PREDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES

描述（由申请人提供）：我刚刚开始我的课程，我还没有选择论文的主题。我正在Hull教授的骨科生物力学实验室学习更多关于当前研究的内容。我的研究兴趣是肌肉骨骼生物力学，特别是骨科生物力学，因为它适用于膝关节软组织损伤的预防、修复和康复。我对前交叉韧带手术重建的优化很感兴趣。手术重建的目标是在没有疼痛的情况下恢复膝关节的正常负荷-位移行为。一个可能的研究课题是开发一种方法来量化在体内条件下膝关节的负载-位移行为在动态运动。

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.