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		Multidisciplinary Biomechanical Characterization of Non-Pathologic Subsynovial Connective Tissue—University of Iowa OVPR Biological Sciences Funding Program 04/15/09–06/30/10 Jessica E. Goetz, Ph.D., Principal Investigator Thomas E. Baer, B.A., Mechanical Designer/Machinist Gail L. Kurriger, B.S., H.T. (ASCP), Histology Technician Thomas D. Brown, Ph.D., Ericka A. Lawler, M.D., Yuki Tochigi, M.D., Ph.D., Consultants Risks and Benefits of Antioxidant Therapy for Post-Traumatic Arthritis—Department of Veterans Affairs





Orthopaedic Biomechanics Laboratory Home Page		04/01/09–03/31/12 Joseph A. Buckwalter, M.D., Principal Investigator James A. Martin, Ph.D., Lei Ding, Ph.D., Prem S. Ramkrishnan, Ph.D., Yuki Tochigi, Ph.D., Co-Investigators Acute Cartilage Damage Associated with Intraarticular Fractures— Orthopaedic Trauma Association 01/01/09–12/31/09 Yuki Tochigi, M.D., Ph.D., Principal Investigator Todd O. McKinley, M.D., Co-Principal Investigator James A. Martin, Ph.D., M. James Rudert, Ph.D., Investigators Quantification of Functional Limitation in Older Adults with Symptomatic Knee Osteoarthritis Through Evaluation of Gait Variability—Foundation for Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation 10/01/08–09/30/10 Neil A. Segal, M.D., Principal Investigator Yuki Tochigi, M.D., Ph.D., Co-Investigator Quantifying Fracture Severity Using a 3-D Puzzle Solving Approach— NIH 1 R21 AR054015 07/01/2008–03/31/2010 Donald D. Anderson, Ph.D., Principal Investigator J. Lawrence Marsh, M.D., Thomas D. Brown, Ph.D., Co-Investigators Andrew R. Willis, Ph.D., Principal Investigator on subaward to the University of North Carolina at Charlotte Objective Assessment of Fracture-Associated Soft Tissue Injury Using CT-Based Texture Analysis—Orthopaedic Trauma Association 01/01/2008–06/30/2009 Donald D. Anderson, Ph.D., J. Lawrence Marsh, M.D., Principal Investigators Thomas D. Brown, Ph.D., Investigator Biomechanics of Total Hip Impingement & Dislocation—Department of Veterans Affairs 10/01/2007–09/30/2011 John J. Callaghan, M.D., Principal Investigator Thomas D. Brown, Ph.D., H. John Yack, Ph.D., Co-Investigators Thomas E. Baer, B.A., Douglas R. Pedersen, Ph.D., Investigator New Approaches to Assess and Forestall Osteoarthritis in Injured Joints—NIH 5 P50 AR055533 09/10/2007–08/31/2012 Joseph A. Buckwalter, M.D., CORT Director Thomas D. Brown, Ph.D., CORT Associate Director Project 1: Cartilage Extracellular Matrix Fragments and Trauma-Induced Chondrolysis Joseph A. Buckwalter, M.D., Principal Investigator James A. Martin, Ph.D., Co-Principal Investigator Gene A. Homandberg, Ph.D., Prem Ramakrishnan, Ph.D., Honjun Zheng, Ph.D., Investigators Project 2: Acute Versus Chronic Mechanical Damage in the Etiology of Post-Traumatic OA Todd O. McKinley, M.D., Principal Investigator James A. Martin, Ph.D., M. James Rudert, Ph.D., Yuki Tochigi, M.D., Ph.D., Investigators Project 3: Validation and Application of MRI Biomarkers in Assessing Articular Cartilage Health Douglas R. Pedersen, Ph.D., Principal Investigator Annunziato Amendola, M.D., Co-Principal Investigator James A. Martin, Ph.D., Daniel R. Thedens, Ph.D., Glenn Williams, Ph.D., Investigators Project 4: Quantifying Injury Severity to Assess the Risk for Post-Traumatic Osteoarthritis J. Lawrence Marsh, M.D., Principal Investigator Donald D. Anderson, Ph.D., Co-Principal Investigator Administrative Core Joseph A. Buckwalter, M.D., Director Thomas D. Brown, Ph.D., Associate Director Martha L. Gray, Ph.D., Walter Herzog, Ph.D., Jack L. Lewis, Ph.D., Stefan Lohmander, M.D., Ph.D., Carol Vonwald, R.N., Advisory Group Stephen L. Hillis, Ph.D., Biostatistician Lois A. Lembke, M.S., Grant Administrator Biomechanics & Imaging Core Thomas D. Brown, Ph.D., Principal Investigator Thomas E. Baer, B.A., George Y. El-Khoury, M.D., Anneliese D. Heiner, Ph.D., M. James Rudert, Ph.D., Andrew R. Willis, Ph.D., Investigators Tissue and Experimental Modeling Core Yuki Tochigi, M.D., Ph.D., Principal Investigator Douglas C. Fredericks, B.S., James A. Martin, Ph.D., M. James Rudert, Ph.D., Investigators Annunziato Amendola, M.D., Thomas D. Brown, Ph.D., Michael G. Conzemius, D.V.M, Ph.D., Diplomate, A.C.V.S., Consultants Local Biomechanics of Median Nerve Insult in Carpal Tunnel— NIH 5 R01 AR053899 09/07/2007–08/31/2011 Thomas D. Brown, Ph.D, Principal Investigator Ericka A. Lawler, M.D., M. James Rudert, Ph.D., Daniel R. Thedens, Ph.D., Yuki Tochigi, M.D., Ph.D., Co-Investigators Biomechanics of the Dysplastic Hip—NIH 5 R01 AR053344 07/01/2007–06/30/2012 Jeffrey A. Weiss, Ph.D., Principal Investigator Christopher L. Peters, M.D., Co-Principal Investigator Gerard Ateshian, Ph.D., Consultant Thomas D. Brown, Ph.D., Subaward Principal Investigator M. James Rudert, Ph.D., Thomas E. Baer, B.A., Subaward Investigators Non-Invasive Assessment of Cartilage Health: A New Approach to T1-rho MRI—American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine 04/01/2007–03/31/2009 Annunziato Amendola, M.D., Principal Investigator Daniel R. Thedens, Ph.D., James A. Martin, Ph.D., Douglas R. Pedersen, Ph.D., Investigators Three Dimensional Virtual Orthopaedic Reconstruction of Comminuted Fractures—University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust Medical Research Initiative 02/01/2007–03/31/2009 Thomas D. Brown, Ph.D., Principal Investigator Donald D. Anderson, Ph.D., Co-Investigator Andrew R. Willis, Ph.D., Consultant

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		Implant/Construct Interactions in the Biomechanics of Total Hip Dislocation—NIH 5 R01 AR053553 09/25/2006–08/31/2010 Thomas D. Brown, Ph.D., Principal Investigator John J. Callaghan, M.D., Co-Investigator Jeffrey A. Weiss, Ph.D., University of Utah, Co-Investigator Douglas R. Pedersen, Ph.D., M. James Rudert, Ph.D., Yuki Tochigi, M.D., Ph.D., Investigators Wear Analysis of Intervertebral Total Disc Replacements— NIH *5 R01 AR052653* 10/01/2005–06/30/2010 Thomas D. Brown, Ph.D., Principal Investigator Richard M. Hall, Ph.D., John Fisher, Ph.D., Eileen Ingham, Ph.D., Heinz-Michael Mayer, M.D., Ph.D., Sergio A. Mendoza, M.D., Douglas R. Pedersen, Ph.D., Co-Investigators KMI Universal Total Wrist Implant—Kinetikos Medical, Incorporated 03/31/1999–01/21/2009 Brian D. Adams, M.D., Principal Investigator


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