Title page -- Preface -- Contents -- Biomechanical Characterisation of Osteosyntheses for Proximal Femur Fractures: Helical Blade Versus Screw -- Development of a Collagen Calcium-Phosphate Scaffold as a Novel Bone Graft Substitute -- Occlusal Convergence and Strain Distribution on the Axial Surface of Cemented Gold Crowns -- Strain Adaptive Bone Remodelling: Influence of the Implantation Technique -- Evaluation of Biaxial Tension Tests of Soft Tissues -- Fundamental Mechanisms of Fatigue and Fracture -- How Do Anisotropy and Age Affect Fatigue and Damage in Cancellous Bone? -- Wear Analysis and Finishing of Bioceramic Implant Surfaces -- Mechanical Problems in Human Hearing -- T-Peel Test for the Analysis of Articular Cartilage Integration -- A Pilot Study for Evaluation of Bond Strength of Orthodontic Brackets to Enamel Using a New Impact Test Machine -- Dynamic Measurement of Intraocular Pressure Using a Mechanical Model of the Human Eye -- Micro-Engineered Remote Palpation Device for Assessing Tissue Compliance -- Modeling and Simulation of an Intelligent ER Force Element for Rehabilitation of Human Hands -- Biomechanical Analysis of Fracture Healing in Guinea-Pigs -- The Behaviour of Fatigue-Induced Microdamage in Compact Bone Samples from Control and Ovariectomised Sheep -- Using Robotic Systems in Order to Determine Biomechanical Properties of Soft Tissues -- Assessing the Quality of Biological Tissues Using Structure-Property Relationships: Macro-Scale Tests on Engineered Phantoms -- Imaging of Tissue Structures and Mechanical Analysis -- Trabecular Bone Remodeling Phenomenon as a Pattern for Structural Optimization -- Numerical Human Models for Accident Research and Safety - Potentials and Limitations -- Human Cortical Bone: The SINUPROS Model -- Unstable Operators in Image Processing -- Bone as a Structural Material: How Good Is It?.

Bone Strength in Pure Bending: Bearing of Geometric and Material Properties -- Bone Quality Issues and Matrix Properties in OP Cancellous Bone -- Author Index.