Thomas P. Andriacchi

Professor, Departments of Mechanical Engineering and Functional Restoration
Co-Chairman, Biomechanical Engineering Division

Degrees

B.S. University of Illinois at Chicago - Electrical Engineering (1969)

M.S. University of Illinois at Chicago - Mechanical Engineering (1971)

Ph.D. University of Illinois at Chicago - Mechanical Engineering (1974)

Research Interests

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 100 original papers, over 200 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.

Awards/Honors

2004 Borelli Award, American Society of Biomechanics
2004 Orthopedic Research Education Foundation Clinical Research Award
2002 Knee Society Mark Coventry Award recipient for outstanding paper entitled “Backsurface Wear and Deformation in Polyethylene Tibial Inserts Retrieved Postmortem” 1984 American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Excellence in Research Award
1983 Kappa Delta Award for "Outstanding Contributions in the Field of Orthopaedic Surgery"

 

Selected Publications

Andriacchi, TP, Muendermann, A, Smith, RL, Alexander, EJ, Dyrby, CO, Koo, S: A Framework for the in vivo Pathomechanics of Osteoarthritis at the Knee, In: Annals of Biomechanical Engineering, vol. 32, No. 3, 447-457, March 2004.

Muendermann, A, Dyrby, C, Hurwitz, D, Sharma, L, Andriacchi, T: Potential Strategies to Reduce Medial Compartment Loading in Patients with Knee OA of Varying Severity: Reduced Walking Speed. Arthritis and Rheumatism 50 (4): 1172-1178, 2004.

Johnson TS, Andriacchi TP, Erdman, AG: The sensitivity of finite helical axis parameters to temporally varying realistic motion utilizing an idealized knee model. Journal of Engineering in Medicine, vol. 218, Part H, 89-100, 2004.

Dyrby CO, Andriacchi TP: Secondary motions of the knee during weight bearing and non-weight bearing activities. J Orthop Res, Jul;22(4):794-800, 2004.

Andriacchi TP, Dyrby CO: Interactions between kinematics and loading during walking for the normal and ACL deficient knee. J Biomech, in press, 2004.

Patel R, Hurwitz D, Bush-Joseph C, Bach B, Andriacchi T: Comparison of clinical and dynamic knee function in patients with anterior cruciate ligament deficiency. Am J Sports Med Jan-Feb;31(1): 68-74, 2003.

Hurwitz DE , Foucher KC, Andriacchi TP: A new parametric approach for modeling hip forces during gait. J Biomech. Jan 36: 113-119, 2003.

Andriacchi TP, Dyrby CO, Johnson TS: The Use of Functional Analysis in Evaluating Knee Kinematics. In: Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, May 410, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 44-53, 2003.

Alexander, EJ, Bregler C, Andriacchi, TP: Non-rigid Modeling of Body Segments for Improved Bone Motion Estimation, Computer Modeling in Engineering and Science, Special Issue on Biomechanics, Invited, vol. 4, Number 3 & 4, pp. 351-364, 2003.

Berzins A, Jacobs J, Berger R, Ed C, Natarajan R, Andriacchi T, Galante J: Surface damage in machined ram-extruded and net-shape molded retrieved polyethylene tibial inserts of total knee replacements. J Bone Joint Surg Am, Sept 84-A(9): 1534-1540, 2002.

Biswal S, Hastie T, Andriacchi TP, Bergman GA , Dillingham MF, Lang P: Risk factors for progressive cartilage loss in the knee: a longitudinal magnetic resonance imaging study in forty-three patients. Arthritis Rheum. Nov 46: 2884-92, 2002.

Baliunas AJ, Hurwitz DE , Ryals A, Karrar A, Case JP, Block JA, Andriacchi TP: Increased knee joint loads during walking are present in subjects with knee OA. Osteoarthritis Cartilage, Jul 10:573-579, 2002.

Projects

NIH “Anterior Cruciate Ligament - Functional Biomechanics”
NIH “Cartilage Morphology Relative to In Vivo Knee Function”
NSF “ITR: New Technology for the Capture, Analysis & Visualization of Human Movement” VA “Evaluation and Treatment of Medial Compartmental Knee Osteoarthritis”
VA “Interaction of Mechanical and Biological Factors in Knee Osteoarthritis”

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