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Author:: Kuperavage, Adam John
Title:: INFERENCES CONCERNING BIPEDAL LOCOMOTION FROM THE INTERNAL STRUCTURE OF THE BAR 1002’00 AND BAR 1003’00 FEMORAL FRAGEMENTS
Graduate Program:: Kinesiology
Keywords:: second moment of area
cortical bone distribution
moment coefficient of area
Orrorin tugenensis
File:: Download DISSERTATION.pdf
Committee Members:: Robert Barry Eckhardt, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert Barry Eckhardt, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
John Henry Challis, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Stephen Jacob Piazza, Committee Member
Henry Joseph Sommer Iii, Committee Member

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Author:: Fauth, Andrew Ray
Title:: Anatomically Based Investigations of Total Ankle Arthroplasty
Graduate Program:: Kinesiology
Keywords:: ankle arthroplasty
talocrural joint
joint replacement
ankle
File:: Download fauth_thesis.pdf
Committee Members:: Neil Sharkey, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Stephen Jacob Piazza, Committee Member
John Henry Challis, Committee Member
Steven Howard Zarit, Committee Member
James Michelson, Committee Member

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Author:: Infantolino, Benjamin William
Title:: Investigation of Human Muscle Variability and its Effects on Musculoskeletal Models
Graduate Program:: Kinesiology
Keywords:: First Dorsal Interosseous
muscle
sarcomere length
subject-specific model parameters
muscle variability
musculoskeletal model
File:: Download Final_Draft.pdf
Committee Members:: John Henry Challis, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
John Henry Challis, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Stephen Jacob Piazza, Committee Member
Robert Barry Eckhardt, Committee Member
Andris Freivalds, Committee Member

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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:: Jordan, Kimberlee
Title:: Variability and long range correlations in human walking and running
Graduate Program:: Kinesiology
Keywords:: locomotion
detrended fluctuation analysis
variability
adaptability
gait cycle
File:: Download eTDKim_Thesis_july24.pdf
Committee Members:: Karl Maxim Newell, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
John Henry Challis, Committee Member
Joseph Paul Cusumano, Committee Member
Stephen Jacob Piazza, 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:: Heller, Michelle Frances
Title:: Biomechanical Changes in Gait and Posture as a Result of In-Shoe Orthoses and External Load
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: foot type
stress fracture
File:: Download Heller_ETD.pdf
Committee Members:: H Joseph Sommer Iii, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Neil Sharkey, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Stephen Jacob Piazza, Committee Member
John Henry Challis, Committee Member

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Author:: Gales, Daniel Joseph
Title:: Human Subcalcaneal Fat Pad Mechanical Properties
Graduate Program:: Kinesiology
Keywords:: Biomechanics
Mechanical Properties
Heel Pad
Fluctuation Analysis (DFA)
Humans
Material Testing System (MTS)
Running
File:: Download Dissertation_Graduate_School_Format_ver_53.pdf
Committee Members:: John Henry Challis, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
John Henry Challis, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Stephen Jacob Piazza, Committee Member
Neil Sharkey, 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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