Melinda K. Harman, Ph.D.

Orthopaedic Implant Performance

• Analyze retrieved implants, devices
• Joint replacements: Preclinical testing, simulations
• Bearing surfaces, bone-biomaterial interface

Innovation for Reprocessing, Reuse

• Medical device designs: Optimizing for reprocessing
• Reprocessing protocols: Verification, validation
• Reusable technology for low-resource settings

Translational Orthopaedic Research

• Implant registries, postmarketing surveillance
• Musculoskeletal biomechanics, functional assessments
• Novel surgical instruments, operative techniques