PREDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES

个人简介(申请人提供)：我刚开始学习，还没有选定论文题目。我正在了解赫尔教授的整形外科生物力学实验室目前的研究情况。我的研究兴趣在于肌肉骨骼生物力学，特别是骨科生物力学，因为它适用于预防、修复和康复膝关节软组织损伤。我对前十字韧带手术重建的优化很感兴趣。手术重建的目的是在没有疼痛的情况下恢复正常的膝关节负荷-位移行为。一个可能的研究课题是开发一种方法来量化动态运动过程中在活体条件下膝关节的载荷-位移行为。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Having just begun my coursework, I have not yet selected a thesis topic. I am in the process of learning more about current research in Professor Hull's Orthopedic Biomechanics Laboratory. My research interests lie in musculoskeletal biomechanics, specifically in orthopedic biomechanics as it applies to prevention, repair, and rehabilitation of soft tissue injuries to the knee. I am interested in optimization of the surgical reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament. The goal of surgical reconstruction is to recover normal load-displacement behavior of the knee joint without pain. One possible research topic is developing a method for quantifying knee joint load-displacement behavior under in vivo conditions during dynamic movement.