Contact Info

Amy L. Lerner, Ph.D. Department of Biomedical Engineering University of Rochester work Box 270168 Rochester, NY 14627-0168 office: Goergen Hall 307 p +1-585-275-7847 f +1-585-276-1999

Recent Publications

    • Hovinga KR
    • Lerner AL
    (2009 Aug 11). Anatomic variations between Japanese and Caucasian populations in the healthy young adult knee joint. J Orthop Res. 27, 1191-6.
    • Reynolds DG
    • Shaikh S
    • Papuga MO
    • Lerner AL
    • O'Keefe RJ
    • Schwarz EM
    • Awad HA
    (2009 Apr 24). muCT-based measurement of cortical bone graft-to-host union. J Bone Miner Res. 24, 899-907.
    • Lancianese SL
    • Kwok E
    • Beck CA
    • Lerner AL
    (2008 Dec 08). Predicting regional variations in trabecular bone mechanical properties within the human proximal tibia using MR imaging. Bone. 43, 1039-46.
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Amy L. Lerner

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  • Associate Professor

    • Biomedical Engineering

Research Overview

The emphasis in our laboratory is on the use of computational modeling to study the biomechanics of the knee. Our interests include studying the role of gender, obesity, ethnicity, activities and meniscal injuries in the development of osteoarthritis. Using models based on medical imaging techniques such as micro-computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging, our goal is to better understand the distribution of forces in the knee joint and how these may be related to risks for the onset or progression of osteoarthritis.