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.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contributor -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction to biomechanics: basic terminology and concepts / Nihat Özkaya and Dawn Leger -- Appendix: The international system of measurement (Le systeme international d'United) / Dennis R. Carter -- 2. Biomechanics of bone / Andreas Martin Seitz, Hans-Joachim Wilke, and Margareta Nordin -- 3. Biomechanics of articular cartilage / Clark T. Hung and Gerard A. Ateshian -- 4. Biomechanics of tendons and ligaments / Angela Lis, Carlo de Castro, and Margareta Nordin -- 5. Biomechanics of peripheral nerves and spinal nerve roots / Björn Rydevik, Göran Lundborg, and Robert R. Myers -- 6. Biomechanics of skeletal muscle / Marco Campello, Tobias Lorenz, and Florian Brunner -- 7. Biomechanics of the knee / Peter Stanley Walker, Victor H. Frankel, and Margareta Nordin -- 8. Biomechanics of the hip / Ali Sheikhzadeh, Patrick A. Meere, and Victor H. Frankel -- 9. Biomechanics of the foot and ankle / Justin Sullivan and Evangelos Pappas -- 10. Biomechanics of the lumber spine / Shira Schecter Weiner, Florian Brunner, and Margareta Nordin -- 11. Biomechanics of the thoracic spine and rib cage / Christian Liebsch and Hans-Joachim Wilke -- 12. Biomechanics of the cervical spine / Ronald Moskovich and Roosevelt Offoha -- 13. Biomechanics of the shoulder / Yoav Rosenthal, Mandeep Singh Virk, and Joseph D. Zuckerman -- 14. Biomechanics of the elbow / Yoav Rosenthal, Mandeep Singh Virk, and Joseph D. Zuckerman -- 15. Biomechanics of the wrist and hand / Jane Bear-Lehman and Brian Wilkinson -- 16. Biomechanics of fracture fixation / Andreas Martin Seitz and Hans-Joachim Wilke -- 17. Biomechanics of arthroplasty / Markus A. Wimmer, Kharma C. Foucher, Philip Malloy, and Denis Nam -- 18. Biomechanics of gait / Sherry I. Backus and Allison M. Brown -- 19. Biomechanics of indigenous postures / Rejani Prashant Mullerpatan -- Index.

"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"-- Provided by publisher.