Biomechanics: Principles and Applications

Biomechanics: Principles and Applications offers a definitive, comprehensive review of this rapidly growing field, including recent advancements made by biomedical engineers in the understanding of fundamental aspects of physiologic function in health, disease, and environmental extremes. The chapters, each by a recognized leader in the field, address the subjects of biosolid and biofluid mechanics as they pertain to various subsystems of the human body and review applications such as sports biomechanics and the repair and rehabilitation of body parts. The text is concise, topical, and not overly technical. No other book covers the entire field of biomechanics so succinctly in one volume.Biomechanics: Principles and Applications, 1 was published 2002 under ISBN 9780849314926 and ISBN 0849314925.