Locations

• Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago

Research Interests

Mohsen Makhsous, PhD is currently researching biomechanics related to orthopaedics; rehabilitation; occupational safety; ergonomics. Improve quality of life for wheelchair users by preventing pressure ulcers and promoting healing process of pressure ulcers; posture stability in wheelchairs; reducing chronic low-back pain; reduce whole body vibration in professional drivers; modeling tissue response to external loading using FEM; biomechanical shoulder modeling: shoulder injuries & management, limb strength; increase quality of joint replacement with surgical navigation systems for shoulder, knee & hip.

Research Studies

Education & Training

Education

Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden

Ph.D., Biomechanics, Department of Polymeric Materials, 1999

Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden

Licentiate of Engineering, Biomechanics, Department of Polymeric Materials, 1996

Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden

Master of Science, Mechanical Engineering, 1993

Recent or Important Publications

Makhsous M, Venkatasubramanian G, Chawla A, Pathak Y, Priebe M, Rymer W R, Lin F, Investigate Soft-Tissue Stiffness Alteration in Denervated Human Tissue using an Ultrasound Indentation System. Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2008, 31(1), 50-60

Makhsous M, Priebe, M., Rowles D., Zeigler, M., Chen D., Lin F Measuring Tissue Perfusion during Pressure Relief maneuvers: Insights into Preventing Pressure Ulcers. Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2007, 30(5) 63-73

Lim D, Lin F, Hendrix R W, Moran B, Makhsous M. Evaluation of a New Sitting Concept Designed for Prevention of Pressure Ulcer on the Buttock Using Finite Element Analysis. Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing, 2007; 45(11):1079-84

Makhsous M, Lim D, Hendrix R W, Bankard J, Rymer, W Z, Lin F. Finite Element Analysis for Evaluation of Pressure Ulcer on the Buttock: Development and Validation, IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, 2007, 15(4).

Makhsous M, Rowles D., Rymer WZ, Bankard J, Nam EK, Chen D, Lin F. Periodically Relieving Ischial Sitting Load to Decrease the Risk of Pressure Ulcers Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 2007 88(7),:862-70.

Lin F, Parthasarathy S., Taylor S., Pucci D., Hendrix R W., Makhsous M. Effect of Different Sitting Postures on Lung Capacity, Expiratory Flow, and Lumbar Lordosis, Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 2006 87(4):504-9

MAKHSOUS M, HENDRIX R, CROWTHER Z, NAM E, LIN F. Reducing whole-body vibration and musculoskeletal injury with a new car seat design, Ergonomics, 2005, 48 (9), 1183-99

Makhsous M, Lin F, Hendrix R W, Hepler M, Zhang L-Q. 2003. Sitting with adjustable ischial and back supports: Biomechanical changes. Spine, 28(11): 1113-1122. June 1, 2003 (the Spine has invited Dr. Noshir Langrana to write a point of view to accompany this paper)

Lin F, Kohli N, Perlmutter S, Lim D, Nuber G W, Makhsous M, Muscle Contribution to Elbow Joint Valgus Stability, Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, 2007, 16(6) 795-802

Ge Wu, Frans CT. van der Helm, H.E.J. Veeger, Mohsen Makhsous, Peter Van Roy, Carolyn Anglin, Jochem Nagels, R.K. Karduna, Kevin McQuade, Xuguang Wang, Frederick W. Werner, Bryan Buchholz, “ISB Recommendation on Definitions of Joint Coordinate Systems of Various Joints for the Reporting of Human Joint Motion – Part II: Shoulder, Elbow, Wrist and Hand, The Standardization and Terminology Committee, The International Society of Biomechanics, J Biomechanics, 2005 38, 981-92

Makhsous M, Lin F, Koh J, Nuber G., Zhang, L-Q. In vivo & Noninvasive Load Sharing among the Vastus Components in Patellar Malalignment. Medicine & Sciences in Sports & Exercise, 36:10, 1768-75, 2004

Nam, E.K., Makhsous, M, Koh, J., Bowen, M.K., Nuber, G., Zhang, L-Q. Biomechanical and Histological Evaluation of Osteochondral Transplantation in a Rabbit Model. Am Journal of Sports Medicine, 32(2) 2004

Makhsous M, Lin F., Zhang L-Q. Multi-axis Passive and Active Stiffnesses of the Glenohumeral joint, Clinical Biomechanics, 19(2) 107-15, 2004.

Lin F, Makhsous M, Chang, A.H., Hendrix, R.W., Zhang, L-Q. In vivo and noninvasive six-DOF patellar tracking during voluntary knee movement, Clinical Biomechanics, 18(5) 401-9, 2003.

Makhsous M, Högfors C, Siemien¢ski A, Peterson B. Total Shoulder and Relative Muscle Strength in the Scapular Plane. J. Biomechanics, 32, 1213-1220, 1999.

Curriculum Vitae

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