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SUMMARY:Bio-mechanical testing - how can an engineer help? - Dr Michael Su
 tcliffe\, Department of Engineering\, University of Cambridge
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CONTACT:Suzy Blows
DESCRIPTION:In this presentation Dr Sutcliffe will describe a series of co
 llaborations that he has had over the past few years with veterinary and m
 edical colleagues\, focussing on mechanical testing of various joints. Pro
 jects include: (i) assessing the strength of different loop configurations
  for canine lateral fabella sutures\, (ii) measuring the strength of exten
 sor tendor repairs in hands\, (iii) determining \nstabilisation of feline 
 talocrural injuries\, (iv) developing apparatus to load canine knees trans
 versely\, (v) measuring stiffness of canine tibia fixation plate repair\, 
 (vi) modelling of human tibia fixation plates.\n\nA common theme running t
 hrough these projects is that experience gained with the principles of tes
 ting and analysis methods from traditional engineering materials testing c
 an be applied to a wide range of veterinary situations. The diversity of r
 elatively small projects \ndescribed showcase the sorts of expertise that 
 the Engineering Department can provide\, either through Dr Sutcliffe or by
  collaboration with MEng project students. A critical requirement is to en
 sure that \nthe'ownership' of the test method is joint\, so that both the 
 engineer and the clinical partner are happy with the test methods.
LOCATION:Lecture Theatre 1\, Department of Veterinary Medicine
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