At the August 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Society of
Biomechanics, two UW Orthopaedics faculty members gave lectures in the
inaugural ASB Fellows Symposium. The
purpose of the symposium was to highlight different research perspectives of
ASB Fellows, especially those that drew on diverse lines of research.
Dr. Ted S. Gross, PhD (seen in center in the picture to the left)
gave a presentation entitled “Can Muscle Atrophy Enable Bone Hypertrophy?” In
his talk, Dr. Gross explored the interdependence of muscle and bone, most
interestingly, the evidence that loss of muscle mass (atrophy) may lead to an
increase of bone growth (hypertrophy).
Dr. Peter R. Cavanagh, PhD talked on the topic of “Remote Monitoring of Human Movement.” During his presentation, Dr. Cavanagh discussed the use of a “wearable” sensor linked via Bluetooth to a Smartphone and data cloud. This sensor could allow 1) remote monitoring by physicians of their patients after surgery 2) the analysis of exercise in space and 3) the collection of data about human movement when playing sports.
(Click on the talk titles to view a searchable PDF of all oral session abstracts from the 2012 ASB Meeting)
Several other members of the Department of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine gave presentations and presented posters about the findings of their research, including: Brandon Ausk, Molly Glauberman, and William Ledoux.
See here for the official 2012 ASB Meeting Website.
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Pictures and meeting information are sourced from the 2012 ASB Meeting Website, 2012 ASB Meeting Program and the ASB Official Facebook.