Basic Orthopaedic Biomechanics and Mechano-Biology, 3d ed.RD732 2004-026755 0-7817-3933-0 Basic orthopaedic biomechanics The study of the anatomical principles of movement. Biomechanical applications on the computer employ stick modeling to analyze the movement of athletes as well as racing horses. Biomechanics & mechano-biology, 3d ed. Title main entry. Ed. by Van C. Mow and Rik Huiskes. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, [c]2005 720 p. $110.00 In this update of the 1991 and 1997 editions titled Basic Orthopedic Biomechanics, biomedical bi·o·med·i·cal adj. 1. Of or relating to biomedicine. 2. Of, relating to, or involving biological, medical, and physical sciences. engineers Mow (Columbia U., New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of ) and new co-editor Huiskes (Eindhoven U. of Technology, Netherlands) incorporate a history of the field and advances warranting the addition of "mechano-biology" to the title. New/revised chapters reflect current research trends and clinical applications, e.g., an analysis of muscle and joint loads, principles of cartilage and bone tissue engineering, biomaterials, and the biomechanics of fracture fixation and healing. Treatments of prosthetic pros·thet·ic adj. 1. Serving as or relating to a prosthesis. 2. Of or relating to prosthetics. prosthetic serving as a substitute; pertaining to prostheses or to prosthetics. implant design and knee and hip arthroplasty round out the coverage. Illustrations include CT and MRI CT and MRI Two high technology methods of creating images of internal organs. Computerized axial tomography (CT or CAT) uses x rays, while magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) uses magnet fields and radio-frequency signals. Both construct images using a computer. images. |
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