Department of Engineering and Technology

Joseph Langenderfer  

Joseph E. Langenderfer
Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering

Office: 244 ET Building
Phone: (989) 774-1911
E-mail: lange1je@cmich.edu
 
Education:
  Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering, The University of Michigan, 2005
  M.S.E., Biomedical Engineering, The University of Michigan, 2002
  M.S.E., Mechanical Engineering, The University of Michigan, 2001
  B.S., Mechanical Engineering, The United States Military Academy, 1992
   
  Affiliations:
  American Society of Biomechanics
  American Society of Mechanical Engineers
  Orthopaedic Research Society
   
  Honors and Awards:
  Engineer-in-Training, New York State, 1992
  Captain, United States Army, Armor Branch, 1992-1999
   
  Professional Interests:
  Computational modeling of muscle and joint loads; stochastic biomechanics modeling; in vivo and in vitro experimental biomechanics
   
  Teaching Areas:
  Statics, dynamics, strength of materials, computational simulation and modeling, mechanics of human movement, biomechanics, measurements and instrumentation, probabilistic modeling and reliability, and engineering design courses
   
  Selected Publications and Presentations:
 
  • Srinivasan, R., Lungren, M., Langenderfer, J. E., Hughes, R. E., “Fiber Type Composition and Maximum Shortening Velocity of Muscles Crossing the Human Shoulder,”  Clinical Anatomy 20: 144-149, 2007
  • Pal, S., Langenderfer, J. E., Stowe, J. Q., Laz, P. J., Petrella, A. J., Rullkoetter, P. J.,  “Probabilistic Modeling of Knee Muscle Moment Arms: Effects of Method, Origin-Insertion and Kinematic Uncertainty,”  Annals of Biomedical Engineering 35: 1632-1642, 2007
  • Gatti, C. J., Doro, L. C., Langenderfer, J. E., Mell, A. G., Marratt, J. D., Carpenter, J. E., Hughes, R. E., “Evaluation of Three Methods for Determining EMG-Muscle Force Parameter Estimates for the Shoulder Muscles,”  31st Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics, Palo Alto, CA, August 22-25, 2007
  • Baldwin, M. A., Langenderfer, J. E., Farr, J., Rullkoetter, P. J., “Computational Simulation of Anterior-Medial Tibial Tuberosity Transfer: Optimization with Simulated Annealing,” ASME Summer Bioengineering, Keystone, CO, June 20-24, 2007
  • Adams, C. R., Baldwin, M. A., Laz, P. J., Rullkoetter, P. J., Langenderfer, J. E.,  “Development of a Computational Model to Study Effects of Rotator Cuff Tear Size and Location on Muscle Moment Arms,”  ASME Summer Bioengineering, Keystone, CO, June 20-24, 2007
  • Adams, C. R., Baldwin, M. A., Laz, P. J., Rullkoetter, P. J., Langenderfer, J. E., “Effects of Rotator Cuff Tear on Muscle Moment Arms: A Computational Study,”  53rd Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, San Diego, CA, February 11-14, 2007
  • Pal, S., Stowe, J. Q., Rullkoetter, P. J., Laz, P. J., Petrella, A. J., Langenderfer, J. E., “Effects of Origin, Insertion and Kinematic Uncertainties on Muscle Moment Arms,”  53rd Annual meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, San Diego, CA, February 11-14, 2007
  • Langenderfer, J. E., Laz, P. J., Petrella, A. J., Rullkoetter, P. J., “Incorporating Uncertainty in Body Segment Parameters and Anatomical Landmarks in Inverse Dynamics Calculations of Joint Loads,”  53rd Annual meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, San Diego, CA, February 11-14, 2007
  • Richardson, T. R, Baldwin, M. A., Langenderfer, J. E., Laz, P. J., Petrella, A. J., Rullkoetter, P. J., “Probabilistic Muscle Force Prediction during Gait,” 53rd Annual meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, San Diego, CA, February 11-14, 2007
  • Pal, S., Richardson, T. R., Langenderfer, J. E., Petrella, A. J., Laz, P. J., Rullkoetter, P. J., “Effects of Variability in Muscle Origin and Insertion, and Kinematics on Predicted Knee Flexor Moment Arms,” ASME Summer Bioengineering, Ameila Island, FL, June 21-25, 2006
  • Swaringen, J. C., Mell, A. G., Langenderfer, J., LaScalza, S., Hughes, R. E., and Kuhn, J. E., “Electromyographic Analysis of Physical Examination Tests for Type II SLAP Lesions,”  Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery 15: 576-579, 2006
  • Langenderfer, J. E., Patthanacharoenphon, C., Carpenter, J. E., Hughes, R. E., “Variation in External Rotation Moment Arms Among Sub-Regions of Supraspinatus, Infraspinatus, and Teres Minor Muscles,”  Journal of Orthopaedic Research 24: 1737-1744. 2006
  • Langenderfer, J. E., Patthanacharoenphon, C., Hughes, R. E., Carpenter, J. E., “Variability in Isometric Force and Moment Generating Capacity of Glenohumeral External Rotator Muscles,”  Clinical Biomechanics 21: 701-709. 2006
  • Langenderfer, J. E., Carpenter, J. E., Johnson, M. E., An, K-N., Hughes, R. E., “A Probabilistic Model of Glenohumeral External Rotation Strength for Healthy Normals and Rotator Cuff Tear Cases,”  Annals of Biomedical Engineering 34: 465-476. 2006
  • Langenderfer, J. E., Rullkoetter, P. J., Laz, P. J., “Effect of Anatomical Landmark Uncertainty on Description of Shoulder Kinematics: A Probabilistic Study,” ASME Summer Bioengineering, Ameila Island, FL, June 21-25, 2006
  • Langenderfer, J. E., Laz, P. J., Petrella, A. J., Rullkoetter, P. J.,  “Effect of Uncertainty in Lower-Extremity Body Segment Parameters on Joint Loading Calculation using Inverse Dynamics,” ASME Summer Bioengineering, Ameila Island, FL, June 21-25, 2006
  • Langenderfer, J. E., Hughes, R. E., Carpenter, J. E., “A Stochastic Model of Elbow Flexion Strength for Subjects with and without Long Head Biceps Tear,” Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering 8: 315-322, 2005
  • Carpenter, J. E., Wening, J. D., Mell, A. G., Langenderfer, J. E., Kuhn, J. E., Hughes, R. E., “Changes in the Long Head of the Biceps Tendon in Rotator Cuff Tear Shoulders,”  Clinical Biomechanics 20: 162-165, 2005
  • Langenderfer, J., LaScalza, S., Mell, A., Carpenter, J. E., Kuhn, J. E., and Hughes, R .E.,  “An EMG-Driven Model of the Upper Extremity and Estimation of Long Head Biceps Force,”  Computers in Biology and Medicine 35: 25-39, 2005
  • Langenderfer, J. E., Patthanacharoenphon, C., Hughes, R. E., Carpenter, J. E., “Variability in Isometric Force and Torque Generating Capacity of Glenohumeral External Rotator Muscles,” XXth Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics and 29th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics, Cleveland, OH, July 31 - August 5, 2005
  • Langenderfer, J. E., Patthanacharoenphon, C., Hughes, R. E., Carpenter, J. E., “Variability of Glenohumeral External Rotator Muscle Moment Arms,” XXth Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics and 29th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics, Cleveland, OH, July 31 - August 5, 2005
  • Langenderfer, J., Jerabek, S., Thangamani, V., Kuhn, J. E., and Hughes, R. E., “Musculoskeletal Parameters of Muscles Crossing the Shoulder and Elbow and the Effect of Sarcomere Length Sample Size on Estimation of Optimal Muscle Length,”  Clinical Biomechanics 19: 664-670, 2004
  • Swaringen, J. C., Mell, A. G., Langenderfer, J., LaScalza, S., Hughes, R. E., and Kuhn, J. E.,  “Tensile Force on the Long Head of the Biceps during Physical Examination Tests for Type II Lesions of the Superior Labrum,”  9th International Congress of Shoulder Surgeons, Washington D.C, May 2-5, 2004
  • Langenderfer, J., LaScalza, S., Mell, A., Carpenter, J., Kuhn, J., Hughes, R., “In-Vivo and Ex-Vivo Determination of Elbow Flexor Optimal Muscle Lengths,”  Proceedings of the 27th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics, Toledo, OH, September 25-27, 2003
   
  Book Chapters
  Laz, P. J., Pal, S., Halloran, J., Baldwin, M., Langenderfer, J. E., and Rullkoetter, P. J., “Probabilistic Finite Element Analysis in Orthopaedic Biomechanics,” will appear in Bioengineering Modeling and Computer Simulation, Imperial College Press.  Edited by Y. Gonzalez and M. Cerrolaza

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