Current MERIC Research Projects

  Musculoskeletal Biomechanics

• Computational Modeling of the Patellofemoral Joint
   

• Validation of Calculated Contact Pressure Distribution
   

• Simulating Treatment for Patellofemoral Pain
   

• 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
   

• Experimental Measurement of Native and Reconstructed MPFL Stiffness

Clinical Follow Up

• Arthroscopic Electrothermal Capsulorraphy of the Ulnocarpal Joint: An Outcome Study
   

• Clinical Comparison of Metal-on-Metal versus Metal-on-PolyethyleneAcetabular Bearing Surfaces
   

• Clinical Comparison of the PFC Sigma Rotating Platform Knee versus the LCS Knee in Total   Knee Arthroplasties
   

• Evaluation of Surgical Treatments for Shoulder Instability
   

• Outcome Analysis Comparing Two Viscosupplementation Agents: Synvisc and Hyalgan
   

• Outcome Analysis of Patellofemoral Realignment
   

• Patient Satisfaction Following Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repairs
   

• Post-Operative Pain Following Outpatient Shoulder Surgery: Interscalene Regional Block versus Pain Pumps
   

• Prospective Evaluation of Total Shoulder Arthroplasty
   

• Evaluation of Patient Recall Bias in Retrospective Studies for Total Knee Replacements
   

• Evaluation of Patient Recall Bias in Retrospective Studies for Total Hip Replacements
   

• Prospective Evaluation of the Delta Reverse Total Shoulder Prosthesis
   

• Clinical Comparison of Fixed versus Rotating Patellas in Simultaneous Bilateral Total Knee Arthroplasties
   

• Computational Analysis of Patellofemoral Pressures for Patients with Patellofemoral Pain