Biomechanics and Biomaterials in Orthopedics

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Poitout, Dominique G. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Springer London : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Edition: 2nd ed. 2016.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Orthopedics.; Traumatology.; Biomedical engineering.; Materials science.; Medicine & Public Health.; Traumatic Surgery.; Characterization and Evaluation of Materials.; Biomedical Engineering.

With the constant evolution of implant technology, and improvement in the production of allograft and bone substitutes, the armamentarium of the orthopaedic surgeon has significantly expanded. In particular, the recent involvement of nanotechnologies opens up the possibilities of new approaches in t...

Table of Contents:

• I. Introduction
• II. Biocompatible Materials
• III. Tissue Biomechanics and Histomorphology
• IV. Biomechanics of Bone Growth
• V. Applications of Biomechanical Principles to Orthopedics and Traumatology
• VI. Applications of Biomechanics Principles to Oncology
• VII. Articular Biomechanics.