Hamidreza Jahandar
Hospital for Special Surgery, Institute for Community Living
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About
Hamidreza Jahandar is a rising biomechanics researcher whose work is reshaping our understanding of knee stability and surgical reconstruction. His primary research areas center on anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) biomechanics, computational modeling of the knee, and the mechanical consequences of orthopaedic surgical interventions. Jahandar’s most impactful contributions come from his investigations into lateral extra-articular tenodesis (LET) when performed alongside ACL reconstruction. His highly cited 2020 study (111 citations) demonstrated that LET significantly reduces ACL graft force and anterior tibial translation under pivoting and anterior drawer loads, providing critical biomechanical justification for this combined procedure. He further showed that LET alters lateral compartment contact mechanics, raising important considerations about joint degeneration risk. Demonstrating methodological sophistication, Jahandar has pioneered the use of Bayesian calibration to create subject-specific computational knee models that estimate ligament properties and ACL forces with quantified uncertainty—a powerful tool for personalized orthopaedics. His work also extends to comparing posterior-stabilized versus mid-level constraint designs in total knee arthroplasty. Through rigorous in vitro experiments and advanced computational techniques, Jahandar is providing surgeons with the evidence needed to optimize knee surgery outcomes and reduce graft failure rates.
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