• Patient Based Computational Modeling of the Patellofemoral Joint
   

• Affect of Viscoelasticity and Temperature Variations on Bone-Patellar Tendon-Bone and Double-Looped Semitendinosus and Gracilis Tendon Grafts
   

• Biomechanical Evaluation of an Osteotomy Performed to Remove the Humeral Component of a Total Shoulder Arthroplasty
   

• Experimental Validation of Computational Model of Patellofemoral Joint
   

• Influence of Anchor Proximity on Rotator Cuff Repair Strength
   

• Experimental Measurement of Native and Reconstructed MPFL Stiffness
   

Publications

1. 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
    

2. 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
    

3. 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
    

4. 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)
    

5. 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)
    

6. 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)
    

7. 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)