Kenneth A Mann, Ph.D.

Professor, Orthopedic Surgery
BS: 1983, Virginia Tech
MS: 1985, Pennsylvania State University
Ph.D.: 1991, Cornell University

3216 Institute For Human Performance
Upstate Medical University
750 East Adams Street
Syracuse, NY 13210
315-464-9950

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Research Program and Department Affiliations

Biomedical Sciences Program
Neuroscience and Physiology
Orthopedic Surgery
Physiology Program

Research Interests

Micro-mechanics of implant interfaces; damage evolution of joint replacements and biomaterials; in vivo models of tumor osteolysis and prediction of fracture risk; general orthopedic biomechanics.

Recent Representative Publications

1. “Experimental Micromechanics of the cement-bone interface”, K.A. Mann, M.A. Miller, R.J. Cleary, D. Janssen, N. Verdonschot, Journal of Orthopaedic Research, In Press, Oct 2007.
2. “Vacuum-mixing cement does not decrease overall porosity in cemented femoral stems: an in vitro laboratory investigation” K.J. Messick, M.A. Miller, A. Race, M.T. Clarke, K.A. Mann, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 89-B(8): 1115-1121, 2007.
3. “Stem-cement porosity may explain early loosening of cemented femoral hip components: An experimental-computational in vitro study”  K.A. Mann, L.A. Damron, M.A. Miller, A. Race, M.T. Clarke, R.J. Cleary, Journal of Orthopaedic Research, 25: 340-350, 2007.
4. “Mechanics of bone/PMMA composite structures: An in vitro study of human vertebrae” A Race, K.A. Mann, A.A. Edidin, J Biomechanics, 40:1002-1010, 2007.
5. “Temporal changes in bone mass and mechanical properties in a murine model of tumor osteolysis” S.A. Arrington, J.E. Schoonmaker, T.A. Damron, K.A. Mann, M.J. Allen Bone 38(3): 359-367, 2006.
6. “Cement-implant interface gaps explain the poor results of CMW3 for femoral stem fixation: A cadaver study of migration, fatigue and mantle morphology” A Race, M.A. Miller, M.T. Clarke, K.A. Mann Acta Orthopaedica 76(5): 679-687, 2005.
7. 3D real time methodology monitoring cement failures in THA” G. Qi, J. Li, K.A. Mann, W.P. Mouchon, M.A. Hamstad, A. Salehi, S.A. Whitten Journal of Biomedical Materials Research 71A: 391-402, 2004.
8. “A fatigue damage model for the cement-bone interface” D-G Kim, M.A. Miller, K.A. Mann Journal of Biomechanics 37(10): 1505-1512, 2004.
9. “Early cementing does not increase debond energy of grit blasted interfaces” KA Mann, LA Damron, A Race, DC Ayers Journal of Orthopaedic Research 22(4): 822-827, 2004.
10. “Application of circular statistics in the study of crack distribution around cemented femoral components” KA Mann, S Gupta, A Race, M.A. Miller, R.J. Cleary Journal of Biomechanics 36:1231-1234, 2003.

Currently Funded Research Projects:

National Institutes of Health R01 AR42017-11 (PI: KA Mann;Co inv: A Race, N Verdonschot (Univ Nijmegen)) Damage evolution in total joint replacements. ,7/1/06-6/30/11.

NASA (PI: KA Mann, CoInv: MJ Allen )  Calibrateddelivery system for medical/dental implant surfaces. , 5/1/07 – 4/30/08.

Carol M. Baldwin BreastCancer Research Award (PI: KA Mann; Co Inv: MJ Allen, TA Damron) PredictingBone Fracture in Metastatic Breast Cancer Lesions, 5/1/07-4/30/09.

National Institutes of Health R03 AR 50553-01 (PI: A Race,Co Inv: KA Mann)  The effect offemoral stem design on cement mantle failure.  9/13/04-6/30/08.

National Institutes ofHealth R03 AR051119 (PI: Gang Qi, Univ Memphis, Co Inv: KA Mann)  3D real time studying fatiguemicrocrack formation in cement mantle. , 3/5/06-12/31/08.

National Institutes ofHealth R41 AR053407 (PI: D Walczyk, RPI, Co Inv: N Ordway, A Grose, B Simpson,G Brooks, KA Mann)  Rehabilitationof lower extremity injury patients using a weight bearing indicator. , 7/1/06-11/30/07.

National ScienceFoundation STTR Phase II (PI: J Mason, Co Inv: KA Mann, A Race)  Variable diameter fiber reinforcedbiopoymer for minimally invasive orthopedic implants. , 10/1/06-9/30/08.

Publications

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Additional Information

Mailing Address:

Kenneth A. Mann, Ph.D., Research Professor and Director, Musculoskeletal Science Research Center
3216 Institute for Human Performance
Upstate Medical University
750 East Adams Street
Syracuse, New York 13210;
Fax (315) 464-6638
Phone (315) 464-9950
email: mannk@upstate.edu

This profile was last updated on 09/21/2009

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