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Accidental Injury

Biomechanics and Prevention

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  • © 1993

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Editors:
  1. Alan M. Nahum

    1. School of Medicine, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, USA

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  2. John W. Melvin

    1. Biomedical Science Department, General Motors Research Laboratories, Warren, USA

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Table of contents (21 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. The Application of Biomechanics to the Understanding of Injury and Healing

    • Y. C. Fung
    Pages 1-11

  3. Instrumentation in Experimental Design

    • Warren N. Hardy
    Pages 12-48

  4. The Use of Public Crash Data in Biomechanical Research

    • Charles P. Compton
    Pages 49-65

  5. Anthropomorphic Test Devices

    • Harold J. Mertz
    Pages 66-84

  6. Radiologic Analysis of Trauma

    • Mini N. Pathria, Donald Resnick
    Pages 85-101

  7. A Review of Mathematical Occupant Simulation Models

    • Priya Prasad, C. C. Chou
    Pages 102-150

  8. Development of Crash Injury Protection in Civil Aviation

    • Richard F. Chandler
    Pages 151-185

  9. Occupant Restraint Systems

    • Rolf Eppinger
    Pages 186-197

  10. Biomechanics of Bone

    • Steven Goldstein, Elizabeth Frankenburg, Janet Kuhn
    Pages 198-223

  11. Biomechanics of Soft Tissues

    • Roger C. Haut
    Pages 224-246

  12. Skull and Facial Bone Trauma: Experimental Aspects

    • Douglas L. Allsop
    Pages 247-267

  13. Brain Injury Biomechanics

    • John W. Melvin, James W. Lighthall, Kazunari Ueno
    Pages 268-291

  14. Biomechanics of Human Trauma: Head Protection

    • James A. Newman
    Pages 292-310

  15. Biomechanical Aspects of Cervical Trauma

    • James H. McElhaney, Barry S. Myers
    Pages 311-361

  16. The Biomechanics of Thoracic Trauma

    • John M. Cavanaugh
    Pages 362-390

  17. Biomechanics of Abdominal Trauma

    • Stephen W. Rouhana
    Pages 391-428

  18. Injury to the Thoraco-Lumbar Spine and Pelvis

    • Albert I. King
    Pages 429-459

  19. Injury to the Extremities

    • Robert Levine
    Pages 460-491

  20. Child Passenger Protection

    • Kathleen Weber
    Pages 493-511
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About this book

Writing on accidental injury often seems to occur from one of two perspec­ tives. One perspective is that of those involved in aspects of injury diagnosis and treatment and the other is that of those in the engineering and biologic sciences who discuss mechanical principles and simulations. From our point of view, significant information problems exist at the inter­ face: Persons in the business of diagnosis and treatment do not know how to access, use, and evaluate theoretical information that does not have obvious practical applications; persons on the theoretical side do not have enough real­ life field data with which to identify problems or to evaluate solutions. The ideal system provides a constant two-way flow of data that permits continuous problem identification and course correction. This book attempts to provide a state-of-the-art look at the applied bio­ mechanics of accidental-injury causation and prevention. The authors are recognized authorities in their specialized fields. It is hoped that this book will stimulate more applied research in the field of accidental-injury causation and prevention. Alan M. Nahum John W. Melvin vii Contents Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . vii . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Contributors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter 1 The Application of Biomechanics to the Understanding of Injury and Healing .................................. 1 Y. C. Fung Chapter 2 Instrumentation in Experimental Design . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 12 . . Warren N. Hardy Chapter 3 The Use of Public Crash Data in Biomechanical Research 49 Charles P. Compton Chapter 4 Anthropomorphic Test Devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . 66 . . . . . Harold J. Mertz Chapter 5 Radiologic Analysis of Trauma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . 85 . . . . .

Reviews

From the reviews of the second edition:

"In 22 chapters a total of 32 further authors from USA present their opinions on general and specialised aspects of the biomechanics of injuries. … chapters on the biomechanics of injury to special tissues and body regions … are a treasure trove for forensic pathologists. The maximum stress limits, which are often very difficult to find, are presented here and discussed in detail. … This book deservedly belongs to the basic library of all forensic pathologists." (A. Du Chesne, International Journal of Legal Medicine, Vol. 119 (2), 2005)

Editors and Affiliations

  • School of Medicine, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, USA

    Alan M. Nahum

  • Biomedical Science Department, General Motors Research Laboratories, Warren, USA

    John W. Melvin

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Accidental Injury

  • Book Subtitle: Biomechanics and Prevention

  • Editors: Alan M. Nahum, John W. Melvin

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-2264-2

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1993

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4757-2264-2Published: 09 March 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 577

  • Number of Illustrations: 260 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Traumatic Surgery, Automotive Engineering, Biological and Medical Physics, Biophysics

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