Paul Jonathan Roch, Dominik Saul, Nikolai Wüstefeld, Stefan Spiering, Wolfgang Lehmann, Lukas Weiser, Martin Michael Wachowski
{"title":"The impact of bilateral facetectomy on the instantaneous helical axis of the functional thoracic spinal unit T4-5 during axial rotation.","authors":"Paul Jonathan Roch, Dominik Saul, Nikolai Wüstefeld, Stefan Spiering, Wolfgang Lehmann, Lukas Weiser, Martin Michael Wachowski","doi":"10.1080/23335432.2021.1958059","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/23335432.2021.1958059","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The location of the instantaneous helical axis (IHA) and the impact of the facet joints (FJ) on the kinematics in the thoracic spine remain inconclusive. This study aimed to examine the IHA in the functional spinal unit (FSU) T4-5 during axial rotation in intact conditions and after bilateral facetectomy. Four human T4-5 FSUs were examined with an established 6D measuring apparatus in intact conditions and after bilateral facetectomy. The IHA's parameters migration, location, and direction in the horizontal plane were calculated. Defined preloads in different positions were applied. Under the intact conditions, the IHA migrated about 4 mm and from one to the contralateral side according to the applied preload. The location of the IHA was observed in the anterior part of the spinal canal. After bilateral facetectomy, the location of the IHA shifted ventrally about 10 mm compared to the intact conditions. Under intact conditions, the direction of the IHA was minimally dorsally reclined. After bilateral facetectomy, the IHA was significantly more ventrally inclined. The study determined the location of the IHA under intact conditions at the anterior part of the spinal canal. The IHA of the FSU T4-5 is substantially influenced by the guidance of the FJs.</p>","PeriodicalId":52124,"journal":{"name":"International Biomechanics","volume":" ","pages":"42-53"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/23335432.2021.1958059","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39278182","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
J W Fox, A E Jagodinsky, C M Wilburn, L Smallwood, W H Weimar
{"title":"Lower extremity joints and their contributions to whole limb extension.","authors":"J W Fox, A E Jagodinsky, C M Wilburn, L Smallwood, W H Weimar","doi":"10.1080/23335432.2019.1695540","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/23335432.2019.1695540","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Lower extremity multi-joint strength curves tend not to evaluate individual joint contributions to endpoint force in maximum effort isometric whole limb extension. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to measure the contribution of the hip, knee, and ankle to vertical ground reaction force in maximum effort isometric whole limb extension at various postures. An effect of posture on the contributions of the hip, knee, and ankle to vertical ground reaction force was found (<i>F<sub>(3,96)</sub></i> = 85.31, <i>p</i> < 0.0001; <i>F<sub>(3,96)</sub></i> = 21.32, <i>p</i> < 0.0001; <i>F<sub>(3,96)</sub></i> = 130.61, <i>p</i> < 0.0001 for the hip, knee, and ankle, respectively). The hip and knee contributed most to vertical endpoint force when the lower limb was in a flexed posture, and their contributions decreased when posture was extended. Conversely, the ankle contributed least when the limb was flexed, but its contribution increased as posture was changed from flexed to more extended. In comparison to recent research involving induced acceleration analysis, it appears that the hip, knee, and ankle utilize the same force allocation strategy in multi-joint maximum effort isometric leg extensions and activities of daily living.</p>","PeriodicalId":52124,"journal":{"name":"International Biomechanics","volume":"7 1","pages":"1-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/23335432.2019.1695540","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9921616","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Clinical gait analysis and physical examination don't correlate with physical activity of children with cerebral palsy. Cross-sectional study.","authors":"Anne-Laure Guinet, Khouri Néjib, Desailly Eric","doi":"10.1080/23335432.2020.1812429","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/23335432.2020.1812429","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Gait analysis and physical clinical measures are usually performed in children with cerebral palsy to help the surgeons make therapeutic decision. However, the level of physical activity in daily life is not systematically assessed. The aim of this cross sectional study was to examine the correlations between: three-dimensional gait analysis kinematic and spatiotemporal parameters, clinical measures and physical activity. Participants were 30 children with cerebral palsy (10-18 y), with GMFCS I-III. Daily physical activity was measured with an Actigraph GT3X accelerometer in free living environment during seven consecutive days. The percent of time spent in sedentary, in moderate to vigorous physical activity and the number of steps per day were computed from the accelerometer data. Kinematics parameters did not correlate with physical activity. Moderate correlations were found between spatio-temporal parameters and physical activity, for instance timing of toe-off (r = -0.40, p = 0.03). Few physical examination parameters were correlated with physical activity, such as the hip flexors selective motor control (r = 0.69 with moderate to vigorous activity and r = 0.70 with steps per day, p < 0.05). The physical activity profile cannot be sufficiently determined by a combination of clinical measures.</p>","PeriodicalId":52124,"journal":{"name":"International Biomechanics","volume":" ","pages":"88-96"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/23335432.2020.1812429","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38990389","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Dimitrios Sokratis Komaris, Cheral Govind, Jon Clarke, Alistair Ewen, Artaban Jeldi, Andrew Murphy, Philip Riches
{"title":"Identifying car ingress movement strategies before and after total knee replacement.","authors":"Dimitrios Sokratis Komaris, Cheral Govind, Jon Clarke, Alistair Ewen, Artaban Jeldi, Andrew Murphy, Philip Riches","doi":"10.1080/23335432.2020.1716847","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/23335432.2020.1716847","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Background</b>: Post-operative performance of knee bearings is typically assessed in activities of daily living by means of motion capture. Biomechanical studies predominantly explore common tasks such as walking, standing and stair climbing, while overlooking equally demanding activities such as embarking a vehicle. <b>Aims</b>: The aim of this work is to evaluate changes in the movement habits of patients after total knee arthroplasty surgery in comparison to healthy age-matched control participants. <b>Methods</b>: A mock-up car was fabricated based on the architecture of a common vehicle. Ten control participants and 10 patients with severe osteoarthritis of the knee attended a single- and three-motion capture session(s), respectively. Participants were asked to enter the car and sit comfortably adopting a driving position. Three trials per session were used for the identification of movement strategies by means of hierarchical clustering. Task completion time was also measured. <b>Results</b>: Patients' movement behaviour didn't change significantly following total knee arthroplasty surgery. Control participants favoured different movement strategies compared to patients post-operatively. Group membership, height and sidedness of the affected joint were found to be non-significant in task completion time. <b>Conclusion</b>: This study describes an alternative movement identification technique for the analysis of the ingress movement that may be used to clinically assess knee bearings and aid in movement simulations and vehicle design.</p>","PeriodicalId":52124,"journal":{"name":"International Biomechanics","volume":" ","pages":"9-18"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/23335432.2020.1716847","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38990391","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Tomoki Oshikawa, Yasuhiro Morimoto, Gen Adachi, Hiroshi Akuzawa, Koji Kaneoka
{"title":"Changes in lumbar kinematics and trunk muscle electromyographic activity during baseball batting under psychological pressure.","authors":"Tomoki Oshikawa, Yasuhiro Morimoto, Gen Adachi, Hiroshi Akuzawa, Koji Kaneoka","doi":"10.1080/23335432.2020.1811765","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/23335432.2020.1811765","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Psychological pressure during sports competition disturbs the ideal physical movement and causes injury. Baseball batting frequently causes trunk injuries. This study aimed to examine the influence of psychological pressure on the lumbar kinematics and trunk muscle activity during the baseball batting. Fourteen collegiate baseball players participated in this study. The participants performed bat swings under three different psychological conditions (non-pressure, pressure, and emphasized pressure). The lumbar kinematics and trunk muscle activity were measured during each bat swing. One- and two-way analyses of variance were performed to compare the lumbar kinematics and trunk muscle activity among different psychological pressure conditions. The lumbar flexion angle throughout the bat swing in the swing phase, from the moment of ground contact of the lead foot to the moment of ball contact, was significantly larger under the pressure and emphasized pressure conditions than under the non-pressure condition (P<0.05). The bilateral lumbar erector spinae (LES) activities in the swing and follow-through phases were significantly higher under the emphasized pressure condition than under the non-pressure condition (P<0.05). These results indicate that the baseball batting under psychological pressure influenced the lumbar kinematics and bilateral LES activities and may be related to the development of low back pain.</p>","PeriodicalId":52124,"journal":{"name":"International Biomechanics","volume":" ","pages":"66-75"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/23335432.2020.1811765","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38990392","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A computational study of mechanical properties of collagen-based bio-composites.","authors":"Marco Fielder, Arun K Nair","doi":"10.1080/23335432.2020.1812428","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/23335432.2020.1812428","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Studying changes in collagen deformation behavior at the nanoscale due to variations in mineralization and hydration is important for characterizing and developing collagen-based bio-composites. Recent studies also find that carbon nanotubes (CNTs) show promise as a reinforcing material for collagenous bio-composites. Currently, the effects of variation in mineral, water, and CNT content on collagen gap and overlap region mechanics during compression is unexplored. We use molecular dynamics simulations to investigate how variations in mineral, water, and CNT contents of collagen bio-composites in compression change their deformation behavior and thermal properties. Results indicate that variations in mineral and water content affect the collagen structure due to expansion or contraction of the gap and overlap regions. The deformation mechanisms of the gap and overlap regions also change. The presence of CNTs in non-mineralized collagen reduces the deformation of the gap region and increases the bio-composite elastic modulus to ranges comparable to mineralized collagen. The collagen/CNT bio-composites are also determined to have a higher specific heat than the studied mineralized collagen bio-composites, making them more likely to be resistant to thermal damage that could occur during implantation or functional use of a collagen collagen/CNT bio-composite biomaterial.</p>","PeriodicalId":52124,"journal":{"name":"International Biomechanics","volume":" ","pages":"76-87"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/23335432.2020.1812428","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38990393","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jamie E Hibbert, Anthony S Kulas, Patrick M Rider, Zachary J Domire
{"title":"Practice day may be unnecessary prior to testing knee extensor strength in young healthy adults.","authors":"Jamie E Hibbert, Anthony S Kulas, Patrick M Rider, Zachary J Domire","doi":"10.1080/23335432.2020.1766997","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/23335432.2020.1766997","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A practice session is common prior to strength testing. However, the benefits of practice have not been previously reported. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of a practice session on peak torque, mean torque and between trial variability across three test days. We hypothesized that peak and mean torque would be higher and less variable the second and third test days than the first. Twenty-five healthy, young participants completed 3 maximal voluntary isometric and isokinetic knee extensions on three separate days. No difference in isometric torque was found between days 1 and 2, but there was a significant decrease in isokinetic torque (8.45 Nm). There was a significant decrease in both mean isometric and isokinetic torque from day 1 to day 3 (12.67 and 13.59 Nm). Contrary to our hypothesis, no benefit from a practice session was found. Healthy, young adults are able to produce peak knee extensor torques on the first day of testing and do not demonstrate any benefit from additional testing. Thus, a practice day preceding isometric and isokinetic knee extensor strength testing may not be necessary when testing healthy, young participants, and may, in fact, negatively impact subsequent strength measurements.</p>","PeriodicalId":52124,"journal":{"name":"International Biomechanics","volume":"7 1","pages":"58-65"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/23335432.2020.1766997","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9975860","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ishan Khan, Loan Bui, Robert Bachoo, Young-Tae Kim, Cheng-Jen Chuong
{"title":"Differences in creep response of GBM cells migrating in confinement.","authors":"Ishan Khan, Loan Bui, Robert Bachoo, Young-Tae Kim, Cheng-Jen Chuong","doi":"10.1080/23335432.2020.1757509","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/23335432.2020.1757509","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Using a microfluidic platform to apply negative aspiration pressure (-20, -25, -30, -35 and -40 cm H<sub>2</sub>O), we compared the differences in creep responses of Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM) cells while migrating in confinement and at a stationary state on a 2D substrate. Cells were either migrating in a channel of 5 x 5 μm cross-section or stationary at the entrance to the channel. In response to aspiration pressure, we found actively migrating GBM cells exhibited a higher stiffness than stationary cells. Additionally, migrating cells absorbed more energy elastically with a relatively small dissipative energy loss. At elevated negative pressure loads up to - 30 cm H<sub>2</sub>O, we observed a linear increase in elastic deformation and a higher distribution in elastic storage than energy loss, and the response plateaued at further increasing negative pressure loads. To explore the underlying cause, we carried out immuno-cytochemical studies of these cells and found a polarized actin and myosin distribution at the front and posterior ends of the migrating cells, whereas the distribution of the stationary group demonstrated no specific regional differences. These differences in creep response and cytoskeletal protein distribution demonstrate the importance of a migrating cell's kinematic state to the mechanism of cell migration.</p>","PeriodicalId":52124,"journal":{"name":"International Biomechanics","volume":" ","pages":"44-57"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/23335432.2020.1757509","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38908223","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"An exploration of the differences in hip strength, gluteus medius activity, and trunk, pelvis, and lower-limb biomechanics during different functional tasks.","authors":"Komsak Sinsurin, Raul Valldecabres, Jim Richards","doi":"10.1080/23335432.2020.1728381","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/23335432.2020.1728381","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The purpose of the study was to explore differences in the coronal biomechanics of the trunk, pelvis, hip, and knee joints, and gluteus medius muscle activity (GMed) during walking and step down from two riser heights. Joint kinematics and kinetics from 20 healthy participants were recorded using a 10-camera Qualisys system and force plates, and GMed EMG was recorded using a Delsys Trigno system. Hip abductor strength was measured using a hand-held dynamometer. Pelvic obliquity and lateral trunk bending excursions were significantly higher in walking than in step-down tasks. Significantly greater knee adduction moments were seen during both step-down tasks compared to level walking with significantly greater GMed activity. However, a significant interaction between side and task was seen for hip adduction moment, with step-down tasks showing lower hip moments than during walking, with greater peak hip moments being more apparent in the dominant limb. This suggests the GMed has a greater stabilizing role during the step-down tasks, although walking required a greater mechanical demand. Health professionals should expect to find less excursion of lateral trunk bending in step-down tasks compared to level walking and consider that GMed has different roles in these two tasks.</p>","PeriodicalId":52124,"journal":{"name":"International Biomechanics","volume":" ","pages":"35-43"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/23335432.2020.1728381","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38990390","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
F J Burgos-Flórez, Diego Alexander Garzón-Alvarado
{"title":"Stress and strain propagation on infant skull from impact loads during falls: a finite element analysis.","authors":"F J Burgos-Flórez, Diego Alexander Garzón-Alvarado","doi":"10.1080/23335432.2020.1719196","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/23335432.2020.1719196","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Background and Objective</b>: To simulate infant skull trauma after low height falls when variable degrees of ossification of the sutures are present. <b>Methods</b>: A finite elements model of a four-week-old infant skull was developed for simulating low height impact from 30 cm and 50 cm falls. Two impacts were simulated: An occipito-parietal impact on the lambdoid suture and a lateral impact on the right parietal and six cases were considered: unossified and fully ossified sutures, and sagittal, metopic, right lambdoid and right coronal craniosynostosis. <b>Results</b>: 26 simulations were performed. Results showed a marked increase in strain magnitudes in skulls with unossified sutures and fontanels. Higher deformations and lower Von Mises stress in the brain were found in occipital impacts. Fully ossified skulls showed less overall deformation and lower Von Mises stress in the brain. Results suggest that neonate skull impact when falling backward has a higher probability of resulting in permanent damage. <b>Conclusion</b>: This work shows an initial approximation to the mechanisms underlying TBI in neonates when exposed to low height falls common in household environments, and could be used as a starting point in the design and development of cranial orthoses and protective devices for preventing or mitigating TBI.</p>","PeriodicalId":52124,"journal":{"name":"International Biomechanics","volume":" ","pages":"19-34"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/23335432.2020.1719196","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38908224","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}