Graduate Courses BIOE 2067

BIOE 2067 - Musculoskeletal Biomechanics

Instructor: Debski

Credits: 3

Term: Spring

Description:This course will provide students with a detailed understanding of the structure and function of the tissues in the musculoskeletal system. Specific topics will include the kinematics, muscle forces and joint loads during human movement and the mechanics of the musculoskeletal connective tissues such as ligament, tendon, bone, cartilage and muscle. Special emphasis will be placed on the relationship between function and material properties of these tissues as revealed in the current scientific and engineering literature will be highlighted. A research paper that includes a computational analysis will be required as a term project.

Prerequisites:

Required Text:Basic Orthopaedic Biomechanics and Mechano-Biology, Third Edition. Editors: Van C. Mow and Rik Huiskes, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, 2005. (ISBN: 0-7817-3933-0)

Course Objectives:

1. Understand kinematics of major diarthrodial joints
2. Understand loads across joints and in musculoskeletal tissues.
3. Structure and function of musculoskeletal tissues
4. Utilize dynamics or FEA software to perform analysis of joints or tissues

Topics Covered: Analysis of muscle and joint loads, musculoskeletal dynamics, structure and function of bone, cartilage, meniscus, ligaments, tendons, and muscle.

Class/Laboratory Schedule:2 lectures per week (Tue/Thur, 2:30-3:45pm)