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Mechanical Loading of Bones and Joints
Hideaki . Ed(S): Takahashi
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Paperback. Editor(s): Takahashi, Hideaki. Num Pages: 324 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MNS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 528.
Bones and joints are always under mechanical loading a key concept in understanding bone metabolism. Among the most common diseases of bones and joints in the elderly are osteoporosis and joint osteoarthritis. Dynamic changes in mechanical loading give rise to problems resulting in stenosis of the spinal column at the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar levels. Mechanical loading also accelerates joint destruction caused by inflammation from such conditions as chronic rheumatoid arthritis. An understanding of mechanical loading is essential therefore to clinicians, basic researchers, and engineers working with bones and joints. Providing up-to-date research and clinical findings, the contents of this ... Read more
Bones and joints are always under mechanical loading a key concept in understanding bone metabolism. Among the most common diseases of bones and joints in the elderly are osteoporosis and joint osteoarthritis. Dynamic changes in mechanical loading give rise to problems resulting in stenosis of the spinal column at the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar levels. Mechanical loading also accelerates joint destruction caused by inflammation from such conditions as chronic rheumatoid arthritis. An understanding of mechanical loading is essential therefore to clinicians, basic researchers, and engineers working with bones and joints. Providing up-to-date research and clinical findings, the contents of this ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer Verlag, Japan Japan
Number of pages
324
Condition
New
Number of Pages
324
Place of Publication
Tokyo, Japan
ISBN
9784431658948
SKU
V9784431658948
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99-15
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