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Springer Biomechanics in Orthopedics 1st Editon 2011 Softbound by Shigeo Niwa, Stephan M. Perren, Tomokazu Hattori
A major part of orthopedics is the treatment of musculoskeletal diseases caused by structural disorders and mechanical breakdown of living tissue. Therefore, biomechanical consideration of static structures and dynamic mechanisms is compulsory for both diagnosis and treatment of orthopedic diseases. Previous biomechanical studies have enabled great advances in orthopedic implant technology, such as artificial joint replacement and instrumentation for spinal fusion. Consequently the importance of biomechanics is increasing more and more in daily clinical practice and development. In addition, biomaterial research into mechanical properties and tissue reactions of implant materials is certainly an important area of related study. This book is comprised of 22 papers presented at the International Seminar on Biomechanics in Orthopedics and the 17th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Orthopedic Biomechanics, held in Nagoya in 1990. The volume contains full descriptions of both conventional and updated knowledge of the spine, ligaments, artificial joint replacement in the hip and knee, fracture treatment, and gait analysis, as well as biomaterials. I earnestly hope that this book will be of benefit to readers in daily clinical work and research. To close, I would like to thank profoundly the two coeditors, Prof. S.M. Perren and Mr. T. Hattori, and also a quiet supporter Mrs. J. Buchanan in Davos, for their cooperation in producing this book. New Aspects of Orthopedic Biomechanics.- Fracture.- Stability and Bone Healing.- Ligament.- The Human Anterior Cruciate Ligament and Its Replacement: Biomechanical Considerations.- Spine.- Clinical Biomechanics of the Spine.- Hip Joint.- Biomechanical Advances in Total Hip Replacement.- Knee Joint.- Biomechanics of Knee Replacement.- Gait.- Current Trends in Gait Analysis: Advanced Techniques for Data Acquisition and Analysis.- Knee Joint Force in Normal and Pathological Gait.- Biomaterials.- Materials for Bone Repair, Augmentation, and Implant Coatings.- Modern Trends of Orthopedic Biomechanics in Japan.- Fracture.- Visco-Elastic Behavior of Callus in Rabbit Femurs.- A New Methodology with an Application of Robotics to Control the Mechanical Environment Around Experimentally Fractured Bone.- Spine.- Three-Dimensional Kinematic Analysis of the Human Whole Lumbar Spine and Natural Lumbosacral Spondylolysis.- Hip Joint.- Micromotion and Strains of Cementless Femoral Prostheses.- A Finite Element Analysis for the Dysplastic Hip: About Rotational Acetabular Osteotomy.- Knee Joint.- Function of the Ligament Augmented Device Under Simulated Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction and Rehabilitation.- Topographic Variation of Indentation Stiffness in the Tibial Subchondral Plate of the Knee Joint.- The Effect of Flexibility and Central Stem of the Cementless Total Knee Tibial Tray on Initial Fixation.- Stress Analysis of the Proximal Tibia After Total Knee Arthroplasty with the Finite Element Method.- Intraoperative Evaluation of Component Stability in Total Knee Arthroplasty.- Gait Analysis.- Three-Dimensional Measurement of Pelvic Rotation.- Miscellaneous.- Biomechanics of Natural and Artificial Joints.- Validation Study of the Rigid Body Spring Model Using the Metacarpophalangeal Joint.- Interfacial Reactions to Bioactive and Non-Bioactive Biomaterials.