Biomechanics

Mechanics of Hard Tissue, J. Lawrence Katz
Structure of Bone o Composition of Bone o Elastic Properties o Characterizing Elastic Anisotropy o Modeling Elastic Behavior o Viscoelastic Properties o Related Research

Mechanics of Blood Vessels, Thomas R. Canfield and Philip B. Dobrin
Assumptions o Vascular Anatomy o Axisymmetric Deformation o Experimental Measurements o Equilibrium o Strain Energy Density Functions

Joint-Articulating Surface Motion, Kenton R. Kaufman and Kai-Nan An
Ankle o Knee o Hip o Shoulder o Elbow o Wrist o Hand o Summary

Joint Lubrication, Michael J. Furey
Tribology o Lubrication o Synovial Joints o Theories on the Lubrication of Natural and Normal Synovial Joints o In Vitro Cartilage Wear Studies o Biotribology and Arthritis: Are There Connections? o Recapitulation and Final Comments o Conclusions

Musculoskeletal Soft Tissue Mechanics, Richard L. Lieber and Thomas J. Burkholder
Fundamentals of Soft Tissue Biomechanics

Mechanics of Head/Neck, Albert I. King and David C. Viano
Mechanisms of Injury o Mechanical Response o Regional Tolerance of the Head and Neck to Blunt Impact o Human Surrogates of the Head and Neck

Biomechanics of Chest and Abdomen Impact, David C. Viano and Albert I. King
Chest and Abdomen Injury Mechanisms o Injury Tolerance Criteria o Biomechanical Responses During Impact o Injury Risk Assessment

Analysis of Gait, Roy B. Davis, Peter A. DeLuca, and Sylvia 'unpuu
Fundamental Concepts o Gait Data Reduction o Illustrative Clinical Case o Gait Analysis: Current Status

Exercise Physiology, Arthur T. Johnson and Cathryn R. Dooly
Muscle Energetics o Cardiovascular Adjustments o Maximum Oxygen Uptake o Respiratory Responses o Optimization o Thermal Responses o Applications

Factors Affecting Mechanical Work in Humans, Arthur T. Johnson and
Bernard F. Hurley
Exercise Biomechanics o Exercise Training o Age o Gender o Ergogenic Aids

Cardiac Biodynamics, Andrew D. McCulloch
Cardiac Geometry and Structure o Cardiac Pump Function o Myocardial Material Properties o Regional Ventricular Mechanics: Stress and Strain

Heart Valve Dynamics, Ajit P. Yoganathan, Jack D. Lemmon, and Jeffrey T. Ellis
Aortic and Pulmonic Valves o Mitral and Tricuspid Valves

Arterial Macrocirculatory Hemodynamics, Baruch B. Lieber
Blood Vessel Walls o Flow Characteristics o Wave Propagation o Velocity Profiles o Pathology

Mechanics and Transport in the Microcirculation, Aleksander S. Popel and Roland N. Pittman
Mechanics of Microvascular Blood Flow o Mass Transport in the Microcirculation o Regulation of Blood Flow

Mechanics and Deformability of Hematocytes, Richard E. Waugh and Robert M. Hochmuth
Fundamentals o Red Cells o White Cells

The Venous System, Artin A. Shoukas and Carl F. Rothe
Definitions o Methods to Measure Venous Characteristics o Typical Values

Mechanics of Tissue and Lymphatic Transport, Alan R. Hargen and
Geert W. Schmid-Schönbein
Basic Concepts of Tissue and Lymphatic Transport

Cochlear Mechanics, Charles R. Steele, Gary J. Baker, Jason A. Tolomeo, and Deborah E. Zetes-Tolome
Anatomy o Passive Models o The Active Process o Active Models o Fluid Streaming? o Clinical Possibilities

Vestibular Mechanics, Wallace Grant
Structure and Function o Otolith Distributed Parameter Model o Nondimensionalization of the Motion Equations o Otolith Transfer Function o Otolith Frequency Response o Semicircular Canal Distributed Parameter Model o Semicircular Canal Frequency Response