1st ed. 2020 Edition
by Brett D. Crist (Editor), Joseph Borrelli Jr. (Editor), Edward J. Harvey (Editor)
Biomechanics is often overlooked when dealing with orthopedic
injuries, whether regarding prevention or treatment, and practicing
surgeons and surgeons-in-training may feel overwhelmed when referring to
a book with a more complicated basic science approach. In order to make
the subject clinically relevant to orthopedic trauma surgery, this
unique text presents numerous clinical case examples to demonstrate
clearly and effectively the principles biomechanics of injury, fixation
and fracture healing.
Divided into five sections, the opening
chapters cover the essentials of stress and strain relevant to bone and
joints and how this relates to fractures and their healing, complete
with illustrative case material. This case-based approach is carried
throughout the book, with part two discussing biomechanical principles
of external fixation for diaphyseal and periarticular fractures, limb
lengthening and deformity correction. Tension band wiring for both
olecranon and patella fractures are covered in part three, and both
locking and nonlocking plates are illustrated in part four. The final
section describes biomechanical principles of intramedullary nails for a
variety of fractures and nonunions, as well as arthrodesis and
lengthening. Generous radiological images and intraoperative photos
provide a helpful visual enhancement for the clinical material.
Making the sometimes esoteric topic of biomechanics more clinically relevant to the practicing clinician, Essential Biomechanics for Orthopedic Trauma
will be an excellent resource not only for orthopedic surgeons, sports
medicine specialists and trauma surgeons, but also medical and
biomedical engineering students and residents.
