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• Title:A primer of biomechanics / George L. Lucas, Francis W. Cooke, Elizabeth W. Friis.
  
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• Author/Creator:Lucas, George L.
  
• Other Contributors/Collections:Cooke, Francis W.
  Friis, Elizabeth.
  
• Published/Created:New York : Springer, ©1999.
  

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  • Location:WOODWARD LIBRARY stacksWhere is this?
    
  • Call Number: WE103 .L823 1999
    
  • Number of Items:1
    
  • Status:c.1 On loan - Due on 09-15-2024
    

   
• Library of Congress Subjects:Human mechanics.
  Orthopedics.
  
• Medical Subjects: Biomechanics.
  Orthopedics.
  
• Description:xvii, 297 p. : illustrations.
  
• Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
  
• ISBN:0387984569 (softcover : alk. paper)
  
• Contents:1. Mechanics
  Q1. Clinical Question: Distraction Force in Traction
  2. Moments
  Q2. Clinical Question: Forces at the Elbow Joint
  3. Strength of Materials
  Q3. Clinical Question: Colles'-Type Fracture
  4. Stresses in Bending
  Q4. Clinical Question: Fracture of the Femoral Neck
  5. Stresses in Torsion
  Q5. Clinical Question: Spiral Fracture of the Tibia While Skiing
  6. Stress Shielding of Bone
  Q6. Clinical Question: Bone Resorption Under Bone Plates
  7. Work and Energy Concepts
  Q7. Clinical Question: Energy in Jumping
  8. Stress Raisers, Fracture, and Fatigue
  Q8. Clinical Question: Two Bone Plates Close Together
  9. Biomechanics of Pathology
  Q9. Clinical Question: Strength of a Bone with a Tumor
  10. Mechanics of Treatment
  Q10. Clinical Question: External Fixation and Fracture Healing
  11. Mechanics of Implants
  Q11. Clinical Question: Fracture of an Intramedullary Rod
  12. Considerations in Biomechanical Testing
  Q12. Clinical Question: Measuring the Strains in a Femur
  13. Biomaterials Basics
  Q13. Clinical Question: Fracture of a Ceramic Femoral Head
  14. Orthopaedic Alloys
  Q14. Clinical Question: Which Is Better - Titanium or Cobalt Chrome?
  15. Corrosion in the Body
  Q15. Clinical Question: Use of a Titanium Femoral Stem with a Cobalt-Chromium Head
  16. Orthopaedic Polymers
  Q16. Clinical Question: Polyethylene Wear in Total Knee Components
  17. Tissue Mechanics
  Q17. Clinical Question: Tear of the Patellar Tendon. Questions Similar to Those of the OITE and Board.