Biomechanics and Rehabilitation Engineering

  1. Musculoskeletal System Anatomy and Physiology
    1. Skeletal System
      1. Bone Structure and Composition
        1. Macroscopic Structure
          1. Cortical Bone
            1. Trabecular Bone
              1. Bone Geometry
              2. Microscopic Structure
                1. Osteons and Haversian Systems
                  1. Lamellae
                    1. Lacunae and Canaliculi
                    2. Bone Composition
                      1. Organic Matrix
                        1. Mineral Phase
                          1. Water Content
                        2. Bone Development and Growth
                          1. Embryonic Development
                            1. Endochondral Ossification
                              1. Intramembranous Ossification
                                1. Growth Plates and Bone Growth
                                2. Bone Remodeling
                                  1. Cellular Mechanisms
                                    1. Osteoblasts
                                      1. Osteoclasts
                                        1. Osteocytes
                                        2. Remodeling Cycle
                                          1. Factors Affecting Remodeling
                                        3. Muscular System
                                          1. Muscle Structure
                                            1. Gross Anatomy
                                              1. Muscle Fiber Arrangement
                                                1. Pennation Patterns
                                                  1. Muscle Attachments
                                                  2. Microscopic Structure
                                                    1. Muscle Fibers
                                                      1. Myofibrils
                                                        1. Sarcomeres
                                                          1. Contractile Proteins
                                                        2. Muscle Physiology
                                                          1. Excitation-Contraction Coupling
                                                            1. Sliding Filament Theory
                                                              1. Muscle Fiber Types
                                                                1. Type I Fibers
                                                                  1. Type II Fibers
                                                                  2. Motor Units
                                                                    1. Motor Unit Recruitment
                                                                      1. Rate Coding
                                                                    2. Muscle Mechanics
                                                                      1. Force Generation
                                                                        1. Length-Tension Relationship
                                                                          1. Force-Velocity Relationship
                                                                            1. Power Output
                                                                          2. Joint System
                                                                            1. Joint Classification
                                                                              1. Synovial Joints
                                                                                1. Cartilaginous Joints
                                                                                  1. Fibrous Joints
                                                                                  2. Joint Structure
                                                                                    1. Articular Cartilage
                                                                                      1. Synovial Membrane
                                                                                        1. Joint Capsule
                                                                                          1. Ligaments
                                                                                            1. Menisci and Discs
                                                                                            2. Joint Function
                                                                                              1. Degrees of Freedom
                                                                                                1. Range of Motion
                                                                                                  1. Joint Stability
                                                                                                    1. Lubrication Mechanisms

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                                                                                                3. Biomechanics of Hard Tissues