osteokinematics

os·te·o·kin·e·mat·ics

(os'tē-o-kin-ĕ-mat'iks)

The study of the movement of bones associated with joints.

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osteokinematics

(ŏs″tē-ō-kĭn″ĕ-măt′ĭks)

The branch of biomechanics concerned with the description of bone movement when a bone swings through a range of motion around the axis in a joint, such as with flexion, extension, abduction, adduction, or rotation.

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