Title of Course: Biomechanics
Exam number: XM 1150
Length of course: 2 hours per week
Type of course: lecture
Language: English
Lecturer: Dr. W. Köller

Aim of course: Introduction into the materials and loads of the human locomotive system and biomaterials which enables an engineering treatment of biomechanical problems.
Course Requirements: none
Recommended Literature:

• Orthopaedic biomechanics. (Hrsg.: V.H. Frankel und A.H. Burstein). Lea u. Febiger, Philadelphia, 1976
• Orthopädische Biomechanik. (Hrsg.: G. Van B. Cochran). Buchreihe: Bücherei des Orthopäden, Bd. 51. Enke Verlag Stuttgart, 1988
• Biomechanics. A qualitative approach for studying human movement. (Hrsg.: E. Kreighbaum und K.M. Barthels). Burgess Publishing Company, 1985
• Die wissenschaftlichen Grundlagen des Gelenkersatzes. (Hrsg.: S.A.V. Swanson und M.A.R. Freeman). Springer Verlag, 1979
  
  

Content:

• Biomechanics of the human locomotive system

Mechanical behaviour of biological tissues (bone, tendons/ligaments, cartilage, synovial fluid Loads acting in the locomotive system (forces/moments, stress/strain): hip joint, femur, knee joint, foot, spine)

• Biomaterials
• Artificial joints (endoprostheses)
• Bone fractures (healing and fixation)
  
  

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