| Orthopaedic Biomechanics: MEEG 483/683 | |||||
| Tentative Syllabus | |||||
| Mechanical Engineering 483/683 | Fall 2003 | ||||
| Gore 304; MW 2:30-3:45 | |||||
| Professor: Tom Buchanan, Ph.D., buchanan@udel.edu | |||||
| Office hours: SPC 201D, MW 4:00-5:00, (302) 831-2410 | |||||
| # | Wk | Dy | Date | Topic | |
| 1 | 1 | W | 3-Sep | Class Overview/Anatomical coordinates | |
| 2 | 2 | M | 8-Sep | Connective tissue physiology | |
| 3 | 2 | W | 10-Sep | Stress | |
| 4 | 3 | M | 15-Sep | Strain/Mechanical properties of bone | |
| 5 | 3 | W | 17-Sep | Bone remodeling | |
| 6 | 4 | M | 22-Sep | Mechanical adaptability of bone | |
| 7 | 4 | W | 24-Sep | Exam #1 | Paper Topic(s) due |
| 8 | 5 | M | 29-Sep | Total joint replacement | |
| 9 | 5 | W | 1-Oct | Cartilage & joint lubrication | |
| 10 | 6 | M | 6-Oct | Viscoelastic theory: basic equations & creep | |
| 11 | 6 | W | 8-Oct | Stress relaxation, the QLV Theory | |
| 12 | 7 | M | 13-Oct | Ligament | |
| 13 | 7 | W | 15-Oct | Tendon | |
| 14 | 8 | M | 20-Oct | Orthopaedic surgery demo | |
| 15 | 8 | W | 22-Oct | 683 Presentations | |
| 16 | 9 | M | 27-Oct | Fall break | |
| 17 | 9 | W | 29-Oct | Motor units & the EMG | |
| 18 | 10 | M | 3-Nov | Exam #2 | Paper Outline & Bibliography due |
| 19 | 10 | W | 5-Nov | Muscle length-tension, force velocity, Hill eqn | |
| 20 | 11 | M | 10-Nov | Coordinate systems & measurement of motion | |
| 21 | 11 | W | 12-Nov | Knee & hip biomechanics | |
| 22 | 12 | M | 17-Nov | Guest Lecture | |
| 23 | 12 | W | 19-Nov | Elbow & wrist biomechanics | |
| 24 | 13 | M | 24-Nov | Gait analysis | |
| 25 | 13 | W | 26-Nov | Gait lab | |
| 26 | 14 | M | 1-Dec | Exam #3 | |
| 27 | 14 | W | 3-Dec | Student Presentations #1 | |
| 28 | 15 | M | 8-Dec | Student Presentations #2 | |
| 29 | 15 | W | 10-Dec | Student Presentations #3 | |
| Term papers (483 & 683) due on Thursday December 11 at 12:00 pm | |||||