Journal of Biomechanical Engineering: Recent submissions
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Characterizing In-Situ Metatarsal Fracture Risk During Simulated Workplace Impact Loading
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2023)Metatarsal fractures represent the most common traumatic foot injury; however, metatarsal fracture thresholds remain poorly characterized, which affects performance targets for protective footwear. This experimental study ... -
A Novel Evaluation Index and Optimization Method for Ankle Rehabilitation Robots Based on Ankle-Foot Motion
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2023)The ability of ankle rehabilitation robots to accurately mimicking the actual human ankle motion is an important judgment basis for robot-assisted rehabilitation training. This paper proposes an evaluation index and mechanism ... -
Joint Coordinate System Using Functional Axes Achieves Clinically Meaningful Kinematics of the Tibiofemoral Joint as Compared to the International Society of Biomechanics Recommendation
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2023)Quantification of clinically meaningful tibiofemoral motions requires a joint coordinate system (JCS) with motions free from kinematic crosstalk errors. The objectives were to use a JCS with literature-backed functional ... -
The Lumbar Facet Capsular Ligament Becomes More Anisotropic and the Fibers Become Stiffer With Intervertebral Disc and Facet Joint Degeneration
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2023)Degeneration of the lumbar spine, and especially how that degeneration may lead to pain, remains poorly understood. In particular, the mechanics of the facet capsular ligament may contribute to low back pain, but the ... -
Comparative Assessment of Biomechanical Parameters in Subjects With Multiple Cerebral Aneurysms Using Fluid–Structure Interaction Simulations
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)Cerebral aneurysm progression is a result of a complex interplay of the biomechanical and clinical risk factors that drive aneurysmal growth and rupture. Subjects with multiple aneurysms are unique cases wherein clinical ... -
A Cadaveric Comparison of the Kinematic and Anatomical Axes and Arthrokinematics of the Metatarsosesamoidal and First Metatarsophalangeal Joints
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)Presently, developments in weightbearing computed tomography and biplanar fluoroscopy technologies offer exciting avenues for investigating normative and pathologic foot function with increasing precision. Still, data ... -
Dynamic Stability of Passive Dynamic Walking Following Unexpected Perturbations
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)Mitigating the risk of falling is an area of significant interest among clinicians due to the often profound health-related consequences of falls. Consequently, there is acute interest in characterizing the biomechanical ... -
Damage Mechanics of Biological Tissues in Relation to Viscoelasticity
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)This study examines the theoretical foundations for the damage mechanics of biological tissues in relation to viscoelasticity. Its primary goal is to provide a mechanistic understanding of well-known experimental observations ... -
Interdependency of Core Temperature and Glabrous Skin Blood Flow in Human Thermoregulation Function: A Pilot Study
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)Human thermoregulation is governed by a complex, nonlinear feedback control system. The system consists of thermoreceptors, a controller, and effector mechanisms for heat exchange that coordinate to maintain a central core ... -
Stiffness and Strain Properties Derived From Digital Tomosynthesis-Based Digital Volume Correlation Predict Vertebral Strength Independently From Bone Mineral Density
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)Vertebral fractures are the most common osteoporotic fractures, but their prediction using standard bone mineral density (BMD) measurements from dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) is limited in accuracy. Stiffness, ... -
A Novel Patient-Specific Computational Fluid Dynamics Study of the Activation of Primary Collateral Pathways in the Circle of Willis During Vasospasm
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)The Circle of Willis (CoW) is a redundant network of blood vessels that perfuses the brain. The ringlike anatomy mitigates the negative effects of stroke by activating collateral pathways that help maintain physiological ... -
Tibial Strains During Prolonged Downhill Running: A Finite Element Analysis
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)Bone strains in the lower extremity may be influenced by neuromuscular fatigue. In this study, we examined potential changes in finite element (FE) predicted tibial strains over the course of a fatiguing downhill-running ... -
New Optimized Dynamic Calibration Proposition for Discretized Sensorized Insoles With Resistive Force Sensor: A Descriptive and Comparative Study
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)Sensorized insoles (SIs) have been used as a wearable instrument to study human gait and have the potential to identify and predict pathologies and injuries. However, most of these sensorized insoles are only statically ... -
Modeling the Mechanical Microenvironment of Coiled Cerebral Aneurysms
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)Successful occlusion of cerebral aneurysms using coil embolization is contingent upon stable thrombus formation, and the quality of the thrombus depends upon the biomechanical environment. The goal of this study was to ... -
Simulated Tibiofemoral Joint Reaction Forces for Three Previously Studied Gait Modifications in Healthy Controls
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)Gait modifications, such as lateral trunk lean (LTL), medial knee thrust (MKT), and toe-in gait (TIG), are frequently investigated interventions used to slow the progression of knee osteoarthritis. The Lerner knee model ... -
Systematic Assessment of Prosthesis Stiffness on User Biomechanics Using the Lower Leg Trajectory Error Framework and Its Implication for the Design and Evaluation of Ankle-Foot Prostheses
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)Advances in understanding the effects the mechanical characteristics of prosthetic feet on user biomechanics have enabled passive prostheses to improve the walking pattern of people with lower limb amputation. However, ... -
The Reversal Characteristics of GABAergic Neurons: A Neurovascular Model
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)Neurovascular coupling (NVC) is the ability to locally adjust vascular resistance as a function of neuronal activity. Recent experiments have illustrated that NVC is partially independent of metabolic signals. In addition, ... -
Pilot Collection and Evaluation of Head Kinematics in Stock Car Racing
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)The goal of this work was to collect on-track driver head kinematics using instrumented mouthpieces and characterize environmental exposure to accelerations and vibrations. Six NASCAR drivers were instrumented with custom-fit ... -
Response of Thoraco-Abdominal Tissue in High-Rate Compression
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)Body armor is used to protect the human from penetrating injuries, however, in the process of defeating a projectile, the back face of the armor can deform into the wearer at extremely high rates. This deformation can cause ... -
Spatial Relationship of the Median Nerve and Transverse Carpal Ligament in Asymptomatic Hands
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)The spacing between the median nerve and transverse carpal ligament (TCL) within the carpal tunnel can potentially affect the nerve morphology. This study aimed to quantify the spatial relationship between the median nerve ...