Basic biomechanics of the musculoskeletal system /
[edited by] Margareta Nordin, Victor H. Frankel ; guest editors, Patrick A. Meere, Rajani Prashant Mullerpatan, Hans-Joachim Wilke ; editor & project manager, Dawn Leger.
- Fifth edition.
- xii, 499 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contributor -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction to biomechanics: basic terminology and concepts / Appendix: The international system of measurement (Le systeme international d'United) / 2. Biomechanics of bone / 3. Biomechanics of articular cartilage / 4. Biomechanics of tendons and ligaments / 5. Biomechanics of peripheral nerves and spinal nerve roots / 6. Biomechanics of skeletal muscle / 7. Biomechanics of the knee / 8. Biomechanics of the hip / 9. Biomechanics of the foot and ankle / 10. Biomechanics of the lumber spine / 11. Biomechanics of the thoracic spine and rib cage / 12. Biomechanics of the cervical spine / 13. Biomechanics of the shoulder / 14. Biomechanics of the elbow / 15. Biomechanics of the wrist and hand / 16. Biomechanics of fracture fixation / 17. Biomechanics of arthroplasty / 18. Biomechanics of gait / 19. Biomechanics of indigenous postures / Index. Nihat Özkaya and Dawn Leger -- Dennis R. Carter -- Andreas Martin Seitz, Hans-Joachim Wilke, and Margareta Nordin -- Clark T. Hung and Gerard A. Ateshian -- Angela Lis, Carlo de Castro, and Margareta Nordin -- Björn Rydevik, Göran Lundborg, and Robert R. Myers -- Marco Campello, Tobias Lorenz, and Florian Brunner -- Peter Stanley Walker, Victor H. Frankel, and Margareta Nordin -- Ali Sheikhzadeh, Patrick A. Meere, and Victor H. Frankel -- Justin Sullivan and Evangelos Pappas -- Shira Schecter Weiner, Florian Brunner, and Margareta Nordin -- Christian Liebsch and Hans-Joachim Wilke -- Ronald Moskovich and Roosevelt Offoha -- Yoav Rosenthal, Mandeep Singh Virk, and Joseph D. Zuckerman -- Yoav Rosenthal, Mandeep Singh Virk, and Joseph D. Zuckerman -- Jane Bear-Lehman and Brian Wilkinson -- Andreas Martin Seitz and Hans-Joachim Wilke -- Markus A. Wimmer, Kharma C. Foucher, Philip Malloy, and Denis Nam -- Sherry I. Backus and Allison M. Brown -- Rejani Prashant Mullerpatan --
"It is with great pleasure that we present the Fifth Edition of Basic Biomechanics of the Musculoskeletal System (BBMS). BBMS is now translated to eight languages, from English to Cantonese, Dutch, Greek, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, and Taiwanese"--