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Trauma Biomechanics

An Introduction to Injury Biomechanics

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  1. Kai-Uwe Schmitt

    1. ETH Zurich Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Zürich, Switzerland

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  2. Peter F. Niederer

    1. ETH Zurich Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Zürich, Switzerland

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  3. Duane S. Cronin

    1. Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada

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  4. Markus H. Muser

    1. AGU Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland

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  5. Felix Walz

    1. AGU Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland

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  • Provides both an introduction and overview of injury biomechanics including sport injuries
  • Features tried and tested material arising from a course that is held similarly at several European and American Universities
  • Requires no previous knowledge in biomechanics
  • Fourth revised edition is addressed to a broader audience than the previous one
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
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  2. Introduction

    • Kai-Uwe Schmitt, Peter F. Niederer, Duane S. Cronin, Markus H. Muser, Felix Walz
    Pages 1-14

  3. Methods in Trauma Biomechanics

    • Kai-Uwe Schmitt, Peter F. Niederer, Duane S. Cronin, Markus H. Muser, Felix Walz
    Pages 15-53

  4. Head Injuries

    • Kai-Uwe Schmitt, Peter F. Niederer, Duane S. Cronin, Markus H. Muser, Felix Walz
    Pages 55-80

  5. Spinal Injuries

    • Kai-Uwe Schmitt, Peter F. Niederer, Duane S. Cronin, Markus H. Muser, Felix Walz
    Pages 81-118

  6. Thoracic Injuries

    • Kai-Uwe Schmitt, Peter F. Niederer, Duane S. Cronin, Markus H. Muser, Felix Walz
    Pages 119-140

  7. Abdominal Injuries

    • Kai-Uwe Schmitt, Peter F. Niederer, Duane S. Cronin, Markus H. Muser, Felix Walz
    Pages 141-151

  8. Injuries of the Pelvis and the Lower Extremities

    • Kai-Uwe Schmitt, Peter F. Niederer, Duane S. Cronin, Markus H. Muser, Felix Walz
    Pages 153-178

  9. Injuries of the Upper Extremities

    • Kai-Uwe Schmitt, Peter F. Niederer, Duane S. Cronin, Markus H. Muser, Felix Walz
    Pages 179-193

  10. Impairment and Injuries Resulting from Chronic Mechanical Exposure

    • Kai-Uwe Schmitt, Peter F. Niederer, Duane S. Cronin, Markus H. Muser, Felix Walz
    Pages 195-204

  11. Ballistic and Blast Trauma

    • Kai-Uwe Schmitt, Peter F. Niederer, Duane S. Cronin, Markus H. Muser, Felix Walz
    Pages 205-235

  12. Solutions to Exercises

    • Kai-Uwe Schmitt, Peter F. Niederer, Duane S. Cronin, Markus H. Muser, Felix Walz
    Pages 237-239

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 241-243
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About this book

For the 4th edition of Trauma Biomechanics all existing chapters referring to traffic and sports have been revised and updated. New scientific knowledge and changes in legal defaults (such as norms and standards of crash tests) have been integrated. Additionally one chapter has been added where biomechanical aspects of injuries affected by high energies are communicated in a new way. The mechanical basics for ballistics and explosions are described and the respective impacts on human bodies are discussed. The new edition with the additional chapter therefore is addressed to a broader audience than the previous one.
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Reviews

From the reviews of the fourth edition:

“This is the fourth edition of a multiauthored book that reviews the history of biomechanics as related to injury and provides an introduction for engineers and clinicians desiring a background in this area. … Clinicians with an interest in the science of injury and protective technology or engineers engaged in this area are an appropriate audience. … This edition has been expanded to include important material on blast and ballistic injury.” (David J. Dries, Doody’s Book Reviews, June, 2014)
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Authors and Affiliations

  • ETH Zurich Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Zürich, Switzerland

    Kai-Uwe Schmitt, Peter F. Niederer

  • Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada

    Duane S. Cronin

  • AGU Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland

    Markus H. Muser, Felix Walz

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About the authors

Kai-Uwe Schmitt, PhD MEng MSc ICID, lectures “trauma biomechanics” and “biomechanics of sports injuries” at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zürich). Peter F. Niederer is Prof. em. for Biomedical Engineering, ETH Zurich. His main interests include biomechanics, the heart and circulatory system and medical optics. Dr. Duane Cronin is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering with interests in blast and ballistic injury mitigation, cervical spine injury and high deformation rate material characterization. Markus Muser, Ph.D., is the co-founder and present director of AGU Zurich; he works in trauma-biomechanics since 1993. His main interests are research on WAD, safety of vulnerable road users and safety of low mass vehicles. Felix H. Walz, M.D., was Professor of Forensic Biomechanics at the University of Zurich. He is the co-founder and former director of the Working Group on Accident Mechanics in Zurich (AGU) and member of IRCOBI Council.
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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Trauma Biomechanics

  • Book Subtitle: An Introduction to Injury Biomechanics

  • Authors: Kai-Uwe Schmitt, Peter F. Niederer, Duane S. Cronin, Markus H. Muser, Felix Walz

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-53920-6

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2014

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-50003-3Published: 03 September 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-53920-6Published: 10 February 2014

  • Edition Number: 4

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 243

  • Number of Illustrations: 111 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering, Solid Mechanics, Forensic Medicine, Pathology, Automotive Engineering

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