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Title

Basic orthopaedic biomechanics & mechano-biology / editors, Van C. Mow, Rik Huiskes.

Publication

Philadelphia, Pa. ; London : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2005.

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Additional Authors

• Mow, Van C.
• Huiskes, Rik.

Description

xvi, 720 pages : illustrations; 26 cm

Summary

"Completely revised to reflect the rapid strides occurring in orthopaedic biomechanics, the Third Edition of this classic text reflects the latest advances in research and the successful applications of biomechanical principles in the understanding of tissue properties and function, and fracture fixation, prosthetic implant design, and hip and knee arthroplasty."--BOOK JACKET.

Uniform Title

Basic orthopaedic biomechanics.

Alternative Title

Basic orthopaedic biomechanics and mechano-biology

Subjects

• Biomechanical Phenomena
• Human mechanics
• Orthopedics

Note

• Rev. ed. of: Basic orthopaedic biomechanics / editors, Van C. Mow, Wilson C. Hayes. 2nd ed. c1997.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

1. A brief history of science and orthopaedic biomechanics / Van C. Mow and Rik Huiskes -- 2. Analysis of muscle and joint loads / Patrick J. Prendergast, Frans C. T. van der Helm and Georg N. Duda -- 3. Musculoskeletal dynamics, locomotion, and clinical applications / Thomas P. Andriacchi, Todd S. Johnson, Debra E. Hurwitz and Raghu N. Natarajan -- 4. Biomechanics of bone / Rik Huiskes and Bert van Rietbergen -- 5. Structure and function of articular cartilage and meniscus / Van C. Mow, Wei Yong Gu and Faye Hui Chen -- 6. Physical regulation of cartilage metabolism / Farshid Guilak and Clark T. Hung -- 7. Structure and function of ligaments and tendons / Savio L.-Y. Woo, Thay Q. Lee, Steven D. Abramowitch and Thomas W. Gilbert -- 8. Biomechanical principles of cartilage and bone tissue engineering / Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic and Steven A. Goldstein -- 9. Quantitative anatomy and imaging of diarthrodial joint articular layers / Gerard A. Ateshian and Felix Eckstein -- 10. Friction, lubrication, and wear of articular cartilage and diarthrodial joints / Gerard A. Ateshian and Van C. Mow -- 11. Biomaterials / Ahmed El-Ghannam and Paul Ducheyne -- 12. Biomechanics of the spine / Ian A. F. Stokes and James C. Iatridis -- 13. Biomechanics of fracture fixation and fracture healing / Lutz E. Claes and Keita Ito -- 14. Biomechanics and preclinical testing of artificial joints : the hip / Rik Huiskes and Jan Stolk -- 15. Biomechanics of total knee replacement designs / Peter S. Walker.

ISBN

0781739330

OCLC

• 56956494
• ocm56956494
• SCSB-5068651

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries