Orthopedic Bio-Mechanics

Discovering and potentially optimising the mechanical stresses experienced by normal, sick, injured, or surgically treated bones, joints, and soft tissues is the goal of orthopaedic biomechanics. Two groups of professionals, orthopaedic surgeons and biomechanical engineers, have a strong influence on this field of study. Patients are treated by orthopaedic surgeons who perform treatments such as total or partial joint replacement, bone fracture repair, soft tissue repair, limb deformity correction, and bone tumour excision. Biomechanical engineers work on the cutting edge of technology, discovering the fundamental mechanical properties of human tissues, designing and testing the structural stress limitations of orthopaedic implants, and developing new and superior biological and artificial biomaterials. The nature of this field is multidisciplinary. Engineers, orthopaedic surgeons, physical therapists, and other allied specialists with an interest in how to protect and strengthen the skeleton and its connected tissues can all contribute to research.

• Thermographic Stress Analysis
• Experimental stress analysis
• Nanotechnology in Orthopedics
• Computational models and limitations