Selected recent publications:

• Hsu SL, Liang R, Woo SL.  Functional tissue engineering of ligament healing.  Sports Medicine, Arthroscopy, Rehabilitation, Therapy and Technology.  2010 May 21;2:12.
• Fisher MB, Jung HJ, McMahon PJ, Woo SL.  Evaluation of bone tunnel placement for suture augmentation of an injured anterior cruciate ligament: Effects on joint stability in a goat model.  Journal of Orthopaedic Research.  2010 Mar 22.  [Epub ahead of print]
• Zamarra G, Fisher MB, Woo SL, Cerulli G.  Biomechanical evaluation of using one hamstrings tendon for ACL reconstruction: a human cadaveric study.  Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy.  2010 Jan;18(1):11-9.
• Wu C, Noorani S, Vercillo F, Woo SL.  Tension patterns of the anteromedial and posterolateral grafts in a double-bundle anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.  Journal of Orthopaedic Research.  2009 Jul;27(7):879-84.
• Darcy SP, Gil JE, Woo SL, Debski RE.  The importance of position and path repeatability on force at the knee during six-DOF joint motion.  Medical Engineering and Physics.  2009 Jun;31(5):553-7. Epub 2009 Jan 6.
• Nguyen TD, Liang R, Woo SL, Burton SD, Wu C, Almarza A, Sacks MS, Abramowitch S.  Effects of cell seeding and cyclic stretch on the fiber remodeling in an extracellular matrix-derived bioscaffold.  Tissue Engineering. Part A.  2009 Apr;15(4):957-63.
• Woo SL, Fisher MB.  Evaluation of knee stability with use of a robotic system.  Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.  American Volume.  2009 Feb;91 Suppl 1:78-84.
• Almarza AJ, Augustine SM, Woo SL.  Changes in gene expression of matrix constituents with respect to passage of ligament and tendon fibroblasts.  Annals of Biomedical Engineering.  2008 Dec;36(12):1927-33.  Epub 2008 Sep 19.
• Almarza AJ, Yang G, Woo SL, Nguyen T, Abramowitch SD.  Positive changes in bone marrow-derived cells in response to culture on an aligned bioscaffold.  Tissue Engineering. Part A.  2008 Sep;14(9):1489-95.
• Woo SL, Fisher MB, Feola AJ.  Contribution of biomechanics to management of ligament and tendon injuries.  Molecular and Cellular Biomechanics. 2008 Mar;5(1):49-68.  Review.
• Karaoglu S, B Fisher M, Woo SL, Fu YC, Liang R, Abramowitch SD.  Use of a bioscaffold to improve healing of a patellar tendon defect after graft harvest for ACL reconstruction: A study in rabbits.  Journal of Orthopaedic Research.  2008 Feb;26(2):255-63.

CONTACT INFORMATION

Dr. Savio Woo
Phone: (412) 648-2000
Email: ddecenzo@pitt.edu