.11.022
Pajevic S and Basser PJ. An optimum principle predicts the distribution of axon diameters in normal white matter. Plos One;8(1). http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0054095
Rojas JJ, Deniz BF, Miguel PM, Diaz R, Hermel EES, Achaval M, et al. Effects of daily environmental enrichment on behavior and dendritic spine density in hippocampus following neonatal hypoxia-ischemia in the rat. Experimental Neurology;241:25-33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.expneurol.2012.11.026
Stroobants S, Gantois I, Pooters T and D'Hooge R. Increased gait variability in mice with small cerebellar cortex lesions and normal rotarod performance. Behavioural Brain Research;241:32-7. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbr.2012.11.034
Zhan C, Zhou JF, Feng QR, Zhang JE, Lin SL, Bao JH, et al. Acute and long-term suppression of feeding behavior by pomc neurons in the brainstem and hypothalamus, respectively. Journal of Neuroscience;33(8):3624-32. http://dx.doi.org/10.1523/jneurosci.2742-12.2013
*OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY*
Stevens C, Yanagisawa M, Towns R, Romman A, Mosier E, Chuong C, et al. In-vivo biomechanical human anterior vaginal wall prolapse properties determined by cutometer-like device. Neurourology and Urodynamics;32(2):201-2.
*ORTHOPAEDICS / SPINE*
Dahl MC, Ellingson AM, Mehta HP, Huelman JH and Nuckley DJ. The biomechanics of a multilevel lumbar spine hybrid using nucleus replacement in conjunction with fusion. Spine Journal;13(2):175-83. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.spinee.2012.11.045
Giambini H, Khosla S, Nassr A, Zhao CF and An KN. Longitudinal changes in lumbar bone mineral density distribution may increase the risk of wedge fractures. Clinical Biomechanics;28(1):10-4. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2012.10.005
Hirsch BP, Unnanuntana A, Cunningham ME and Lane JM. The effect of therapies for osteoporosis on spine fusion: A systematic review. Spine Journal;13(2):190-9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.spinee.2012.03.035
*ORTHOPAEDICS / SURGERY*
Eroglu M, Er MS, Altinel L and Kose KC. Comment on "Injectable calcium phosphate cement for augmentation around cancellous bone screws. In vivo biomechanical studies". Journal of Biomechanics;46(3):633-4. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2012.08.048
Luo Q, Yuen G, Lau TW, Yeung K and Leung F. A biomechanical study comparing helical blade with screw design for sliding hip fixations of unstable intertrochanteric fractures. Scientific World Journal. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/351936
Pioletti DP. Response to letter to the editor: Comment on "Injectable calcium phosphate cement for augmentation around cancellous bone screws. In vivo biomechanical studies". Journal of Biomechanics;46(3):634-5. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2012.09.024
Sha M, Ding ZQ, Ting HS, Kang LQ, Zhai WL and Liu H. Biomechanical study comparing a new combined rod-plate system with conventional dual-rod and plate systems. Orthopedics;36(2):E235-E40. http://dx.doi.org/10.3928/01477447-20130122-28
Turvey BR, Weinhold PS, Draeger RW, Bynum DK and Dahners LE. Biomechanical effects of steroid injections used to treat pyogenic flexor tenosynovitis. Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research;7. http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1749-799x-7-34
*POSTURE / BALANCE*
Cheing GLY, Chau RMW, Kwan RLC, Choi CH and Zheng YP. Do the biomechanical properties of the ankle-foot complex influence postural control for people with type 2 diabetes? Clinical Biomechanics;28(1):88-92. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2012.09.001
Mouchnino L and Blouin J. When standing on a moving support, cutaneous inputs provide sufficient information to plan the anticipatory postural adjustments for gait initiation. Plos One;8(2). http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0055081
Scotto Di Cesare C, Anastasopoulos D, Bringoux L, Lee PY, Naushahi MJ and Bronstein AM. Influence of postural constraints on eye and head latency during voluntary rotations. Vision Research;78:1-5. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.visres.2012.11.011
*PROSTHETICS / ORTHOTICS*
Colombo G, Facoetti G and Rizzi C. A digital patient for computer-aided prosthesis design. Interface Focus;3(2). http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsfs.2012.0082
Ezechieli M, Dietzek J, Ettinger M, Becher C, Calliess T, Ostermeier S, et al. The influence of a single-radius-design on the knee stability. Technology and Health Care;20(6):557-64. http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/thc-2012-0698
*REHABILITATION*
Bell R, Li J, Gorski DJ, Bartels AK, Shewman EF, Wysocki RW, et al. Controlled treadmill exercise eliminates chondroid deposits and restores tensile properties in a new murine tendinopathy model. Journal of Biomechanics;46(3):498-505. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2012.10.020
Brent JL, Myer GD, Ford KR, Paterno MV and Hewett TE. The effect of sex and age on isokinetic hip-abduction torques. Journal of Sport Rehabilitation;22(1):41-6.
Cenni F, Leardini A, Pieri M, Berti L, Belvedere C, Romagnoli M, et al. Functional performance of a total ankle replacement: Thorough assessment by combining gait and fluoroscopic analyses. Clinical Biomechanics;28(1):79-87. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2012.10.008
Creath RA, Prettyman M, Shulman L, Hilliard M, Martinez K, MacKinnon CD, et al. Self-triggered assistive stimulus training improves step initiation in persons with parkinson's disease. Journal of Neuroengineering and Rehabilitation;10. http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1743-0003-10-11
Desroches G, Gagnon D, Nadeau S and Popovic MR. Effects of sensorimotor trunk impairments on trunk and upper limb joint kinematics and kinetics during sitting pivot transfers in individuals with a spinal cord injury. Clinical Biomechanics;28(1):1-9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2012.11.001
Hirano K, Imagama S, Hasegawa Y, Wakao N, Muramoto A and Ishiguro N. Impact of back muscle strength and aging on locomotive syndrome in community living japanese women. Nagoya Journal of Medical Science;75(1-2):47-55.
Huang S and Ferris DP. Muscle activation patterns during walking from transtibial amputees recorded within the residual limb-prosthetic interface. Journal of Neuroengineering and Rehabilitation;9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1743-0003-9-55
Hubli M and Dietz V. The physiological basis of neurorehabilitation - locomotor training after spinal cord injury. Journal of Neuroengineering and Rehabilitation;10. http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1743-0003-10-5
Knarr BA, Kesar TM, Reisman DS, Binder-Macleod SA and Higginson JS. Changes in the activation and function of the ankle plantar flexor muscles due to gait retraining in chronic stroke survivors. Journal of Neuroengineering and Rehabilitation;10. http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1743-0003-10-12
Koenig A, Luft A and Cajigas I. From neuroscience to neuro-rehabilitation: Transferring basic neuroscientific principles from laboratory to bedside. Journal of Neuroengineering and Rehabilitation;10. http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1743-0003-10-6
Stroube BW, Myer GD, Brent JL, Ford KR, Heidt RS and Hewett TE. Effects of task-specific augmented feedback on deficit modification during performance of the tuck-jump exercise. Journal of Sport Rehabilitation;22(1):7-18.
Wilson DR, McWalter EJ and Johnston JD. The measurement of joint mechanics and their role in osteoarthritis genesis and progression. Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America;39(1):21-+. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rdc.2012.11.002
*SPORT / EXERCISE*
Ceccon S, Ceseracciu E, Sawacha Z, Gatta G, Cortesi M, Cobelli C, et al. Motion analysis of front crawl swimming applying cast technique by means of automatic tracking. Journal of Sports Sciences;31(3):276-87. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2012.729134
Cleather DJ, Goodwin JE and Bull AMJ. Hip and knee joint loading during vertical jumping and push jerking. Clinical Biomechanics;28(1):98-103. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2012.10.006
Mache MA, Hoffman MA, Hannigan K, Golden GM and Pavol MJ. Effects of decision making on landing mechanics as a function of task and sex. Clinical Biomechanics;28(1):104-9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2012.10.001
Mann KJ, Edwards S, Drinkwater EJ and Bird SP. A lower limb assessment tool for athletes at risk of developing patellar tendinopathy. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise;45(3):527-33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1249/MSS.0b013e318275e0f2
Nolte K, Kruger PE, Els PS and Nolte H. Three dimensional musculoskeletal modelling of the abdominal crunch resistance training exercise. Journal of Sports Sciences;31(3):264-75. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2012.729077
Padulo J, Degortes N, Migliaccio GM, Attene G, Smith L, Salernitano G, et al. Footstep manipulation during uphill running. International Journal of Sports Medicine;34(3):244-7. http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0032-1323724
Slawinski J, Dumas R, Cheze L, Ontanon G, Miller C and Mazure-Bonnefoy A. Effect of postural changes on 3d joint angular velocity during starting block phase. Journal of Sports Sciences;31(3):256-63. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2012.729076
Wild CY, Steele JR and Munro BJ. Insufficient hamstring strength compromises landing technique in adolescent girls. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise;45(3):497-505. http://dx.doi.org/10.1249/MSS.0b013e31827772f6
*TENDON / LIGAMENT*
Plate JF, Wiggins WF, Haubruck P, Scott AT, Smith TL, Saul KR, et al. Normal aging alters in vivo passive biomechanical response of the rat gastrocnemius-achilles muscle-tendon unit. Journal of Biomechanics;46(3):450-5. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2012.11.007
*TISSUE / BIOMATERIAL*
Coleman JL, Widmyer MR, Leddy HA, Utturkar GM, Spritzer CE, Moorman CT, et al. Diurnal variations in articular cartilage thickness and strain in the human knee. Journal of Biomechanics;46(3):541-7. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2012.09.013
Da H, Jia SJ, Meng GL, Cheng JH, Zhou W, Xiong Z, et al. The impact of compact layer in biphasic scaffold on osteochondral tissue engineering. Plos One;8(1). http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0054838
Murphy MK, Huey DJ, Reimer AJ, Hu JC and Athanasiou KA. Enhancing post-expansion chondrogenic potential of costochondral cells in self-assembled neocartilage. Plos One;8(2). http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0056983
Partington L, Mordan NJ, Mason C, Knowles JC, Kim HW, Lowdell MW, et al. Biochemical changes caused by decellularization may compromise mechanical integrity of tracheal scaffolds. Acta Biomaterialia;9(2):5251-61. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actbio.2012.10.004
Podwojewski F, Ottenio M, Beillas P, Guerin G, Turquier F and Mitton D. Mechanical response of animal abdominal walls in vitro: Evaluation of the influence of a hernia defect and a repair with a mesh implanted intraperitoneally. Journal of Biomechanics;46(3):561-6. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2012.09.014
Riordan EA, Frobell RB, Roemer FW and Hunter DJ. The health and structural consequences of acute knee injuries involving rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament. Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America;39(1):107-+. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rdc.2012.10.002
Rizzuto E, Catizone A, Musaro A and Del Prete Z. Dystrophic tendon functionality is recovered by muscle-specific expression of insulin-like growth factor in mdx mice. Journal of Biomechanics;46(3):604-7. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2012.10.007
Shahmirzadi D, Bruck HA and Hsieh AH. Measurement of mechanical properties of soft tissues in vitro under controlled tissue hydration. Experimental Mechanics;53(3):405-14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11340-012-9644-y
Vega-Estrada A, Alio JL, Puche ABP and Marshall J. Outcomes of a new microwave procedure followed by accelerated cross-linking for the treatment of keratoconus: A pilot study. Journal of Refractive Surgery;28(11):787-+. http://dx.doi.org/10.3928/1081597x-20121011-07
*TRAUMA / IMPACT TESTING*
Breaud J, Montoro J, Lecompte JF, Valla JS, Loeffler J, Baque P, et al. Posterior urethral injuries associated with motorcycle accidents and pelvic trauma in adolescents: Analysis of urethral lesions occurring prior to a bony fracture using a computerized finite-element model. Journal of Pediatric Urology;9(1):62-70. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpurol.2011.12.003
Lavallee AV, Ching RP and Nuckley DJ. Developmental biomechanics of neck musculature. Journal of Biomechanics;46(3):527-34. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2012.09.029
Tong J, Liu WM, Wang XW, Han XD, Hyrien O, Samadani U, et al. Inhibition of nogo-66 receptor 1 enhances recovery of cognitive function after traumatic brain injury in mice. Journal of Neurotrauma;30(4):247-58. http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/neu.2012.2493
*VETERINARY / AGRICULTURAL*
Miqueleto N, Rahal SC, Agostinho FS, Siqueira EGM, Araujo FAP and El-Warrak AO. Kinematic analysis in healthy and hip-dysplastic german shepherd dogs. Veterinary Journal;195(2):210-5. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tvjl.2012.06.021
*PICKS OF THE WEEK*
Aoi S, Katayama D, Fujiki S, Tomita N, Funato T, Yamashita T, et al. A stability-based mechanism for hysteresis in the walk-trot transition in quadruped locomotion. Journal of the Royal Society Interface;10(81). http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2012.0908
Finley JM, Bastian AJ and Gottschall JS. Learning to be economical: The energy cost of walking tracks motor adaptation. Journal of Physiology-London;591(4):1081-95. http://dx.doi.org/10.1113/jphysiol.2012.245506
March 21, 2013 – March 27, 2013
Literature search for biomech* or locomot*
Christopher J. Arellano, PhD
Neurophysiology of Movement Laboratory
University of Colorado Boulder
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***NOTE***
- Not all articles have a DOI.
- Some DOI links may not yet be available online.
- Articles with no volume, issue or page numbers indicate that the article has not been published in paper form yet, but may be available in electronic form through the publisher.
*BONE*
Giner M, Montoya MJ, Vazquez MA, Miranda C and Perez-Cano R. Differences in osteogenic and apoptotic genes between osteoporotic and osteoarthritic patients. Bmc Musculoskeletal Disorders;14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2474-14-41
Pivonka P, Buenzli PR, Scheiner S, Hellmich C and Dunstan CR. The influence of bone surface availability in bone remodelling-a mathematical model including coupled geometrical and biomechanical regulations of bone cells. Engineering Structures;47:134-47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2012.09.006
Shi L, Wang L, Duan YH, Lei W, Wang Z, Li J, et al. The improved biological performance of a novel low elastic modulus implant. Plos One;8(2). http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0055015
*CARDIOVASCULAR / CARDIOPULMONARY*
Bagnoli P, Acocella F, Di Giancamillo M, Fumero R and Costantino ML. Finite element analysis of the mechanical behavior of preterm lamb tracheal bifurcation during total liquid ventilation. Journal of Biomechanics;46(3):462-9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2012.10.036
Debiec-Bak A, Skrzek A and Podbielska H. Application of thermovision for estimation of the optimal and safe parameters of the whole body cryotherapy. Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry;111(3):1853-9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10973-012-2741-4
Jensen MO, Hagege AA, Otsuji Y, Levine RA and Leducq Transatlantic M. The unsaddled annulus biomechanical culprit in mitral valve prolapse? Circulation;127(7):766-8. http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/circulationaha.112.000628
Tan H, Biechler S, Junor L, Yost MJ, Dean D, Lie JQ, et al. Fluid flow forces and rhoa regulate fibrous development of the atrioventricular valves. Developmental Biology;374(2):345-56. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ydbio.2012.11.023
Turner LA, Tecklenburg-Lund S, Chapman RF, Stager JM, Duke JW and Mickleborough TD. Inspiratory loading and limb locomotor and respiratory muscle deoxygenation during cycling exercise. Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology;185(3):506-14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.resp.2012.11.018
*CELLULAR / SUBCELLULAR*
Ni Ghriallais R, McNamara L and Bruzzi M. Comparison of in vitro human endothelial cell response to self-expanding stent deployment in a straight and curved peripheral artery simulator. Journal of the Royal Society Interface;10(81). http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2012.0965
Schwingel M and Bastmeyer M. Force mapping during the formation and maturation of cell adhesion sites with multiple optical tweezers. Plos One;8(1). http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0054850
Titushkin I, Sun S, Paul A and Cho M. Control of adipogenesis by ezrin, radixin and moesin-dependent biomechanics remodeling. Journal of Biomechanics;46(3):521-6. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2012.09.027
*COMPARATIVE*
Kaufmann C, Reim C and Blanckenhorn WU. Size-dependent insect flight energetics at different sugar supplies. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society;108(3):565-78. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8312.2012.02042.x
*DENTAL / ORAL / FACIAL*
Boahene KDO. Principles and biomechanics of muscle tendon unit transfer: Application in temporalis muscle tendon transposition for smile improvement in facial paralysis. Laryngoscope;123(2):350-5. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/lary.23644
Lin JD, Ozcoban H, Greene JP, Jang AT, Djomehri SI, Fahey KP, et al. Biomechanics of a bone-periodontal ligament-tooth fibrous joint. Journal of Biomechanics;46(3):443-9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2012.11.010
Yazici H, Fong H, Wilson B, Oren EE, Amos FA, Zhang H, et al. Biological response on a titanium implant-grade surface functionalized with modular peptides. Acta Biomaterialia;9(2):5341-52. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actbio.2012.11.004
*EVOLUTION / ANTHROPOLOGY*
Chamero B, Buscalioni AD and Marugan-Lobon J. Pectoral girdle and forelimb variation in extant crocodylia: The coracoidhumerus pair as an evolutionary module. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society;108(3):600-18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8312.2012.02037.x
Demes B and O'Neill MC. Ground reaction forces and center of mass mechanics of bipedal capuchin monkeys: Implications for the evolution of human bipedalism. American Journal of Physical Anthropology;150(1):76-86. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.22176
Gebo DL, Dagosto M, Ni XJ and Beard KC. Species diversity and postcranial anatomy of eocene primates from shanghuang, china. Evolutionary Anthropology;21(6):224-38. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/evan.21336
Grabowski MW. Hominin obstetrics and the evolution of constraints. Evolutionary Biology;40(1):57-75. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11692-012-9174-7
Pyenson ND, Goldbogen JA and Shadwick RE. Mandible allometry in extant and fossil balaenopteridae (cetacea: Mammalia): The largest vertebrate skeletal element and its role in rorqual lunge feeding. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society;108(3):586-99. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8312.2012.02032.x
Tschopp E and Mateus O. Clavicles, interclavicles, gastralia, and sternal ribs in sauropod dinosaurs: New reports from diplodocidae and their morphological, functional and evolutionary implications. Journal of Anatomy;222(3):321-40. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/joa.12012
*GAIT / LOCOMOTION*
Adouni M and Shirazi-Adl A. Consideration of equilibrium equations at the hip joint alongside those at the knee and ankle joints has mixed effects on knee joint response during gait. Journal of Biomechanics;46(3):619-24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2012.09.035
Barliya A, Omlor L, Giese MA, Berthoz A and Flash T. Expression of emotion in the kinematics of locomotion. Experimental Brain Research;225(2):159-76. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00221-012-3357-4
Boudarham J, Zory R, Genet F, Vigne G, Bensmail D, Roche N, et al. Effects of a knee-ankle-foot orthosis on gait biomechanical characteristics of paretic and non-paretic limbs in hemiplegic patients with genu recurvatum. Clinical Biomechanics;28(1):73-8. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2012.09.007
Degache F, Guex K, Fourchet F, Morin JB, Millet GP, Tomazin K, et al. Changes in running mechanics and spring-mass behaviour induced by a 5-hour hilly running bout. Journal of Sports Sciences;31(3):299-304. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2012.729136
Delgado TL, Kubera-Shelton E, Robb RR, Hickman R, Wallmann HW and Dufek JS. Effects of foot strike on low back posture, shock attenuation, and comfort in running. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise;45(3):490-6. http://dx.doi.org/10.1249/MSS.0b013e3182781b2c
Figueiredo P, Ribeiro PAB, Bona RL, Peyre-Tartaruga LA and Ribeiro JP. Ventilatory determinants of self-selected walking speed in chronic heart failure. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise;45(3):415-9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1249/MSS.0b013e318277968f
Lang JT, Ishikawa K, Hatakeyama K, Wong WH, Yin M, Saito T, et al. 3d body segment oscillation and gait analysis for vestibular disorders. Auris Nasus Larynx;40(1):18-24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.anl.2011.11.007
Lobet S, Detrembleur C and Hermans C. Impact of multiple joint impairments on the energetics and mechanics of walking in patients with haemophilia. Haemophilia;19(2):e66-e72. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/hae.12001
Long LL and Srinivasan M. Walking, running, and resting under time, distance, and average speed constraints: Optimality of walk-run-rest mixtures. Journal of the Royal Society Interface;10(81). http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2012.0980
MacLellan MJ, Ivanenko YP, Catavitello G, La Scaleia V and Lacquaniti F. Coupling of upper and lower limb pattern generators during human crawling at different arm/leg speed combinations. Experimental Brain Research;225(2):217-25. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00221-012-3364-5
Roemmich RT, Field AM, Elrod JM, Stegemoller EL, Okun MS and Hass CJ. Interlimb coordination is impaired during walking in persons with parkinson's disease. Clinical Biomechanics;28(1):93-7. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2012.09.005
Taylor KA, Cutcliffe HC, Queen RM, Utturkar GM, Spritzer CE, Garrett WE, et al. In vivo measurement of acl length and relative strain during walking. Journal of Biomechanics;46(3):478-83. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2012.10.031
Tsatalas T, Giakas G, Spyropoulos G, Sideris V, Lazaridis S, Kotzamanidis C, et al. The effects of eccentric exercise-induced muscle damage on running kinematics at different speeds. Journal of Sports Sciences;31(3):288-98. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2012.729135
Zabala ME, Favre J, Scanlan SF, Donahue J and Andriacchi TP. Three-dimensional knee moments of acl reconstructed and control subjects during gait, stair ascent, and stair descent. Journal of Biomechanics;46(3):515-20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2012.10.010
*JOINT / CARTILAGE*
Madden R, Han SK and Herzog W. Chondrocyte deformation under extreme tissue strain in two regions of the rabbit knee joint. Journal of Biomechanics;46(3):554-60. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2012.09.021
McLeod MA, Wilusz RE and Guilak F. Depth-dependent anisotropy of the micromechanical properties of the extracellular and pericellular matrices of articular cartilage evaluated via atomic force microscopy. Journal of Biomechanics;46(3):586-92. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2012.09.003
*METHODS*
Kohout J, Clapworthy GJ, Zhao Y, Tao Y, Gonzalez-Garcia G, Dong F, et al. Patient-specific fibre-based models of muscle wrapping. Interface Focus;3(2). http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsfs.2012.0062
Manassero M, Viateau V, Matthys R, Deschepper M, Vallefuoco R, Bensidhoum M, et al. A novel murine femoral segmental critical-sized defect model stabilized by plate osteosynthesis for bone tissue engineering purposes. Tissue Engineering Part C-Methods;19(4):271-80. http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/ten.tec.2012.0256
Miranda DL, Rainbow MJ, Crisco JJ and Fleming BC. Kinematic differences between optical motion capture and biplanar videoradiography during a jump-cut maneuver. Journal of Biomechanics;46(3):567-73. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2012.09.023
Vorro J, Bush TR, Rutledge B and Li MF. Kinematic measures during a clinical diagnostic technique for human neck disorder: Inter- and intraexaminer comparisons. Biomed Research International. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/950719
*MODELING*
Aghyarian S, Mantz C, Lund B, Zimmern P, Tibbals H, Eberhart R, et al. Biomechanical testing of human vaginal prolapse for improved modeling. Neurourology and Urodynamics;32(2):136-.
Grewal TJ and Dickerson CR. A novel three-dimensional shoulder rhythm definition that includes overhead and axially rotated humeral postures. Journal of Biomechanics;46(3):608-11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2012.09.028
Kinzl M, Schwiedrzik J, Zysset PK and Pahr DH. An experimentally validated finite element method for augmented vertebral bodies. Clinical Biomechanics;28(1):15-22. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2012.09.008
Liu X and Zhang M. Redistribution of knee stress using laterally wedged insole intervention: Finite element analysis of knee-ankle-foot complex. Clinical Biomechanics;28(1):61-7. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2012.10.004
Rohan CPY, Badel P, Lun B, Rastel D and Avril S. Biomechanical response of varicose veins to elastic compression: A numerical study. Journal of Biomechanics;46(3):599-603. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2012.10.043
*NEURAL*
Elyada YM, Haag J and Borst A. Dendritic end inhibition in large-field visual neurons of the fly. Journal of Neuroscience;33(8):3659-67. http://dx.doi.org/10.1523/jneurosci.4136-12.2013
Ericsson J, Stephenson-Jones M, Kardamakis A, Robertson B, Silberberg G and Grillner S. Evolutionarily conserved differences in pallial and thalamic short-term synaptic plasticity in striatum. Journal of Physiology-London;591(4):859-74. http://dx.doi.org/10.1113/jphysiol.2012.236869
Ganzer PD, Moxon KA, Knudsen EB and Shumsky JS. Serotonergic pharmacotherapy promotes cortical reorganization after spinal cord injury. Experimental Neurology;241:84-94. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.expneurol.2012.12.004
Liu J, Chen J, Liu B, Yang CL, Xie DH, Zheng XC, et al. Acellular spinal cord scaffold seeded with mesenchymal stem cells promotes long-distance axon regeneration and functional recovery in spinal cord injured rats. Journal of the Neurological Sciences;325(1-2):127-36. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2012.11.022
Pajevic S and Basser PJ. An optimum principle predicts the distribution of axon diameters in normal white matter. Plos One;8(1). http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0054095
Rojas JJ, Deniz BF, Miguel PM, Diaz R, Hermel EES, Achaval M, et al. Effects of daily environmental enrichment on behavior and dendritic spine density in hippocampus following neonatal hypoxia-ischemia in the rat. Experimental Neurology;241:25-33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.expneurol.2012.11.026
Stroobants S, Gantois I, Pooters T and D'Hooge R. Increased gait variability in mice with small cerebellar cortex lesions and normal rotarod performance. Behavioural Brain Research;241:32-7. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbr.2012.11.034
Zhan C, Zhou JF, Feng QR, Zhang JE, Lin SL, Bao JH, et al. Acute and long-term suppression of feeding behavior by pomc neurons in the brainstem and hypothalamus, respectively. Journal of Neuroscience;33(8):3624-32. http://dx.doi.org/10.1523/jneurosci.2742-12.2013
*OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY*
Stevens C, Yanagisawa M, Towns R, Romman A, Mosier E, Chuong C, et al. In-vivo biomechanical human anterior vaginal wall prolapse properties determined by cutometer-like device. Neurourology and Urodynamics;32(2):201-2.
*ORTHOPAEDICS / SPINE*
Dahl MC, Ellingson AM, Mehta HP, Huelman JH and Nuckley DJ. The biomechanics of a multilevel lumbar spine hybrid using nucleus replacement in conjunction with fusion. Spine Journal;13(2):175-83. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.spinee.2012.11.045
Giambini H, Khosla S, Nassr A, Zhao CF and An KN. Longitudinal changes in lumbar bone mineral density distribution may increase the risk of wedge fractures. Clinical Biomechanics;28(1):10-4. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2012.10.005
Hirsch BP, Unnanuntana A, Cunningham ME and Lane JM. The effect of therapies for osteoporosis on spine fusion: A systematic review. Spine Journal;13(2):190-9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.spinee.2012.03.035
*ORTHOPAEDICS / SURGERY*
Eroglu M, Er MS, Altinel L and Kose KC. Comment on "Injectable calcium phosphate cement for augmentation around cancellous bone screws. In vivo biomechanical studies". Journal of Biomechanics;46(3):633-4. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2012.08.048
Luo Q, Yuen G, Lau TW, Yeung K and Leung F. A biomechanical study comparing helical blade with screw design for sliding hip fixations of unstable intertrochanteric fractures. Scientific World Journal. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/351936
Pioletti DP. Response to letter to the editor: Comment on "Injectable calcium phosphate cement for augmentation around cancellous bone screws. In vivo biomechanical studies". Journal of Biomechanics;46(3):634-5. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2012.09.024
Sha M, Ding ZQ, Ting HS, Kang LQ, Zhai WL and Liu H. Biomechanical study comparing a new combined rod-plate system with conventional dual-rod and plate systems. Orthopedics;36(2):E235-E40. http://dx.doi.org/10.3928/01477447-20130122-28
Turvey BR, Weinhold PS, Draeger RW, Bynum DK and Dahners LE. Biomechanical effects of steroid injections used to treat pyogenic flexor tenosynovitis. Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research;7. http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1749-799x-7-34
*POSTURE / BALANCE*
Cheing GLY, Chau RMW, Kwan RLC, Choi CH and Zheng YP. Do the biomechanical properties of the ankle-foot complex influence postural control for people with type 2 diabetes? Clinical Biomechanics;28(1):88-92. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2012.09.001
Mouchnino L and Blouin J. When standing on a moving support, cutaneous inputs provide sufficient information to plan the anticipatory postural adjustments for gait initiation. Plos One;8(2). http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0055081
Scotto Di Cesare C, Anastasopoulos D, Bringoux L, Lee PY, Naushahi MJ and Bronstein AM. Influence of postural constraints on eye and head latency during voluntary rotations. Vision Research;78:1-5. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.visres.2012.11.011
*PROSTHETICS / ORTHOTICS*
Colombo G, Facoetti G and Rizzi C. A digital patient for computer-aided prosthesis design. Interface Focus;3(2). http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsfs.2012.0082
Ezechieli M, Dietzek J, Ettinger M, Becher C, Calliess T, Ostermeier S, et al. The influence of a single-radius-design on the knee stability. Technology and Health Care;20(6):557-64. http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/thc-2012-0698
*REHABILITATION*
Bell R, Li J, Gorski DJ, Bartels AK, Shewman EF, Wysocki RW, et al. Controlled treadmill exercise eliminates chondroid deposits and restores tensile properties in a new murine tendinopathy model. Journal of Biomechanics;46(3):498-505. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2012.10.020
Brent JL, Myer GD, Ford KR, Paterno MV and Hewett TE. The effect of sex and age on isokinetic hip-abduction torques. Journal of Sport Rehabilitation;22(1):41-6.
Cenni F, Leardini A, Pieri M, Berti L, Belvedere C, Romagnoli M, et al. Functional performance of a total ankle replacement: Thorough assessment by combining gait and fluoroscopic analyses. Clinical Biomechanics;28(1):79-87. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2012.10.008
Creath RA, Prettyman M, Shulman L, Hilliard M, Martinez K, MacKinnon CD, et al. Self-triggered assistive stimulus training improves step initiation in persons with parkinson's disease. Journal of Neuroengineering and Rehabilitation;10. http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1743-0003-10-11
Desroches G, Gagnon D, Nadeau S and Popovic MR. Effects of sensorimotor trunk impairments on trunk and upper limb joint kinematics and kinetics during sitting pivot transfers in individuals with a spinal cord injury. Clinical Biomechanics;28(1):1-9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2012.11.001
Hirano K, Imagama S, Hasegawa Y, Wakao N, Muramoto A and Ishiguro N. Impact of back muscle strength and aging on locomotive syndrome in community living japanese women. Nagoya Journal of Medical Science;75(1-2):47-55.
Huang S and Ferris DP. Muscle activation patterns during walking from transtibial amputees recorded within the residual limb-prosthetic interface. Journal of Neuroengineering and Rehabilitation;9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1743-0003-9-55
Hubli M and Dietz V. The physiological basis of neurorehabilitation - locomotor training after spinal cord injury. Journal of Neuroengineering and Rehabilitation;10. http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1743-0003-10-5
Knarr BA, Kesar TM, Reisman DS, Binder-Macleod SA and Higginson JS. Changes in the activation and function of the ankle plantar flexor muscles due to gait retraining in chronic stroke survivors. Journal of Neuroengineering and Rehabilitation;10. http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1743-0003-10-12
Koenig A, Luft A and Cajigas I. From neuroscience to neuro-rehabilitation: Transferring basic neuroscientific principles from laboratory to bedside. Journal of Neuroengineering and Rehabilitation;10. http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1743-0003-10-6
Stroube BW, Myer GD, Brent JL, Ford KR, Heidt RS and Hewett TE. Effects of task-specific augmented feedback on deficit modification during performance of the tuck-jump exercise. Journal of Sport Rehabilitation;22(1):7-18.
Wilson DR, McWalter EJ and Johnston JD. The measurement of joint mechanics and their role in osteoarthritis genesis and progression. Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America;39(1):21-+. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rdc.2012.11.002
*SPORT / EXERCISE*
Ceccon S, Ceseracciu E, Sawacha Z, Gatta G, Cortesi M, Cobelli C, et al. Motion analysis of front crawl swimming applying cast technique by means of automatic tracking. Journal of Sports Sciences;31(3):276-87. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2012.729134
Cleather DJ, Goodwin JE and Bull AMJ. Hip and knee joint loading during vertical jumping and push jerking. Clinical Biomechanics;28(1):98-103. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2012.10.006
Mache MA, Hoffman MA, Hannigan K, Golden GM and Pavol MJ. Effects of decision making on landing mechanics as a function of task and sex. Clinical Biomechanics;28(1):104-9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2012.10.001
Mann KJ, Edwards S, Drinkwater EJ and Bird SP. A lower limb assessment tool for athletes at risk of developing patellar tendinopathy. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise;45(3):527-33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1249/MSS.0b013e318275e0f2
Nolte K, Kruger PE, Els PS and Nolte H. Three dimensional musculoskeletal modelling of the abdominal crunch resistance training exercise. Journal of Sports Sciences;31(3):264-75. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2012.729077
Padulo J, Degortes N, Migliaccio GM, Attene G, Smith L, Salernitano G, et al. Footstep manipulation during uphill running. International Journal of Sports Medicine;34(3):244-7. http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0032-1323724
Slawinski J, Dumas R, Cheze L, Ontanon G, Miller C and Mazure-Bonnefoy A. Effect of postural changes on 3d joint angular velocity during starting block phase. Journal of Sports Sciences;31(3):256-63. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2012.729076
Wild CY, Steele JR and Munro BJ. Insufficient hamstring strength compromises landing technique in adolescent girls. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise;45(3):497-505. http://dx.doi.org/10.1249/MSS.0b013e31827772f6
*TENDON / LIGAMENT*
Plate JF, Wiggins WF, Haubruck P, Scott AT, Smith TL, Saul KR, et al. Normal aging alters in vivo passive biomechanical response of the rat gastrocnemius-achilles muscle-tendon unit. Journal of Biomechanics;46(3):450-5. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2012.11.007
*TISSUE / BIOMATERIAL*
Coleman JL, Widmyer MR, Leddy HA, Utturkar GM, Spritzer CE, Moorman CT, et al. Diurnal variations in articular cartilage thickness and strain in the human knee. Journal of Biomechanics;46(3):541-7. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2012.09.013
Da H, Jia SJ, Meng GL, Cheng JH, Zhou W, Xiong Z, et al. The impact of compact layer in biphasic scaffold on osteochondral tissue engineering. Plos One;8(1). http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0054838
Murphy MK, Huey DJ, Reimer AJ, Hu JC and Athanasiou KA. Enhancing post-expansion chondrogenic potential of costochondral cells in self-assembled neocartilage. Plos One;8(2). http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0056983
Partington L, Mordan NJ, Mason C, Knowles JC, Kim HW, Lowdell MW, et al. Biochemical changes caused by decellularization may compromise mechanical integrity of tracheal scaffolds. Acta Biomaterialia;9(2):5251-61. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actbio.2012.10.004
Podwojewski F, Ottenio M, Beillas P, Guerin G, Turquier F and Mitton D. Mechanical response of animal abdominal walls in vitro: Evaluation of the influence of a hernia defect and a repair with a mesh implanted intraperitoneally. Journal of Biomechanics;46(3):561-6. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2012.09.014
Riordan EA, Frobell RB, Roemer FW and Hunter DJ. The health and structural consequences of acute knee injuries involving rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament. Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America;39(1):107-+. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rdc.2012.10.002
Rizzuto E, Catizone A, Musaro A and Del Prete Z. Dystrophic tendon functionality is recovered by muscle-specific expression of insulin-like growth factor in mdx mice. Journal of Biomechanics;46(3):604-7. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2012.10.007
Shahmirzadi D, Bruck HA and Hsieh AH. Measurement of mechanical properties of soft tissues in vitro under controlled tissue hydration. Experimental Mechanics;53(3):405-14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11340-012-9644-y
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