Projects
Transfer of Torsional Loads during Rotation in Fixed and
Mobile Bearing TKA Tibial Component Designs: 2011-2012
Students: Derek Archer, Amanda Kingman, Jordan
Oja, Betsy Jones
RHIT Project Advisor: Renee Rogge, PhD, Dept. of Applied
Biology and Biomedical Engineering
JRSI Partner: Robert Malinzak, MD; Scott Small,
MS
Biomechanical Assessment of Tibial Component Rotation in
Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty, 2011-2012
Students: Derek Archer, Amanda Kingman, Jordan Oja,
Betsy Jones
RHIT Project Advisor: Renee Rogge, PhD, Dept. of Applied
Biology and Biomedical Engineering
JRSI Partner: Michael Berend, MD; Scott Small,
MS
Acetabular Deformation in Mobile Bearing Acetabular
Components: 2011-2012
Students: Derek Archer, Amanda Kingman, Jordan Oja,
Betsy Jones
RHIT Project Advisor: Renee Rogge, PhD, Dept. of Applied
Biology and Biomedical Engineering
JRSI Partner: John Meding, MD; Scott Small, MS
Biomechanical Assessment of Tibial Component Slope in
Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty, 2011
Students: Derek Archer, Kelsey Hughes,
Amanda Kingman
RHIT Project Advisor: Renee Rogge, PhD, Dept. of Applied
Biology and Biomedical Engineering
JRSI Partner: Michael Berend, MD; Scott Small,
MS
Analysis and Interpretation of Contact Loading Utilizing
a Digital Pressure Transducer, 2011
Student: Hobey Tam, Junior, Biomedical
Engineering
RHIT Project Advisor: Renee Rogge, PhD, Dept. of Applied
Biology and Biomedical Engineering
JRSI Partner: Scott Small, MS
Computational and Experimental Assessment of PMMA in
Orthopaedic Applications, 2010-2011
Student: Nathan Elder, Senior, Chemical
Engineering
RHIT Project Advisor: Adam Nolte, PhD, Dept. of
Chemical Engineering; Kathleen Toohey, PhD, Dept. of Mechanical
Engineering
JRSI Partner: Michael Berend, MD; Scott Small,
MS
Studies in Tibial Loading Utilizing Digital Image
Correlation Techniques, 2010-2011
Students: Derek Archer, Junior, Biomedical
Engineering;
Kelsey Hughes, Junior, Biomedical Engineering
RHIT Project Advisors: Christine Buckley, PhD, Dept. of
Applied Biology and Biomedical Engineering; Renee Rogge, PhD, Dept.
of Applied Biology and Biomedical Engineering
JRSI Partner: Michael Berend, MD, Robert Malinzak, MD;
Scott Small, MS
Acetabular Cup Deformation Following Total Hip
Arthroplasty, 2010
Students: Betsy Jones, Freshman,
Biomedical Engineering;
Michael Volitich, Senior, Biomedical Engineering
RHIT Project Advisors: Christine Buckley, PhD, Dept.
of Applied Biology and Biomedical Engineering; Renee Rogge, PhD,
Dept. of Applied Biology and Biomedical Engineering
JRSI Partner: John Meding, MD; Scott Small,
MS
Thermal and Mechanical Optimization of PMMA Bone Cement,
2010
Students: Ryan Gergely, Graduate
Student, Mechanical Engineering;
Betsy Jones, Freshman, Biomedical Engineering
RHIT Project Advisors: Kathleen Toohey, PhD, Dept. of
Mechanical Engineering
JRSI Partner: Michael Berend, MD; Scott Small,
MS
Finite Element Modeling of the Tibia Following
Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty, 2010
Students: C.J. Tuskan, Senior,
Biomedical Engineering;
Darcie Thomas, Senior, Biomedical Engineering
RHIT Project Advisors: Renee Rogge, PhD, Dept. of
Applied Biology and Biomedical Engineering
JRSI Partner: Michael Berend, MD; Scott Small,
MS
Pelvic Loading Following Total Hip Arthroplasty: A
Biomechanical Analysis of Cup Position, Design, and Loading During
Simulated Gait, 2009-2010
Students: Leah Howard, Senior,
Biomedical Engineering;
Didem Tunc, Senior, Biomedical Engineering
RHIT Project Advisors: Christine Buckley, PhD, Dept.
of Applied Biology and Biomedical Engineering; Renee Rogge, PhD,
Dept. of Applied Biology and Biomedical Engineering
JRSI Partner: Michael Berend, MD; Scott Small,
MS
Insertion and Removal Energy Requirements in THA
Acetabular Components, 2009-2010
Students: Leah Howard, Senior,
Biomedical Engineering
RHIT Project Advisors: Christine Buckley, PhD, Dept.
of Applied Biology and Biomedical Engineering; Renee Rogge, PhD,
Dept. of Applied Biology and Biomedical Engineering
JRSI Partner: Michael Berend, MD; Scott Small,
MS
Finite Element Analysis of a Composite Tibia Model using
a CT-Generated Mesh, 2009-2010
Students: Susumu Tokunaga, Graduate
Student, Biomedical Engineering
RHIT Thesis Advisor: Renee Rogge, PhD, Dept. of
Applied Biology and Biomedical Engineering
JRSI Partner: Michael Berend, MD; Scott Small,
MS
Comparison of Photoelastic and Strain Gage Measurement
Techniques in a Total Joint Replacement Model, 2009
Students: Michael Volitich, Junior,
Biomedical Engineering;
Darcie Thomas, Junior, Biomedical Engineering
RHIT Project Advisors: Renee Rogge, PhD, Dept. of
Applied Biology and Biomedical Engineering
JRSI Partner: Michael Berend, MD; Scott Small,
MS
Strain in the Proximal Tibia Following Unicompartmental
Knee Arthroplasty: A Photoelastic Study of All-Polyethylene
Designs, 2008-2009
Students: Michael Volitich, Junior,
Biomedical Engineering;
Sarah Younger, Junior, Biomedical Engineering
RHIT Project Advisors: Christine Buckley, PhD, Dept.
of Applied Biology and Biomedical Engineering; Renee Rogge, PhD,
Dept. of Applied Biology and Biomedical Engineering
JRSI Partner: Michael Berend, MD; Scott Small,
MS
Strain in the Proximal Tibia Following Unicompartmental
Knee Arthroplasty : A Photoelastic Study of Mobile-Bearing Designs,
2007-2008
Students: Samantha (Dick) DeVries,
Senior, Biomedical Engineering;
Michael Lockhart, Senior, Biomedical Engineering;
Luke Alvey, Sophomore, Biomedical Engineering;
Natalie Dickman, Junior, Biomedical Engineering
RHIT Project Advisors: Christine Buckley, PhD, Dept.
of Applied Biology and Biomedical Engineering; Renee Rogge, PhD,
Dept. of Applied Biology and Biomedical Engineering
JRSI Partner: Michael Berend, MD; Scott Small,
MS
Monitoring the Insertion of the Femoral Stem Component
During Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Replicate Composite Femur and
Cadaveric Specimen Study, 2006-2007
Student: Andrew Crisman, Graduate
Student, Biomedical Engineering
RHIT Thesis Advisor: Phillip Cornwell, PhD, Dept. of
Mechanical Engineering
JRSI Partner:Michael Meneghini, MD
A Photoelastic Study of the Effects of Resection Depth
on Strain in the Proximal Tibia Following Total Knee Arthroplasty,
2006-2007
Student: Scott Small, Graduate Student,
Biomedical Engineering
RHIT Thesis Advisor: Christine Buckley, PhD, Dept. of
Applied Biology and Biomedical Engineering
JRSI Partner: Michael Berend, MD
Initial Mechanical Stability of Acetabular Components
with Screw Fixation, 2006
Student: Allison Stultz, Junior,
Biomedical Engineering
Jill Watson, Junior, Biomedical Engineering
RHIT Project Advisor: Christine Buckley, PhD, Dept.
of Applied Biology and Biomedical Engineering
JRSI Partner: Michael Meneghini, MD
Initial Mechanical Stability of Trabecular Metal versus
Porous-Coated Titanium Acetabular Components: A Biomechanical
Study, 2005-2006
Student: Christopher Meyer, Graduate
Student, Biomedical Engineering
RHIT Project Advisor: Christine Buckley, PhD, Dept.
of Applied Biology and Biomedical Engineering
JRSI Partner: Michael Meneghini, MD
A Photoelastic Strain Analysis of the Proximal Tibia in
Total Knee Arthroplasty, 2004-2005
Student: Kurt Dierking, Graduate
Student, Biomedical Engineering
RHIT Project Advisor: Christine Buckley, PhD, Dept.
of Applied Biology and Biomedical Engineering
JRSI Partner: Michael Berend, MD; Michael Meneghini,
MD
A Photoelastic Strain Analysis of the Proximal Tibia in
Total Knee Arthroplasty, 2004-2005
Student: James Merk, Graduate Student,
Biomedical Engineering
RHIT Project Advisor: Christine Buckley, PhD, Dept.
of Applied Biology and Biomedical Engineering
JRSI Partner: Michael Berend, MD; Michael Meneghini,
MD
The Exploration of Damage Identification Techniques to
Determine Placement of Femoral Component During Total Hip
Arthroplasty, 2004-2005
Student: Seana Giardini, Graduate
Student, Mechanical Engineering
RHIT Thesis Advisor: Phillip Cornwell, PhD, Dept. of
Mechanical Engineering
JRSI Partner: Michael Meneghini, MD