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Research
Funded Projects • Vision • Lab Handbook • Presentation Suggestions • Writing Tips
"Virtual Prototyping of Artificial Knees"
The National Science Foundation
Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program
"Surrogate-Based Modeling of Joint Contact Mechanics"
The National Science Foundation
"Surgery Simulation of High Tibial Osteotomy"
The Whitaker Foundation
Biomedical Engineering Research Grant
"A Computational Framework for Simulating Joint Mechanics"
The National Institutes of Health
R03 New Investigator Award
Imagine a world where orthopedic surgeries and rehabilitation procedures are custom tailored to the patient, similar to how suits can be custom tailored to the business executive. Rather than basing treatment decisions on population studies or crude anatomic measurements, clinicians use patient-specific computer models to develop personalized treatment approaches. These models are created from movement data collected from the patient prior to treatment and utilize state-of-the-art imaging, computational, and simulation technologies. By performing virtual treatments on the personalized computer model, clinicians can customize the surgical parameters or rehabilitation procedures under consideration to optimize treatment outcome. The end result is millions of patients whose quality of life is greatly improved through these technologies.
The goal of the Computational Biomechanics Lab at the University of Florida is to make this futuristic scenario a reality. Our initial research focus is on clinical problems related to the knee with current projects involving 1) virtual prototyping of artificial knee designs to improve longevity and functionality, 2) simulation-based gait retraining and surgical planning to slow the progression of knee osteoarthritis, and 3) surrogate modeling of joint contact mechanics to permit large-scale dynamic human movement simulations with multiple deformable joints. The primary engineering technologies involved in these projects are multibody dynamics, optimization, and elastic contact theory.
If you would like to learn more about our work, we invite you to peruse this web site or contact us using the Contact link.
Click here to download the laboratory handbook.
Click here to download suggestions for giving effective presentations.
Below are suggestions provided by three different journals for how to write a journal manuscript:
Journal of Biomechanical Engineering writing tips
Journal of Biomechanics writing tips
Journal of Orthopaedic Research writing tips