Acker, Stacey

Stacey Acker

Assistant Professor
BSc Eng (Queen's), PhD (Queen's)

Contact:

Office: BMH 3027
Telephone: 519.888.4567 ext 31338
Email: stacey.acker@uwaterloo.ca
Fax: 519.746.6776

Research:

Dr. Acker is a biomechanist with expertise in exposures on the knee joint in both common and unique loading conditions in health and disease. Dr. Acker's research team aims to develop a thorough knowledge base for movement and loading of the knee joint during demanding activities of daily living and to use this knowledge to inform knee joint contact force modeling. Special focus is placed on the added challenges of modeling the knee joint in deep flexion. Research applications include: developing potential links between high demand knee joint mechanics and osteoarthritis progression and initiation; occupational task analysis and defining healthy knee function; and improvement of artificial knee replacements.

Key Publications:

Acker, S.M.; Murray, H.; St. John, P.; Banks, S.A.; Mu, S.; Wyss, U.P.; Deluzio, K.J. (2011) Accuracy of single-plane fluoroscopy in determining relative position and orientation of total knee replacement components. Journal of Biomechanics 44(4): 784-787.

Acker, S.M., Cockburn, R.A., Krevolin, J., Li, R.M., Tarabichi, S., Wyss, U.P. (2011) Knee kinematics of high flexion activities of daily living performed by male Muslims in the Middle East. Journal of Arthroplasty 26(2): 319-327.

Smith, S.M.; Cockburn, R.A.; Hemmerich, A.; Li, R.M.; Wyss, U.P. (2008) Tibiofemoral joint contact forces and knee kinematics during squatting. Gait Posture 27:376-386.