COMPUTATIONAL METHODS IN ORTHOPAEDIC BIOMECHANICS
Wednesday, January 12th, 2011
California State University, Long Beach
Long Beach, California
Program, 19th Annual Symposium on Computational Methods in Orthopaedic Biomechanics
January 12th, 2011
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: John Rasmussen; Aalborg University
8:30 AM - 9:45 AM
Modeling the Inelastic Behavior of Trabecular Bone under Conditions of Confined Compression
Kelly N, McGarry JP - National University of Ireland Galway, Ireland
Development of an Algorithm for the Computation of Cortical Bone Adaptation
Pereira AF, Pitsillides AA, Shefelbine SJ - Imperial College London UK
The Effect of Bone Ingrowth Depth on the Shear and Tensile Strength of the Implant-Bone Interface
Tarala M, Waanders D, Biemond JE, Janssen D, Verdonshot N - Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Troyer KL, Puttlitz CM - Colorado State University, Fort Collins, USA
Evaluation of Mesh Morphing and Mapping Techniques in Patient Specific Modeling of the Human Pelvis
Salo Z, Whyne C - Sunnybrook Health Science Center, Toronto, Canada
Session II ARTICULATING JOINT BIOMECHANICS
Moderators: Koichi Kobayashi; Harvard University
10:15 AM - 11:30 AM
A Three-Dimensional Porous Media Contact Analysis of Total Meniscectomy
Kazemi M, Li LP - University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada
In-Vitro Evaluation of Hip Joint Contact Areas During Pivoting Motion
Signorelli C, Lopomo N, Bonanzinga T, Giordano G, De Momi E, Zaffagnini S, Safran MR, Ferrigno G - Politecnico di Milano, Milano, Italy
Johnson JE, Lee S-P, McIff TE, Toby EB, Fischer KJ - University of Kansas Medical Center, Kanas City, USA
An Expedited Approach for Patient-Specific Articular Joint Contact Stress Evaluation
Kern AM, Anderson DD, Brown TD - University of Iowa, Iowa City, USA
Kwon T-H, Barry MJ, Dhaher YY - Northwestern University, Evanston, USA
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Lunch
Session III SPINE BIOMECHANICS
Moderators: Cari Whyne; University of Toronto
1:00 PM - 2:15 PM
Correlation of Strain Pattern with Spinal Cord Tissue Damage in a Rat Cervical Spine Model
Russell C, Choo AMT, Tetzlaff W, Chung TE, Oxland TR - University of British Columbia, Canada
Kang KT, Jang JW, Lee K-II, Chun H-J, Kim H-J, Lee J-M - Yonsei University Seoul, Korea
Unnikrishnan GU, Morgan EF - Boston University, Boston, USA
Digital Volume Correlation of a Rabbit Vertebra under Axial Loading
Gilchrist S, Guy P, Cripton P - University of British Columbia, Canada
Numerical Simulation of Spinal Kinematics after low Amplitude High Speed Impact
Session IV FRACTURE MECHANICS
Moderators: Ara Nazarian; Havard University
2:45 - 4:00 PM
A Finite Element Study of Fracture Patterns in Human Scaphoid Bone
Munsif MA, Jahyaraman G, Sepoori M - Michigan Technological University, Houghton, USA
Determinants of Finite Element Predicted Fracture Strength of the Distal Radius
Edwards WB, Troy KL - University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, USA
Helgason B, Gilchrist S, Chak J, Ferguson SJ, Guy P, Cripton P - University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Computational Investigation of Cortical Bone Failure Mechanism during Screw Pullout
Feerick EM, Mullett H, FitzPatrick D, McGarry JP - National University of Ireland Galway, Ireland
Fracture Mechanics Study of Microcrack Deflection at Cement Lines in Cortical Bone
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Michael Liebschner, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Director Bio-Innovations Department of Neurosurgery Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX E-Mail: Liebschner@bcm.edu |
Christian Puttlitz, Ph.D. ?Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering Colorado State University E-Mail: puttlitz@engr.colostate.edu |


