When investigating the dynamics of three-dimensional multi-body biomechanical systems it is often difficult to derive spatiotemporally directed predictions regarding experimentally induced effects. A… (More)
The goal of the study was to examine the force sharing among the fingers during static prehension under systematic loading and postural changes. A custom-built handle was constructed that allowed for… (More)
The masticatory musculature of rodents has evolved to enable both gnawing at the incisors and chewing at the molars. In particular, the masseter muscle is highly specialised, having extended… (More)
The finger pads of eight subjects were loaded by tangential displacement (x-perpendicular to the long axis of the finger) of a contacted surface when the distal and proximal interphalangeal joints… (More)
It is commonly held that the major functional features of the human foot (e.g. a functional longitudinal medial arch, lateral to medial force transfer and hallucal (big-toe) push-off) appear only in… (More)
Traditional pedobarographic analyses conduct statistical tests on single pressure values extracted from discrete anatomical regions, a process which yields a low-resolution view of the continuous… (More)
Center of pressure (COP) trajectories summarize the complex mechanical interaction between the foot and a contacted surface. Each trajectory itself is also complex, comprising hundreds of… (More)
Dynamic plantar pressure images are routinely used in clinical gait assessment, and peak pressure, mean pressure, and pressure-time integral are the most frequently used parameters to summarize these… (More)
The plantar aponeurosis (PA), in spanning the whole length of the plantar aspect of the foot, is clearly identified as one of the key structures that is likely to affect compliance and stability of… (More)
In the present study we have estimated the temporal elongation of the plantar aponeurosis (PA) during normal walking using a subject-specific multi-segment rigid-body model of the foot. As previous… (More)