Cornell University
Spring 2001

Course information

• Lectures: MWF 12:20-1:10 in Upson 211
• Textbook: Skeletal Tissue Mechanics, Martin, Burr & Sharkey, Springer Verlag, 1998
• Homework: assigned & due weekly
  Homework #3 figures below
• Examinations: 2 in-class exams, cumulative final

  Exam I: February 26

  Exam II: April 9

  Review Session & Slope Day makeup: Tuesday 8 May 3:00 - 5:00

  Final Exam: 3:00 - 5:30, Friday 11 May, Upson 207 & 215

Literature Links

Engineering Library: convenient Electronic Resources links to Medline, Elsevier online
For Elsevier online, choose group-wide login/journals/clinical medicine/orthopaedics

Veterinary Library: alphabetical list of electronic journals

PubMed: administered by the National Library of Medicine, like MedLine but with journal links when available

Anatomy Links

Gray's Anatomy: Anatomy of the human body, Henry Gray 1918, classic anatomy text

eSkeletons: interactive skeleton viewer

DAVID: Online Atlas of Human Anatomy, easiest via index-linked classification

Musculoskeletal radiology of fractures: interactive look at fractures by Dr. Gentili at UCLA

The Changing Concept of Operative Fracture Fixation: powerpoint talk with RealAudio

Fracture Fixation lecture: overview of different methods with figures

Histology Links

Blue Histology: Department of Anatomy and Human Biology, University of Western Australia

Bone Anatomy and Cell Biology (Roach) European Calcified Tissue Society Review

Bone Tutorial: ClydeNet, University of Glasgow, bone growth animation

Cartilage & bone: Texas Tech Department of Cell Biology & Biochemistry

Bone Remodeling Links

BMU-based Remodeling: Dr. Susan Ott's web site with remodeling animations

Osteoporosis: related web-site by Dr Ott

Remodeling & Adaptation of Bone: lecture notes by Dr. Mark Forwood, University of Queensland

Cartilage & Soft Tissues:

Biphasic Theory website: online tutorial site at Columbia

Tissue Engineering:

Biotech Bodies: Business Week cover story

Growing New Organs: Scientific American feature article by Mooney & Mikos

WTEC Workshop Tissue Engineering Research in Europe, Japan, and the United States

Pittsburgh Tissue Engineering Initiative

Homework #3 Figures:

Problem 3.2: (Sogaard et al. 1994)
Problem 3.3:
Problem 3.4: (Borah et al. 2001)

Other information of interest?

Engineering 501 Bioengineering Seminar

Biophysics Seminars

Colloquia and Seminars, campus master list for physics and related fields

NIH Image: public domain image processing and analysis program for the Macintosh;
PC version also available from Scion (linked here)

Organization Links

American Society of Biomechanics

American Society of Bone & Mineral Research

National Osteoporosis Foundation

Orthopaedic Research Society

Osteovision

Biomechanics Worldwide

BMEnet