Program, 18th Annual Symposium on Computational Methods in Orthopaedic Biomechanics
March 5th, 2010

7:30 AM - 8:20 AM Registration & Breakfast

8:20 AM - 8:30 AM Symposium Opening Remarks

Session I  COMPUTER MODELING AND ALGORITHM DEVELOPMENT 
Moderators: Nicole Grosland, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

                  Brandon Santoni, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Semi-Automated Block Definitions in Multi-Block Finite Element Meshing
Ramme AJ, Shivanna KH, Magnotta VM, Grosland NM

Development of a Finite Element Model of the Tibia for Short-Duration High-Force Axial Impact Loading
Quenneville CE, Dunning CE

A Computational Framework to Guide Neuromuscular Rehabilitation Protocols Following ACL Reconstruction
Barry MJ, Kwon TH, Dhaher YY

Computer Modeling of the Motion and Ligaments of the Sacro-Iliac Spine

Moulton DL, Buford WL, Gugala Z, Lindsay RW

 

Comparison of a Biofidelic Finite Element Model to an ATD Finite Element Model for Assessing Knee-Thigh-Hip Injuries

Heath D, Silvestri C, Ruparel T, Ray M

9:45 AM - 10:15 AM Break

Session II  CARTILAGE BIOMECHANICS        
Moderators: Michael Morlock, TUHH Hamburg University of Technology, Hamburg, Germany

                  Mack Gardner-Morse, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT

10:15 AM - 11:30 AM

Biphasic Lubrication of Cartilage Modeled using a Friction Coefficient Dependent on the Instantaneous Fluid Load Support

Stops A, Pawaskar S, Wilcox R, Jin Z

 

Effects of Mechanical Loading and Endplate Calcification on the Distribution of Glucose in the Intervertebral Disc

Jackson AR, Huang C-Y, Gu WY

 

Finite Element Model of the Knee with Collagen Fiber Network and Fluid Pressurization

Gu KB, Li LP

 

Evaluation of Sliding Indentation, and Innovative Loading Regime for Cartilage Tissue Engineering

Khoshgoftar M, van Donkelaar CC, Ito K

 

Effects of Shear and Compression Stimulation on Tissue-Engineered Cartilage – A Finite Element Study Validated by Measurements in a Bioreactor

Hoenig E, Paetzold H, Huber G, Geber de Uhlenbrock A, Bishop N, Winkler T, Schilling AF, Morlock MM

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Lunch

Session III  IMPLANT AND FRACTURE BIOMECHANICS        
Moderators: Victor Kosmopoulos, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX

                  Jenni Buckley, University of California, San Francisco, CA

1:00 PM - 2:15 PM

The use of a Locking vs. Non-Locking Plate in a Distal Radius Endoprosthesis for Canine Limb Sparing

Shetye SS, Puttlitz CM

 

Probabilistic Failure Analysis of Locking Compression Plating vs. Intramedullary Nailing for the Treatment of Distal Femur Fractures

Salas C, Tai F, Mercer D, DeCoster TA, Reda Taha MM

 

A Finite Element Evaluation of Two-Level Disc Replacement in the Lumbar Spine

Ayturk UM, Patel V, Puttlitz CM

 

Implementation of Asymmetric Yielding in Case Specific Finite Element Models Improves the Prediction of Femoral Fracture Risk

Derikx LC, Vis R, Meinders T, Verdonschot N, Tanck E

 

Mixed-Mode Behavior of the Cement-Bone Interface: A Finite Element Study

Waanders D, Janssen D, Bertoldi K, Mann KA, Verdonschot N

2:15 PM - 2:45 PM Break

Session IV  COMPUTATIONAL BONE MECHANICS AND TISSUE REMODELING        
Moderators: Kirk McGilvray, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO

                 Cari Whyne, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

2:45 - 4:00 PM

Determination of Physiological External Loading Conditions Based on Bone Morphology

Christen P, van Rietbergen B, Webster DJ, Müller R, Ito K

 

Towards Validation of Computational Analyses of Peri-Implant Strains: A Feasibility Study using Experimentally Obtained Strain Maps

Basler SE, Mueller TL, Christen D, Wirth AJ, Müller R, van Lenthe GH

 

Automated Quantitative Analysis of Metastatic Disease in Rat Spine: The Effect of Stereological Model and Spatial Resolution

Hojjat SP, Whyne CM

 

Bone Remodeling Formatulations to Aid Dental Implant Applications

Carreira C, de Sousa C, Gaspar J, Bartolo P, Alves N, Almeida H, Capela C, Frazão J

 

Simulating the Role of Actin Cytoskeleton Remodeling in the Shearing of Chondrocytes

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM Poster Presentation and Reception