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Biomechanics is a compound word derived from mechanics and biology. Mechanics is the area of science that is concerned with the behavior of physical bodies when subjected to forces or displacements. Biomechanics in particular focuses on the application of mechanics to living matter, at the organ, tissue, or cellular level. This is a very broad classification covering a wide area of topics of interest. In this chapter our focus is on the biomechanics of traumatic brain injury (TBI) as occurring in sports. Before proceeding further, it is appropriate to define TBI:
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Eliasson, V., Koumlis, S. (2019). Traumatic Brain Injury: Models and Mechanisms of Traumatic Brain Injury. In: Pallis, J., McNitt-Gray, J., Hung, G. (eds) Biomechanical Principles and Applications in Sports. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-13467-9_10
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