Contributions on the Functional Anatomy of the Locomotor Apparatus
First Statement of Responsibility
by Friedrich Pauwels.
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Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Berlin, Heidelberg
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
1980
CONTENTS NOTE
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1. The Fracture of the Femoral Neck. A Mechanical Problem --; 2. Biomechanics of Fracture Healing --; 3. Stressing of the Pelvis and Especially of the Pelvic Joints. Contribution to Its Explanation --; 4. The Principles of Construction of the Locomotor System. Their Significance for the Stressing of the Tubular Bones --; 5. The Mechanical Significance of the Gross Structure of the Cortex in Normal and Pathologically Bent Tubular Bones --; 6. Principles of Construction of the Lower Extremity. Their Significance for the Stressing of the Skeleton of the Leg --; 7. Significance of the Muscular Forces for the Regulation of the Stressing of the Tubular Bone During Movement of the Limb --; 8. The Static Significance of the Linea Aspera --; 9. Critical Examination of the Work of Roux: 'Description and Explanation of a Bony Ankylosis of the Knee' --; 10. The Significance of the Mechanical Factors Acting on the Elbow Joint for the Carrying Capacity of the Flexed Upper Limb --; 11. On the Distribution of the Density of Cancellous Bone in the Upper End of the Femur and Its Significance for the Theory of the Functional Structure of Bone --; 12. The Functional Adaptation of Bone Through Growth in Length --; 13. The Structure of the Superficial Fibre Layer of the Articular Cartilage of the Glenoid Cavity as an Example of an Embodied Stress Field --; 14. A New Theory Concerning the Influence of Mechanical Stimuli on the Differentiation of the Supporting Tissues --; 15. The Distribution of Pressure in the Elbow Joint Together with Fundamental Remarks on Joint Pressure --; 16. The Significance of a Tension Band for the Stressing of the Tubular Bone with Application to Compression Osteosynthesis --; 17. Contribution to the Study of Functional Adaptation of the Cortex of a Tubular Bone. An Examination of Three Femora Deformed by Rickets --; 18. Biomechanics of Bone Grafting --; 19. Short Survey of the Mechanical Stressing of Bone and Its Significance for Functional Adaptation --; 20. The Significance of the Medullary Cavity for the Mechanical Stressing of the Tubular Bone --; 21. A Clinical Observation as Example and Proof of Functional Adaptation of the Bone Through Longitudinal Growth --; 22. On the Modelling Effect of the Functional Adaptation of the Bone.
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Translated from the German, completely revised and enlarged, incl. 7 new chapters.