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Musculoskeletal System

Known as: Subdivision of musculoskeletal system, Musculo-skeletal System, locomotor system 
The system of muscles, tendons, ligaments, bones, joints and associated tissues that move the body and maintain its form.
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Review
2006
Review
2006
Orthopaedic Biomechanics: Mechanics and Design in Musculoskeletal Systems
1. The Musculoskeletal System 1.1. Anatomical Overview 1.2. The Functions of the Musculoskeletal System 1.3. Bones 1.4. Joints of… 
Review
2005
Review
2005
Integration from proteins to organs: the IUPS Physiome Project
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
The role of sensory signals from the insect coxa-trochanteral joint in controlling motor activity of the femur-tibia joint.
Interjoint coordination in multi-jointed limbs is essential for the generation of functional locomotor patterns. Here we have… 
Review
2001
Review
2001
Pharmaceutical care research and education project: pharmacists' interventions.
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Thermal acclimation of locomotor performance in tadpoles and adults of the aquatic frog Xenopus laevis
Abstract Among amphibians, the ability to compensate for the effects of temperature on the locomotor system by thermal… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Thermal acclimation of locomotor performance in tadpoles of the frog Limnodynastes peronii
Abstract Previous analyses of thermal acclimation of locomotor performance in amphibians have only examined the adult life… 
Review
1988
Review
1988
Evaluation of the musculoskeletal system with sonography.
Although musculoskeletal sonography historically has received little attention, its use in certain specific situations has clear… 
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Infections of the musculoskeletal system: high-field-strength MR imaging.
Twenty-two patients with clinical findings consistent with osteomyelitis, soft-tissue infection, or both were studied with… 
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Force wave transmission through the human locomotor system.
A method to measure the capability of the human shock absorber system to attenuate input dynamic loading during the gait is… 
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
A complete set of control equations for the human musculo-skeletal system.
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