Week 1: Introduction Musculoskeletal system Bone, Muscle, Ligament, Tendon, Cartilage and Meniscus – structure and function Anatomy of Synovial Joints – Hip, Knee, Shoulder, Elbow
Week 2: Biomechanics of Human Joints: (a) Hip Joint; (b) Knee Joint; (c) Shoulder Joint; (d) Elbow Joint
Week 3: Biomechanics of Gait cycle Gait Analysis Measurement techniques 3-D Motion analysis system – markers, cameras and force platform Lower extremity – hip musculoskeletal forces
Week 4: Joint Kinematics Principle of Forward and Inverse Dynamics Calculations on joint forces and moments Calculations on muscle forces Model-based estimation of musculoskeletal forces during movements
Week 5: Concepts of Stresses and Strain Bone structure - Cancellous and Cortical Bone Mechanical Behaviour of Bone
Bone Adaptation and Viscoelasticity Bone Anisotropy.
Week 6: Biomechanics of Joint Replacement – Hip, Knee, Shoulder, Spine Cemented and Cementless fixation Failure mechanisms of implants Implant Design Considerations
Week 7: Biomechanical modelling techniques and analysis Finite Element Analysis of bone and implant Bone Remodelling – formulation, algorithm, simulation Experimental validation of numerical models
Week 8: Bone Fracture Healing Tissue Differentiation Mechanoregulatory principle Mechanobiology based simulation of bone ingrowth around implants – acetabular and femoral components
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