Biomechanics of tendons and ligaments : tissue reconstruction and regeneration / / Johanna Buschmann and Gabriella Meier Bürgisser

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910583454903321
• Autore: Buschmann Johanna, Ph. D.
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Duxford, United Kingdom : , : Woodhead Publishing, , 2017
• ISBN: 0-08-100492-3
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource
• Disciplina: 612.7/57; 612.75
• Soggetti: Connective tissues; Tendons - Mechanical properties; Ligaments - Mechanical properties; Biomechanics; Biomedical materials; Tendon Injuries - surgery; Ligaments - injuries; Ligaments - surgery; Regeneration - physiology; Plastic Surgery Procedures; Biomechanical Phenomena
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di contenuto: Part 1. Fundamentals and biomechanics of tendons and ligaments -- 1. Structure and function of tendon and ligament tissues -- 2. Biomechanical properties of tendons and ligaments in humans and animals -- 3. Mechanobiology of tendons and ligaments -- 4. Experimental methods for measuring tendon and ligament biomechanics -- 5. Imaging of tendons and ligaments in animal models -- Part 2. Repair and regeneration of tendons and ligaments -- 6. Autograft, allograft, and xenograft scaffolds for tendon and ligament repair: materials and biomechanics -- 7. Collagen for tendon and ligament repair: preparartions and biomechanics -- 8. Synthetic polymer scaffolds for tendon and ligament repair: materials and ; biomechanics -- 9. Cell therapies for tendons and ligament repair -- 10. In vitro-in vivo biomechanical performance of tissue-engineered constructs for tendon and ligament repair -- 11. Role of cellular response in the healing process of tendons and ligaments -- 12. Evolving treatments and emerging strategies for tendon and ligament reconstruction.