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Tiger Woods' Alif Procedure: Causes And Results, Nathan Martin
Tiger Woods' Alif Procedure: Causes And Results, Nathan Martin
Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects
This project intends to use Tiger Woods as a case study to further study the physiological and biomechanical effects of a spinal fusion. In 2017, and at age 42, Woods received an Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion (ALIF) surgery. Less than two years later, Woods was able to return to professional golf. The goals for this research project are to; explain the medical issues that led Woods to receiving this surgery, describe in depth the surgical technique that was used, detail the recovery process that is associated with this procedure, and to examine the change in biomechanics of Tiger Woods’ golf …
Artificial Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty Joint Project, Michael Rosen, Bailei Hoyng
Artificial Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty Joint Project, Michael Rosen, Bailei Hoyng
Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects
This proposed project will be developing an artificial reverse shoulder arthroplasty joint that focuses on improvements to the Zimmer Biomet Comprehensive Reverse System by freating a unique feature, or features, to the humeral component that focuses on the prevention of dislocation by not limiting the range of motion of men from ages 45 to 65 years.
The development of the this project will utilize the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) medical device design process. This project will involve a total of four Biomedical Engineering students from the University of Akron. Two students, Michael and Bailei, are in the Honors college …