The Mechanical Adaptations of Bones / / John D. Currey.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton Legacy Lib. eBook Package 1980-1999
• VerfasserIn: Currey, John D.,
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2014]; ©1984
• Year of Publication: 2014
• Edition: Course Book
• Language: English
• Series: Princeton Legacy Library ; 870
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (306 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Preface --; 1.. The Mechanical Properties of Materials and the Structure of Bone --; 2. The Mechanical Properties of Bone --; 3. The Limits of the Mechanical Properties of Bone --; 4. The Shapes of Bones --; 5. Articulations --; 6. Bonesr Tendons, and Muscles --; 7. Safety Factors and Scaling Effects in Bones --; 8. Construction and Reconstruction --; References --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781400853724; 9783110413441; 9783110413595; 9783110442496
• DOI: 10.1515/9781400853724
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: John D. Currey.

This book relates the mechanical and structural properties of bone to its function in man and other vertebrates. John Currey, one of the pioneers of modern bone research, reviews existing information in the field and particularly emphasizes the correlation of the structure of bone with its various uses.Originally published in 1984.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.