— Soft Tissue Mechanics

Prerequisites & course information

Course Description: Presentation of structure and function of musculoskeletal soft tissues: cartilage, tendon, ligament, meniscus, and intervertebral disc. Instruction in engineering principals governing the mechanical behavior of these tissues: viscoelasticity, quasilinear viscoelasticity, and biphasic theory. Learning Activities: Lecture 4 hour(s). Grade Mode: Letter. Learning Activities: Lecture 4 hour(s). Grade Mode: Letter.