1 Introduction to Biomechanics：Basic Terminology and Concepts&Nihat Ozkaya and Dawn Leger 2
Appendix The International System of Measurement （Le Systeme International d’Unites）&Dennis R.Carter 16
PART 1 Biomechanics of Tissues and Structures of the Musculoskeletal System 24
2 Biomechanics of Bone&Victor H.Frankel and Margareta Nordin 24
3 Biomechanics of Articular Cartilage&Clark T.Hung and Van C.Mow 60
4 Biomechanics of Tendons and Ligaments&Angela Lis，Carlo de Castro，and Margareta Nordin 102
5 Biomechanics of Peripheral Nerves and Spinal Nerve Roots&Bjorn Rydevik，Goran Lundborg，Kjell Olmarker，and Robert R.Myers 128
6 Biomechanics of Skeletal Muscle&Tobias Lorenz and Marco Campello 150
PART 2 Biomechanics of Joints 180
7 Biomechanics of the Knee&Victor H.Frankel，Margareta Nordin，and Peter S.Walker 180
8 Biomechanics of the Hip&Ali Sheikhzadeh，Owen Kendall，and Victor Frankel 206
9 Biomechanics of the Foot and Ankle&Marshall Hagins and Evangelos Pappas 224
10 Biomechanics of the Lumbar Spine&Shira Schecter Weiner，Florian Brunner，and Margareta Nordin 254
11 Biomechanics of the Cervical Spine&Ronald Moskovich 286
12 Biomechanics of the Shoulder&Charles J.Jordan，Laith M.Jazrawi，and Joseph D.Zuckerman 322
13 Biomechanics of the Elbow&Laith M.Jazrawi，Joseph D.Zuckerman，Brett H.Young，and Michael S.Day 344
14 Biomechanics of the Wrist and Hand&Ann E.Barr and Jane Bear-Lehman 364
PART 3 Applied Biomechanics 396
15 Biomechanics of Fracture Fixation&Frederick J.Kummer 396
16 Biomechanics of Arthroplasty&Kharma C.Foucher，Markus A.Wimmer，and Gunnar B.J.Andersson 404
17 Biomechanics of Gait&Sherry I.Backus，Allison M.Brown，and Ann E.Barr 426
Index 445