Shoulder Mechanism: A Dynamic Approach

摘要

Contents: Introduction; Inertia and muscle contraction parameters formusculoskeletal modelling of the shoulder mechanism; Geometry parameters for musculoskeletal modelling of the shoulder mechanism; Modelling the mechanical effect of muscles with large attachment sites: Application to the shoulder mechanism; A finite element musculoskeletal model of the shoulder mechanism; Analysis of the kinematic and dynamic behavior of the shoulder mechanism; Three-dimensional recording and description of motions of the shoulder mechanism; The loading of shoulder girdle muscles in consequence of a glenohumeral arthrodesis; The use of a musculoskeletal model of the shoulder mechanism in wheelchair propulsion; Reflection.