Synovial Joint Structure and Function

New chapter of The Foot and Leg in Sport now up in the resources area of the website.

Joint design in humans is complex and reflects the predictable motion we expect during gait. The engineering model of the musculoskeletal system describes a series of rigid segments, the bones, linked by a series of pin-centered pulleys, the joints, and acted upon by powerful pinions, the muscles. When these structures act in a coordinated manner they produce the unique characteristics of human movement. Any process that disturbs the specific function of a joint part however, will set in motion a chain of events that may effect every part of a joint and its corresponding structures......read on my friends..