About Us

The Joint Replacement Surgeons of Indiana (JRSI) Research Foundation is committed to clinical and biomedical research in the field of orthopaedics. The mission of the Foundation is to foster the advancement of hip and knee replacement surgical procedures, implants, and survivorship in order to improve the long-term function and well-being of the patients who suffer from debilitating arthritis and associated disorders.

Collaboration between the JRSI Research Foundation and Rose-Hulman began in 2004 with a generous gift from Howard Freers, Rose-Hulman Class of 1948, and the sponsorship of two biomedical engineering masters theses. To date, collaborative efforts have resulted in six masters thesis, multiple research projects for Rose-Hulman undergraduate students, conference presentations and peer reviewed journal publications. A total of over 400 peer reviewed journal articles have been published by researchers affiliated with JRSI in the last 20 years.

In July 2007, JRSI Research Foundation and Rose-Hulman expanded the collaboration by hiring a full-time engineering director to oversee research efforts at Rose-Hulman.

Joint Replacement Surgeons of Indiana
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Orthopaedic Biomedical Engineering Laboratory