Dedication

pp v-vi

Contents

pp vii-viii

Contributors

pp ix-ix

Epigraph

pp x-x

Preface

pp xi-xi

Acknowledgements

pp xii-xii

Part I - Orthopaedic biomaterials and their properties

pp 1-1

1 - Introduction to orthopaedic biomechanics

pp 2-23

2 - Orthopaedic biomaterials and their properties

pp 24-48

Part II - Engineering theory applied to orthopaedics

pp 49-49

3 - Modes of loading in the musculoskeletal system

pp 50-61

4 - Biomechanics of fracture

pp 62-79

5 - Biotribology

pp 80-94

Part III - Clinical biomechanics

pp 95-95

6 - Biomechanics of the hip and total hip replacement

pp 96-111

7 - Biomechanics of the knee and total knee replacement

pp 112-125

8 - Biomechanics of the shoulder

pp 126-135

9 - Biomechanics of the elbow

pp 136-141

10 - Biomechanics of the spine

pp 142-149

11 - Biomechanics of the ankle and foot

pp 150-157

12 - Biomechanics of fracture fixation

pp 158-185

13 - Trauma meeting: case-based discussions

pp 186-206

Index

pp 207-211