Mohammad Atarod
Alberta Bone and Joint Health Institute, University of Calgary
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7
Total Citations
124
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About
Mohammad Atarod is an orthopaedic biomechanics researcher whose work has made significant contributions to our understanding of knee joint mechanics, particularly in the context of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury and deficiency. Using innovative in vivo animal models — primarily the ovine stifle joint as an analog for the human knee — Atarod has systematically investigated how ACL transection alters the loading patterns of surrounding soft tissue structures, including the posterior cruciate ligament, collateral ligaments, and menisci. His longitudinal studies have provided rare quantitative data on how ACL deficiency redistributes mechanical forces across the knee, offering critical insights into the cascade of joint degeneration that follows ligament injury. Among his most cited works are studies revealing decreased posterior cruciate loading and increased meniscal stress following ACL loss, accumulating over 36 and 23 citations respectively. Atarod also contributed to advancing experimental methodology through the development of a novel parallel robotic testing platform combined with an instrumented spatial linkage for precise assessment of knee joint mechanics. Collectively, his research has informed both clinical understanding of post-injury joint deterioration and the biomechanical principles underlying ligament reconstruction and rehabilitation strategies.
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- 5Ligament and meniscus loading in the ovine stifle joint during normal gait14 citations · 2016
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