The Soft-Hard Tissue Junction

Structure, Mechanics and Function
Erscheinungsjahr 2019
ISBN: 978-1-107-13786-8
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 400 Seiten, Format (B × H): 188 mm x 251 mm, Gewicht: 953 g

Richly illustrated throughout with actual tissue images, this innovative book shows that the soft-hard tissue junction is best understood in a biomechanical context. The authors describe their pioneering experimental methods, providing an essential structure-function framework for computational modelling, and thereby encouraging the development of more realistic, predictive models of this important tissue junction. Covering the three main musculoskeletal junctions of cartilage-bone, disc-vertebra, and ligament/tendon-bone, the relevant soft tissues are examined with respect to both their own inherent structure and their mode of integration with the hard tissue. The soft-hard tissue interface is explored with a focus on structural damage resulting from overloading, and its associated pathologies. Adopting a multiscale approach, ranging in structural resolution from the macro to fibril levels, this is a must-have guide to the field and an ideal resource for researchers seeking new and creative approaches for studying the joint and spine tissues.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Broom, Neil D

Thambyah, Ashvin

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Maschinenbau | Werkstoffkunde Maschinenbau
• Technische Wissenschaften Maschinenbau | Werkstoffkunde Technische Mechanik | Werkstoffkunde
• Technische Wissenschaften Sonstige Technologien | Angewandte Technik Medizintechnik, Biomedizintechnik
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Medizintechnik, Biomedizintechnik, Medizinische Werkstoffe

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part I. The Osteochondral System: 1. General principles relating to the joint tissues and their function; 2. The osteochondral junction; 3. Failure of the osteochondral junction; 4. Shear failure of the osteochondral junction; 5. A large in vivo model exploring extreme physiological loading of the osteochondral tissues; Part II. The Intervertebral Disc-Endplate System: 6. Relevant anatomy and macro-level structure; 7. The elastic fibre component in the disc; 8. Detailed analysis of the disc-endplate system; 9. Structure of the nucleus and its relation to annulus and endplate; 10. Experimental investigation of failure of the annulus-endplate junction region; 11. Endplate involvement in whole disc failure; 12. Micromechanics of failure of the disc-endplate system under realistic loading; Part III. The Enthesis: 13. Tendon and ligament biomechanics; 14. The enthesis: composition, structure and function; 15. Exploring enthesis structure-function relationships; 16. Managing the modulus mismatch.

Über Autor(innen)

Broom, Neil D
Neil D. Broom is a Professor in the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering at the University of Auckland, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand.

Thambyah, Ashvin
Ashvin Thambyah is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering at the University of Auckland.