Kevin Deluzio PhD, P.Eng

Dean

Faculty, Mechanical and Materials Engineering
Phone: 613-533-6000 ext. 32055
Beamish-Munro Hall, Room: 200



Expertise: Orthopaedic Biomechanics, Biomechanics of Human Motion
Kevin Deluzio
Biography Research Teaching Publications Awards & Grants Graduate Students Open Positions

Kevin J. Deluzio, received his BASc (1988, Mathematics and Engineering), MASc (1990, Mechanical Eng), and PhD (1997, Mechanical Eng) from Queen's University. After completing his master's degree he spent three years with DuPont Canada (1991-1994). He received post-doctoral training at the Orthopaedic Biomechanics and Biomaterials Laboratory at Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. Deluzio began his academic career at Dalhousie University in 1999 as one of the first faculty members of the new School of Biomedical Engineering, with a cross-appointment in the Dept. of Surgery. He established the Dynamics of Human Motion Laboratory where his research focussed on the investigation of the biomechanical factors of knee osteoarthritis and its treatment. He is currently Professor in the Dept. of Mechanical and Materials engineering at Queen's University. 
He is interested in both non-surgical interventions aimed at slowing progression of knee osteoarthritis, and the evaluation and design of total knee replacements. Dr. Deluzio's work in quantitative human motion analysis combined with pattern recognition techniques provides the means for objective and sensitive measurement of joint function. Dr. Deluzio has served on the executive of both the Canadian Orthopaedic Research Society and the Canadian Society for Biomechanics. 
Societies 
  • Canadian Society for Biomechanics (CSB) 
  • Canadian Orthopaedic Research Society (CORS) 
  • International Society of Biomechanics (ISB) 
  • Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS) 

Areas of Research 

  • Biomechanics of Human Motion 
  • Orthopaedic Biomechanics 
  • Biomedical Data Analysis Techniques

My research involves the study of human locomotion to investigate the biomechanical factors of musculoskeletal diseases such as knee osteoarthritis. I am interested in the design and evaluation of non-invasive therapies as well as surgical treatments such as total knee replacement. The nature of this work is multidisciplinary and the Centre for Health Innovation located in the Kingston General Hospital enables collaborations between the disciplines of medicine and engineering. 

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Topics 

My research is in the area of Biomechanical Engineering. Specific research topics include: 

Research Space

This multidisciplinary work requires collaboration with clinical researchers from orthopaedics and rehabilitation. The Centre for Health Innovation at Kingston General Hospital provides an ideal environment to conduct this research. 

 

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In Press 

  • Kirkwood RN, Franco RD, Furtado C, Barela AMF, Deluzio KJ, and Mancini MC (In Press) Frontal Plane Motion of the pelvis and hip during stance discriminates children with diplegia levels I and II of the GMFCS. ISRN Pediatrics. 

Book Chapters 

  • Astephen JA*, and Deluzio KJ (2009) Techniques in Modern Gait Analysis and Their Application in the Study of Knee Osteoarthritis (OA) in Biomechanical Systems, edited by C.T. Leondes and Y. Zhai. World Scientific Co. Inc., New Jersey, USA. [Link to Text Website] 

Published in Refereed Journals 


Conference Abstracts 

  • Miller RH* and Deluzio KJ (2011). Are running and sprinting different gait modes? Evidence from forward dynamics simulations. American Society of Biomechanics 35th Annual Meeting, Long Beach, USA. 
  • Brandon SCE*, Thelen DG, Deluzio KJ. (2011) Antagonistic Co-contraction in Optimization Prediction of Knee Contact Forces. American Society of Biomechanics 35th Annual Meeting. Long Beach, USA. 
  • Brandon SCE*, Thelen DG, Deluzio KJ. (2011) A Weighted Objective Function Reduces Estimates of Medial and Lateral Knee Joint Contact Loads During Gait. American Society of Mechanical Engineers Summer Bioengineering Conference. Farmington, PA. June 22-25, 2011. 1st Runner-up: Grand Challenge Competition to Predict in vivo Knee Loading 
  • Clouthier AL*, Hetzler M, Vivani S, Fedorak G, Deluzio KJ, Bryant JT Bicknell RT (2011) Design and development of a shoulder kinematic simulator for assessment of stability in reverse shoulder arthroplasty. Canadian Orthopaedic Research Association, St. John's, Canada 
  • Clouthier AL*, Hetzler M, Fedorak G, Bryant JT, Deluzio KJ, Bicknell RT (2011) Effect of loading direction on force to dislocate in reverse shoulder arthroplasty. American Society of Biomechanics 35th Annual Meeting, Long Beach, USA. 
  • Bohm E., Deluzio KJ, Shay B, Rudan J, (2011) An RCT comparing fixed to mobile bearing TKA: Any difference in post-operative gait and motion? American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, San Diego, USA. 
  • Clouthier A*, Brandon SCE, Rudan JF, Deluzio KJ (2010) Biomechanical changes due to total knee arthroplasty with two implant designs. Canadian Society for Biomechanics, Kingston, Canada. 
  • Brennan A*, Deluzio KJ, and Li Q (2010) Quantification of inertial sensor-based 3D knee joint angle measurement accuracy using an instrumented gimbal. Canadian Society for Biomechanics, Kingston, Canada. 
  • Brennan A*, Li Q, Deluzio KJ (2010) Comprehensive Analytical description of kinematic crosstalk. Canadian Society for Biomechanics, Kingston, Canada. 
  • Acker S*, Murray H, St. John P, Banks S, Mu S, Wyss UP, Deluzio KJ (2010) Single Plane fluoroscopy accuracy for determining the relative pose between total knee replacement components. Canadian Society for Biomechanics, Kingston, Canada. 
  • Brandon S*, Deluzio KJ (2009) Changes in Joint moments due to knee osteoarthritis are model dependent. World Congress on Osteoarthritis. Montreal, Canada. 
  • Sled E, Khoja L, Deluzio KJ, Olney S, Culham E. (2009) Hip Abductor Muscle Strengthening in Persons with Knee OA: Effect on Knee Joint Loading during Gait, Podium Presentation at Canadian Orthopaedic Association Conference, Whistler, BC. 
  • Wilson D. Astephen JL*, Dunbar MJ, Deluzio KJ (2008). An Association between Preoperative Gait Patterns and Postoperative Total Knee Implant Migration. IVth North American Congress on Biomechanics, Ann Arbor, USA. 
  • Linley HL*, Sled E, Culham E, Deluzio KJ (2008) Trunk Lean as a Mechanism to Reduce the Knee Joint Loading in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis IVth North American Congress on Biomechanics, Ann Arbor, USA. 
  • Astephen JL*, Deluzio KJ, Caldwell GE, Hubley-Kozey CL, Dunbar MJ. (2008) Biomechanical Mechanisms of Knee Osteoarthritis IVth North American Congress on Biomechanics, Ann Arbor, USA. 
  • Hubley-Kozey CL, Dunbar MJ, Hill N, Deluzio KJ (2008) Muscle Coactivation differnces pre, one-year and 2-year post TKR Surgery. Canadian Orthopaedic Research Society, Quebec City, Canada. 
  • Astephen JL*, Dunbar MJ , Wilson D, Deluzio KJ (2008) Pre-operative gait patterns affect post-operative TKR migration. Canadian Orthopaedic Research Society, Quebec City, Canada. 
  • Hatfield G, Hubley-Kozey CL, Deluzio KJ, Dunbar MJ, Stanish WD. (2008) A comparison of the knee moments and muscle activation patterns in medial vs lateral Knee osteoarthritis. Canadian Orthopaedic Research Society, Quebec City, Canada. 
  • Newell RS*, Hubley-Kozey CL, Stanish WD and Deluzio KJ (2007) Differentiating Between asymptomatic and osteoarthritic gait is influenced by the characterization of the Knee Adduction Moment. Northwest Biomechanics Symposium, Boise State University, Boise, USA 
  • Astephen JL*, Deluzio KJ, Caldwell GE, Hubley-Kozey CL, Dunbar MJ. (2007) Gait and neuromuscular changes associated with Knee OA Severity. XXIth Congress of the Internal Society of Biomechanics, Taipei, Taiwan. 
  • Astephen JL*, Deluzio KJ, Caldwell GE, Hubley-Kozey CL, Dunbar MJ. (2007) Kinematic, Kinetic and Neuromuscular Gait Changes of the Lower Extremity with Moderate Knee Osteoarthritis. XXIth Congress of the Internal Society of Biomechanics, Taipei, Taiwan. 
  • Landry SC*, McKean KA*, Hubley-Kozey CL, Stanish WD, Deluzio KJ (2007) Unanticipated Running and Cross-Cutting Maneuvers Demonstrate Neuromuscular and Lower Limb Biomechanical Differences Between Elite Adolescent Male and Female Soccer Players. XXIth Congress of the Internal Society of Biomechanics, Taipei, Taiwan. 
  • Landry SC*, McKean KA*, Hubley-Kozey CL, Stanish WD, Deluzio KJ (2007) Male and Female adolescent soccer players demonstrate different neuromuscular patterns during the pre-contact and early stance phase of unanticipated running and cutting maneuvers. XXIth Congress of the Internal Society of Biomechanics, Taipei, Taiwan. 
  • McKean K*, Landry CSN, Stanish WD, and Deluzio KJ (2007) Gender differences in kinematics and kinetics during overground running. XXIth Congress of the Internal Society of Biomechanics, Taipei, Taiwan. 
  • Astephen JL*, Deluzio KJ, Caldwell GE, Dunbar MJ. (2007) Changes in knee mechanics are related to knee osteoarthritis severity. 41st Annual Canadian Orthopedic Research Society, Halifax, Canada. 
  • Astephen JL, Deluzio KJ, Caldwell GE, Dunbar MJ. (2007) Changes in hip and ankle mechanics are related to moderate knee osteoarthritis. 41st Annual Canadian Orthopedic Research Society, Halifax, Canada. 
  • Deluzio KJ, (2007) Improving the resolution. Gait analysis in total knee replacement. 41st Annual Canadian Orthopedic Research Society, Halifax, Canada. 
  • Hubley-Kozey CL, Deluzio KJ Dunbar M Newell RS (2007) The effects of total knee replacement surgery on Biomechanical and Neuromuscular Gait parameters. 41st Annual Canadian Orthopedic Research Society, Halifax, Canada. 
  • Newell RS*, Hubley-Kozey CL, Stanish WD and Deluzio KJ (2007) Detecting Differences between asymptomatic and osteoarthritic gait is influenced by changing the knee adduction moment model. 41st Annual Canadian Orthopedic Research Society, Halifax, Canada. 
  • Rutherford D, Hubley-Kozey CL, Stanish WD, Deluzio KJ (2007) Association between foot progression angle and knee adduction moment in osteoarthritis: A cross-sectional study using two analytical techniques. 41st Annual Canadian Orthopedic Research Society, Halifax, Canada. 
  • Hatfield G, Dunbar MJ, Hubley-Kozey CL, Deluzio KJ (2007) The effect of total knee replacement surgery on muscle strength and patient function. 41st Annual Canadian Orthopedic Research Society, Halifax, Canada. 
  • Diamond L*, Dunbar MJ, Hubley-Kozey CL, Stanish WD, and Deluzio KJ (2007) Neuromuscular pattern differences during gait among asymptomatic controls and those with a range of knee OA severity. 41st Annual Canadian Orthopedic Research Society, Halifax, Canada. 
  • Landry CSN*, McKean K*, Hubley-Kozey CL, Stanish W, and Deluzio KJ (2006) Neuromuscular and Lower Limb Biomechanical Differences Exist Between Elite Male and Female Soccer Players During an Unanticipated Side-cut Maneuver. XIVth Biennial Conference for the Canadian Society for Biomechanics, Waterloo, Canada. Winner of the New Investigator Award (Open Level) 
  • Astephen JL*, Deluzio KJ (2006) Principal Component Analysis Identifies Gait Changes with Knee Osteoarthritis Severity. XIVth Biennial Conference for the Canadian Society for Biomechanics, Waterloo, Canada. 
  • Newell RS*, and Deluzio KJ (2006) Detecting Differences Between Asymptomatic and Osteoarthritic Gait is Influenced by Changing the Knee Adduction Moment Model. XIVth Biennial Conference for the Canadian Society for Biomechanics, Waterloo, Canada. Winner of the New Investigator Award (Master's Level) 
  • Henderson A*, Schmidt J, Ploeg H, Deluzio KJ , Dunbar MJ (2006) Finite Element & In-vitro Testing of Tibial Stem Length in Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty. XIVth Biennial Conference for the Canadian Society for Biomechanics, Waterloo, Canada. 
  • Rutherford D, Hubley-Kozey CL, and Deluzio KJ (2006) Alterations of the Biomechanical and Neuromuscular features of the Lower Limb Associated with the Foot Porogression Angle Changes During Gait in Healthy Individuals. XIVth Biennial Conference for the Canadian Society for Biomechanics, Waterloo, Canada. 
  • Newell RS*, and Deluzio KJ (2006) Detecting Differences Between Asymptomatic and Osteoarthritic Gait is Influenced by Changing the Knee Adduction Moment Model. Ninth International Symposium on the 3D analysis of human Movement. Valenciennes, France. 
  • McKean K*, Landry CSN, Stanish WD, and Deluzio KJ (2005) Kinematic and Kinetic Differences between Male and Female Soccer Players. XXth Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics, Cleveland, USA. 
  • Landry CSN*, McKean K*, Hubley-Kozey CL, Stanish WD, and Deluzio KJ (2005) Neuromuscular Gender Differences Exist During Unanticipated Running and Cutting Manoeuvres Within an Elite Adolescent Soccer Population. XXth Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics, Cleveland, USA. 
  • Astephen JA*, and Deluzio KJ (2005) Postural Gait Changes are Only Seen in Severe Knee Osteoarthritis Patients. XXth Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics, Cleveland, USA. 
  • Diamond L*, Deluzio KJ, Hubley-Kozey CL, and Stanish WD. (2005) Adduction Moment During Gait in Patients with Moderate and End-Stage Knee Osteoarthritis. XXth Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics, Cleveland, USA. 
  • Laende E*, Deluzio KJ, Hennigar A, Munro C, Arany S, and Dunbar MJ. (2005) Migration of Medial-Pivot and Posterior Stabilized Implants. XXth Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics, Cleveland, USA. 
  • Wrigley AT, Albert WJ, Deluzio KJ, and Stevenson JM (2005) Principal Component Analysis of Lifting Waveforms. XXth Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics, Cleveland, USA. 
  • Schmidt J, Henderson A, Ploeg H, Deluzio KJ, Dunbar MJ (2005) Development of Surgical Guidelines for Tibial Stem Components in a Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty 2005 Summer Bioengineering Conference, Vail Colorado. 
  • Behboudi A. Dunbar MJ, and Deluzio KJ (2005) Should the Amount of Under-reaming be Constant for all Sizes of Cementless Acetabular Cups? 39th Annual meeting of the Canadian Orthopaedic Research Society, Montreal, Canada. 
  • Munro C*, Dunbar MJ, and Deluzio KJ, (2005) Improved Implant Migration Descriptor for Roentgen Stereophotogrammetric Analysis (RSA). 39th Annual meeting of the Canadian Orthopaedic Research Society, Montreal, Canada. 
  • Duffy PJ, Hennigar A, Deluzio KJ, Leighton RK, and Dunbar MJ, (2005) Biomechanical Analysis of Supracondylar Femur Fractures fixed with LISS Plating, Dynamic Condylar Screw and Condylar Buttress Plating, Twenty-first Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Trauma Association, Ottawa, Ont. October 20-25. 
  • Wrigley AT*, Albert WJ, and Deluzio KJ. (2004) Assessing synergistic lifting patterns and their associated kinetic responses, Annual Association of Canadian Ergonomists Conference, Windsor, Ontario, October 19-21 Winner of the Founder's Award for Best Paper in the Doctoral Category 
  • Deluzio KJ, Landry CSN*, Astephen JA*, Hubley-Kozey CL, Dunbar MJ, and Stanish W (2004) Knee Biomechanics of Moderate and Severe Knee Osteoarthritis Patients. Banff, Canada, 5th Combined Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Societies Canada, United States, Japan, and Europe. 
  • Al-Eisa E*, Egan DA, Deluzio KJ, and Wassersug R (2004) Pelvic Skeletal Asymmetry And Asymmetry In Selected Trunk Movements: Three-Dimensional Analysis In Healthy Individuals And Patients With Mechanical Low Back Pain. 13th Biennial Conference of the Canadian Society for Biomechanics. Halifax, Canada. 
  • Al-Eisa E*, Egan DA, Deluzio KJ, and Wassersug R (2004) Quantification of trunk lateral bending and axial rotation using a 3D motion analysis system. 13th Biennial Conference of the Canadian Society for Biomechanics. Halifax, Canada. 
  • Hubley-Kozey CL, Deluzio KJ, Landry CSN*, McNutt J, Agarabi M*, and Stanish W (2004) Medial and Lateral Muscle Activation Differences Between Healthy Controls And Moderate Knee Osteoarthritic Gait. 13th Biennial Conference of the Canadian Society for Biomechanics. Halifax, Canada. 
  • Landry CSN*, McKean K*, Hubley-Kozey CL, Stanish W, and Deluzio KJ. (2004) Effect Of Walking Speed On Knee Biomechanics In A Moderate Knee Osteoarthritic And Asymptomatic Population. 13th Biennial Conference of the Canadian Society for Biomechanics. Halifax, Canada.Finalist for the New Investigator Award - Open Level of the Canadian Society for Biomechanics 
  • McKean K*, Landry CSN*, Hubley-Kozey CL, Dunbar M, Stanish W, and Deluzio KJ (2004) Gender Differences Exist In Osteoarthritic Gait. 13th Biennial Conference of the Canadian Society for Biomechanics. Halifax, Canada. 
  • Wrigley A*, Albert WJ, Deluzio KJ, and Stevenson J (2004) Differentiating Lifting Technique Between Those Who Develop Low Back Pain And Those Who Do Not. 13th Biennial Conference of the Canadian Society for Biomechanics. Halifax, Canada. 
  • Astephen JA*, and Deluzio, KJ (2004) Continuous Curve Registration in the Analysis of Gait Data. 13th Biennial Conference of the Canadian Society for Biomechanics. Halifax, Canada. 
  • Agarabi M, Hubley-Kozey CL, Deluzio KJ, Landry CSN*, McNutt J, and Stanish W (2004) The Quantization Of The Three Quadriceps Muscles Between Two Walking Conditions. 13th Biennial Conference of the Canadian Society for Biomechanics. Halifax, Canada. 
  • Deluzio KJ, Landry CSN*, Astephen JA*, Hubley-Kozey CL, Dunbar MJ, and Stanish W (2004) Knee Biomechanics Of Moderate And Severe Knee Osteoarthritis Patients. 13th Biennial Conference of the Canadian Society for Biomechanics. Halifax, Canada. 
  • Landry CSN*, McKean K*, Hubley-Kozey CL, Stanish W, and Deluzio KJ (2004) Biomechanical Characteristics of Moderate Knee Osteoarthritis. Calgary, Canada, 38th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Orthopaedic Research Society. 
  • Leahey L, and Deluzio KJ. (2003) Validation of a portable accelerometer-based motion tracking system. Canadian Orthopaedic Research Society, Winnipeg, Canada 
  • Burroughs BR, Muratoglu OK, Bragdon CR, Sargent MR, Krevolin J, Shen M, Wyss UP, Deluzio KJ, Estok DM, Freiberg AA, Rubash HE, Jasty M, and Harris WH. (2003) In Vitro Comparison of Conventional and Highly Crosslinked UHMWPE Patellae Under Adverse Conditions. 29th Annual meeting of the Society for Biomaterials, Reno, USA. 
  • Deluzio KJ Astephen JA*, and Sorbie C. (2003) Gait Patterns Predict Unicompartmental Knee Replacement Candidates That Received A Total Knee Replacement. 49th Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, New Orleans, USA. 
  • Astephen JA*, and Deluzio KJ (2003) The Loading Response Phase Of The Gait Cycle Is Important To Knee Osteoarthritis. 49th Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, New Orleans, USA. 
  • Spiegelberg SH, Deluzio KJ, and Muratoglu, O. (2003) Extractable Residue from Recalled Inter-Op Acetabular Shell. 49th Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, New Orleans, USA. 
  • Deluzio KJ, Landry CSN*, Chu JJ, Kozey CL, Kozey JW, Caldwell GE, and Stanish WD. (2002) Knee Joint Kinematics And Kinetics In Patients With Moderate Osteoarthritis. World Congress of Biomechanics, Calgary, Canada. 
  • Astephen JL*, and Deluzio KJ (2002) A Simultaneous Analysis of Multiple Waveform and Constant Gait Measures: Gait Pattern Changes with Knee Osteoarthritis. World Congress of Biomechanics, Calgary, Canada. 
  • Astephen JL*, and Deluzio KJ (2002) The Loading Response Phase of the Gait Cycle is Important to Knee Osteoarthritis. World Congress of Biomechanics, Calgary, Canada.Finalist for the New Investigator Award - Masters Level of the Canadian Society for Biomechanics 
  • Landry CSN*, and Deluzio KJ (2002) An Analytical Description of Kinematic Crosstalk. World Congress of Biomechanics, Calgary, Canada. 
  • Kozey JW, Offman SL, Deluzio KJ, Kozey CL, Chu JJ, Caldwell GE, and Stanish WD. (2002) Lower Limb Energetics of Normal and Moderate OA subjects. World Congress of Biomechanics, Calgary, Canada. 
  • Hubley-Kozey CL, Deluzio KJ, Kozey JW, Chu JJ, Caldwell GE, Landry CSN*, McNutt J. and Stanish WD. (2002) EMG Temporal Pattern Recogntion Techniques Can Detect EMG Differences Between Moderate Knee Osteoarthritis Patients And Healthy Controls During Walking. World Congress of Biomechanics, Calgary, Canada. 
  • A-Eisa E, Egan DA, and Deluzio KJ. (2001) Objective Measurements of Lumbar Movement Patterns Associated With Pelvic Skeletal Asymmetry in Healthy Persons and Subjects With Non-Specific Low Back Pain. The 7th McKenzie Institute International Conference, Ottawa, Canada. 
  • Deluzio KJ, (2001) Eliminating the Effect Of Kinematic Crosstalk Through Principal Component Analysis Of Joint Angle Data In A Mechanical Model. XVIIIth Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics, Zurich, Switzerland. 
  • Deluzio KJ, Costigan PA, Astephen JA*, and Wyss UP. (2001) Gait Pattern Changes and Knee Osteoarthritis XVIIIth Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics, Zurich, Switzerland. 
  • Deluzio KJ, Costigan PA, Astephen JA*, and Wyss UP. (2001) Gait Patterns Associated with Differences in Total Knee Replacement Design. XVIIIth Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics, Zurich, Switzerland. 
  • Chu J, Deluzio KJ, and Caldwell, GE (2001) Principal Component Analysis of Accelerometer Data Reveals Differences in Running Style. XVIIIth Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics, Zurich, Switzerland. 
  • Landry SA, Trenholm A, Deluzio, KJ, and LeightonRA A Cadaver Model Of A Tibial Plateau Fracture Reveals Increased Compressive Strength Of Bone Substituting Material Over Autograft (2001) 47th Annual meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, San Francisco, USA. 
  • Deluzio KJ, Wyss UP, Costigan PA, and Zee B. (2000) Biomechanical Factors in Gait of Knee Osteoarthristis Patients. Canadian Society for Biomechanics Montreal, QC 
  • Deluzio KJ, Banks SA, Costigan PA, Ladouceur D, O'Flynn H, Wyss UP, Jasty M, Rubash H, and Harris WH (2000) Kinematics and Kinetics of Total Knee Replacement Patients; Fluoroscopy, Motion Analysis, and Forceplate Data. Canadian Society for Biomechanics Montreal, QC 
  • Deluzio KJ, O'Connor DO, Bragden, CR, Muratoglu, OK, Rubash H, Jasty M, Wyss UP, and Harris W H (2000) Development of an in Vitro Delamination Model in a Knee Simulator With Physiological Load and Motion. 46th Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, Orlando, USA 
  • Olney S, Zee B, Wyss, UP, Deluzio KJ, Costigan PA, Griffin, MP, Cooke, TDV, and Simurda, M. (1999) Biomechanical Comparison of Gait in Prospective Randomised Trial of PCL-Retaining versus PCL-Sacrificing Toal Knee Arthroplasties. International Society of Biomechanics, Calgary, Canada. 
  • Deluzio KJ, Wyss UP, Sorbie C, and Zee B (1998) The Effect of Clinical Status on Gait. North American Congress on Biomechanics Waterloo, Canada. 
  • Deluzio KJ, Wyss UP, Sorbie C, and Zee B (1998) Static Alignment and The Adduction Moment in Unicompartmental Arthroplasty Patients. North American Congress on Biomechanics, Waterloo, Canada. 
  • Deluzio KJ, Sorbie C, and Wyss UP (1998) Static Coronal Knee Alignment and Dynamic Loading During Gait: A Study of Preoperative and Postoperative Unicompartmental Arthroplasty Patients. Canadian Orthopaedic Research Society, Ottawa, Canada. 
  • Sorbie C, Deluzio KJ, Costigan PA, and Wyss UP (1998) Gait Analysis in Outcome Measurement of Unicondylar Knee Arthroplasty. Canadian Orthopaedic Research Society Ottawa,Canada. 
  • Zee B, Deluzio KJ, Siu D, Costigan PA, Murnaghan L, Noce, R. et al. (1998) Reliability and Validity of the Extended Scott's Radiographic Scores for Osteoarthritis of the Knee. Canadian Orthopaedic Research Society, Ottawa, Canada. 
  • Deluzio KJ, Sorbie C, Zee B, and Wyss UP (1998) Gait Assessment in Knee Unicompartmental Arthroplasty Patients: Principal Component Modelling of Gait Waveforms and Clinical Status. Fifth international symposium on the 3D analysis of human Movement. Chatanooga, USA 
  • Costigan PA, Wyss, UP, and Deluzio KJ (1998) Force and Moment at the Normal Knee During Stair Climbing. North American Congress on Biomechanics. Waterloo, Canada. 
  • Deluzio KJ, Wyss UP, Sorbie C, and Zee B. (1997) Principal Component Modelling of Gait Data: Application to Unicompartmental Arthoroplasty of the knee. Canadian Orthopaedic Research Society, Hamilton, Canada 
  • Barth W, Deluzio KJ Costigan PA, and Wyss UP, (1997) Influence of number of markers per body segment on knee and ankle kinematics: An in-vivo study International Society of Biomechanics, Tokyo, Japan 
  • Sorbie CS, Deluzio KJ, Wyss UP, and Costigan PA. 1997, Gait Analysis in Unicompartmental Arthroplasty of the Knee. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons: San Francisco, USA. 
  • Deluzio KJ, Wyss UP, Zee B, and Sorbie C. 1996, Principal Component Modelling of Kinematic and Kinetic Gait Measures: Assessment of UCA Patients. p.124-125. Canadian Society for Biomechanics: Vancouver, B.C. 
  • Cornwall GB, Rudan J, Bryant JT, Deluzio KJ, Simurda MA, and Sorbie CS.1996, The Distribution of Surface Degradation Mechanisms in TKR: A Comparison of Fixed bearing versus mobile bearing designs. International Society of Technology in Arthroplasty: Nijmegen, The Netherlands. 
  • Deluzio KJ, Wyss UP, Zee B, and Costigan PA. 1996, The Reduction and Analysis of Gait Waveform Data. International Society of 3D Analysis of Human Movement: Grenoble, France. 
  • Okuno M, Wyss UP, Costigan PA, Deluzio KJ, and Chew R.1995, Unloading of the Knee Joint during Contra-lateral cane-assisted gait. Combined Orthopaedic Research Societies Meeting: San Diego, California. 
  • Deluzio KJ, Wyss UP, Costigan PA, and Zee B.1995, The analysis of gait data using principal components. p. 204-205. International Society of Biomechanics: Jyvaskyla, Finland. 
  • Okuno M, Wyss UP, Costigan PA, Deluzio KJ, and Chew R.1995, Knee Joint forces during contra-lateral cane-assisted gait. p. 694-695. International Society of Biomechanics: Jyvaskyla, Finland. 
  • Deluzio KJ, Wyss UP, and Zee B.1995, The Analysis and Clinical Interpretation of Gait Data using Principal Components. Canadian Orthopaedic Research Society: Halifax, N.S. 
  • Wyss UP, Deluzio KJ, and MacPherson JM.1991, Dynamic EMG/Force Relationship - Still a Challenge? The Canadian Medical and Biological Engineering Society: Banf, Canada. 
  • Costigan PA, Wyss UP, Deluzio KJ, and Li J.1990, A Technique for correction of relative Joint Angles in Three-Dimensions and adjusting surface markers 'into' Body segments. Canadian Medical and Biological Engineering Society: Winnipeg, Canada. 
  • Costigan PA, Wyss UP, Deluzio KJ, and Li J.1990, Semi-Automatic 3D Knee Assessment. Canadian Society of Biomechanics: Quebec City, Canada. 
  • Deluzio KJ, Wyss UP, Li J, and Costigan PA.1990, Validation of a Three-Dimensional Motion and Force Assessment System. p. 173-174. Canadian Society for Biomechanics: Quebec City, Canada. 
  • Deluzio KJ, Wyss UP, Li J, and Costigan PA.1990, Validation of a Three-Dimensional Motion and Force Assessment System. 7th Meeting of the European Society of Biomechanics: Aarhus, Denmark. 
  • Deluzio KJ, Wyss UP, Li J, and Costigan PA.1990, Validation of a Three-Dimensional Motion Assessment System. The Canadian Medical and Biological Engineering Society: Winnipeg, Canada. 
  • Li J, Wyss UP, Deluzio KJ, and Costigan PA.1990, Three-dimensional knee joint reaction forces during walking and stair climbing. American Society of Biomechanics: Miami, U.S.A. 
  • Li J, Wyss UP, Deluzio KJ, and Costigan PA.1990, 3D Knee Joint Reaction forces and moments during Gait. Canadian Society of Biomechanics: Quebec City, Canada. 
  • Wyss UP, Li J, Deluzio KJ, Costigan PA, and Cooke TDV.1990, Mechanical Factors in Knee Osteoarthritis - Baseline data. American Society of Mechanical Engineers: Dallas, U.S.A. 

My research is funded by a combination of national funding agencies, foundations, and industrial contracts. 

  • Natural Science and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) 
  • Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR) 
  • Canadian Foundation for Innovation (CFI) 
  • Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation (NSHRF) 

Current Students 

Robert Kanko 

MASc Candidate 

Dept. of Mechanical & Matearials Eng. 

Megan Saftich 

MASc Candidate 

Dept. of Mechanical & Matearials Eng. 

Kieran Eveleigh 

MASc Candidate 

Dept. of Mechanical & Matearials Eng. 

 

Past Students 

Chris Saliba 

PhD (2019) 

Dept. of Mechanical and Materials Eng, Queen's Univ. 

Laura Hutchinson 

MASc (2016) 

Dept. of Mechanical and Materials Eng, Queen's Univ 

Allison Clouthier 

MASc (2012), PhD (2018) 

Dept. of Mechanical and Materials Eng, Queen's Univ 

Elizabeth Hassan 

PhD (2016) 

Dept. of Mechanical and Materials Eng, Queen's Univ 

Scott Brandon 

PhD (2015) 

Dept. of Mechanical and Materials Eng, Queen's Univ 

Marcus Brown 

MASc (2015) 

Dept. of Mechanical and Materials Eng, Queen's Univ 

Lydia North 

MASc (2014) 

Dept. of Mechanical and Materials Eng, Queen's Univ 

Stacey Acker 

PhD (2010) 

Dept. of Mechanical and Materials Eng, Queen's Univ 

Scott Brandon 

MSc (2009) 

Dept. of Mechanical and Materials Eng, Queen's Univ 

Simon Jones 

MSc (2009) 

Dept. of Mechanical and Materials Eng, Queen's Univ 

Heather Linley 

MSc (2009) 

Dept. of Mechanical and Materials Eng, Queen's Univ 

Janie Astephen 

PhD (2007) 

School of Biomedical Engineering  
Dalhousie University 

Scott Landry 

PhD (2007) 

School of Biomedical Engineering  
Dalhousie University 

Robyn Newell 

MASc (2006) 

School of Biomedical Engineering 
Dalhousie University 

Adam Henderson 

MASc (2006) 

School of Biomedical Engineering  
Dalhousie University 

Elise Laende 

MASc (2006) 

School of Biomedical Engineering  
Dalhousie University 

Laura Diamond 

MASc (2005) 

School of Biomedical Engineering  
Dalhousie University 

Kelly McKean 

MASc (2004) 

School of Biomedical Engineering  
Dalhousie University 

Chad Munro 

MASc (2004) 

School of Biomedical Engineering  
Dalhousie University 

Janie Astephen 

MASc (2002) 

School of Biomedical Engineering  
Dalhousie University 

 

 

I am always looking for students interested in Biomechanical Engineering Research. Please contact me for more information about specific research projects. 



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