PREDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES

描述（由申请人提供）：刚刚开始我的课程，我还没有选择论文题目。我正在船体教授的骨科生物力学实验室学习更多关于当前研究的过程。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，修复和膝关节软组织损伤的康复。我感兴趣的是前交叉韧带重建手术的优化。手术重建的目标是恢复正常的膝关节的载荷-位移行为，没有疼痛。一个可能的研究课题是开发一种方法，用于量化膝关节载荷-位移行为在体内条件下动态运动。

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.