background and objectives: it has been shown that a bout of jumping exercise with weighted vests increases the subsequent countermovement jump height. however, it is not clear whether the improvement in jump height is due to the enhancement of joint power or due to other mechanisms such as neural adaptations. methods: to investigate this dichotomy, we tested the acute neuromechanical changes fo...

Although anterior cervical instrumentation was initially used in cervical trauma, because of obvious benefits, indications for its use have been expanded over time to degenerative cases as well as tumor and infection of the cervical spine. Along with a threefold increase in incidence of cervical fusion surgery, implant designs have evolved over the last three decades. Observation of graft subsi...

Chronic sagittal band injury with tendon dislocation of the extensor digitorum communis in the hand often requires operative stabilization. Various surgical techniques have been reported to repair and reconstruct the sagittal band. Nonetheless, most of the techniques are technically demanding and require donor graft. In this case report, we report a novel surgical technique to centralize and st...

The current study seeks to elucidate the presence and potential function of an anomalous tendinous origin of the brachialis muscle. The brachialis muscle originates from the humeral shaft, which is usually muscular, thereby becoming tendo-aponeurotic distally towards its insertion. During routine cadaveric dissection, in a 52-year-old cadaver, the anomalous brachialis muscle originated in the f...

Injuries of the distal tibiofibular syndesmosis are commonly overlooked or mismanaged, and chronic instability is a debilitating condition leading to premature joint degeneration. Several methods of treatment have been described, mainly screw fixation, arthrodesis, or ligament reconstruction. Most clinical evidence is limited to case series, mainly screw fixation, and there is a general paucity...

BONE GRAFTING +*Mak, S Y; *Smith, S D; *Miles, A W +*Centre for Orthopaedic Biomechanics, University of Bath, UK [email protected] INTRODUCTION: Impaction bone grafting (IBG) has been used in revision hip replacement for more than 15 years. The objective is to impact allograft bone chips into the medullary canal to compensate for bone stock loss after failed primary hip replacement. Initial st...

Book details Orthopaedic Biomechanics CRC Press, FL; Winkelstein, BA; 2012; 639 Pages. List price: USD 179.95, ISBN 9781439860939 (Hardback) “Orthopaedic Biomechanics” was released in 2012 and edited by Beth A. Winkelstein, PhD. The list price of the book ($179.95) is comparable with similar books published in this field. This text is intended for both the novice and established researcher work...

Biomechanics is a discipline with many applications and sub-areas so scholars often publish their work in journals in different subject categories used in the ISI Journal Citation Reports (JCR). It is not known whether the quality/prestige of journals in the discipline of biomechanics matches the ISI Impact Factor (IF) ratings reported in JCR. A survey of the membership of the American Society ...