ORTHOPAEDIC RESEARCH
LABORATORY

CURRENT RESEARCH AREAS

Articular Cartilage Ankle/Foot Biomechanics Hand/Wrist Biomechanics Shoulder/Elbow Biomechanics

Knee Detection of Joint Infections Total Joint Arthroplasties

Articular Cartilage

Experimental determination and finite element modelling of the in-vivo mechanical environment of articular cartilage in diarthrodial joints

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Biomechanics of the Ankle/Foot Complex

Mechanics of the foot/ankle complex: length patterns of associated ligaments and tendons kinematics of the joints during simulation of different injuries and clinical treatments Simulation of gait in the cadaveric lower extremity Computational modeling of lower extremity function Experimental and computational simulation of medial malleolar fractures Experimental evaluation of new techniques for calcaneal fracture fixation

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Biomechanics of the Hand/Wrist

Effects of fusion on hand/wrist function Biomechanical performance of improved nerve glues

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Biomechanics of the Shoulder & Elbow

Three-dimensional computational modelling for simulation of mechanical function Stability of reconstruction techniques for elbow injuries Fixation of proximal humeral fractures

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Knee

Fixation techniques for mechanical stability of tibial osteotomies

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Detection of Joint Infections

Expanding a molecular method for the accurate and rapid detection of synovial fluid infections

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Total Joint Arthroplasties

Molecular expression of the cells surrounding total joint arthroplasties in linear versus aggressive osteolysis Cytokine production of circulating blood cells in patients with linear versus aggressive osteolysis Biomechanical evaluation of construct stability for proximal femoral osteotomies Biomechanical comparison of loose versus well-fixed femoral components Biomechanical evaluation of femoral impingement

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