Biomechanics

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Biomechanics Mobility Research
Current Focus Area Members Mitchell L. Cordova,
Ph.D. Bruce V. Darden, II, M.D. Matthew A.
Davies, Ph. D. Ahmed El-Ghannam, Ph. D. Howie
Fang, Ph. D. R. Glenn Gaston, M.D.
Tricia J. Hubbard, Ph.D. Eric B. Laxer, M.D. R.
Alden Milam, IV, M.D. Edward P. Morse, Ph.
D. Bridgid Ann Mullany. Ph. D. Donna S. Nussman,
Ph.D.

• 1. Focus Area Mission
• 2. Highlights
• Functional consequences of osteoarthritis
• Nanocomposites for Orthopedic Tissue Engineering
• Fixation and treatment of traumatic fractures

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Professor Mitch Cordova examines bio-dynamic
functional behavior for rehabilitation
establish metrics for success.
Musculoskeletal disease is the leading cause of
physical and work-related disability in US 240
billion annual cost
We are in the boomeritis era! 46 million
affected in US
Arthritic knee joint
21 million in U.S. suffer from OA By 2020, a 57
? is expected
86 billion in medical costs in 2004
http//www.allaboutarthritis.com/
http//www.zimmer-latinoamerica.com/
Charlie Hicks-Little, MS, ATC Tricia J. Hubbard,
PhD, ATC J. Bohannon Mason, MD Thomas K.
Fehring, MD Susan M. Odum, MS Anne E. Schwoebel
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Professor Ahmed El Ghannam is developing
nanocomposite materials that encourage bone
ingrowth and also have applications for impeding
infections.
arelgha_at_uncc.edu
Complete remodeling of a fractured rabbit femur
using a machined composite Implant.
SiO2-CaP composites show improved cell growth
with increased Si content.
Nano- composite porous coatings can be
impregnated with antibiotic
Dr. Tom Fehring Honorary Member
www.oxinium.co.uk