Trauma Biomechanics: An Introduction to Injury Biomechanics - Couverture rigide

Schmitt, Kai-Uwe; Niederer, Peter F.; Cronin, Duane S.; Muser, Markus H.; Walz, Felix

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 364253919X ISBN 13 : 9783642539190

Editeur : Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K, 2014

Synopsis

This book provides both an introduction and overview of injury biomechanics, including traffic and sport injuries. It also describes the mechanical basics for ballistics and explosions and discusses the respective impacts on human bodies.

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À propos de l'auteur

Kai-Uwe Schmitt, PhD MEng MSc ICID, lectures "trauma biomechanics" and "biomechanics of sports injuries" at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zürich). Peter F. Niederer is Prof. em. for Biomedical Engineering, ETH Zurich. His main interests include biomechanics, the heart and circulatory system and medical optics. Dr. Duane Cronin is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering with interests in blast and ballistic injury mitigation, cervical spine injury and high deformation rate material characterization. Markus Muser, Ph.D., is the co-founder and present director of AGU Zurich; he works in trauma-biomechanics since 1993. His main interests are research on WAD, safety of vulnerable road users and safety of low mass vehicles. Felix H. Walz, M.D., was Professor of Forensic Biomechanics at the University of Zurich. He is the co-founder and former director of the Working Group on Accident Mechanics in Zurich (AGU) and member of IRCOBI Council.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
• Date d'édition: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 364253919X
• ISBN 13: 9783642539190
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 4
• Nombre de pages: 243
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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