Bioengineering Laboratory - Education

The educational mission of the lab covers:
1) Basic Science Resident Education
2) Resident Projects
3) Medical Student Projects
4) Undergraduate Engineering Courses
5) Undergraduate Special Investigations
6) Graduate Student Projects/Thesis
7) Summer internships.

Basic Science Resident Education
The lab provides instruction to the Orthopaedic resident in the area of orthopaedic biomechanics as part of their Basic Science curriculum. This typically entails three lectures per year.

Undergraduate Engineering
The lab Director has taught the following Biomechanics courses in the Brown University Division of Engineering: Biomechanics, EN121(1997); Solids Biomechanics, EN194S03 (1996); Biomechanics, EN121 (1995); EN2980 (2007). Each semester the lab supports engineering students enrolled in a special investigation course for design/research: EN195 and EN196.

Resident / Fellow Projects
Orthopaedic Resident and Fellow Project Advisor and Collaborator
Arcand, Nicole	Radiographic density gradients in spine tumors
Calfee, Ryan	Effect of wrist fusion on carpal kinematics
Bliss, Jake	Patient positioning and pelvic obliquity druing total hip replacement
Campbell, Robert	Carbonated beverage consumption and skeletal development
Hur, John	Stability of acetabular reconstruction systems
Nickisch, Florian	Radiofrequency epiphysiodesis
Brooks, Jeff	Scapular rotation and acromial morphology
Alford, Winslow	Reduction of stress risers following bone screw removal
Dennison, David	Metacarpal fracture fixation and scaphoid fracture fixation
Eberson, Craig	Ultrasound stimulation after distraction osteogenesis
Pacicca, Donna	The effect of weight-bearing on consolidation after distraction     osteogenesis
Belanger, Michael	Menstrual cycle, exercise and knee laxity, and Estrogen effects on ligament
Staebler, Michael	Quasi-static and impact loading and bone strain in the distal radius
Voss, Lynn	Recovery after nerve crush injury
Radomisli, Tim	The effect of weight-bearing on the early healing of distraction osteogenesis
Abate, Joe	Patellar tendon tabularization

Orthopaedic Resident Research Project Advisor and Collaborator
1992	Krestler, J	A muscle contusion injury model in the rat.
1993	Krummins, P	Exercise alters In vivo knee kinematics
	Brown, R	Scaphoid stiffness is affected by wrist exercise.
1994	Mermelstein, LE	The reinforcement of cancellous bone screws with calcium phosphate cement.
1997	Staebler, M	The effects of wrist guards on bone strain.
	Belanger M	The relationships between menstrual cycle and joint laxity.
	Kalandiak, S	In vivo shoulder kinematics.
1998	Galvin, D	Effects of SLIL on 3D carpal kinematics In vivo.
2000	Alford, W	Reduction of stress concentration from screw holes in bone.
2001	Greisberg, J	Cord lengthening in rehabilitation of ankle injuries.
	Kang, L	In vivo Kinematics of the Scaphotrapeziotrapezoidal Joint.
2002	Alford, W	Reduction of stress concentration from screw holes in bone.
	Green, D	Multidirectional bending properties of the human lumbar intervertebral disc.
	Muirhead, B	Rat Locomotion
	Schiller, J	Limb Lengthening
	Brooks, J	Measuring Acromial Angle in fixed radiographs.
	Dennison, D	Scaphoid Fixation
2003	Schiller & Brooks	Carpal Kinematics & Carpal Tunnel Release
	Nickish, F	Radiofrequency Ablation
2004	Langer, P	Lateral ankle stability after talar process fracture.
	Tashjian, R	In vitro shoulder stability following massive rotator cuff tears.
	Ritter, M	Neuromuscular control in the knee following local anesthetic.
2005	Tocci, S	Rotator cuff injuries.

Orthopaedic resident research project advisor
2004	Walsh, E	Thumb portal study.
	Banerjee, R	In vivo graft tension study, goats.
2005	Bradley, M	ACL graft tension cadaver study.
	Langer, P	Lateral ankle stability after talar process fracture.
	Tashjian, R	Evaluation of tear size on fixation strength in rotator cuff repairs.
	Ritter, M	ACL perturbation study.
2006	Tocci, S	Rotator cuff injuries.
	Rey, J	Volumetric determination of the meniscus through MRI imaging.
	Mechrefe, A	Guinea pig OA & lubrication study.
	Langer, P	In vitro evaluation of fragment excision on subtalar contact stress.
2007	Plante, M	Double bundle versus single bundle ACL reconstruction.
	Monchik, K	Optimizing the footprint of the rotator cuff repair.
	Teeple, E	Coefficient of friction of the guinea pig knee.
	Fitzgibbons, P	Joint kinematics following a meniscal root tear.

Undergraduate Engineering
Undergraduate Teaching Research Assistantship
1997	Neu C	Development of a standardized testing methodology for wrist guards
1998	Torres K	The role of ski boot design in soft tissue knee injuries
2000	Sonenblum SE	Impact behavior of coconut fiber
2001	Sonenblum SE	Carpal kinematics – scapholunate interosseous ligament tears
2003	Uber B	Mechanical performance assessment of bats
2004	Kelly K	Coefficient of friction in knee joints
2006	Gilbert S	CTX Validation for in vivo applications
2006	Wang, E	The mechanics of lacrosse throwing

Graduate and Undergraduate Theses
Bachelor of Science (Honors Thesis)
1996	Dunn, TC	Wave velocity in ligamentous tissue.
1997	Kho, L	Design of an apparatus to study the dynamic properties of baseballs.
2000	Saul, K	Regulating baseball bat performance: the development and analysis of two systems for study.
2002	Lease, L	Quantification of Carpal Dimensions: the Scaphoid, Lunate, Trapezoid, and Captiate.
2002	Miller, M	Three-dimensional in vitro vertebral kinematics: an accuracy study.
2003	Nicholas, B	Optical determination of strain on a gel foam sponge in the bio-stretch cell culture stretching system.
2004	Kahn, D	Constructing a dominant negative matrilin transgene: analysis of cartilage matrix adhesions.
2006	Vasu, A	The Effects of Dynamic Compression and Shear Loading on Chondrocytes.

Bachelor of Arts (Honors Thesis)
2004	Uber, B	An analysis of the mechanical properties of the lumbar spine: a novel approach.

Masters of Science
1997	Sebastian, T	Segmentation algorithms for wrist bones from CT volume images.
1999	Neu, C	Three-dimensional In vivo carpal kinematics: methodology, accuracy and application.
1999	Penna, L	Measuring Baseball Bat Performance: An Analysis of the Measurement Systems Used in Two Baseball Bat Performance Studies.
2000	Torres, K	Development and Design of an Apparatus for Measuring Snowboard Boot & Binding Stiffness
2000	Pike, S	Carpal Bone Postures and Motions Are Abnormal In Both Wrists Of Patients With Unilateral Scapholunate Interosseous Ligament Tears
2003	Sonenblum, S	In vivo motion of the scaphotrapezio-trapezoidal (STT) joint.
2003	Spenciner, D	Multi-directional bending properties of the human lumbar intervertebral disc.
2003	Coburn, J	The quantification of in vivo carpal kinematics.
2003	Choi, J	Validation of head impact recording technology.
2004	Zarda, B	Dynamic characteristics of American Football Helmets
2005	Fujita, L	Development and validation of a test apparatus for fatigue testing of spinal implants.
2005	Drewniak, E	Prevention of commotio cordis.
2007	Curran, P	Development and Validation of the MTx Motion Tracking Suit.
2007	Wang, E	Sc.M:  Masters Graduate Student

Thesis Advisor (Masters of Medical Science
1991	Gellman, RE	Muscle strain injury.
1992	Wang, P	Helical Axes of Motion of the Cervical Spine.
1993	Heinen, GT	Development of a muscle contusion model in the rat.
1994	Hentel, KD	Contour tracking using curvature.
1995	Gupta, A	Fluoroscopic evaluation of the scaphoid shift test.
1995	Choi, J	Correlations between histology, function, and MRI in a contusion model.
1995	Jackson, W	The effect of activated muscle on impact response.
2000	Alsheik, N	The effect of lateral bending stress on the fatigue life of an anatomically neutral MCP joint prosthesis.
2004	Leventhal, E	Fellowship: Normal & abnormal in vivo bone motion.
2004	Drewniak, L	Dynamic and mechanical properties of lacrosse balls and Prevention of Commotio Cordis.
2005	Leventhal, E	Orthopedics Department – supported internship.