Selected recent publications:

• Drury NJ, Ellis BJ, Weiss JA, McMahon PJ, Debski RE: “Finding Consistent Strain Distributions in the Glenohumeral Capsule Between Subjects: Implications for Physical Examinations”, Journal of Biomechanics, 44(4):607-13, 2011.


• Moore SM, Ellis BJ, Weiss JA, McMahon PJ, Debski RE: “The Glenohumeral Capsule Should be Evaluated as a Sheet of Fibrous Tissue: A Validated Finite Element Model”, Annals of Biomedical Engineering, 38:66-76, 2010.


• Ellis BJ, Drury NJ, Moore SM, McMahon PJ, Weiss JA, Debski RE: “Finite Element Modeling of the Inferior Glenohumeral Ligament Can Help Assess the Location of Injury during a Clinical Exam”, Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, 13(3): 413-18, 2010.


• Voycheck CA, Rainis EJ, McMahon PJ, Weiss JA, Debski RE. “Effects of Region and Sex on the Mechanical Properties of the Glenohumeral Capsule Under Uniaxial Extension.” Journal of Applied Physiology. 108(6):1711-8, 2010.


• Kandemir U, Allaire RB, Debski RE, Lee TQ, McMahon PJ: “Quantification of Rotator Cuff Tear Geometry”, Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, 130(3):369-73, 2010.


• Yang Z, Wickwire AC, Debski RE: “Development of a Subject-specific Model to Predict the Forces in the Knee Ligaments at High Flexion Angles”, Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing, 48(11):1077-85, 2010.


• Drury NJ, Ellis BJ, Weiss JA, McMahon PJ, Debski RE: “The Impact of Glenoid Labrum Thickness and Modulus on Labrum and Glenohumeral Capsule Pathology”, Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, 132: 121003, 2010.


• Sharma GB, Robertson DD, Debski RE, McMahon PJ: “Effect of Glenoid Prosthesis Design on Glenoid Bone Remodeling: Adaptive Finite Element Based Simulation”, Journal of Biomechanics, 43(9):1653-9, 2010.


• Sekiya, JK, Wickwire AC, Stehle JH, Debski RE: “Hill-Sachs Defects and Repair Using Osteoarticular Allograft Transplantation: Biomechanical Analysis Using a Joint Compression Model”, American Journal of Sports Medicine, 37:2459-2466, 2009.


• Rainis EJ, Maas SA, Henninger HB, McMahon PJ, Weiss JA, Debski RE: “Material Properties Of The Axillary Pouch Of The Glenohumeral Capsule:  Is Isotropic Material Symmetry Appropriate?”, Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, 131:031007, 2009.
• Darcy SP, Gil JE, Woo SL-Y, Debski RE: "The Importance Of Position And Path Repeatability On Force At The Knee During 6-Dof Joint Motion”, Medical Engineering and Physics, 31:553-557, 2009.
• Sharma GB, Robertson DD, Debski RE, McMahon PJ: “Adaptive Glenoid Bone Remodeling: Simulation”, Journal of Biomechanics, 42:1460-1468, 2009.
• Moore SM, Stehle JH, Rainis EJ, McMahon PJ, Debski RE: “The Current Anatomical Description of the Inferior Glenohumeral Ligament Does Not Correlate With its Functional Role”, Journal of Orthopaedic Research, 26:1598-1604, 2008.
• Konrad GG, Sudkamp NP, Kreuz PC, Jolly JT, McMahon PJ, Debski RE: “Pectoralis major tendon transfers above or underneath the conjoint tendon in subscapularis deficient shoulders: An in vitro biomechanical analysis”, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery – American, 89:2477-2484, 2007.
• Song AY, Askari M, Azemi E, Alber S, Hurwitz DJ, Marra KG, Shestak KC, Debski RE, Rubin JP: “Biomechanical Properties of the Superficial Fascial System”, Aesthetic Surgery Journal, 26:395-403, 2006.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

Dr. Richard Debski
Phone: (412) 648-1638
Email: genesis1@pitt.edu