This book presents a fundamental basic overview of orthopedic biomechanics in sports medicine, with a special focus on the current methodologies used in modeling human joints, ligaments, and muscle forces.

The first part discusses the principles and materials, including the use of finite element analysis (FEA) to analyze the stress-strain response in the implant-bone interface and design.  The second part focuses on joint-specific biomechanics, highlighting the biomechanics of the knee and shoulder joints, their modeling, surgical techniques, and the clinical assessment of joint performance under various kinematic conditions resulting from different repair techniques.

Written by international experts working at the cutting edge of their fields, this book is an easy-to-read guide to the fundamentals of biomechanics. It also offers a source of reference for readers wanting to explore new research topics, and is a valuable tool for orthopedic surgeons, residents, and medical students with an interest in orthopedic biomechanics.

<b>Orthopaedic biomechanics principles and materials.</b> Biomechanics applications.-Moment arms and Forces at the joints

Ligament
Bone
Articular cartilage
Fibrocartilage.-Tendon
Muscle
 Application to Orthopaedics.  <b>Joint specific orthopaedic biomechanics</b>. Anatomy and kinematics of the shoulder joint
Biomechanics of rotator cuff injury and repair
Biomechanics of shoulder instability and repair
 Biomechanics of acromioclavicular joint injury and repair
The Thrower's shoulder. General elbow biomechanics
The Thrower's elbow
Elbow tendon injuries and repair
Biomechanics of hip
Biomechanics of femoroacetabular impingement
Biomechanics of soft tissue injuries around the hip
Anatomy and biomechanics of the knee.-  Anatomy and biomechanics of the anterior cruciate ligament biomechanics
Biomechanics of Extra-articular ligaments and tenodesis
Collateral ligaments.-PCL biomechanics
Biomechanics of Osteotomies around the knee
Meniscal biomechanics
Patellofemoral biomechanics
Biomechanics of the native knee as related to total knee design and function
Biomechanics of Cruciate retaining and Posterior stabilized
Biomechanics of UKA
Biomechanics of Ankle Joint
Biomechanics alteration in relation to ligament injuries.-<b> Biomechanics of tissue repair techniques. </b>Biomechanics of bone grafts and bone substitutes
Biomechanics of cartilage repair
Biomechanics of stem cell treatment and regenerative medicine.<p> </p>