RSS FeedBiomechanics of Implants and Skeletal Tissues Following Orthopaedic Surgeries
Category: EMch/ESc 514 Seminars
Posted by: sls60
on Sep 11, 2013
Dr. Greg Lewis
Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Penn State Hershey
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
3:35pm - 4:25pm
114 EES Building
Abstract:
Mechanics plays an important role in orthopaedic medicine: the shape and structure of bone adapts to mechanical loading or unloading, implants such as knee replacements must withstand forces that exceed several times bodyweight, and healing skeletal tissue is remarkably sensitive to mechanical stimulus. My lab is focused on elucidating the role of mechanics in orthopaedic surgical treatments using computer modeling and experiments. This presentation will include study of the evolution of micro-damage around implants in loaded cadaver specimens, and development of a translational animal model for studying implant osseointegration.
Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Penn State Hershey
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
3:35pm - 4:25pm
114 EES Building
Abstract:
Mechanics plays an important role in orthopaedic medicine: the shape and structure of bone adapts to mechanical loading or unloading, implants such as knee replacements must withstand forces that exceed several times bodyweight, and healing skeletal tissue is remarkably sensitive to mechanical stimulus. My lab is focused on elucidating the role of mechanics in orthopaedic surgical treatments using computer modeling and experiments. This presentation will include study of the evolution of micro-damage around implants in loaded cadaver specimens, and development of a translational animal model for studying implant osseointegration.