The slides accompanying a talk I gave in week 8 of my Biomechanics for Interactive Design course at NYU's ITP (www.diybiomechanics.com)

1. Biomechanics of Major Joints
Dustyn Roberts NYU ITP Biomechanics for Interactive Design 3/22/2012

2. Bones
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bone

3. Muscle and Tendons
Tendons attach muscle to bone
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Skeletal_muscle.jpg

4. Ligaments
Ligaments attach bone to bone
http://ehealthmd.com/content/what-anterior-cruciate-ligament

5. Types of Joints
• Diarthroidal (Synovial)
– Ball and socket (hip) https://pantherfile.uwm.edu/gp/www/WileyBOOK.pdf
– Hinge (knee)
– Pivot (C1-C2, radius-ulna)
– Ellipsoidal (radius-carpals)
– Saddle
• Amphiarthroidal (cartilagenous)
– Ribs-sternum
• Synarthroses (fibrous joints)
– Between flat bones of skull

6. Synovial Joints
• Bones
• Cartilage
• Synovial Fluid
• Joint capsule
https://pantherfile.uwm.edu/gp
/www/WileyBOOK.pdf

7. Ankles
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/images/ency/fullsize/19918.jpg
Basic Biomechanics Book
Also abduction/adduction and inversion/eversion

8. Knees
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bekathwia/3
388655889/sizes/m/in/set- http://www.aclsolutions.com/images/Seif_k
72157600956249951/ nee%20anatomy01.jpg
http://sternlab.org/2009/03/plush-knee/

9. Hips
http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2673
http://www.norwellphysicaltherapy.com/Injuries-
Conditions/Hip/Hip-Anatomy/a~299/article.html

10. http://www.bcchiro.com/bcca/images/yourbackbone.gif
Spine
http://www.scoi.com/images/scoi-spine.jpg

11. Shoulders
http://www.scoi.com/images/scoi-shoulder.jpg
http://img.webmd.com/dtmcms/live/webmd/consumer_assets/site_images/articles/i
mage_article_collections/anatomy_pages/shoulder.jpg

12. Elbow
http://blairbones.web.officelive.com/images/elbow-1b.GIF
http://www.webmd.com/fitness-exercise/picture-of-the-biceps

13. Wrists
http://images.ddccdn.com/cg/images/en2583797.jpg
http://www.eorthopod.com/images/ContentImages/wrist/wrist_inters
ection_syndrome/wrist_intersection_syndrome_anat02.jpg

14. References
• https://pantherfile.uwm.edu/gp/www/WileyB
OOK.pdf
• M. Nordin and V. H. Frankel, Basic
Biomechanics of the Musculoskeletal
System, Third. Lippincott Williams &
Wilkins, 2001.