Infant positioning in daily life may affect hip development. While neonatal animal studies
indicate detrimental relationships between inactive lower extremities and hip development …

Introduction Murine models are used to test the effect of anti-osteoporosis treatments as they
replicate some of the bone phenotypes observed in osteoporotic (OP) patients. The effect of …

Background: Femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) is a leading cause of hip pain in young
adults and often leads to degenerative osteoarthritis (OA). A small animal model of hip …

Osteoarthritis (OA) of the hip is a common and debilitating painful joint disease. However,
there is paucity of surgically induced hip OA models in small animals that allow scientists to …

Abstract Proteoglycan 4 (Prg4) is a critical regulator of cartilage homeostasis; it is a surface
lubricant and suppresses inflammatory processes. Studies show that Prg4 is …

• My primary research area is on the tendon and its interface with bone (known as the
enthesis), with a specific focus on how muscle loading and developmental and physiologic …

Osteoarthritis (OA) of the hip is a common and debilitating painful joint disease. A growing
body of evidence suggests that there may be an association between periarticular …