Overview
Presents essential biomechanical principles and applications for injury prevention and fracture healing and fixation in a case-based format
Discusses biomechanical principles of external fixators, tension band wire, intramedullary nails, and both conventional and locking plates and screws
An excellent resource for orthopedic surgeons, sports medicine specialists and trauma surgeons and students
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Table of contents (21 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Stress, Strain, and Young’s Modulus—How They Relate to Fracture Healing
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Front Matter
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External Fixation Principles with Case Examples
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Front Matter
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Tension Band Wire Principles with Case Examples
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Front Matter
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Plating Principles with Case Examples
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Keywords
- Biomechanics of injury
- Circular frame
- Compression nails
- Deformity correction
- External fixation
- Fixed angle device
- Fracture fixation
- Intramedullary nail
- Limb lengthening
- Locking plate
- Nonlocking plate
- Orthopedic trauma
- Perren's strain theory
- Plates and screws
- Strain theory
- Tension band wire
- Trauma Surgery
About this book
Biomechanics is often overlooked when dealing with orthopedic injuries, whether regarding prevention or treatment, and practicing surgeons and surgeons-in-training may feel overwhelmed when referring to a book with a more complicated basic science approach. In order to make the subject clinically relevant to orthopedic trauma surgery, this unique text presents numerous clinical case examples to demonstrate clearly and effectively the principles biomechanics of injury, fixation and fracture healing.
Divided into five sections, the opening chapters cover the essentials of stress and strain relevant to bone and joints and how this relates to fractures and their healing, complete with illustrative case material. This case-based approach is carried throughout the book, with part two discussing biomechanical principles of external fixation for diaphyseal and periarticular fractures, limb lengthening and deformity correction. Tension band wiring for both olecranon and patella fractures are covered in part three, and both locking and nonlocking plates are illustrated in part four. The final section describes biomechanical principles of intramedullary nails for a variety of fractures and nonunions, as well as arthrodesis and lengthening. Generous radiological images and intraoperative photos provide a helpful visual enhancement for the clinical material.
Making the sometimes esoteric topic of biomechanics more clinically relevant to the practicing clinician, Essential Biomechanics for Orthopedic Trauma will be an excellent resource not only for orthopedic surgeons, sports medicine specialists and trauma surgeons, but also medical and biomedical engineering students and residents.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Joseph Borrelli Jr., MD, MBA, BayCare Medical Group, Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Sports Medicine, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA
Edward J. Harvey, HBSc, MSc, MDCM, FRCS(C), Professor, Division of Orthopedic Surgery, Michal and Renata Hornstein Chair in Surgical Excellence, Injury Repair and Recovery Program, McGill University Health Center, Montreal, QB, Canada
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Essential Biomechanics for Orthopedic Trauma
Book Subtitle: A Case-Based Guide
Editors: Brett D. Crist, Joseph Borrelli Jr., Edward J. Harvey
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-36990-3
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-36989-7Published: 01 March 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-36992-7Published: 01 March 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-36990-3Published: 29 February 2020
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 332
Number of Illustrations: 158 b/w illustrations, 82 illustrations in colour
Topics: Orthopedics, Traumatic Surgery, Biomechanics