Roger C. Haut

Professor of Biomechanics

~College of Engineering- Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
~College of Osteopathic Medicine-
Dept. of Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
& the Research and Advanced Studies Program.
~Director of the Orthopaedic Biomechanics Laboratories.

Office: Room A-407 East Fee Hall
Phone: (517) 355-0320
Email: haut@egr.msu.edu
Home page: http://www.obl.msu.edu
Full Resume: Curriculum Vitae

B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Michigan State University, 1967
M.S. Mechanics, Michigan State University 1968
Ph.D Mechanics, Michigan State University, 1971

Areas of Interest

Impact-trauma biomechanics, orthopaedic biomechanics, experimental mechanics involving research of surgical methods and materials, shoe design, and post-trauma osteoarthrosis.

Awards and Honors

1971 Sigma Xi Graduate Student Research Award
1989 H. Ed Cabaud Award from the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine
1996 Innovation Award from MSU College of Osteopathic Medicine
2000 O’Donoghue Award from the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine
2000 Research Excellence Award from MSU College of Osteopathic Medicine

Professional Memberships

Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Osteoarthritis Research Society
American Orthopaedic Research Society
Sigma Xi
Society of Automotive Engineers
1994 National Center for Injury Prevention and Control Biomechanics Research Planning Workshop
Editorial Consultant, Journal of Biomechanics
Member, ASME Bioengineering Division, Honors Committee
Member, ASME Bioengineering Division Y.C. Fung Young Investigator Award Committee (2000-2003)
Member, CDC Injury Grant Review Committee (1997- present)
Associate Technical Editor, ASME, J. Biomechanical Engineering (1992-2000)
Chair & Member, ASME Bioengineering Division, Industry Liaison Committee (1986-2000)

Representative Publications

1. Atkinson, PJ, Haut, RC. Injuries produced by blunt trauma to the human patellofemoral joint vary with flexion angle of the knee. J. Orthopaedic Research. 19(5):827-833, 2001.

2. Bowker, RM, Atkinson, PJ, Atkinson, TS, Haut, RC. Effect of contact stress in bones of the distal interphalangeal joint on microscopic changes in articular cartilage and ligaments. Am. J. Veterinary Research. 62(3):414-424, 2001.

3. DeJardin, LM, Arnoczky, SP, Ewers, BJ, Haut, RC, Clarke, RB. Tissue-engineered rotator cuff tendon using porcine small intestine submucosa: Histologic and mechanical evaluation in dogs. American Journal of Sports Medicine. 29(2):175-184,2001.

4. Atkinson, PJ, Ewers, BJ, Haut, RC. Blunt injuries to the patellofemoral joint resulting from transarticular loading are influenced by impactor energy and mass. J. Biomechanical Engineering. 123(3):293-295, 2001.

5. Ewers, BJ, Devoracek-Disksna, D, Orth, MW, Haut, RC. The extent of matrix damage and chondrocyte death in mechanically traumatized articular cartilage explants depends on rate of loading. J. Orthopaedic Research. 19(5):779-784, 2001.

6. Atkinson, PJ, Haut, RC. Impact responses of the flexed human knee using a deformable impact interface. J. Biomechanical Engineering. 123(3):205-211, 2001.

7. Shaw, N, Wertheimer, S, Krueger, J, Haut, R. A mechanical comparison of first metatarsal diaphyseal osteotomies for the correction of hallux abducto valgus. J. Foot & Ankle Surgery. 40(5):271-276, 2001.

8. Jayaraman, VM, Sevensma, ET, Kitagawa, M, Haut, RC. Experimental constraint can affect injury patterns in the human knee during tibial-femoral joint loading. The Stapp Car Crash Journal. 45:449-467, 2001.

9. Ewers, BJ, Jayaraman, VM, Banglmaier, RF, Haut, RC. Rate of blunt impact loading affects changes in retropatellar cartilage and underlying bone in the rabbit patella J. Biomechanics. 35(6):747-755, 2002.

10. Ewers, BJ, Weaver, BT, Sevensma, ET, Haut, RC. Chronic changes in rabbit retro-patellar cartilage and subchondral bone after blunt impact loading of the patellofemoral joint. J. Orthopaedic Research. 20(3):545-550, 2002.

Questions? Comments? Email Dr. Haut.