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Time: Tuesdays
and Thursdays from
7:00
to
8:15 pm
Instructor: Prof. Edward S. Neumann, PhD, PE,
CP
(895-1072, Neumann@ce.unlv.edu)
MEG 795
Orthopedic Biomechanics will provide a background in orthopedic
science for those who have clinical, scientific, or engineering
interests in the biomechanics of the musculo-skeletal system, the
effects of orthopedic injury and disability on human performance,
quantitative gait assessment using human motion analysis
systems, the design of prosthetic joints and other devices and
techniques for repairing or replacing damaged bone and tissue,
orthopedic surgical procedures, and tissue engineering.
Speakers
include the following orthopedic surgeons and specialists, and
additional speakers will give presentations: Gregory Bigler, MD;
Paul Canale, MD; Bingmei Fu, PhD, Assist. Prof. Mechanical
Engineering; John Mercer, PhD, Assist. Prof. Kinesiology; Fred
Redfern, MD; Mohamed Trabia, PhD, Prof. Mechanical Engineering;
Thomas Vater, DO.
Topics
*Common Orthopedic Pathologies
*Analysis of Muscle and Joint Loads and Musculoskeletal
Dynamics
*Human Motion Analysis and Pathological Gait Assessment
*Biomechanical Properties of Bone, Cartilage, Tendons, &
Ligaments
*Biomechanics & Pathomechanics of the Spine, Hip, and
Knee
*Artificial Hip and Knee Joints – Engineering Design and
Surgical Procedures
*Fracture Fixation – Engineering Design and Surgical
Procedures
*Illizarov Technique
*Bone & Cartilage Regeneration and Replacement
*Tendon and Ligament Healing and Repair
*Rapid Prototyping
Recommended Texts
1. Michael Whittle. Gait
Analysis – An Introduction, 3rd edition.
Butterworth-Heineman,
2002.
2. Margareta Nordin and Victor Frankel. Basic Biomechanics of the Musculoskeletal
System. Williams & Wilkins, 1989.
3. Van C. Mow and Wilson C. Hayes. Basic Orthopedic Biomechanics, 2nd edition.
Lippincott-Raven, 1997.
To
register: Use the UNLV
on-line registration at www.unlv.edu/pubs/Class_Schedule/
The
course is listed under Mechanical Engineering, course no. 18137
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