Non-invasive assessment of hip fracture risk in elderly people

Biomechanical leg muscle function during stair ambulation in men receiving androgen deprivation therapy.

Ada S Cheung, Hans A Gray, Anthony G Schache, Rudolf Hoermann, Jarrod Bicknell, Daryl Lim Joon, Jeffrey D Zajac, Marcus G Pandy, Mathis Grossmann

2019-07-16

BACKGROUND: The role of testosterone in maintaining functional performance in older men remains uncertain. METHODS: We conducted a..

Androgen deprivation causes selective deficits in the biomechanical leg muscle function of men during walking: a prospective case-control study

Ada S Cheung, Hans Gray, Anthony G Schache, Rudolf Hoermann, Daryl Lim Joon, Jeffrey D Zajac, Marcus G Pandy, Mathis Grossmann

2017-02-01

BACKGROUND: Although muscle mass declines with testosterone deficiency in men, previous studies of muscle function have not demons..

Sensitivity of femoral strain calculations to anatomical scaling errors in musculoskeletal models of movement

S Martelli, ME Kersh, MG Pandy

2015-01-01

© 2015. The determination of femoral strain in post-menopausal women is important for studying bone fragility. Femoral strain can ..

Subject-specific evaluation of patellofemoral joint biomechanics during functional activity

Massoud Akbarshahi, Justin W Fernandez, Anthony G Schache, Marcus G Pandy

2014-09-01

Patellofemoral joint pain is a common problem experienced by active adults. However, relatively little is known about patellofemor..

Strain energy in the femoral neck during exercise

Saulo Martelli, Mariana E Kersh, Anthony G Schache, Marcus G Pandy

2014-06-03

Physical activity is recommended to mitigate the incidence of hip osteoporotic fractures by improving femoral neck strength. Howev..

Measurement of structural anisotropy in femoral trabecular bone using clinical-resolution CT images

Mariana E Kersh, Philippe K Zysset, Dieter H Pahr, Uwe Wolfram, David Larsson, Marcus G Pandy

2013-10-18

Discrepancies in finite-element model predictions of bone strength may be attributed to the simplified modeling of bone as an isot..

Muscle function during gait is invariant to age when walking speed is controlled

Yoong Ping Lim, Yi-Chung Lin, Marcus G Pandy

2013-06-01

Older adults walk more slowly, take shorter steps, and spend more time with both legs on the ground compared to young adults. Alth..

The heterogeneity in femoral neck structure and strength

Mariana E Kersh, Marcus G Pandy, Quang M Bui, Anthony C Jones, Christoph H Arns, Mark A Knackstedt, Ego Seeman, Roger MD Zebaze

2013-05-01

Most measures of femoral neck strength derived using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry or computed tomography (CT) assume the femor..

Three-dimensional geometry of the human biceps femoris long head measured in vivo using magnetic resonance imaging

Anthony G Schache, David C Ackland, Laurence Fok, George Koulouris, Marcus G Pandy

2013-03-01

BACKGROUND: The human biceps femoris long head is susceptible to injury, especially when sprinting. The potential mechanical actio..

Muscles that do not cross the knee contribute to the knee adduction moment and tibiofemoral compartment loading during gait

Prasanna Sritharan, Yi-Chung Lin, Marcus G Pandy

2012-10-01

The aims of this study were to evaluate and explain the individual muscle contributions to the medial and lateral knee compartment..