Gerard A. Ateshian
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Gerard A. Ateshian is professor of mechanical engineering and biomedical engineering at Columbia University and director of the Musculoskeletal Biomechanics Laboratory. He received his Ph.D. from Columbia in 1991. His current research interests include stereophotogrammetry, magnetic resonance imaging; computed tomography techniques for reconstruction of musculoskeletal anatomy; geometric modeling, surface-fitting; curvature analysis of diarthrodial joint articular surfaces; experimental determination of diarthrodial joint kinematics; contact theoretical analysis of contact mechanics of soft porous-hydrated biphasic cartilage layers; experimental and theoretical analysis of articular cartilage mechanics under finite deformation; theoretical and experimental analysis of cartilage lubrication; modeling of diarthrodial joints; biomechanics of the knee, shoulder, and hand; computer-aided surgical planning; cartilage tissue engineering and bioreactor design; systems analysis of cartilage biosynthesis and growth.
Publications
Mow, V.C., Ateshian, G.A., and Rosenwasser, M.P. (1988) Development of finite element models for diarthrodial joints. In: Computational Methods in Bioengineering, ASME, R.L. Spilker and B.R. Simon (eds.), 9:1-14.
Soslowsky, L.J., Ateshian, G.A., and Mow, V.C. (1990) Stereophotogrammetric Determination of Joint Anatomy and Contact Areas. In: Biomechanics of Diarthrodial Joints, V.C. Mow, A. Ratcliffe, and S.L-Y. Woo (eds.), Springer-Verlag, New York, 2:243-268.
Mow, V.C., Ateshian, G.A., and Ratcliffe, A. (1992) Anatomic Form and Biomechanical Properties of Articular Cartilage of the Knee Joint. In: Biology and Biomechanics of the Traumatized Synovial Joint, The Knee as a Model, G.A.M. Finerman, and F.R. Noyes (eds), AAOS, 55-81.
Ateshian, G.A., Colman, W.W., and Mow, V.C. (1994) Quantitative Anatomy of the Knee Joint. In: Knee Surgery, F.H. Fu, C.D. Harner, and K.G. Vince (eds), Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, Maryland, Vol. 1, pp. 55-76.
Mow, V.C., Ateshian, G.A., and Spilker, R.L. (1995) Biomechanics of Diarthrodial Joints: A Review. In: The Laureate of the Dragon, Kai-Ming Chan (ed), Waverly Info-Med Ltd, Hong Kong, pp. 3-31.
Ateshian, G.A., and Soslowsky, L.J. (1997) Quantitative anatomy of diarthrodial joint articular layers. In: Basic Orthopaedic Biomechanics, V.C. Mow and W.C. Hayes (eds), Raven Press, New York, 2nd ed, pp. 253-273.
Mow, V.C., and Ateshian, G.A. (1997) Friction, Lubrication, and Wear of Diarthrodial Joints. In: Basic Orthopaedic Biomechanics, V.C. Mow and W.C. Hayes (eds), Raven Press, New York, 2nd ed, pp. 275-315.
Ateshian, G.A., and Wang, X. (2000) Boundary Conditions at the Viscous Sliding Interface of Incompressible Porous Deformable Media. In: Multifield Problems, State of the Art. A.-M. S ndig, W. Schiehlen, W. Wendland (eds), Springer Verlag, Berlin, pp. 115-124.
Froimson, M.I., Ateshian, G.A., Soslowsky, L.J., and Mow, V.C. (1989) Quantification of the surfaces at the patellofemoral articulation. Institution of Mechanical Engineering, London, 5:73-78.
Ateshian, G.A., Soslowsky, L.J., and Mow, V.C. (1991) Quantitation of articular surface topography and cartilage thickness in knee joints using stereophotogrammetry. Journal of Biomechanics, 24:761-776. (PDF 7.2M)
Ateshian, G.A., Rosenwasser, M.P., and Mow, V.C. (1992) Curvature characteristics and congruence of the thumb carpometacarpal joint: Differences between male and female joints. Journal of Biomechanics, 25:591-607. (PDF 6.3M)
Soslowsky, L.J., Flatow, E.L., Bigliani, L.U., Pawluk, G.A., Ateshian, G.A., and Mow, V.C. (1992) Quantitation of in situ contact areas at the glenohumeral joint: A biomechanical study. Journal of Orthopaedic Research, 10:524-534.
Ateshian, G.A. (1993) A least-squares B-Spline surface-fitting method for articular surfaces of diarthrodial joints. Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, 115:366-373. Mow, V.C.,
Ateshian, G.A., and Spilker, R.L. (1993) Biomechanics of Diarthrodial Joints. Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, 115:460-467.
Ateshian, G.A., Kwak, S.D., Soslowsky, L.J., and Mow, V.C. (1994) A stereophotogrammetric method for determining in situ contact areas in diarthrodial joints, and a comparison with other methods. Journal of Biomechanics, 27:111-124.
Mow, V.C., Bachrach, N.M., and Ateshian, G.A. (1994) The effects of a subchondral bone perforation on the load support mechanism within articular cartilage. Wear, 175:167-175.
Ateshian, G.A., Lai, W.M., Zhu, W.B., and Mow, V.C. (1994) An asymptotic solution for the contact of two biphasic cartilage layers. Journal of Biomechanics, 27:1347-1360.
Flatow, E.L., Ateshian, G.A., Soslowsky, L.J., Pawluk, R.J., Grelsamer, R.P., Mow, V.C., and Bigliani, L.U. (1994) Computer Simulation of Glenohumeral and Patellofemoral Subluxation: Estimating Pathological Articular Contact. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, 306:28-33.
Ateshian, G.A., Ark, J.W., Rosenwasser, M.P., Pawluk, R.J., and Mow, V.C. (1995) A study on contact areas in the thumb carpometacarpal joint. Journal of Orthopaedic Research, 13:450-458.
Ateshian, G.A., and Wang, H. (1995) A theoretical solution for the frictionless rolling contact of cylindrical biphasic articular cartilage layers. Journal of Biomechanics, 28:1341-1355. (PDF 1066k)
Ateshian, G.A. (1997) A theoretical formulation for boundary friction in articular cartilage. Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, ASME, 119:81-86.
Wang, H., and Ateshian, G.A. (1997) The normal stress effect and equilibrium friction coefficient of articular cartilage under steady frictional shear. Journal of Biomechanics, 30:771-776. (PDF 600k)
Kwak, S.D., Colman, W.W., Ateshian, G.A., Grelsamer, R.P., Henry, J.H., and Mow, V.C (1997) Anatomy of the human patellofemoral joint articular cartilage: a surface curvature analysis. Journal of Orthopaedic Research, 15:468-472.
Ateshian, G.A., Warden, W.H., Grelsamer, R.P., and Mow, V.C. (1997) Biphasic finite deformation material properties of bovine articular cartilage from confined compression experiments. Journal of Biomechanics, 30:1157-1164. (PDF 800k)
Ateshian, G.A., and Wang, H. (1997) Rolling resistance of articular cartilage due to interstitial fluid flow. Journal of Engineering in Medicine, IMechE, 211:419-424.
Ateshian, G.A., Wang, X. (1998) Sliding tractions on a porous deformable layer. Journal of Tribology, ASME, 120:89-96.
Ateshian, G.A., Wang, H., and Lai, W.M. (1998) The role of interstitial fluid pressurization and surface porosities on the boundary friction of articular cartilage. Journal of Tribology, ASME, 120:241-251. (PDF 1.5M)
Xu, L., Strauch, R.J., Ateshian, G.A., Pawluk, R.J., Mow, V.C., and Rosenwasser, M.P. (1998) Topography of the osteoarthritic carpometacarpal joint and its variations with gender, age, site, and osteoarthritic stage. Journal of Hand Surgery, 23A:454-464.
Ahmad, C.S., Kwak, S.D., Ateshian, G.A., Warden, W.H., Henry, J.H., Steadman, J.R., Grelsamer, R.P., Blankevoort, L., Gardner, T.R., and Mow, V.C. (1998) Effects of patellar tendon adhesion to the anterior tibia on knee mechanics. American Journal of Sports Medicine, 26:715-724.
Mow, V.C., Ateshian, G.A., Lai, W.M., and Gu, W.Y. (1998) Effects of fixed charges on the stress-relaxation behavior of hydrated soft tissues in a confined compression problem. International Journal of Solids and Structures, 35:4945-4962. (PDF 489k)
Soltz, M.A., and Ateshian, G.A. (1998) Experimental verification and theoretical prediction of cartilage interstitial fluid pressurization at an impermeable contact interface in confined compression. Journal of Biomechanics, 31:927-934. (PDF 262k)
Cohen, Z.A., McCarthy, D.M., Kwak, S.D., Legrand, P., Fogarasi, F., Ciaccio, E.J., and Ateshian, G.A. (1999) Knee cartilage topography, thickness, and contact areas from MRI: In vitro calibration and in vivo measurements. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 7:95-109. (PDF 531k)
Kelkar, R., and Ateshian, G.A. (1999) Contact creep of biphasic cartilage layers: Identical layers. Journal of Applied Mechanics, ASME, 66:137-145. (PDF 1.5M)
Donzelli, P.S., Spilker, R.L., Ateshian, G.A., and Mow, V.C. (1999) A finite element investigation of contact between transversely isotropic layers of biphasic cartilage. Journal of Biomechanics, 32:1037-1047. (PDF 562k) Kwak, S.D., Blankevoort, L., and Ateshian, G.A. (2000)
A 3D quasi-static mathematical multibody model for diarthrodial joints. Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, 3:41-64. (PDF 6.9M)
Soltz, M.A., and Ateshian, G.A. (2000) Interstitial fluid pressurization during confined compression cyclical loading of articular cartilage. Annals of Biomedical Engineering, 28:150-159. (PDF 208k)
Kwak, S.D., Ahmad, C.S., Gardner, T.R., Grelsamer, R.P., Henry, J.H., Blankevoort, L., Ateshian, G.A., Mow, V.C. (2000) Hamstrings and iliotibial band forces affect knee kinematics and contact pattern. Journal of Orthopaedic Research, 18:101-108.
Mauck, R.L., Soltz, M.A., Wang, C.C.B., Wong, D.D., Chao, P-H.G., Valhmu. W.B., Hung, C.T., and Ateshian, G.A. (2000) Functional tissue engineering of articular cartilage through dynamic loading of chondrocyte-seeded agarose gels. Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, ASME, 122:252-260. (PDF 538k)
Lai, W.M., Mow, V.C., Sun, D.D., Ateshian, G.A. (2000) On the electric potentials inside a charged soft hydrated biological tissue: Streaming potential vs. diffusion potential. Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, ASME, 122:336-346. (PDF 399k)
Rivers, P.A., Mow, V.C., Pawluk, R.J., Strauch, R.J., Rosenwasser, M.P., and Ateshian, G.A. (2000) Osteoarthritic changes in biochemical composition of thumb carpometacarpal joint cartilage and its correlation with biomechanical properties. Journal of Hand Surgery, 25A:889-898.(PDF 96k)
Felson, D.T., Lawrence, R.C., Dieppe, P.A., Hirsch, R., Helmick, C.G., Jordan, J.M., Kington, R.S. Lane, N.E., Nevitt, M.C., Zhang, Y., Sowers, M.F., McAlindon, T., Spector, T.D., Poole, A.R., Yanovski, S.Z., Ateshian, G.A., Sharma, L., Buckwalter, J.A., Brandt, K., Fries, J.F. (2000) Osteoarthritis P New insights. Part 1: The disease and its risk factors. Annals of Internal Medicine, 133:635-646. (PDF 283k)
Soltz, M.A., Ateshian, G.A.: A conewise linear elasticity mixture model for the analysis of tension-compression nonlinearity in articular cartilage. Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, ASME, 122:576-586. (PDF 730k)
Kelkar, R., Bigliani, L.U., Flatow, E.L., Newton, P.M., Ateshian, G.A., Pawluk, R.J., and Mow, V.C.: Glenohumeral mechanics (2001) A study of articular geometry, contact, and kinematics. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, 10:73-84. (PDF 404k)
Ahmad, C.S., Cohen, Z.A., Levine, W.N., Ateshian, G.A., and Mow, V.C. (2001) Biomechanical and topographic considerations for autologous osteochondral grafting in the knee. American Journal of Sports Medicine, 29:201-206. (PDF 644k)
Kitano, T., Ateshian, G.A., Mow, V.C., Kadoya, Y., and Yamano, Y. (2001) Constituents and pH changes in protein rich hyalrunonan solution affect the biotribological properties of artificial cartilage. Journal of Biomechanics, 34:1031-1037. (PDF 196k)
Cohen, Z.A., Roglic, H., Grelsamer, R.P., Henry, J.H., Levine, W.N., Mow, V.C., and Ateshian, G.A. (2001) Patellofemoral stresses during open and closed kinetic chain exercises: An analysis using computer simulation. American Journal of Sports Medicine, 29:480-487. (PDF 173k)
Huang, C-Y., Mow, V.C., and Ateshian, G.A. (2001) The role of flow-independent viscoelasticity in the tensile and compressive responses of biphasic articular cartilage. Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, 123:410-417. (PDF 137k)
Dykyj, D., Ateshian, G.A., Trepal, M.J., and MacDonald, L.R. (2001) Articular geometry of the medial tarsometatarsal joint in the foot: Comparison of metatarsus primus adductus and metatarsis primus rectus. The Journal of Foot & Ankle Surgery, 40:357-365.
Hohe, J., Ateshian, G.A., Reiser, M., Englmeier, K-H., Eckstein, F. (2002) Surface size, curvature analysis, and assessment of knee joint incongruity with MR imaging in vivo. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 47:554-561. (PDF 6.3M)
Wang, C. C-B., Guo, X. E., Sun, D., Mow, V. C., Ateshian, G. A. and Hung, C. T. (2002) The functional environment of chondrocytes within cartilage subjected to compressive loading: a theoretical and experimental approach. Biorheology, 39:11-25.
Lai, W.M., Sun, D.D., Ateshian, G.A., Guo, X.E., and Mow, V.C.: Electrical signals for chondrocytes in cartilage. Biorheology, 39:39-45.
Mauck, R.L., Seyhan, S.L., Ateshian, G.A., and Hung, C.T. (2002) The influence of seeding density and dynamic deformational loading on the developing structure/function relationships of chondrocyte-seeded agarose hydrogels. Annals of Biomedical Engineering, 30:1046-1056. (PDF 604k)
Ateshian, G.A., Soltz, M.A., Mauck, R.L., Basalo, I.M., Hung, C.T., and Lai, W.M. (2003) The role of osmotic pressure and tension-compression nonlinearity in the frictional response of articular cartilage. Transport in Porous Media, 50:5-33. (PDF 269k)
Wang, C.C-B., Deng, J-M., Ateshian, G.A., and Hung, C.T. (2002) An automated approach for direct measurement of two-dimensional strain distributions within articular cartilage under unconfined compression. Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, 124:557-567. (PDF 897k)
Ahmad, C.S., Cohen, Z.A., Levine, W.N., Gardner, T.R., Ateshian, G.A., and Mow, V.C. (2003) Co-dominance of the Individual PCL Bundles: An Analysis of Bundle Lengths and Orientation. American Journal of Sports Medicine, 31:221-225. (PDF 951 k)
Wang, C.C-B., Chahine, N.O., Hung, C.T., and Ateshian, G.A. (2003) Optical determination of anisotropic properties of bovine articular cartilage in compression. Journal of Biomechanics, 36:339-353. (PDF 664k)
Huang, C-Y., Soltz, M.A., Kopacz, M., Mow, V.C., and Ateshian, G.A. (2003) Experimental verification of the role of intrinsic matrix viscoelasticity and tension-compression nonlinearity in the biphasic response of cartilage in unconfined compression. Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, 125:84-93. (PDF 160k)
Cohen, Z.A., Henry, J.H., McCarthy, D.M., Mow, V.C., and Ateshian, G.A. (2003) Computer simulations of patellofemoral joint surgery: Tuberosity transfers on patient-specific models. American Journal of Sports Medicine, 31:87-98.(PDF 1094k)
Koff, M.F., Ugwonali, O.F., Strauch, R.J., Rosenwasser, M.P., Ateshian, G.A., and Mow, V.C. (2003) Sequential wear patterns of the articular cartilage of the thumb carpometacarpal joint in osteoarthritis. Journal of Hand Surgery, 28A:597-604. (PDF 432k)
Cohen, Z.A., Mow, V.C., Henry, J.H., Levine, W.N., and Ateshian, G.A. (2003) Templates of the cartilage layers of the patellofemoral joint and their use in the assessment of osteoarthritic cartilage. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 11:569-579. (PDF 586k)
Mauck, R.L., Nicoll, S.B., Seyhan, S.L., Ateshian, G.A., and Hung, C.T.: Synergistic Action of Growth Factors and Dynamic Loading for Articular Cartilage Tissue Engineering. Tissue Engineering, In Press.
Soltz, M.A., Basalo, I., and Ateshian, G.A.: Hydrostatic pressurization and depletion of trapped lubricant pool during creep contact of a rippled indenter against a biphasic articular cartilage layer. Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, In Press.
Park, S., Krishnan, R., Nicoll, S.B., Ateshian, G.A.: Cartilage interstitial fluid load support in unconfined compression. Journal of Biomechanics, In Press.
Mauck, R.M., Hung, C.T., and Ateshian, G.A.: Modeling of neutral solute transport in a dynamically loaded porous permeable gel: Implications for articular cartilage biosynthesis and tissue engineering. Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, In Press.
Krishnan, R., Park, S., Eckstein, F., and Ateshian, G.A.: Depth-dependent inhomogeneity affects articular cartilage function by enhancing superficial interstitial fluid support and frictional properties, but does not provide a homogeneous state of stress. Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, In Press.
Hung, C.T., Lima, E.G., Mauck, R.L., LeRoux, M.A., Lu, H.H., Stark, R.G., Guo, X.E., and Ateshian, G.A.: Anatomically shaped osteochondral constructs for articular cartilage repair. Journal of Biomechanics, In Press.
Ateshian, G.A., Chahine, N.O., Basalo, I.M., and Hung, C.T.: The correspondence between biphasic and triphasic material properties in mixture models of articular cartilage. Journal of Biomechanics, In Press.