Overview
- Integrates anatomy and physiology with structural and material behavior
- Begins with an introduction to basic mechanical and biological concepts
- Bridges the interrelated biological, medical and engineering aspects of the subject
- Furnishes a didactic approach to the subject
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Knowledge of the mechanical properties of the skeletal system is important in understanding how our body works and how to repair it when it is damaged. This textbook describes the biomechanics of bone, cartilage, tendons and ligaments. It is rigorous in its approach to the mechanical properties of the skeleton yet it does not neglect the biological properties of skeletal tissue or require mathematics beyond calculus. Time is taken to introduce basic mechanical and biological concepts, and the approaches used for some of the engineering analyses are purposefully limited. The book is an effective bridge between engineering, veterinary, biological and medical disciplines and will be welcomed by students and researchers in biomechanics, orthopedics, physical anthropology, zoology, and veterinary science.
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"...a good teaching text, and a useful reference. This reviewer would recommend Skeletal Tissue Mechanics for both the individual and institutional library." Applied Mechanics Reviews
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Skeletal Tissue Mechanics
Authors: R. Bruce Martin, David B. Burr, Neil A. Sharkey
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-2968-9
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
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eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag New York 1998
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 392
Topics: Anatomy, Orthopedics, Biological and Medical Physics, Biophysics, Human Physiology