Parachute Sprint Training Shows Promise but Evidence Stays Weak, Review Finds
A systematic review of 17 studies finds that parachute-resisted sprint training consistently slows sprinters acutely and may improve selected sprint ...
Tag: Biomechanics
Insole Device That Corrects Ankle Alignment at Heel Contact Passes Feasibility Test in Knee Osteoarthritis Patients
A small feasibility study found that a motorized insole correcting ankle alignment at heel contact was used safely by six ...
Machine learning model predicts peak ACL force during side-cutting maneuvers
Researchers trained an interpretable XGBoost model on biomechanical data from 204 male athletes to predict peak ACL force during side-cutting ...
Radial Head Implants Restore Stiffness in Complex Elbow Fracture Model
A cadaveric biomechanical study found that radial head arthroplasty restored axial construct stiffness in a simulated Monteggia-like elbow injury to ...
Where Compression Garments Hurt Most: New Pain Maps Reveal Gender and Anatomy Divide
A laboratory study of 20 young adults mapped pressure pain thresholds and tolerance across 22 lower-limb sites, finding males tolerated ...
3D-Printed Vertebrae Replicate Weak Bone Mechanics for Surgical Practice
Researchers built 3D-printed vertebrae whose spongy bone is replaced by a tunable hexagonal lattice, and the replicas matched the screw ...
Neural Network Learns Knee Implant Mechanics, Slashing Simulation Time by 73%
A hybrid AI and finite element framework ranked cobalt-chromium as the top knee implant material under stress-weighted criteria while cutting ...
Arm Stiffness During Ball Bouncing Revealed by EMG Signals
Using surface EMG and Hill-type muscle models, researchers estimated arm stiffness in thirty-four participants during ball bouncing and linked two ...
Reading Broken Bone: How Forensic Experts Reconstruct Skull Fractures
A new review in the International Journal of Legal Medicine maps the morphological variety of skull fractures seen in forensic ...
Slope-Increasing Tibial Osteotomy Shows Biomechanical Promise but Sparse Clinical Evidence in PCL Insufficiency
A scoping review of 17 studies finds consistent biomechanical support for slope-increasing tibial osteotomy in PCL insufficiency, but clinical evidence ...
From Jawbones to Lung Bullae: Biomechanics Studies Map How Tissues Respond to Force
A new editorial highlights six biomechanics studies presented at the Italian chapter of the European Society of Biomechanics, spanning dental ...
Volleyball Study Finds Leg Dominance Shapes Balance and Landing Knee Loads
A study of twenty elite female volleyball players found dominant-leg balance advantages under eyes-closed conditions, limb-specific landing asymmetries, and higher ...
Finite element models map clear aligner biomechanics across tooth movements
A scoping review of 51 finite element studies finds that clear aligners alone mostly produce crown tipping, while predictable tooth ...
Heavier prairie dogs move with lower acceleration, collar data reveal
A study of 41 free-ranging black-tailed prairie dogs wearing collar accelerometers found that dynamic body acceleration declined with increasing body ...
Simulation study maps how reverse and anatomic shoulder implants load the joint differently
A musculoskeletal simulation study found that reverse total shoulder replacement, modeled with an intact rotator cuff, reduced deltoid and joint ...
Lumbar Posture Reshapes Disc Stress in Finite Element Spine Model
A finite element study of one healthy volunteer found the lowest L4-L5 and L5-S1 disc stresses in neutral standing and ...
How People with Above-Knee Amputations Rise from the Floor After a Fall
A study of sixteen individuals with unilateral transfemoral amputation identified two distinct strategies for rising from the floor, with older ...
Anchor plate outperforms suture anchors in foam-block rotator cuff repair test
A biomechanical study in polyurethane foam found anchor plate constructs sustained higher failure loads than suture anchor and transosseous rotator ...
Ultrasound Maps Tendon Anchor Points on the Fifth Metatarsal With Millimeter Accuracy
A cadaveric validation study found that ultrasonography located the peroneus brevis tendon insertion at the fifth metatarsal base with a ...
New Orthodontic Framework Pairs Vertical Control With Class II Correction
A new conceptual orthodontic framework proposes combining skeletal anchorage, mandibular stabilization and staged light elastics to correct Class II malocclusion ...
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