
Tribology and Biophysics of Artificial Joints
Description
Readership
Table of Contents
Preface
List of Abbreviations
Introduction
Chapter 1: Arthrology and Joint Endoprosthetics
1.1. Human Joints and their Pathology
1.2. Prehistory Essay
1.3. Surgical Operations of Joint Endoprosthetics
1.4. Results of Joint Endoprosthetics
Chapter 2: Materials for Joint Endoprostheses
2.1. Requirements to Materials
2.2. Metals and Alloys
2.3. Polymers
2.4. Ceramics
2.5. Composites
Chapter 3: Designs of Joint Endoprostheses
3.1. The Philosophy of Designing Endoprostheses
3.2. The Hip
3.3 The Knee
3.4. The Foot and Ankle
3.5. The Shoulder
3.6. The Elbow
3.7. The Wrist and Fingers
3.8. Tumour Endoprostheses
3.9. The Revision Endoprostheses
Chapter 4: Some Clinical Aspects of Endoprosthetics
4.1. Planning Hip Joint Replacement Operations
4.2 Revision Operations
4.3. Postoperative Period
4.4 Complications in Endopriosthetics
4.5. Bone Transplants
Chapter 5: Tribological Aspects of Endoprosthetics
5.1. Friction in Synovial Joints
5.2. Friction and Wear of Endoprostheses
5.3. Wear Debris of Endoprostheses
5.4 Analysis of Removed Endoprostheses
5.5. Tribological Testing of Endoprostheses
Chapter 6: Simulation of the Cartilage Tissue
6.1. Biophysical Criteria of Endoprosthesis Wear Resistance
6.2. New Polymer Frictional Materials
6.3 Cartilage-Simulating Polymer Material
6.4 Physico-Mechanical and Tribological Characteristics
6.5 Biocompatibility
Chapter 7: Simulation of Biopotentials in Joints
7.1 Biopotentials as a Property of Living Matter
7.2. Electrical Fields in Medicine
7.3. Electrical Effects in Traumatology and Orthopedics
7.4. Electrophysical Properties of Biological Fluids
7.5 Electret Parts for Endoprostheses
7.6 Magnetic Fields in Medicine
7.7 Lubrication of Endoprostheses in Magnetic Field
Chapter 8: Advances in Joints Endoprosthetics
8.1 Modification of Endoprostheses
8.2 Endoprostheses with Artificial Cartilage
8.3. Metal-Polymer Friction Joints
8.4. Trends in Endoprosthetics
Conclusions
Subject Index
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Product details
- No. of pages: 375
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Elsevier Science 2005
- Published: December 2, 2005
- Imprint: Elsevier Science
- eBook ISBN: 9780080458083
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