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Peer Reviewed Articles

Holzbaur, K.R.S., Murray WM, Gold, G. E., Delp, S. L. Upper limb muscle volumes in adult subjects. Journal of Biomechanics. 40:742-749, 2007.

Johanson, M. E., Smaby, N., Hentz, V. R, Murray WM Reduced activation in transferred brachioradialis muscles to restore lateral pinch in tetraplegia. Journal of Hand Surgery. 31:747- 53, 2006.

Murray WM, Hentz, V. R., Fridén, J., Lieber, R.L. The significance of surgical attachment length for hand and wrist function following brachioradialis tendon transfer. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 88:2009-2016, 2006.

Murray WM, Hentz VR, Fridén J, Lieber RL (accepted) The significance of surgical attachment length for hand and wrist function following brachioradialis tendon transfer. J Bone Jt Surg.

Johanson ME, Hentz VR, Smaby N, Murray WM (in press) Reduced activation in transferred brachioradialis muscles to restore lateral pinch in tetraplegia. J Hand Surg.

Holzbaur KRS, Murray WM, Delp SL (2005) A model of the upper extremity for simulating musculoskeletal surgery and analyzing neuromuscular control. Ann Biomed Eng. 33:829-40.

Lieber RL, Murray WM, Clark DL, Hentz VR, Fridén J (2005) Biomechanical properties of the brachioradialis muscle: Implications for surgical tendon transfer. J Hand Surg. 30:273-82.

Towles JD, Murray WM, Hentz VR (2004) How joint stabilization and pulley release affect the thumb-tip force produced by the long flexor during key pinch: A cadaver study. J Hand Surg.29:273-82.

Smaby N, Johanson ME, Baker B, Kenney D, Murray WM, Hentz VR (2004) Identification of key pinch forces required to complete functional tasks. J Rehabil Res Dev. 41:215-224.

Saul KR, Murray WM, Hentz VR, and Delp SL (2003) Biomechanics of the Steindler flexorplasty surgery: A computer simulation. J Hand Surg.28A:979-986.

Murray WM, Bryden AM, Kilgore KL, and Keith MW (2002) The influence of elbow position on range of motion of the wrist following transfer of the brachioradialis to the extensor carpi radialis brevis tendon. J Bone Jt Surg 84-A:2203-2210.

Johanson ME and Murray WM (2002) The unoperated hand: The role of passive forces in hand function after tetraplegia. Hand Clin 18:391-398.

Murray WM, Buchanan TS, and Delp SL (2002) Scaling of peak moment arms of elbow muscles with dimensions of the upper extremity. J Biomech 35:19-26.

Memberg WD, Murray WM, Ringleb SI, and Kilgore KL (2001) A transducer to measure elbow extension moments. Clin Biomech 16:918-920.

Delp S, Suryanarayanan S, Murray WM, Uhlir J, and Triolo R (2001) Architecture of the rectus abdominis, quadratus lumborum, and erector spinae. J Biomech 34: 371-375.

Murray WM, Buchanan, TS, and Delp SL (2000) The isometric functional capacity of muscles that cross the elbow. J Biomech 33:943-952.

Murray WM, Delp SL, and Buchanan TS (1995) Variation of muscle moment arms with elbow and forearm position. J Biomech 28:513-525.

Manuscripts in Review

Holzbaur KRS, Murray WM, Gold GE, Delp SL (In review) Upper limb muscle volumes in adult subjects. J Biomech.

Manuscripts in Press - 2006

Holzbaur, K. R. S., Delp, S. L., Gold, G. E., Murray, W. M. (in press) Moment-generating capacity of upper limb muscles. Journal of Biomechanics.

Meetings and Presentations - 2006

Holzbaur, K.R.S., Delp, S. L., and Murray, W. M. (2006) Moment-generating capacity of upper limb muscles. Abstracts of the 5th World Congress of Biomechanics. Munich, Germany. J Biomech 39, Supplement 1:S85.

Holzbaur, K.R.S., Gold, G. E., Johanson, M. E., and Murray, W. M. (2006) MRI-based estimation of muscle volume and length following tendon transfer surgery. Abstracts of the 5th World Congress of Biomechanics. Munich, Germany. J Biomech 39, Supplement 1:S84.

LaRoque, E.S., Murray, W. M., Langley, S., Ladd, A. L. Effect of Radial Malunion on Moment Arms in the First Dorsal Extensor Compartment: A Cadaver Study. 73rd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Chicago, IL. 2006.

Velisar, A., Murray, W. M. Passive joint coupling in the upper limb: multiarticular muscle function in the forearm and hand. Podium presentation at the BMES 2006 Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL. October 11-October 14th. 2006.

Selected Peer-Reviewed Abstracts and Conference Proceedings

Biomechanics Conferences:

Murray WM, Johanson ME, Velisar A, Smaby N, and Hentz VR (2005) Muscle operating range includes optimal length at extended joint postures following brachioradialis tendon transfer. Proceedings of the XXth Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics and 29^th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics. Cleveland, OH.

Murray WM, Hentz VR, Fridén J, and Lieber RL (2005) Significance of surgical attachment length for hand function following brachioradialis tendon transfer. Proceedings of the XXth Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics and 29^th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics. Cleveland, OH. (Runner-up, ISB Clinical Biomechanics Award; Runner-up, ASB Clinical Biomechanics Award).

Holzbaur KRS, Murray WM, Gold GE, Delp SL (2005) Scaling of muscle volumes in the upper extremity. Proceedings of the XXth Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics and 29^th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics. Cleveland, OH. (ASB Pre-doctoral Young Scientist Award to K. Holzbaur).

Towles J, Hentz VR, Murray WM (2005) Use of the long flexor and intrinsic thumb muscles to restore lateral pinch in the tetraplegic thumb: A cadaver study. Proceedings of the XXth Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics and 29^th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics. Cleveland, OH.

Murray WM, Kilgore KL, and Keith MW (2002) The dependence of wrist extension moment on elbow and wrist position after brachioradialis tendon transfer. Proceedings of the IV^th World Congress of Biomechanics. Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Murray WM, Bryden AM, Kilgore KL, and Keith MW (2001) Wrist range of motion depends on elbow position after the Br-ECRB tendon transfer. Proceedings of the XVIIIth Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics. Zurich, Switzerland. pp. 367-368. (Finalist, Clinical Biomechanics Award)

Murray WM, Buchanan TS, and Delp SL (1996) The effect of elbow flexion angle on sarcomere length in human elbow muscles. Proceedings of the 20th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics, Atlanta, GA pp. 113-114.

Murray WM, Delp SL, and Buchanan TS (1992) Development of a graphics-based model of the human elbow: Moment arm calculation issues. Proceedings of NACOB II: The Second North American Congress on Biomechanics, Chicago, IL pp. 439-440.

Engineering and Technical Conferences:

Velisar A, Murray WM (2005) Dynamic simulation of multi-joint upper extremity movements: Understanding the impact of length-dependent passive muscle forces. Proceedings of the International Symposium on Computer Simulation in Biomechanics. Cleveland, OH. pp. 84-85.

Murray WM, Kilgore KL, and Keith MW (2002) Brachioradialis tendon transfers that restore wrist extension: Evaluating outcome in different joint postures. Second Joint EMBS-BMES Conference. Houston, TX. p. 355.

Murray WM, Kilgore KL, and Keith MW (1999) Surgical simulation of the Br-ECRB tendon transfer. ASME Summer Bioengineering Conference. Big Sky, Montana. pp. 557-558.

Murray WM, Arnold AS, Salinas S, Durbhakula MM, Buchanan TS, and Delp SL (1998) Building biomechanical models based on medical image data: An assessment of model accuracy. First International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention. Boston, MA. pp. 539-549.

Murray WM, Wyles DL, Buchanan TS, and Delp SL (1996) Elbow muscle architecture and moment arms in differently sized specimens. Engineering Foundation Conference, Biomechanics and Neural Control of Movement. Deer Creek, OH.

Clinical Conferences:

LaRoque ES, Murray WM, Langley S, Ladd AL (2006) Effect of radial malunion on moment arms in the first dorsal extensor compartment: A cadaver study. 73^rd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Chicago, IL.

LaRoque ES, Murray WM, Langley S, Ladd AL (2005) The influence of radial malunion on muscle moment Arms in the first dorsal extensor compartment: A cadaver study. Adrian E. Flatt Residents and Fellows Conference; 60^th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Surgery for the Hand. San Antonio, TX.

Murray WM, Johanson ME, Smaby N, and Hentz VR (2004) Lateral pinch force decreases with elbow flexion following Br to FPL tendon transfer. 8th International Conference on Upper Limb Surgery for Tetraplegia. Christchurch, NZ.

Saul KR, Murray WM, Hentz VR, and Delp SL (2004) Biomechanics of the Steindler Flexorplasty: A computer simulation study. 8th International Conference on Upper Limb Surgery for Tetraplegia, Christchurch, NZ.

Johanson ME, Smaby N, Murray WM, and Hentz VR (2004) Reduced post-operative activation in surgically transferred muscles to restore lateral pinch in tetraplegia. 8th International Conference on Upper Limb Surgery in Tetraplegia. Christchurch, NZ.

Murray WM, Kilgore KL, and Keith MW (2002) Does elbow extension strength balance the action of the transferred brachioradialis? 57^th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Surgery for the Hand. Phoenix, AZ.

Invited Presentations

"Parameters In, Ideas Out: Biomechanical Modeling of the Upper Extremity as a Framework for Clinical Research"
Departments of Biomedical Engineering and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Northwestern University, December 2005.

"Significance of Surgical Attachment Length for Hand Function following Brachioradialis Tendon Transfer"
Kinesiology Department Action Club Seminar, Penn State University, April 2005.

"Computer Simulation of the Upper Extremity"
Department of Kinesiology Colloquium, Penn State University, March, 2005.

"Computer Simulation of the Upper Extremity"
Department of Physical Therapy Symposium, UCSF, May, 2004.

Last updated 10/10/2007