Trauma Biomechanics An Introduction to Injury Biomechanics /

• Main Authors: Schmitt, Kai-Uwe (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Niederer, Peter F. (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Cronin, Duane S. (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Morrison III, Barclay (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Muser, Markus H. (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Walz, Felix (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 5th ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Biomedical engineering.; Mechanics.; Mechanics, Applied.; Forensic medicine.; Pathology.; Automotive engineering.; Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering.; Solid Mechanics.; Forensic Medicine.; Automotive Engineering.

This well-established book on injury biomechanics has been extensively revised and expanded for this new edition. It now includes a fundamental treatment of the mechanics at a cellular level, written by the new coauthor Prof. Barclay Morrison III from Columbia University. Furthermore, considerably m...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Methods in Trauma Biomechanics
• Head Injuries
• Spinal Injuries
• Thoracic Injuries
• Abdominal Injuries
• Injuries of the Pelvis and the Lower Extremities
• Injuries of the Upper Extremities
• Impairment and injuries resulting from chronic mechanical exposure
• Ballistic and Blast Trauma
• Solutions to exercises.