Fundamentals of Biomechanics

The author would like to thank the many
people who have contributed to the second
edition of this book. I am indebted to many
biomechanics colleagues who have shared
their expertise with me, given permission
to share their work, and contributed so
much to students and our profession. I
would like to thank Tim Oliver for his expert
editing, formatting, design, and art editing
of the book, Katherine Hanley-
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Acknowledgments
Knutson for many fine illustrations, and
Aaron Johnson of Springer for his vision to
make this book happen.
To the ones I truly love—Lois, Josh,
and Mandy—thanks for being such great
people and for sharing the computer.
Finally, I would like to thank God for knitting
all of us so “fearfully and wonderfully
made.”