Biomechanics and Biomaterials in Orthopedics
Current clinical orthopedic practice requires practitioners to have extensive knowledge of a wide range of disciplines from molecular biology to bioengineering and from the application of new methods to the evaluation of outcome. The biomechanics of and b
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Dominique G. Poitout (Ed.)
Biomechanics and Biomaterials in Orthopedics With Forewords by Professor Reinat Kotz and Professor Karl-Goran Thorngren
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Dominique Poitout, MD Professeur a l'Universite de la Mediterranee Chef de Service Service de Chirurgie Orthopedique et de Traumatologie Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire Nord Marseille Cedex 20 France
British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data Biomechanics and biomaterials in orthopedics 1. Orthopedics 2. Biomechanics 3. Human mechanics 4. Musculoskeletal system - Mechanical properties 5. Biomaterials I. Poitout, Dominique G. 616.7 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Biomechanics and biomaterials in orthopedics 1 [edited by] Dominique G. Poitout; with forewords by R. Kotz and Karl-G6ran Thorngren. p. ; cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. Orthopedic implants. 2. Human mechanics. 3. Biomedical materials. I. Poi tout, Dominique G. [DNLM: 1. Biocompatible Materials. 2. Orthopedic Equipment. 3. Biomechanics. 4. Bone Cements. 5. Prostheses and Implants. 6. Tissue Adhesives. QT 37 B6146 2004] RD755.5.B575 2004 617'.9 - dc21 2003050534
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Foreword Reinat Kotz
application in the normal and pathologic skeleton. Materials and techniques are described by specialists from all over the world; this edition, therefore, offers an excellent contemporary overview of biocompatible materials and the biomechanics of the locomotive apparatus. Each author gives his own view of the matter thereby rendering the book a very individual and diverse spectrum of the problems under discussion. The truly international character of the book is reflected authentically by the cooperation with SICOT and
