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Biomechanics of Soft-Tissue Injury
Mark Gomez, Ph.D.

A biomechanical expert determines what kind of injury pattern exists. Did the accident cause this particular injury pattern to appear?

You'll learn about the process of reconstructing an accidental injury in a step-by-step fashion. Discover the mechanisms of injury, based on clinical literature, basic science literature, and experimental data. Differences between muscles and tendons are addressed and depicted in figures and text. You'll read about eccentric loading, range of motions, center of rotation, and the biological response to acute injury. In addition, you'll encounter the six steps of accidental injury analysis. The last chapter provides you with several case examples from which to work.

This book explains how an expert witness with a background in biomechanics will research and present the testimony in accident reconstruction cases.

Topics covered:

• The process of reconstructing an accidental injury
  
• The basic components: ligament, tendon and muscle
  
• The cervical spine
  
• The thoracolumbar spine
  
• The shoulder
  
• The knee
  
• Example case work-ups

To order your copy of Biomechanics of Soft Tissue Injury (#5503-AB) for $99, please contact:

Lawyers & Judges Publishing Company, Inc.
1-800-209-7109
www.lawyersandjudges.com

Accidental Injury - Biomechanics and Prevention, Second Edition
Editors Alan M. Nahum and John W. Melvin

The study of accidental injury lies at the interface between medical diagnosis and treatment on the one hand, and research on biomechanical principles of tissue organization, on the other. This Second Edition volume presents chapters written by widely recognized authorities in the field of human traumatic injury.

Topics covered:

• Biomechanics of: skull and facial bone trauma; cervical trauma; thoracic trauma; injury to the lumbar spine and pelvis; abdominal trauma; brain injury; injury to the extremities; soft tissues and bone
• Radiologic analysis of trauma
• Air bag inflation-induced injury biomechanics
• Anthropomorphic test devices
  
• Head protection
  
• Vehicle interactions with pedestrians
  
• Child passenger protection
  
• Pediatric biomechanics

Approximately 624 pp., 283 illus./Hardcover
Regular Price: $165.00
Discounted Price: $132.00
ISBN 0-387-98820-3

Discounted price is valid until April 1, 2002

To place an order for Accidental Injury, Second Edition,
please contact:

Springer-Verlag New York, Inc.
1-800-777-4643
www.springer-ny.com