structural and biomechanical analyses of the upper limb skeleton

169 Pages·2015·1.07 MB·English

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Departament de Biologia Animal, de Biologia Vegetal i d’Ecologia
Unitat d’Antropologia Biològica

STRUCTURAL AND BIOMECHANICAL
ANALYSES OF THE UPPER LIMB SKELETON
IMPLICATIONS FOR FUNCTIONAL RECONSTRUCTION IN
HOMINOIDS

Pere Ibáñez-Gimeno

PhD dissertation
2015

This research received support from Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y
Deporte (Programa de Formación de Profesorado Universitario, AP2009-5102,
awarded to Pere Ibáñez-Gimeno), and from the SYNTHESYS Project
(http://www.synthesys.info/) which is financed by European Community
Research Infrastructure Action under the FP7 "Capacities" Program.

STRUCTURAL AND BIOMECHANICAL ANALYSES OF THE UPPER LIMB
SKELETON: IMPLICATIONS FOR FUNCTIONAL RECONSTRUCTION IN
HOMINOIDS

Dissertation presented by Pere Ibáñez-Gimeno in fulfillment of the
requirements for the Doctorate in Biodiversity of Departament de Biologia
Animal, de Biologia Vegetal i d’Ecologia, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona,
directed by:

Dr. Assumpció Malgosa, Chair Professor at Unitat d’Antropologia Biològica,
Departament de Biologia Animal, de Biologia Vegetal i d’Ecologia, Universitat
Autònoma de Barcelona.

Dr. Ignasi Galtés, Forensic Physician and Anthropologist at Servei de Patologia
Forense, Unitat d'Antropologia Forense, Institut de Medicina Legal de
Catalunya, and Associate Professor at Unitat de Medicina Legal i Forense,
Departament de Psiquiatria i de Medicina Legal, Universitat Autònoma de
Barcelona.

Dr. Xavier Jordana, Postdoctoral Researcher at Institut Català de Paleontologia
Miquel Crusafont.

Dr. Assumpció Malgosa Dr. Ignasi Galtés Dr. Xavier Jordana

Pere Ibáñez-Gimeno

The materials at present within my command hardly appeared adequate
to so arduous an undertaking; but I doubted not that I should ultimately
succeed. I prepared myself for a multitude of reverses; my operations might be
incessantly baffled, and at last my work be imperfect; yet, when I considered
the improvement which every day takes place in science and mechanics, I was
encouraged to hope my present attempts should at least lay the foundations of
future success.

Mary Shelley
Frankenstein