Stacey Acker
Assistant professor
Department of Kinesiology
University of Waterloo
Canada
Biography
Stacey Acker is working as a assistant professor in University of Waterloo,Canada.
Research Interest
My research focuses on exposures on the knee joint in both common and unique loading conditions in health and disease. My research team aims to develop a thorough knowledge base for movement and loading of the knee joint during gait and demanding activities of daily living and to use this knowledge to inform knee joint contact force modeling. Special focus is placed on the added challenges of modeling the knee joint in deep flexion. My research applications include: developing potential links between high demand knee joint mechanics and osteoarthritis progression and initiation; occupational task analysis and defining healthy knee function; and improvement of artificial knee replacements.
Publications
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Acker, S., Li, R., Murray, H., John, P. S., Banks, S., Mu, S., ... & Deluzio, K. (2011). Accuracy of single-plane fluoroscopy in determining relative position and orientation of total knee replacement components. Journal of biomechanics, 44(4), 784-787.
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Smith, S. M., Cockburn, R. A., Hemmerich, A., Li, R. M., & Wyss, U. P. (2008). Tibiofemoral joint contact forces and knee kinematics during squatting. Gait & posture, 27(3), 376-386.
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Hemmerich, A., Brown, H., Smith, S., Marthandam, S. S. K., & Wyss, U. P. (2006). Hip, knee, and ankle kinematics of high range of motion activities of daily living. Journal of orthopaedic research, 24(4), 770-781.
