Track Record of the Orthopaedic Research Institute Staff:
 Selected Development, Evaluation and Testing Projects

• Incidence of carpal tunnel syndrome in a select population of hospital workers
  
  
• Development and evaluation of a system for measurement of cadaveric shoulder stability following surgical repair
  
  
• Development and evaluation of a replacement for the radial head
  
  
• Development of a device for fusion of the irretrievably compromised knee
  
  
• Development and demonstration of a mechanical analogue spine for use in back instrumentation testing
  
  
• Service life (fatigue) testing of a wheel chair component
  
  
• Mechanical function of a sliding nail for fixation of hip fractures
  
  
• Design support and performance evaluation of a device to facilitate I.V. pole transportation
  
  
• Development and evaluation of an improved hand held surgical retractor
  
  
• Mechanics of impact injury to the knee during automobile accidents
  
  
• Development and evaluation of an ergonomically improved grip for consumer hand tools
  
  
• Development and evaluation of an external fixation device for unstable pelvic fractures
  
  
• Development and evaluation of negative pressure cement application in knee replacement surgery
  
  
• Evaluation of silver coatings as a means for inhibiting bacterial adhesion on orthopaedic implants
  
  
• Evaluation of the role of thigh muscles in patients with abnormal knee mechanics
  
  
• Evaluation of lavage of the marrow canal as a means for improving the mechanical stability of cemented total hip replacements
  
  
• Determination of strength enhancement in a commercial fiber reinforced bone cement
  
  
• Assessment of porous polyethylene as an implant material for plastic surgery
  
  
• Evaluation of a supracondylar fixation device for femur fractures following total knee replacement
  
  
• Evaluation of subsidence of a widely used total hip replacement prosthesis
  
  
• Evaluation of strength reduction due to bone graft harvesting in a cadaver model
  
  
• Evaluation of a commercial vacuum mixing system to reduce the bubbles in surgical bone cement

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Custom Testing For Commercial Manufacturers:

• Mechanical stability of canine spines following surgical reinforcement with custom instrumentation
  
  
• Fracture toughness testing of a commercial bone cement
  
  
• Attachment strength of a patellar inset component
  
  
• Fracture toughness testing of a ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene for a prosthetic component
  
  
• Torsional rigidity and loosening of spinal instrumentation
  
  
• Flexural fatigue of a new knee replacement component
  
  
• Holding strength of suture anchors used in shoulder surgery
  
  
• Use of mechanical analogue spine for evaluation of modified instrumentation for spine stabilization
  
  
• Stability of pediatric fractures using a novel intramedullary rod system
  
  
• Joint torques in sit-to-stand and stair climbing maneuvers: a quantitative guide for component selection and surgical strategies in total hip replacement
  
  
• Comparison of torsional stiffness of pedical fracture using a variety of fixation systems