Jeremy F. Suggs, MS, Recent Publications
Bioengineering Laboratory

Original Articles

1. Li G, Suggs J,Gill T: The effect of anterior cruciate ligament injury on knee joint function under a simulated muscle load: a three-dimensional computational simulation. Ann Biomed Eng 30:713-20, 2002

2. Li G, DeFrate L, Suggs J, et al: Determination of optimal graft lengths for posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction--a theoretical analysis. J Biomech Eng 125:295-9, 2003

3. Suggs J, Wang C,Li G: The effect of graft stiffness on knee joint biomechanics after ACL reconstruction--a 3D computational simulation. Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon) 18:35-43, 2003

4. Li G, Zayontz S, Most E, DeFrate, L, Suggs J, Rubash, H: In situ forces of the anterior and posterior cruciate ligaments in high knee flexion: an in vitro investigation. J Orthop Res 22:293-7, 2004

5. Li G, Zayontz S, DeFrate LE, Most E, Suggs JF, Rubash HE: Kinematics of the knee at high flexion angles: an in vitro investigation. J Orthop Res 22:90-5, 2004

6. Suggs JF, Li G, Park SE, et al: Function of the anterior cruciate ligament after unicompartmental knee arthroplasty: an in vitro robotic study. J Arthroplasty 19:224-9, 2004

7. Li G, Most E, DeFrate LE, Suggs JF, Gill TJ, Rubash HE: Effect of the posterior cruciate ligament on posterior stability of the knee in high flexion. J Biomech 37:779-83, 2004

8. Suggs JF, Li G, Park SE, et al: Knee Biomechanics after UKA and Its Relation to the ACL - A Robotic Investigation. J Orthop Res In Press

9. Hanson GR, Suggs JF, Freiberg AA, et al: Investigation of In vivo 6DOF TKA Kinematics Using a Dual Orthogonal Fluoroscopic System. J Orthop Res In Press

Regional, national or international contributions

1. J. F. Suggs, A. J. Petrella, P. J. Smolinski, M. C. Miller, S. F. Conti: Design of a Tibio-Talar Joint Replacement Wear Test Machine, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, New York, NY, November 1999

2. J. Suggs, G. Li: Effect of ACL Deficiency on Knee Kinematics - A 3D Computational Model Simulation, The Ninth Annual Symposium of Computational Methods in Orthopaedic Biomechanics, San Francisco, CA, February 2001

3. G. Li, O. Lopez, J. Suggs: Redution of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Graft Stiffness Increases Knee Instability and Elevates Cartilage Contact Pressure, Orthopaedic Research Society 47th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, February 2001

4. J. F. Suggs, G. Li: Effect of Graft Material on Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction - A 3D Computational Simulation, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, New York, NY, November 2001

5. S. Zayontz, E. Most, L. E. DeFrate, G. Li, J. F. Suggs, V. Glatt, H. Rubash: ACL and PCL do not carry significant loads in high flexion of the knee under muscle loads, Orthopaedic Research Society 48th Annual Meeting, Dallas, TX, February 2002

6. J. F. Suggs, C. Wang, T. J. Gill, G. Li: A Computational Simulation of the Effect of Graft Stiffness on Anterior Curciate Reconstruction, Orthopaedic Research Society 49th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, February 2003

7. L.E. DeFrate, A. Van der Ven, J.F. Suggs, T.J. Gill, G. Li: Importance of the Effective Length of an Achilles Tendon Graft on its Structural Properties, Orthopaedic Research Society 49th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, February 2003

8. G. Li, L.E. DeFrate, E. Most, J.F. Suggs, T.J. Gill, A.A. Freiberg, H.E. Rubash: The effect of the PCL on knee function at high flexion angles, Orthopaedic Research Society 49th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, February 2003

9. G. Li, S. Zayontz, E. Most, L.E. DeFrate, J.F. Suggs, H.E. Rubash: In situ forces of the anterior and posterior cruciate ligaments at high knee flexion, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 70th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, February 2003

10. J.F. Suggs, G. Li, S.E. Park, P.G. Sultan, S. Steffensmeier, H.E. Rubash, A.A. Freiberg: Tibiofemoral Contact Biomechanics after Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty, Orthopaedic Research Society 51st Annual Meeting, Washington, DC. February 2005

11. J.F. Suggs, G.R. Hanson, S.M. Durbhakula, R. Papannagari, T. Johnson, A.A. Freiberg, G. Li: Patient Specific 3D Analysis of In-Vivo Knee Kinematics after Cruciate Retaining Total Knee Arthroplasty, Orthopaedic Research Society 51st Annual Meeting, Washington, DC. February 2005

12. G.R. Hanson, J.F. Suggs, H.E. Rubash, G. Li: A Dual Orthogonal Fluoroscopic System for Determining In Vivo TKA Kinematics, Orthopaedic Research Society 51st Annual Meeting, Washington, DC. February 2005

13. S.E. Park, L.E. DeFrate, J.F. Suggs, T.J. Gill, H.E. Rubash, G. Li: The length change of the medial and lateral collateral ligaments during in-vivo knee flexion, Orthopaedic Research Society 51st Annual Meeting, Washington, DC. February 2005

14. G. Li, L.E. DeFrate, J.F. Suggs, G.R. Hanson, R. Papannagari, H.E. Rubash: The development of an orthogonal fluoroscopic and MR imaging technique for accurately measuring in-vivo knee joint kinematics, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Bioengineering Division Summer Annual Meeting, Vail, CO. June 2005

15. J.F. Suggs, G.R. Hanson, S. Durbhakula, J. Velyvis, T. Johnson, A.A. Freiberg, H.E. Rubash, G. Li: Six Degrees of Freedom In-Vivo Knee Kinematics after Posterior Substituting Total Knee Arthroplasty, Orthopaedic Research Society 52nd Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, March 2006

16. J.F. Suggs, G.R. Hanson, A.A. Freiberg, H.E. Rubash, G. Li: In Vivo Biomechanical Factors that Affect Range of Motion after Cruciate Retaining TKA, Orthopaedic Research Society 52nd Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, March 2006

17. G. Li, G.R. Hanson, J.F. Suggs, S. Durbhakula, J. Velyvis, A.A. Freiberg, H.E. Rubash,: In-Vivo 3D Tibiofemoral Articular Contact after CR and PS TKA, Orthopaedic Research Society 52nd Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, March 2006

18. G.R. Hanson, G. Li, J.F. Suggs, J. Velyvis, T. Johnson, A.A. Freiberg, H.E. Rubash: Three Dimensional In-Vivo Post Contact after Posterior Substituting Total Knee Arthroplasty, Orthopaedic Research Society 52nd Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, March 2006