Accidental Injury

Biomechanics and Prevention

Alan M. Nahum, John Melvin (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

637 Seiten

2001 | 2nd ed. 2002
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
978-0-387-98820-7 (ISBN)

Infos

The study of accidental injury lies at the interface between medical diagnosis and treatment and research on biomechanical principles of tissue organization. Containing chapters written by authorities in the field of human traumatic injury, this second edition covers topics ranging from automobile restraint systems to cell and tissue biomechanics.

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This second edition, completely revised and expanded with a new chapter on lower extremity trauma, presents chapters written by widely recognized authorities in the field of human traumatic injury. The topics covered range from automobile restraint systems to cell and tissue biomechanics, and will interest a variety of scholars and professionals including physicians; biomechanical researchers; mechanical, biomedical and automotive engineers; as well as attorneys and jurists involved in accidental injury cases.

Inhalt

Preface. 1. The Application of Biomechanics to the Understanding of Injury. 2. Instrumentation in Experimental Design. 3. The Use of Public Crash Data Biomechanical Research. 4. Anthropomorphic Test Devices. 5. Radiologic Analysis of Trauma. 6. A Review of Mathematical Occupant Simulation Models. 7. Biomechanics of Bone. 8. Biomechanics of Soft Tissues. 9. Biomechanics of Air Bags. 10. Skull and Facial Bone Trauma. 11. Brain Injury Biomechanics. 12. Biomechanics of Head Trauma: Head Protection. 13. Biomechanical Aspects of Cervical Trauma. 14. Biomechanics of Thoracic Trauma. 15. Biomechanics of Abdominal Trauma. 16. Biomechanics of Joint Injuries. 17. Injury to the Thoraco-Lumbar Spine and Pelvis. 18. Injury to the Extremities. 19. Lower Extremity Trauma. 20. Child Passenger Protection. 21. Isolated Tissue and Cellular Biomechanics. 22. Vehicle Interactions with Pedestrians. Index.

Produkt-Details

• Zusatzinfo: 132 black & white illustrations, 126 black & white tables, biography
• Verlagsort: New York, NY
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 178 x 254 mm
• Gewicht: 1348 g
• Themenwelt: Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Chirurgie ► Unfallchirurgie / Orthopädie
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Notfallmedizin
• Themenwelt: Studium ► 2. Studienabschnitt (Klinik) ► Pathologie
• Themenwelt: Studium ► 2. Studienabschnitt (Klinik) ► Rechtsmedizin
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Biochemie
• ISBN-10: 0-387-98820-3 / 0387988203
• ISBN-13: 978-0-387-98820-7 / 9780387988207
• Zustand: Neuware