Mechanicsand biology have always fascinated humankind, Theirnportance orunderstanding the biomechanicsofthe musculoskeletalsystem cannot beunderestimated, Mucha([entian has
beenpaidin recent yearsto geneticandbiomo-leClilar research, butthe cialis stllofthe mechanics
ofstructureandofthe wholebodys}'stcmis still of immense importance.
Musculoskeletalail-mentsarcamongthemostprevalentdisordersin the woddandwillcontinueto growasthe pop-ulationages.
Sincethe days whenI first studied biome-chanicsin SwedenwithCarlHirsch,through my
yearsasanorthopaedicsurgeon,teacher, andre-searcher, I havealway's emphasizedcombining
basicandapplied research withclinicalexperi-encc,Thistext represents myfifth effortto inte-grate biomechanical knowledge into clinical training for patientcarc.It is nota simpletask butbyrelatingthe basicconceptsofbiomechan-ics cialis to everydaylife, rehabilitation.orthopaedics. traumatology, and patient care are greatlyen-hanced.Biomechanicsis amultidisciplinaryspe-cialty,andsowehavemadeaspecialeffortto in-vitecontributorsfrom manydisciplinesso that individuals from dilTerent fields mayfeel com-Fortablereading this book.