Download or read book Development and Validation of a Lumbar Vertebral Segment Mechanical Analogue written by Jorge A. Montoya and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Mechanical Analogue Model of the Human Lumbar Spine written by CD. Pence and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mechanical testing of spinal instrumentation on cadaveric spine segments can be challenging. In this study, a mechanical analogue lumbar spine model was developed to be similar in rigidity to that of cadaveric spine segments. Three models of an adult human lumbar spine were built from composite vertebrae, ligaments and discs created individually to reproduce the nonlinear mechanical properties of human components. These models and three calf lumbar spines were loaded in a biaxial mechanical test system in axial compression, torsion, right and left lateral bending, flexion and extension. Rigidities were calculated in the secondary linear load-displacement region. Load-displacement behavior was nonlinear for both analogue and calf spines. There was good reproducibility between the models. Average axial rigidity of the analogue spines was 86 N/mm versus 231 N/mm for the calf spines, possibly due to the calf flat-back. In the remaining loading modes, the analogue spine was 26-65% more rigid than young calf spines. Comparisons to human cadaveric spine segments are underway.
Download or read book Spinal Implants written by Mark N. Melkerson and published by ASTM International. This book was released on 2003 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A November 2001 symposium sought to assess the knowledge base for the testing of spinal implants, improve published standards, encourage new standards activities, and determine whether standards adequately predict clinical experience. Papers from the symposium evaluate testing for spinal constructs,
Download or read book Musculoskeletal Disorders and the Workplace written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2001-05-24 with total page 510 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every year workers' low-back, hand, and arm problems lead to time away from jobs and reduce the nation's economic productivity. The connection of these problems to workplace activities-from carrying boxes to lifting patients to pounding computer keyboards-is the subject of major disagreements among workers, employers, advocacy groups, and researchers. Musculoskeletal Disorders and the Workplace examines the scientific basis for connecting musculoskeletal disorders with the workplace, considering people, job tasks, and work environments. A multidisciplinary panel draws conclusions about the likelihood of causal links and the effectiveness of various intervention strategies. The panel also offers recommendations for what actions can be considered on the basis of current information and for closing information gaps. This book presents the latest information on the prevalence, incidence, and costs of musculoskeletal disorders and identifies factors that influence injury reporting. It reviews the broad scope of evidence: epidemiological studies of physical and psychosocial variables, basic biology, biomechanics, and physical and behavioral responses to stress. Given the magnitude of the problem-approximately 1 million people miss some work each year-and the current trends in workplace practices, this volume will be a must for advocates for workplace health, policy makers, employers, employees, medical professionals, engineers, lawyers, and labor officials.
Download or read book Mechanical Testing of Bone and the Bone Implant Interface written by Yuehuei H. An and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1999-11-29 with total page 650 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The mechanical properties of whole bones, bone tissue, and the bone-implant interfaces are as important as their morphological and structural aspects. Mechanical Testing of Bone and the Bone-Implant Interface helps you assess these properties by explaining how to do mechanical testing of bone and the bone-implant interface for bone-related research
Download or read book Low Back Disorders written by Stuart McGill and published by Human Kinetics. This book was released on 2007 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This second edition of 'Low Back Disorders' provides research information on low back problems and shows readers how to interpret the data for clinical applications.
Download or read book Design Development and Optimization of Bio Mechatronic Engineering Products written by Kumar, Kaushik and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2019-03-15 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biomechanical engineering is involved with creating and producing a variety of products in everyday use, from environmentally safe plastics to various foods, fabrics, and medicines. A combination of engineering and biology, it is a fast-growing field with many new and exciting opportunities in genetic engineering and biotechnology. However, research surrounding biomechanical applications is scattered and often restricted, leading to the need for a comprehensive publication of the recent advances and developments in this emerging field. Design, Development, and Optimization of Bio-Mechatronic Engineering Products provides pivotal research on the application of combining mechanical engineering with human biological systems in order to develop bio-mechatronic products like pacemakers, artificial kidney replacements, artificial hearts, and new joints or limbs to better and more accurately monitor and advance human health. While highlighting topics such as orthotic devices, inter-electrode gap, and biomaterial applications, this publication explores producing artificial material to work in sync with the human body. This book is ideally designed for engineers, health professionals, technology developers, researchers, academicians, and students.
Download or read book 5th Kuala Lumpur International Conference on Biomedical Engineering 2011 written by Hua-Nong Ting and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2011-06-17 with total page 892 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Biomed 2011 brought together academicians and practitioners in engineering and medicine in this ever progressing field. This volume presents the proceedings of this international conference which was hold in conjunction with the 8th Asian Pacific Conference on Medical and Biological Engineering (APCMBE 2011) on the 20th to the 23rd of June 2011 at Berjaya Times Square Hotel, Kuala Lumpur. The topics covered in the conference proceedings include: Artificial organs, bioengineering education, bionanotechnology, biosignal processing, bioinformatics, biomaterials, biomechanics, biomedical imaging, biomedical instrumentation, BioMEMS, clinical engineering, prosthetics.
Download or read book Anesthesia for Spine Surgery written by Ehab Farag and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2012-05-17 with total page 477 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive guide to anesthesia specifically for spine surgery, explaining procedures from the point of view of both anesthesiologists and surgeons.
Download or read book Journal of Rehabilitation Research Development written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 962 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development written by and published by . This book was released on 1996-02 with total page 1118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Energy Research Abstracts written by and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 644 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book OPLL written by Atsushi Okawa and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-05-14 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication brings together information on all aspects of OPLL - epidemiology, etiology, diagnosis, and treatment. It contains contributions by Japanese researchers and surgeons, including members of the Ministry of Health and Welfare Investigation Committee, and by American surgeons with expertise in the field. Until now, little has been published on the subject in English. This collection of reports is amply augmented with illustrations.
Download or read book Extreme Lateral Interbody Fusion XLIF written by J. Allan Goodrich and published by Quality Medical Publishing. This book was released on 2013 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Spinal Cord Injured Patient written by and published by W.B. Saunders Company. This book was released on 1991 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work covers the broad issues involved in the care of spinal cord injured patients. The scope of the book includes diagnostic and evaluation methods, spinal cord injuries, pathophysiology, medical/surgical management of complications and issues of specialized care.
Download or read book Interfaces in Medicine and Mechanics 2 written by K.R. Williams and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first Interfaces Conference was held at Swansea in April 1988 and represented the then state of the art of the science of implant surgery. The motivation for the initial venture was a supposed need for a closer interaction and dialogue between the clinician and scientist working in this area. As expressed in the Preface to the first Conference, we felt that the interface was represented graphically, scientifically and psychologically by the drawings of Edgar Rubins (1915), again widely used in the literature to the present Proceedings. The first Conference, we believe, achieved the aims of the organisers in bringing together scientists and clinicians towards an exchange of ideas by logically pursuing the sequence of events in clinical implant surgery. The present Conference, in collaboration with our Italian colleagues, has also attempted to achieve the same aims by examining the behaviour of implants constructed of a variety of materials in both hard and soft tissue. Many contributions in the conference employed the technique of finite element analysis, both for design and optimisation purposes, particularly in relation to bone remodelling. Indeed, this particular aspect of the Conference led to much debate and will require a major examination of the many levels of physical, chemical and biomechanical interactive behaviour of the implant and its environment. All this natural behaviour was presented and discussed, but difficulties and failures remain with such procedures and we feel it is only by continuing such meetings that we progress in this difficult area of clinical science.
Download or read book Spinal Disorders written by Norbert Boos and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-09-24 with total page 1162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spinal disorders are among the most common medical conditions with significant impact on health related quality of life, use of health care resources and socio-economic costs. This is an easily readable teaching tool focusing on fundamentals and basic principles and provides a homogeneous syllabus with a consistent didactic strategy. The chosen didactic concept highlights and repeats core messages throughout the chapters. This textbook, with its appealing layout, will inspire and stimulate the reader for the study of spinal disorders.
