Laboratory Directory

CURRENT APPOINTMENT

Laboratory Director, Medical Education and Research Institute of Colorado

Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

CONTACT INFORMATION

Medical Education and Research Institute of Colorado

3920 North Union Blvd., Suite 210

Colorado Springs, CO 80907

phone: (719) 548-8850, ext 101

fax: (719) 548-8876

e-mail: elias@meric.info

PUBLICATIONS

Refereed Manuscripts

1. Elias, J.J., Brunski, J.B., Scarton, H.A.: A dynamic modal testing technique for non-invasive assessment of bone-dental implant interfaces. Int J Oral Maxillofac Implants 11(6):728-734, 1996.
    
2. Duda, G.N., Elias, J.J., Valdevit, A.D.C., Chao, E.Y.S.: Locking strength of Morse tapers used for modular segmental bone defect replacement prostheses. Biomed Mater Eng 7: 277-284, 1997.
    

3. Elias, J.J., DesJardins, J.D., Faust, A.F., Lietman, S.A., Chao, E.Y.S.: Size and position of a single condyle allograft influence knee kinematics. J Orthop Res 17:540-545, 1999.
    

4. Elias, J.J., Nagao, M., Chu, Y.-H., Carbone, J.J., Lennox, D.W., Chao, E.Y.S: Medial cortex strain distribution during noncemented total hip arthroplasty. Clin Orthop Rel Res 370: 250-258, 2000.
    
5. Chu, Y.-H., Elias, J.J., Duda, G.N., Frassica, F.J., Chao, E.Y.S.: Stress and micromotion in the taper lock joint of a modular segmental bone replacement prosthesis. J Biomech 33:1175-1179, 2000.
    
6. Elias, J.J., Frassica, F.J., Chao, E.Y.S.: The open section effect in a long bone with a longitudinal defect: a theoretical modeling study J Biomech 33:1517-1522, 2000.
    
7. Fung, M., Kato, S., Barrance, P.J., Elias, J.J., McFarland, E.G., Chao, E.Y.: Scapular and clavicular kinematics during humeral elevation: A study with cadavers. J Shoulder Elbow Surg 10(3):278-85, 2001
    
8. Mizuno, Y., Kumagai, M., Mattessich, S.M., Elias, J.J., Ramrattan, N., Cosgarea, A.J., Chao, E.Y.S.: Q-angle influences tibiofemoral and patellofemoral kinematics. J Orthop Res 19: 834-840, 2001
    
9. Mont, M.A., Jones, L.C., Elias, J.J., Inoue, N., Yoon TR, Chao, E.Y.S., Hungerford, D.S.: Strut autografting with and without osteogenic protein-1: a preliminary study of a canine femoral head defect model. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 83-A:1013-22, 2001.
    
10. Mofid, M.M., Manson, P.N., Robertson, B.C., Tufaro, A.P., Elias, J.J., Vander Kolk, C.A.: Craniofacial distraction osteogenesis: A review of 3278 cases. Plast Reconstr Surg 108:1103-14, 2001
     
11. Kumagai, M., Mizuno, Y., Mattessich, S.M., Elias, J.J., Cosgarea, A.J.: Posterior cruciate ligament rupture alters in vitro knee kinematics. Clin Orthop Rel Res 395: 241-248, 2002
     
12. Mofid, M.M., Dellon, A.L., Elias, J.J., Nahabedian, M.Y.: Quantitation of breast sensitivity following reduction mammaplasty: a comparison of inferior and medial pedicle techniques. Plast Reconstr Surg 109: 2283-2288, 2002
     
13. Elias, J.J., Kumagai, M., Mitchell, I., Mizuno, Y., Mattessich, S.M., Webb, J.D., Chao, E.Y.: In vitro kinematic patterns are similar for a fixed platform and a mobile bearing prosthesis. J Arthroplasty 17: 467-74, 2002
     
14. Elias, J.J., Faust, A.F., Chu, Y.-H., Chao, E.Y., Cosgarea, A.J.: The soleus muscle acts as an agonist for the anterior cruciate ligament: an in vitro experimental study. Am J Sports Med 31: 241-6, 2003
     
15. Elias, J.J., Wilson, D.R., Adamson, R., Cosgarea A.J.: Evaluation of a computational model used to predict the patellofemoral contact pressure distribution. J Biomech 37: 295-302, 2004
     
16. Elias, J.J., Mattessich, S.M., Kumagai, M., Mizuno, Y., Cosgarea, A.J., Chao, E.Y.: In Vitro Characterization of the Relationship between the Q-angle and the Lateral Component of the Quadriceps Force. Proc Inst Mech Eng [H] 218:63-7, 2004
     
17. Elias, J.J., Cech, J.A., Weinstein, D.M., Cosgarea, A.J.: Reducing the lateral force acting on the patella does not consistently decrease patellofemoral pressures. Am J Sports Med 32: 1202-1208, 2004
     
18. Armand, M., Lepist?, J., Tallroth, K., Elias, J., Chao, E.: Outcomes of periacetabular osteotomy ? joint contact pressure calculation using standing AP radiographs, 12 patients followed for average 2 years. Acta Orthopaedica 76: 303?313, 2005
     
19. Ciccone, W.J. II, Bratton, D.R., Weinstein, D.M., Walden, D.L., Elias, J.J.: Structural properties of lateral collateral ligament reconstruction at the fibular head. Am J Sports Med 34: 24-28, 2006
     
20. Elias, J.J., Bratton, D.R., Weinstein, D.M., Cosgarea, A.J.: Comparing two estimations of the quadriceps force distribution for use during patellofemoral simulation. J Biomech (in press)
     
21. Ciccone, W.J. II, Weinstein, D.M., Elias, J.J.: Glenohumeral chondrolysis following thermal capsulorrhaphy: A case report. Orthopedics (in press)
     
22. Weinstein, D.M., Ciccone, W.J. II, Bratton, D.R., Elias, J.J.: Locking plates improve torsional resistance in the stabilization of three part proximal humerus fractures. J Should Elbow Surg (in press)
     
23. Ciccone, W.J. II, Bratton, D.R., Weinstein, D.M., Elias, J.J.: Viscoelasticity and temperature variations decrease tension and stiffness of hamstring tendon grafts following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. J Bone Joint Surg (in press)
     
24. Froelke, B.M., Elias, J.J., Cosgarea, A.J.: Surgical options for treating injuries to the medial patellofemoral ligament. J Knee Surg, in press, 2006
     
25. Elias, J.J., Cosgarea, A.J.: Technical Errors during Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction Could Overload Medial Patellofemoral Cartilage: A Computational Analysis. Am J Sports Med (in press)

Non-Refereed Manuscripts and Chapters

1. Chao, E.Y.S., Inoue, N., Elias, J.J., Aro, H.T.: Enhancement of fracture healing by mechanical and surgical intervention. Clin. Orthop. Rel. Res. 355S: S163-S178, 1998.
    
2. Chao, E.Y.S., Inoue, N., Elias, J.J., Frassica, F.J.: Image-based computational biomechanics of the musculoskeletal system IN: Handbook of Medical Imaging Processing and Analysis (Ed. Bankman I.N.) Academic Press, San Diego, p. 285-298, 2000.

AWARDS

1. 2002 American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons? Best Paper Award for 2002 for Mofid et al., Craniofacial distraction osteogenesis: A review of 3278 cases.
2. 2002 Prince Alexandre de Merode Award for Faust A, Elias J, Chu YH, Chao EY, Cosgarea AJ: The Soleus Can Act as an Agonist for the ACL: An In-Vitro Experimental Study, Sixth IOC World Congress on Sports Sciences.
3. 2005 Patellofemoral Research Excellence Award for Elias JJ and Cosgarea AJ: Tension in a Reconstructed MPFL could Overload Medial Patellofemoral Cartilage. ISAKOS 5^th Biennial Congress
4. 2006 Richard O'Connor Award for Ciccone WJ, Busey TD, Elias JJ, Walden DL,Weinstein DM: Pain Management Following Arthroscopic Subacromial Decompression and Rotator Cuff Repair: Interscalene Regional Blockade versus Infusion Pump, A prospective randomized study. 25th AANA Annual Meeting