Thank you to everyone who replied. I have summarized
the replies below.
Original message:
Dear Biomech-l'ers,
I am in need of some assistance. Can anyone direct me
to some highly reputable mechanical testing facilities
capable of independently validating some internal test
results? The tests are straightforward mechanical
tests on knee braces using an MTS.
My web searching to date has not yielded many sound
leads with experience or capabilities in this area.
Any leads you can provide would be greatly
appreciated.
Thank you,
Colin Gregersen
Manager, Applied Research
dj Orthopedics
800-321-9549 x5659
Summary of Replies:
Todd Baldini
http://www.uchsc.edu/ortho/biomech_lab/.
Todd.Baldini@UCHSC.edu
Lab Manager - Orthopaedic Biomechanics Lab
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
Phone: 303 724 0684
Fax: 303 724 0919
Dr. MaryBeth Horodyski
University of Florida
horodmb@ortho.ufl.edu
I would recommend Michigan Technological University.
When I was a grad there I had done some testing on
braces and I know several have done so before me. They
are very familiar with it.
Contact Dr Gopal Jayaraman. They have a web page with
contact info. www.mtu.edu.
Tammy Haut Donahue
MTU
thdonahu@mtu.edu
Ed Barber
barberj@bme.ri.ccf.org
Manager - Materials Testing Laboratory
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Dept. Biomedical Engineering
voice: 216-444-2719
cell: 440-669-9897
Edward Morra, MSME
ed@orl-inc.com
Orthopaedic Research Laboratories
Lutheran Hospital
Cleveland Clinic Health System
1730 West 25th Street
Cleveland, Ohio 44113
USA
216.523.7014 vox
216.523.7005 fax
Elizabeth G. Loboa, Ph.D.
North Carolina State University
Voice: 919.513.4015
Fax: 919.513.3814
E-mail: egloboa@ncsu.edu
http://www.bme.ncsu.edu
Luca Cristofolini
http://www.tecno.ior.it/research/biomechexper/index.html
Jack Bradshaw, PhD
ATFSI
603-329-7322
ATFSI@aol.com
Musculoskeletal Research Center,
http://www.pitt.edu/~msrc, contact Dr. Savio Woo. Dr.
Michael Sacks
has a biaxial testing machine, also at the University
of Pittsburgh.
Kenton R. Kaufman, Ph.D., P.E.
Director, Biomechanics Laboratory
Consultant, Department of Orthopedic Surgery
Mayo Clinic/Mayo Foundation
Phone: (507) 284-2262
FAX: (507) 266-2227
http://mayoresearch.mayo.edu/mayo/research/biomechanics/
Doug Moore
http://biomed.brown.edu/Medicine_Departments/ORTHOPAEDICS/RIHOF/RIHorthoFound.html
A.U. Dan Daniels, Ph.D.
University of Basel
Felix Platter Hospital
http://www.biomechanik.ch/
Lab Tel 41-61-326-4049
Lab Fax 41-61-326-4434
Mob Tel 41-79-687-1661 (Daniels)
alma.daniels@unibas.ch
Dawn Lissy,
Empirical Testing Corp.,
601 Towpath
Rd. Unit A, Broadview Hts, OH 44147,
440.546.0966 ph,
440.838.8690 fax,
dlissy@empiricaltesting.com,
http://www.empiricaltesting.com
Dr.Jeremy Gilbert
Syracuse university
Enduratec (www.enduratec.com) provides in-house
testing services.
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