Biomechanics : Principles and Applications

by Schneck, Daniel J.; Bronzino, Joseph D.

• ISBN13: 9780849314926
• ISBN10: 0849314925
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-08-29
• Publisher: CRC

Summary

The ultimate objective of biomechanics is to define the normal envelope of anatomic and physiologic responses to distributed systems of external and internal forces, for both medical and nonmedical applications. Biomechanics: Principles and Applications offers a definitive, comprehensive review of all the major disciplines in this rapidly growing field, including recent advancements made by biomedical engineers to the understanding of fundamental aspects of physiologic function in health, disease, and environmental extremes. The chapters, each discussed by a recognized world leader in the respective field, address the subjects of biosolid mechanics and biofluid mechanics as they pertain to various subsystems of the human body. A unique feature is the convenient handbook style and tabular format that puts quantitative data at your fingertips. Illustrations further add to the value of this book. The text is concise, topical, and not overly technical. No other book covers the entire field of biomechanics sosuccinctly in one volume.

Table of Contents

Mechanics of Hard Tissue	1	(20)
J. Lawrence Katz
Mechanics of Blood Vessels	21	(14)
Thomas R. Canfield
Philip B. Dobrin
Joint-Articulating Surface Motion	35	(38)
Kenton R. Kaufman
Kai-Nan An
Joint Lubrication	73	(26)
Michael J. Furey
Musculoskeletal Soft Tissue Mechanics	99	(8)
Richard L. Lieber
Thomas J. Burkholder
Mechanics of the Head/Neck	107	(12)
Albert I. King
David C. Viano
Biomechanics of Chest and Abdomen Impact	119	(12)
David C. viano
Albert I. King
Analysis of Gait	131	(10)
Roy B. Davis
Peter A. DeLuca
Sylvia Ounpuu
Exercise Physiology	141	(10)
Arthur T. Johnson
Cathryn R. Dooly
Factors Affecting Mechanical Work in Humans	151	(12)
Arthur T. Johnson
Bernard F. Hurley
Cardiac Biomechanics	163	(26)
Andrew D. McCulloch
Heart Valve Dynamics	189	(16)
Ajit P. Yoganathan
Jack D. Lemmon
Jeffrey T. Ellis
Arterial Macrocirculatory Hemodynamics	205	(10)
Baruch B. Lieber
Mechanics and Transport in the Microcirculation	215	(12)
Aleksander S. Popel
Rolan N. Pittman
Mechanics and Deformability of Hematocytes	227	(14)
Richard E. Waugh
Robert M. Hochmuth
The Venous System	241	(6)
Artin A. Shoukas
Carl F. Rothe
Mechanics of Tissue and Lymphatic Transport	247	(14)
Alan R. Hargen
Geert W. Schmid-Schonbein
Cochlear Mechanics	261	(16)
Charles R. Steele
Gary J. Baker
Jason A. Tolomeo
Deborah E. Zetes-Tolomeo
Vestibular Mechanics	277	(14)
Wallace Grant
Index	291