Musculoskeletal Research: Biomechanics and Biomaterials for the Treatment of Orthopedic Diseases

• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2023
• Subjects: Biotechnology; Technology: general issues; accuracy; acid maltase deficiency; aging cement; allograft spacer; articular cartilage; balance; bending strength; biomechanical analysis; biomechanical study; biomechanical testing; blade plate; bone preparation; carbon dioxide lavage; cement; cement-in-cement; cervical spine surgery; digital templating; elementary geometrical shape models; enzyme replacement therapy; external joint moments; fatigue life; FEM; femoral torsion; femoroacetabular impingement (FAI); finite element; finite element model; gait analysis; glycogenosis type II; gonarthritis; heel strike; hip arthroplasty; hip deformity; hip joint; impingement; indentation; instantaneous modulus; ISO standard; joint arthroplasty; joint loading; joint replacement; kinematics, repeatability; Kirschner wires; knee joint kinematics; knee osteoarthrosis; lateral mass; lateral view; leg alignment; lower extremity; mapping; meniscus; migration; model-based RSA; motion analysis; n/a; optical infrared camera motion capturing system; pain; partial threading; pedicle screws; pelvic orientation; polyethylene wear; postural subsystems; posturography; precision; proximal femoral varization osteotomy; pulsatile lavage; quality of life; range of motion; reliability; revision; roentgen stereophotogrammetric analysis; rolling-sliding mechanism; sagittal pinning; screw side plate; short-stem; spinal fixation; subsidence; supracondylar humeral fracture; surgery; test bench; tissue biomechanics; TKA; toe off; total hip arthroplasty; total knee arthroplasty; unilateral hip osteoarthritis; wear bearing; wear simulator
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 Musculoskeletal research deals with the effects of the orthopedic treatment of pathologies on the biomechanics of the affected areas and on the musculoskeletal system. Biomechanical measurement methods enable the quantitative determination of these influences and allow for an assessment of their extent and size for the patient (in vivo). The range of examination methods is particularly wide in this field of musculoskeletal research. On the one hand, in vitro examinations under laboratory conditions on simplified models, such as artificial bones or specimens from donors, will be implemented. With the help of these models, for example, new biomaterials or implants for the treatment of fractures are often examined for their primary stability or the influence of a joint replacement on the kinematics. In contrast to experimental in vitro studies, numerical methods will be increasingly applied to analyze a large number of implant configurations and loading scenarios. With the method of clinical motion analysis, a comprehensive view of the musculoskeletal system is performed directly in vivo on the patient. For example, it allows for the monitoring and control of therapeutic interventions. These are just a few examples from the field of musculoskeletal research and its methods. They all have the common goal of increasing patient safety. This Special Issue intends to provide the reader with an exciting overview of current research in the field of biomechanical investigations for the treatment of musculoskeletal diseases.