Principles of Human Joint Replacement Design and Clinical Application /

• Main Authors: Buechel, Frederick F. (Author), Pappas, Michael J. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Edition: 2nd ed. 2015.
• Subjects: Engineering.; Orthopedics.; Mechanical engineering.; Biomedical engineering.; Biomaterials.; Biomedical Engineering.; Mechanical Engineering.

This book is written for the users and designers of joint replacements. In its second extended edition it conveys to the reader the knowledge accumulated by the authors during their forty year effort on the development of replacement devices for the lower limb for the purpose of aiding the reader in...

Table of Contents:

• Properties of Materials Used in Orthopaedic Implant Systems
• Failure Modes
• The Design Process
• The Ankle
• The Hip
• The Knee
• The Shoulder.