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The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery 80:1402 (1998)
© 1998 The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.

Book Review

BASIC ORTHOPAEDIC BIOMECHANICS. ED. 2. Edited by Van C. Mow and Wilson C. Hayes. Philadelphia, Lippincott-Raven, 1997. $89.00, 514 pp.

A. Seth Greenwald, D.Phil.(Oxon)

Scarcely seven years have passed since the publication of the first edition of this text. This new edition is a celebration of the rapid strides that have been made in our understanding of musculoskeletal biomechanics and in the design and evaluation of joint-arthroplasty components. The text has been carefully crafted into twelve very readable chapters, each with its own table of contents. The editors have enlisted the expertise and collective knowledge of scientists and engineers who are on the cutting edge of this advancing discipline. Despite the seemingly erudite introduction, this is a text primarily for students of the craft, and it will also be useful to scientists and surgical practitioners. Such versatility is testimony to the obvious efforts of the authors.

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