A generalized mechanics of articular swings. II. From kinematics to cadavera.
The kinematics of swings at joints can be described fully by means of two simple ratios and the angle at which the total operative force vector pulls upon a bone. The ratios can be applied to individual muscles, thus linking structural and functional myology in an exact way. The 'spurt' and 'shunt' types of muscle are sharply distinguished, both kinematically and anatomically.
D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D006801:Humans; D007596:Joints / Q000502:physiology*; D007700:Kinetics; D009068:Movement; D009132:Muscles / Q000502:physiology