Biomechanics Research

KEY FINDING: Seated posturography showed a stronger correlation with the neurological level of the spinal cord lesion compared to the routinely used clinical tests.

KEY FINDING: The developed SMA-actuated exoskeleton achieves a low weight of approximately 0.6 kg, enhancing comfort and portability for medical rehabilitation.

KEY FINDING: The tensile strength of the nerve root was not rate dependent, remaining relatively constant around 0.7 MPa across different strain rates.

KEY FINDING: In contrast to scars in other mammalian tissues, CNS tissue significantly softens after injury.

KEY FINDING: Microsoft Kinect is the most frequently used motion capture system in neurological rehabilitation.

KEY FINDING: In vivo walking produced the highest overall wear rates, which were determined to be three times higher than ISO walking.

KEY FINDING: The D-C-D model, which uses artificial discs at both adjacent levels, showed the most significant reduction in biomechanical stress compared to other revision surgery models.

KEY FINDING: Salamanders in the early stages of regeneration exhibit a higher undulation frequency, particularly around the pelvic girdle.

KEY FINDING: The inertial sensor-based motion tracking system can analyze complex upper limb and head movements in three dimensions, using data from kinematic models with nine degrees of freedom.

KEY FINDING: Both monitors demonstrated significantly different increasing physical activity levels with higher intensity tasks.