A5039534172- Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques
- Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes
- Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies
- Sports injuries and prevention
- Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms
- Tendon Structure and Treatment
- Muscle activation and electromyography studies
- Bone fractures and treatments
- Shoulder Injury and Treatment
- Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty
- Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics
- Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation
- Muscle Physiology and Disorders
- Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions
- Elasticity and Material Modeling
- Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management
- Tribology and Wear Analysis
- Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies
- Metal and Thin Film Mechanics
- Polymer Surface Interaction Studies
- Cellular Mechanics and Interactions
- Silk-based biomaterials and applications
- Bone Tissue Engineering Materials
- Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices
- Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications
University of Memphis
2021-2024
Colorado State University
2012-2021
University of Massachusetts Amherst
2018-2021
Bucknell University
2019
Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur
2019
Santokba Durlabhji Memorial hospital
2019
Memorial Hospital
2019
Michigan Technological University
2003-2014
VA Finger Lakes Healthcare System
2014
Weatherford College
2005
As a step towards developing finite element model of the knee that can be used to study how variables associated with meniscal replacement affect tibio-femoral contact, goals this were 1) develop geometrically accurate three-dimensional solid joint special attention given menisci and articular cartilage, 2) determine what extent bony deformations contact behavior, 3) whether constraining rotations other than flexion/extension affects behavior during compressive loading. The included both...
The goal of this study is to quantify changes in knee joint contact behavior following varying degrees the medial partial meniscectomy. A previously validated 3D finite element model was used simulate 11 different meniscectomies. accompanying pressure on superior surface menisci and tibial plateau were quantified as axial strain articular cartilage. percentage meniscus removed linearly correlated with maximum pressure, mean area. lateral hemi-joint minimally affected by simulated location...
Due to ready availability, decreased cost, and freedom from transmissible diseases in humans such as hepatitis AIDS, it would be advantageous use tendon grafts farm animals a substitute for human vitro experiments aimed at improving the outcome of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstructive surgery. Thus objective this study was determine whether an graft composed two loops bovine common digital extensor has same viscoelastic, structural, material properties double loop semitendinosus...
Background: The anterolateral meniscal root (ALMR) has been reported to intricately insert underneath the tibial insertion of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). Previous studies have begun evaluate relationship between areas and risk iatrogenic injuries; however, overlap insertions yet be quantified in sagittal coronal planes. Purpose: To investigate human ACL ALMR using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) quantify Study Design: Descriptive laboratory study. Methods: Ten cadaveric knees were...
Abstract In an effort to prevent degeneration of articular cartilage associated with meniscectomies, both meniscal allografts and synthetic replacements have been studied. A number biomechanical criteria may be important for a replacement restore normal tibiofemoral contact pressure in the knee joint hence clinically successful. One these is geometric similarity. The objectives current study were to: determine sensitivity variables tibial plateau transverse depth width lateral medial...
While much work has previously been done in the modeling of skeletal muscle, no model has, to date, developed that describes mechanical behavior with an explicit strain-energy function associated active response muscle tissue. A is presented herein accommodate this design consideration using a robust dynamical approach. The shows excellent agreement published both and passive length-tension properties muscle.
Subchondral bone is thought to play a significant role in the initiation and progression of post-traumatic osteoarthritis. The goal this study was document changes tibial femoral subchondral that occur as result two lapine models anterior cruciate ligament injury, modified ACL transection model closed-joint traumatic compressive impact model. Twelve weeks post-injury bones were scanned via micro-computed tomography. injured limbs from both showed decreases volume mineral density. Surgical...