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Title Trauma biomechanics : accidental injury in traffic and sports / Kai-Uwe Schmitt [and others]
Edition 2nd ed
Published Berlin ; New York : Springer, ©2007

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Description 1 online resource (ix, 210 pages) : illustrations
Contents Methods in Trauma-Biomechanics -- Head Injuries -- Spinal Injuries -- Thoracic Injuries -- Abdominal Injuries -- Injuries of the Pelvis and the Lower Extremities -- Injuries of the Upper Extremities -- Impairment and injuries resulting from chronic mechanical exposure
Summary Trauma biomechanics uses the principles of mechanics to study the response and tolerance level of biological tissues under extreme loading conditions. Through an understanding of mechanical factors that influence the function and structure of human tissues, countermeasures can be developed to alleviate or even eliminate such injuries. Trauma Biomechanics surveys a wide variety of topics in injury biomechanics including injury classification, injury mechanisms and injury criteria. Both injuries sustained in automotive accidents and in sports are addressed. The interdisciplinary approach necessary in trauma biomechanics is stressed by showing the span from anatomy for each body region to engineering solutions for protection against injury. Injury tolerance values are listed, either currently in use or proposed by both the U.S. and European countries. Although the book is meant as a first introduction for engineers and medical doctors, sufficient references for scientific research are provided also
Analysis mechanica
mechanics
gerechtelijke geneeskunde
forensic medicine
engineering
verkeer
traffic
pathologie
pathology
biomedische techniek
biomedical engineering
Engineering (General)
Techniek (algemeen)
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Notes English
Print version record
Subject Crash injuries.
Human mechanics.
Traumatology.
Fractures, Bone -- physiopathology
Traumatology
Biomechanical Phenomena
Finite Element Analysis
Soft Tissue Injuries -- physiopathology
Whiplash Injuries -- physiopathology
Traumatology.
Crash injuries.
Human mechanics.
Crash injuries
Human mechanics
Traumatology
Verletzung
Biomechanik
Form Electronic book
Author Schmitt, Kai-Uwe
ISBN 9783540738732
3540738738
1281043583
9781281043580
9786611043582
6611043586