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Author:: Lewis, Gregory Stephen
Title:: COMPUTATIONAL MODELING OF THE MECHANICS OF FLATFOOT DEFORMITY AND ITS SURGICAL CORRECTIONS
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: orthopaedic
biomechanics
optimization
finite element
AAFD
flatfoot
orthopedic
File:: Download Lewis_G_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:: Stephen Jacob Piazza, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stephen Jacob Piazza, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
H Joseph Sommer Iii, Committee Member
Ashok D Belegundu, Committee Member
Neil Sharkey, Committee Member
John Henry Challis, Committee Member
Andris Freivalds, Committee Member

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Author:: Smith, Jeremy Douglas
Title:: EFFECTS OF PROSTHESIS INERTIA ON THE MECHANICS AND ENERGETICS OF AMPUTEE LOCOMOTION
Graduate Program:: Kinesiology
Keywords:: transtibial
biomechanics
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File:: Download Jeremy_Smith_Final_Draft_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:: Philip Martin, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
John Henry Challis, Committee Member
Stephen Jacob Piazza, Committee Member
Robert L Sainburg, Committee Member
Henry Joseph Sommer Iii, Committee Member

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Author:: Moran, Matthew Francis
Title:: COMPUTATIONAL AND EXPERIMENTAL ASSESSMENT OF TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT MOTION
Graduate Program:: Kinesiology
Keywords:: total knee replacement
biomechanics
orthopedics
joint arthroplasty
File:: Download PhDmoran.pdf
Committee Members:: Stephen Jacob Piazza, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Neil Sharkey, Committee Member
John Henry Challis, Committee Member
Andris Freivalds, Committee Member

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Author:: van Werkhoven, Herman
Title:: Influence of Foot and Ankle Structure on Optimal Performance in Different Motor Tasks
Graduate Program:: Kinesiology
Keywords:: biomechanics
foot
ankle
plantarflexor
moment arm
jumping
running
computational model
File:: Download HermanvW_Dissertation_FINAL.pdf
Committee Members:: Stephen Jacob Piazza, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stephen Jacob Piazza, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
John Henry Challis, Committee Member
Neil Sharkey, Committee Member
Henry Joseph Sommer Iii, Committee Member

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