CD Contributors
Frederick Werner
Frederick W. Werner, M.M.E.
Office Address:
Musculoskeletal Research Laboratory3214 Institute for Human Performance
Department of Orthopedic Surgery
505 Irving Avenue
Syracuse, New York 13210
Email address: wernerf@upstate.edu
Education
- B.S. (Mechanical Engineering) Cornell University, 1972
- M.M.E. (Mechanical Engineering) Cornell University, 1975
Current Academic Appointments
1998-Present
Professor (Research)
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, State University of New York
Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York
2000-Present
Adjunct Professor
Department of Bioengineering
L.C. Smith College of Engineering
Syracuse University, New York
Professional Societies
- American Society of Biomechanics (ASB)
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
- American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)
- Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS)
- International Wrist Investigators Workshop
- International Society of Biomechanics
Current and Recent Grant Awards (P.I. or co P.I)
“Biomechanical Evaluation of Wrist Ligament Injuries”, Co-investigator, National Institutes for Health, 2003-2006 ($188,000, 1st year direct costs).
“Biomechanical study of scaphoid fixation screws” Principal Investigator, 2004, $2000.
“A Biomechanical Evaluation of Wrist Ligament Injuries”, Co-investigator, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 1999-2002, $152,457 (3rd year direct costs).
Research Interests
Biomechanics of the upper extremity - carpal instability, triangular fibrocartilage complex disruptions, distal radioulnar joint, fracture fixation.
Biomechanics of the lower extremity - knee implant evaluation and implantation, skiing injuries, fracture fixation
Publications
Peer reviewed articles: 68
Presentations: 150
Book chapters: 11
Teaching
SUNY Upstate Medical University - Syracuse, NY:
Orthopedic resident research program - co-director of program designed
to teach research methods, advise basic science orthopedic resident research projects.
Orthopedic resident basic science lecture series - biomechanics, implant failures.
Syracuse University - Syracuse, NY:
Department of Bioengineering (courses are team taught)
- BEN205 -bioengineering seminar
- BEN465 -musculoskeletal biomechanics
- BEN466, 467 (advanced musculoskeletal biomechanics; taught 1994 to 2000)
- BEN400 Bioengineering Design
- BEN600 Bone Dynamics
