Biomechanics of musculoskeletal injury /
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| Author / Creator: | Whiting, William Charles. |
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| Imprint: | Champaign, IL : Human Kinetics, c1998. |
| Description: | xxi, 273 p. : ill. ; 29 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/3608093 |
Table of Contents:
- Foreword
- Preface
- Credits
- Chapter 1. Introduction to Injury
- A Definition of Injury
- Perspectives on Injury
- Concluding Comments
- Suggested Readings
- Chapter 2. Biological Tissue: Classification, Structure, and Function
- Embryology: Development of the Musculoskeletal System
- Types of Tissues
- Concluding Comments
- Suggested Readings
- Chapter 3. Biomechanical Concepts
- Kinematics
- Kinetics
- Fluid Mechanics
- Joint Mechanics
- Material Mechanics
- Biomechanical Modeling and Simulation
- Concluding Comments
- Suggested Readings
- Chapter 4. Tissue Biomechanics and Adaptation
- Bone Biomechanics
- Bone Adaptation
- Articular Cartilage Biomechanics
- Articular Cartilage Adaptation
- Tendon and Ligament Biomechanics
- Tendon and Ligament Adaptation
- Skeletal Muscle Biomechanics
- Skeletal Muscle Adaptation
- Concluding Comments
- Suggested Readings
- Chapter 5. Mechanisms of Injury
- Overview of Injury Mechanisms
- Principles of Mechanical Loading
- Principles of Injury
- Tissue Injury
- Compartment and Entrapment Conditions
- Joint Injury
- Concluding Comments
- Suggested Readings
- Chapter 6. Lower-Extremity Injuries
- Hip Injuries
- Thigh Injuries
- Knee Injuries
- Lower-Leg Injuries
- Concluding Comments
- Suggested Readings
- Chapter 7. Upper-Extremity Injuries
- Shoulder Injuries
- Upper-Arm Injuries
- Elbow Injuries
- Forearm Injuries
- Wrist and Hand Injuries
- Concluding Comments
- Suggested Readings
- Chapter 8. Head, Neck, and Trunk Injuries
- Head Injuries
- Neck Injuries
- Trunk Injuries
- Concluding Comments
- Suggested Readings
- References
- Index
- About the Authors
