Primary Research Area:

Biomedical Engineering including Biomaterials, Biomechanics, Implant Design, Musculoskeletal Biomechanics, Tissue Mechanics, Veterinary Medicine

Research Interests:

Biomechanics of biological tissues, fracture healing and fracture repair techniques, implants, particular joint replacement

Education:

BVSc, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
MS in Biomechanics, University of Illinois, Champaigh-Urbanna, IL
PhD in Biomedical Engineering, University of New SOuth Wales, Sydney, Australia

About Dr. Simon Roe:

Current clinical and administrative committments limit involvement in research. Regularly contribute to projects with a biomechanical focus.

Recent Publications:

1. Mathews KG, Roe SC, Stebbins M, Barnes R, Mente PL: Biomechanical evaluation of suture pull-out from canine arytenoid cartilages: Effects of hole diameter, suture configuration, suture size, and distraction rate, Vet Surg, 33: 191 – 199, 2004
2. Richey M, Roe SC. Assessment of knot security in continuous intradermal wound closures, J Surgical Research, 123, 284–288, 2005
3. Davis KM, Roe SC, Mathews KG, Mente PL. Median sternotomy closure in dogs: A mechanical comparison of technique stability, Veterinary Surgery, 2006; 35(3):271-7
4. Vianna M, Roe SC Mechanical comparison of two knots and two crimp systems for securing nylon line used for extra-articular stabilization of the canine stifle, Vet Surg 35:567-572, 2006
5. Grafinger MS, Roe SC, Spodnick G, Smith E. Biomechanical comparison of dual interlocking single loop and double loop tension band techniques to the classic AO tension band technique for repair of olecranon osteotomies in dogs, Vet Surg, 36: 141 – 148, 2007

Date of Last Modification: 5/17/2009

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