Thomas Andriacchi

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Professor Andriacchi's research focuses on the biomechanics of human locomotion and its biomedical applications to artificial joints, sports injury, osteoarthritis, and neuromuscular disorders.

He is the author of more than 170 original papers, more than 400 abstracts and numerous book chapters and is an active member of several national and international societies. He is a past member of the Editorial Board for the Journal of Biomechanics and serves on theBoard of Associate Editors for the Journal of Orthopedic Research.

Among his honors, Dr. Andriacchi has received the Kappa Delta Award, the highest award of the Orthopedic Research Society and the Borelli Award, the highest award of the American Society of Biomechanics. He is Past President of the American Society of Biomechanics and past Secretary-Treasurer for the Orthopedic Research Society and a former member of its Board of Directors.

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Title Author(s) Journal Date
Changes in knee adduction moment, pain, and functionality with a variable-stiffness walking shoe after six months Erhart J, Muendermann A, Elspas B, Giori N, Andriacchi TP Journal of Orthopaedic Research 07-2010
Differences in tibial rotation during walking in ACL reconstructed and healthy contralateral knees Scanlan S; Chaudhari A; Dyrby C; Andriacchi T Journal of Biomechanics 06-2010
Automatic generation of a subject specific model for accurate markerless motion capture and biomechanical applications, Corazza S; Gambaretto E; Muendermann L; Andriacchi T IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering 04-2010
Secondary motions of the knee during weight bearing and non-weight bearing activities Dyrby CO; Andriacchi TP J Orthop Res 07-2004
A Framework for the in vivo Pathomechanics of Osteoarthritis at the Knee Andriacchi, TP; Muendermann, A; Smith, RL; Alexander, EJ; Dyrby, CO; Koo, S In: Annals of Biomechanical Engineering 03-2004
Potential Strategies to Reduce Medial Compartment Loading in Patients with Knee OA of Varying Severity: Reduced Walking Speed Muendermann, A; Dyrby, C; Hurwitz, D; Sharma, L; Andriacchi, T Arthritis and Rheumatism 01-2004
The sensitivity of finite helical axis parameters to temporally varying realistic motion utilizing an idealized knee model Johnson TS; Andriacchi TP; Erdman, AG Journal of Engineering in Medicine 01-2004
Interactions between kinematics and loading during walking for the normal and ACL deficient knee Andriacchi TP; Dyrby CO J Biomech 01-2004
The Use of Functional Analysis in Evaluating Knee Kinematics Andriacchi TP; Dyrby CO; Johnson TS Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research 05-2003
Comparison of clinical and dynamic knee function in patients with anterior cruciate ligament deficiency Patel R; Hurwitz D; Bush-Joseph C; Bach B; Andriacchi T Am J Sports Med 01-2003

2009 H.R. Lissner Medal: from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers 2008

Lifetime Achievement Award San Francisco Bay Area Knee Society 2007

Fellow of American Society of Mechanical Engineers 2004 Borelli Award

American Society of Biomechanics 2004

Kappa Delta Award Orthopedic Research Society Clinical Research Award 2002

Knee Society Mark Coventry Award 1984

American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Excellence in Research Award 1983

Kappa Delta Award for "Outstanding Contributions in the Field of Orthopaedic Surgery"