Biomechanics Research Today is a free monthly online journal that collates and summarizes the latest research about Biomechanics, including details on mechanics of living organisms, movement, locomotion, prosthetic limbs.

Volume 2 (2006), Issue 5 (May)

1. Dynamic degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis: diagnosis with axial loaded magnetic resonance imaging.
   Spine, 31(10): E298-301. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. Stability of dynamic trunk movement.
   Spine, 31(10): E271-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. A simple 1+ dimensional model of rowing mimics observed forces and motions.
   Hum Mov Sci, 25(2): 192-220. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. The effects of unilateral grab rail assistance on the sit-to-stand performance of older aged adults.
   Hum Mov Sci, 25(2): 257-74. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. Comparison and evaluation of two common methods to measure center of mass displacement in three dimensions during gait.
   Hum Mov Sci, 25(2): 238-56. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. Viscoelasticity and temperature variations decrease tension and stiffness of hamstring tendon grafts following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.
   J Bone Joint Surg Am, 88(5): 1071-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. Changes in spine loading patterns throughout the workday as a function of experience, lift frequency, and personality.
   Spine J, 6(3): 296-305. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. Disc arthroplasty design influences intervertebral kinematics and facet forces.
   Spine J, 6(3): 258-66. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. The multidirectional bending properties of the human lumbar intervertebral disc.
   Spine J, 6(3): 248-57. [Abstract] [Full-text]
10. Social-cognitive determinants of hoist usage among health care workers.
    J Occup Health Psychol, 11(2): 182-96. [Abstract] [Full-text]
11. Vibrating microbubbles poking individual cells: drug transfer into cells via sonoporation.
    J Control Release, 112(2): 149-55. [Abstract] [Full-text]
12. Effect of skin movement on the analysis of hindlimb kinematics during treadmill locomotion in rats.
    J Neurosci Methods, 153(1): 55-61. [Abstract] [Full-text]
13. Use of a force-plate actometer for detecting and quantifying vertical leaping induced by amphetamine in BALB/cJ mice, but not in C57BL/6J, DBA/2J, 129X1/SvJ, C3H/HeJ, and CD-1 mice.
    J Neurosci Methods, 153(1): 48-54. [Abstract] [Full-text]
14. Peak pressure curve: an effective parameter for early detection of foot functional impairments in diabetic patients.
    Gait Posture, 23(4): 464-70. [Abstract] [Full-text]
15. Impact of mediolateral segmentation on a multi-segment foot model.
    Gait Posture, 23(4): 519-22. [Abstract] [Full-text]
16. Comparisons of the lower limb kinematics between young and older adults when crossing obstacles of different heights.
    Gait Posture, 23(4): 471-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
17. Experimental protocol for the kinematic analysis of the hand: definition and repeatability.
    Gait Posture, 23(4): 445-54. [Abstract] [Full-text]
18. Back pain and backpacks in school children.
    J Pediatr Orthop, 26(3): 358-63. [Abstract] [Full-text]
19. Evaluation of a new electromagnetic tracking system using a standardized assessment protocol.
    Phys Med Biol, 51(10): N205-10. [Abstract] [Full-text]
20. Bone cell responses to high-frequency vibration stress: does the nucleus oscillate within the cytoplasm?
    FASEB J, 20(7): 858-64. [Abstract] [Full-text]
21. The effect of weighted vest walking on metabolic responses and ground reaction forces.
    Med Sci Sports Exerc, 38(4): 746-52. [Abstract] [Full-text]
22. Flexibility enhancement with vibration: Acute and long-term.
    Med Sci Sports Exerc, 38(4): 720-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
23. Reliability and validity of bilateral thigh and foot accelerometry measures of walking in healthy and hemiparetic subjects.
    Neurorehabil Neural Repair, 20(2): 297-305. [Abstract] [Full-text]
24. Dynamometric assessment of the mechanical resistance of porcelain veneers related to tooth preparation: a comparison between two techniques.
    J Prosthet Dent, 95(5): 354-63. [Abstract] [Full-text]
25. Design and development of mechanical embolic protection devices.
    Expert Rev Med Devices, 3(3): 387-93. [Abstract] [Full-text]
26. Vibrational assignment, integrated intensities of liquid toluene-d8 from 4000 to 450 cm-1 at 25 degrees C.
    Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc, 64(2): 483-94. [Abstract] [Full-text]
27. Conformational stability and vibrations of aminopropylsilanol molecule.
    Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc, 64(2): 327-37. [Abstract] [Full-text]
28. Theoretical studies on vibrational spectra of some halides of group IVB elements.
    Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc, 64(2): 420-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
29. Characterization of parallel and antiparallel G-tetraplex structures by vibrational spectroscopy.
    Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc, 64(2): 495-503. [Abstract] [Full-text]
30. New thermochemical parameter for describing solvent effects on IR stretching vibration frequencies. Communication 1. Assessment of van der Waals interactions.
    Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc, 64(2): 397-404. [Abstract] [Full-text]
31. New thermochemical parameter for describing solvent effects on IR stretching vibration frequencies. Communication 2. Assessment of cooperativity effects.
    Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc, 64(2): 405-11. [Abstract] [Full-text]
32. Bilateral luxatio erecta complicated by venous thrombosis.
    J Trauma, 60(5): 1132-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
33. Heterogeneous response of microvascular endothelial cells to shear stress.
    Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, 290(6): H2498-508. [Abstract] [Full-text]
34. Gait parameters as predictors of slip severity in younger and older adults.
    Ergonomics, 49(4): 329-43. [Abstract] [Full-text]
35. Mechanotransduction involving multimodular proteins: converting force into biochemical signals.
    Annu Rev Biophys Biomol Struct, 35: 459-88. [Abstract] [Full-text]
36. Anterior longitudinal ligament injuries in whiplash may lead to cervical instability.
    Med Eng Phys, 28(6): 515-24. [Abstract] [Full-text]
37. Sensitivity of kinematics-based model predictions to optimization criteria in static lifting tasks.
    Med Eng Phys, 28(6): 504-14. [Abstract] [Full-text]
38. Finite element modeling of multi-level cervical spinal segments (C3-C6) and biomechanical analysis of an elastomer-type prosthetic disc.
    Med Eng Phys, 28(6): 534-41. [Abstract] [Full-text]
39. Assessment of hip protectors and corresponding hip fracture risk using stress calculation in the femoral neck.
    Med Eng Phys, 28(6): 550-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
40. A comparative FEA of the debonding process in different concepts of cemented hip implants.
    Med Eng Phys, 28(6): 525-33. [Abstract] [Full-text]
41. A new method for measurement of bone deformation by echo tracking.
    Med Eng Phys, 28(6): 588-95. [Abstract] [Full-text]
42. Comparison of simultaneous continuous intracranial pressure (ICP) signals from a Codman and a Camino ICP sensor.
    Med Eng Phys, 28(6): 542-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
43. Reliability and sensitivity of jerk-cost measurement for evaluating irregularity of chewing jaw movements.
    Physiol Meas, 27(7): 609-22. [Abstract] [Full-text]
44. Hydrodynamic narrowing of tubes extruded from cells.
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 103(20): 7660-3. [Abstract] [Full-text]
45. Postural reactions to soleus muscle vibration in Parkinson's disease: scaling deteriorates as disease progresses.
    Neurosci Lett, 401(1): 92-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
46. A constituent-based model for the nonlinear viscoelastic behavior of ligaments.
    J Biomech Eng, 128(3): 449-57. [Abstract] [Full-text]
47. Oscillatory shear loading of bovine periodontal ligament--a methodological study.
    J Biomech Eng, 128(3): 443-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
48. Lengthening of a single-loop tibialis tendon graft construct after cyclic loading: a study using Roentgen stereophotogrammetric analysis.
    J Biomech Eng, 128(3): 437-42. [Abstract] [Full-text]
49. Mechanical characterization of anisotropic planar biological soft tissues using large indentation: a computational feasibility study.
    J Biomech Eng, 128(3): 428-36. [Abstract] [Full-text]
50. Sensitivities of medial meniscal motion and deformation to material properties of articular cartilage, meniscus and meniscal attachments using design of experiments methods.
    J Biomech Eng, 128(3): 399-408. [Abstract] [Full-text]
51. Vibrational characteristics of bone fracture and fracture repair: application to excised rat femur.
    J Biomech Eng, 128(3): 300-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
52. The energetic costs of trunk and distal-limb loading during walking and running in guinea fowl Numida meleagris: II. Muscle energy use as indicated by blood flow.
    J Exp Biol, 209: 2064-75. [Abstract] [Full-text]
53. The energetic costs of trunk and distal-limb loading during walking and running in guinea fowl Numida meleagris: I. Organismal metabolism and biomechanics.
    J Exp Biol, 209: 2050-63. [Abstract] [Full-text]
54. Physical capacity in relation to low back, neck, or shoulder pain in a working population.
    Occup Environ Med, 63(6): 371-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
55. Opposite perceptual and sensorimotor responses to a size-weight illusion.
    J Neurophysiol, 95(6): 3887-92. [Abstract] [Full-text]
56. Effect of compressive strain on cell viability in statically loaded articular cartilage.
    Biomech Model Mechanobiol, 5(2): 123-32. [Abstract] [Full-text]
57. An analysis of symmetry of torque strength of the forearm under resisted forearm rotation in normal subjects.
    J Hand Surg [Am], 31(5): 801-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
58. In vivo measurement of the elastic properties of the human vocal fold.
    Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol, 263(5): 455-62. [Abstract] [Full-text]
59. Shear bond strength of new and recycled brackets to enamel.
    Braz Dent J, 17(1): 44-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
60. Shear bond strength of acetone-based one-bottle adhesive systems.
    Braz Dent J, 17(1): 39-43. [Abstract] [Full-text]
61. MAPO index for risk assessment of patient manual handling in hospital wards: a validation study.
    Ergonomics, 49(7): 671-87. [Abstract] [Full-text]
62. Can simple anthropometric and physical performance tests track training-induced changes in maximal box-lifting ability?
    Ergonomics, 49(7): 661-70. [Abstract] [Full-text]
63. Probing single-cell micromechanics in vivo: the microrheology of C. elegans developing embryos.
    Biophys J, 90(12): 4712-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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