Trauma Biomechanics An Introduction to Injury Biomechanics /

• Main Authors: Schmitt, Kai-Uwe (Author), Niederer, Peter F. (Author), Cronin, Duane S. (Author), Muser, Markus H. (Author), Walz, Felix (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Edition: 4th ed. 2014.
• Subjects: Engineering.; Forensic medicine.; Pathology.; Structural mechanics.; Automotive engineering.; Biomedical engineering.; Biomedical Engineering.; Structural Mechanics.; Forensic Medicine.; Automotive Engineering.

For the 4th edition of Trauma Biomechanics all existing chapters referring to traffic and sports have been revised and updated. New scientific knowledge and changes in legal defaults (such as norms and standards of crash tests) have been integrated. Additionally one chapter has been added where biom...

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.