The Physiology of the Joints - Volume 3 av Adalbert Kapandji, Carrie Owerko, Alexandra Anderson

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<p>The Physiology of the Joints, conceived and written more than forty years ago by Dr. A. I. Kapandji, deals with biomechanics, a subject until then mentioned only incidentally in textbooks of anatomy. Following his lead, every anatomy textbook nowadays has a large component devoted to the functional aspect of the locomotor system, which has become an essential scientific subject.<br><br>The seventh edition of this volume deals with the head and the spinal column and has been expanded with the inclusion of new diagrams and text dealing in particular with:<br><br>The role of the femurs during the different stages of labour<br>The concepts of mass, weight and barycentre<br>How to localise the barycentres<br>Joint hypermobility<br>The law of parsimony and the law of universal profusion<br><br>This book is intended for medical and physical therapy students; and for practising physicians and surgeons wishing to increase their knowledge of the functional anatomy of the locomotor system.</p>