Department / Division:
Surgery / Orthopaedic Surgery

Address:
DUMC 3338
Durham, NC 27710

Appointment Telephone:
919-684-4502

Office Telephone:
919-684-5678

Fax Telephone:
919-681-6357

• MD, Duke University School of Medicine, 1976

• Orthopaedic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, 1982

• PhD, Cell Biology and Anatomy, Duke University Medical Center, 1976

Clinical Interests:
ACL and cartilage tears; shoulder instability; rotator cuff injuries; multiple knee-ligament and muscle injuries; arthroscopy; general care of athletic teams at scholastic, collegiate, and professional (U.S. Soccer Federation) levels

Research Interests:
Muscle forces not only provide propulsion to the body, they also provide protection fot the tremendous loads across muscles and joints.  Understanding muscle actions joint interaction is key to improving  our ability to prevent injury and scientifically rehabilitate ligaments and joints.  The laboratory employees EMG analysis of muscle function, high speed motion analysis, force plate, and goniometric data as well as standard exercise physiologic measurements of strength, aerobic and anaerobic power.  Subjects will be athletes, normal subjects and subjects after injury usually of the foot or knee.  Actions analyzed will include athletic maneuvers such as pivoting, stopping and fast direction changes.  More complex motions such as kicking, tennis strokes and throwing will be added.

Representative Publications:
Finch, M. A., Garrett, W.E., Jr.: Motion Analysis and EMG Study for Muscle Forces Acting at the Knee during Stopping and Cuttung Motions: Implications for ACL Injury. Presented at the 1997 annual meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society in San Francisco, CA. (1997)

Noonan, T.J., Garrett, W.E.,Jr.: The Patellar Tendodn-Tibial Shaft Angle and its Relation to Non-Contact Injury of the ACL. Presented at the 1996 annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons in San Francisco,CA. (1996)