MAE 5690 - Clinical Biomechanics of Musculoskeletal Tissues

(crosslisted)
(also BME 5690)

Spring. 3 credits.

Prerequisites: ENGRD 2020, MAE 2120, and MAE 3250, or permission of instructor.

Staff.

Review physiology and biomechanics of musculoskeletal tissues, focusing on skeletal muscle, ligament, and tendon and the relationship between the structure and mechanical function. Apply mechanics of materials to evaluate and solve clinical problems of musculoskeletal tissue. Determine how the tissues adapt to injury and degenerative changes.

Outcome 1: Students will understand physiology and biomechanics of musculoskeletal tissues.

Outcome 2: Be able to apply mechanical engineering principles to analyze a mechanically relevant medical problem.

Outcome 3: Be able to develop a research proposal about some specific clinical problems of musculoskeletal tissues, and present it in written and oral forms.

Outcome 4: Read research papers and discuss their content with others.