Frontiers in orthopedic biomechanics. (2020)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Cheng-Kung Cheng, Savio L-Y. Woo, editors.
• Other Names: Cheng, Cheng-Kung; Woo, Savio L-Y
• Contents: Intro -- Foreword -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: Biomechanics of Bone and Cartilage -- 1 Background -- 2 Bone Structure, Physiology, and Basic Biomechanics -- 3 Mechanical Properties and Characterization of Biological Tissues -- 3.1 Stress -- 3.2 Strain -- 3.3 Elastic Modulus -- 4 Musculoskeletal Tissue Response to Dynamic Mechanical Signals -- 5 Functional Disuse-Induced Bone Loss and Muscle Atrophy -- 6 Frequency-Dependent Marrow Pressure and Bone Strain Generated by Muscle Stimulation -- 7 Dynamic Muscle Stimulation Induced Attenuation of Bone Loss 8 Cellular and Molecular Pathways of Bone in Response to Mechanical Loading -- 8.1 Basic Multicellular Units (BMU) -- 9 Mechanical Signal Induced Marrow Stem Cell Elevation and Adipose Cell Suppression -- 10 Osteocyte and Its Response to Mechanical Signals Coupled with Wnt Signaling -- 10.1 The Role of LRP5 in Bone Responding to Mechanical Loading -- 10.2 MicroRNA and Its Role in Mechanotransduction in Tissue -- 10.3 Mechanotransductive Implication in Bone Tissue Engineering -- 11 Biomechanics of Articular Cartilage -- 11.1 The Composition of Articular Cartilage 11.2 The Effect of Mechanical Load on the Metabolism of Articular Cartilage -- 11.3 The Degeneration of Articular Cartilage Caused by Joint Overuse/Disuse -- 12 Discussion -- References -- Chapter 2: Biomechanics of Skeletal Muscle and Tendon -- 1 Skeletal Muscle -- 1.1 Structure and Composition -- 1.1.1 Muscle Fiber -- 1.1.2 Mononuclear Cells -- 1.1.3 Extracellular Matrix (ECM) -- 1.2 Passive Muscles -- 1.2.1 Elastic Behavior -- 1.2.2 Viscoelastic Behavior -- 1.3 Active Muscles -- 1.3.1 Muscle Force Production -- 1.3.2 Muscle Size and Force Production 1.3.3 Force Production and Muscle's Moment Arm -- 1.3.4 Force Production and Level of Recruitment of Motor Units -- 1.3.5 Force Production and Fiber Type -- 2 Tendon -- 2.1 Structure and Composition -- 2.1.1 Cell Population within Tendon -- 2.1.2 Extracellular Matrix -- 2.2 Basic Mechanics -- 2.2.1 Elastic Behavior -- 2.2.2 Viscoelastic Behavior -- 2.3 Mechano-responses of Tendon -- 2.3.1 Physiological Mechano-responses -- 2.3.2 Pathological Mechano-responses -- 2.3.3 Mechanotransduction -- References -- Chapter 3: Biomechanics of Ligaments -- 1 Ligament Composition, Structure, and Function 1.1 Composition -- 1.2 Structure -- 1.3 Function -- 2 Biomechanical Properties of Ligaments -- 2.1 Tensile Properties -- 2.2 Viscoelastic Properties -- 3 Ligament Injury, Treatment, and Rehabilitation -- 3.1 Injury -- 3.2 Treatment -- 3.3 ACL Reconstruction Animal Model -- 3.4 Rehabilitation -- 4 Summary -- References -- Chapter 4: Hand and Wrist Biomechanics -- 1 Skeletal and Ligamentous Anatomy -- 2 Biomechanics -- 2.1 Wrist Motion -- 2.2 Muscular Biomechanics -- 2.3 Carpometacarpal Joints -- 2.4 CMC Joint of the Thumb -- 2.5 Metacarpophalangeal Joints
• Publisher Details: Singapore : Springer
• Publication Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 573.7/6; Bones -- Mechanical properties; Muscles -- Motility; Bones -- Mechanical properties; Muscles -- Motility; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9789811531590; 9811531595
• Related ISBNs: 9811531587; 9789811531583
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