Updated

12/2014

Eric Thorhauer
Biodynamics Laboratory
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Department of Mechanical Engineering
University of Pittsburgh
3820 South Water Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15203

Phone: (412) 215-7395
Email: [email protected]

EDUCATION

2010

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Pittsburgh







RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

2006-2010
Research Assistant, Biodynamics Laboratory, University of Pittsburgh
2009-2010
Research Assistant, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Pittsburgh
2010-Present
Research Engineer, Biodynamics Laboratory, University of Pittsburgh




RESEARCH SUPPORT

2010-2015
R01 AR056630-01 (Co-Investigator)
NIH/NIAMS
Single- vs. Double-Bundle ACL Reconstruction: A Prospective Randomized Trial.
Project evaluates in vivo knee kinematics and long-term outcomes after ACL
reconstruction, comparing two techniques (randomized clinical trial).
PI: Fu F, Irrgang J, Tashman S

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MANUSCRIPTS

Published:

Anderst WJ, Thorhauer ED, Lee JY, Donaldson WF, Kang JD. Cervical Spine Bone Mineral Density As A Function
Of Vertebral Level And Anatomic Location. Spine Journal, 11(7) : 659-67, 2011.

Hensler D, Working ZM, Illingworth KD, Thorhauer ED, Tashman S, Fu FH. Medial Portal Drilling: Effects On The
Femoral Tunnel Aperture Morphology During Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction. J Bone Joint Surg
Am. 93 (22): 2063-71, 2011.

Hofbauer M, Thorhauer E, Abebe A, Bey M, Tashman S. Altered Tibiofemoral Kinematics in the Affected Knee
and Compensatory Changes in the Contralateral Knee After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.
American Journal of Sports Medicine. 42(11): 2715-21, 2014.

Tang J, Thorhauer E, Marsh C, Fu FH, Tashman S. Knee Rotation Influences The Femoral Tunnel Angle
Measurement After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A 3-Dimensional Computed Tomography
Model Study. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 22(7): 1505-10, 2014.

In Review:

Thorhauer E, Tashman S. Validation of Combining Dynamic Stereo X-ray and Magnetic Resonance Imaging to
Estimate In Vivo Knee Cartilage Contact. Journal of Biomechanical Engineering. Submitted: September 2014.

Ma Y, Thorhauer E, Fu F, Tashman S. Relationships between Static Laxity and Dynamic Knee Function after ACL
Reconstruction. Arthroscopy. Submitted: September 2014.

Fujimaki Y, Thorhauer E, Murawski C, Sasaki Y, Tashman S, Fu F. A Novel Quantitative In Situ Analysis of the
Human Anterior Cruciate Ligament. American Journal of Sports Medicine. Submitted: October 2014.

Zheng L, Carey R, Thorhauer E, Tashman S, Harner C, Zhang X. Three-Dimensional In Vivo Tibiofemoral
Kinematics During Decline Walking After Isolated Medial Or Lateral Meniscectomy. Journal of Biomechanics,
Submitted: October 2014.

Araki D, Thorhauer E, Fu F, Tashman S. Validation of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Insertion Site Location and
Area Determination Using High-Resolution 3D Isotropic Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Journal of Bone and
Joint Surgery. Submitted: November 2014.

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CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

Tashman S, Anderst W, Thorhauer E, Bishop J, Fu FH. Knee Flexion Angles Associated with Peak ACL Bundle
Lengths During Running. Orthopedic Research Society Annual Meeting, 2008. Poster.

Anderst W, Thorhauer E, Tashman S. Functional Joint Space Remains Unchanged Two Years After ACL-
Reconstruction. Orthopedic Research Society Annual Meeting, 2008. Poster.

Anderst W, Thorhauer E, Tashman S. A Technique for Calculating and Mapping Focal Cartilage Thickness.
American Society of Biomechanics, 2008. Poster.

Anderst W, Thorhauer E, Tashman S. Correlation Between Focal Cartilage Thickness and Femur Cartilage
Contact Regions During Running. American Society of Biomechanics, 2008. Paper.

Anderst W, Thorhauer E, Tashman S. In Vivo Knee Cartilage Contact During Downhill Running. American
Society of Biomechanics, 2009. Paper.
Anderst W, Thorhauer E, Tashman S. Correlation Between Focal Cartilage Thickness and Femur Cartilage
Contact Regions During Running. Orthopedic Research Society Annual Meeting, 2009. Paper.

Martin D, Kopf S, Goyal K, Thorhauer E, Baillargeon E, Tashman S. In vivo Knee Kinematics after Medial
Meniscal Root Tear. Orthropedic Research Society Annual Meeting, 2009. Poster.

Thorhauer E, Miyawaki M, Illingworth K, Holmes A, Anderst W. Accuracy of Bone and Cartilage Models
Obtained from CT and MRI. American Society of Biomechanics, 2010. Poster.

Martin D, Kopf S, Baillargeon E, Thorhauer E, Harner C, Tashman S. Altered Joint Contact Pathways During
Double-leg Squat After Medial Meniscal Root Tear. Orthopedic Research Society Annual Meeting, 2010.
Poster.

Thorhauer E, Anderst W, Donaldson W, Kang J, Lee J. Cervical Spine Bone Mineral Density as a Function of
Vertebral Level and Anatomic Location. ASME Summer Bioengineering Conference, 2011. Paper.

Lorenz S, Thorhauer E, Kopf S, Martin D, Fu FH, Tashman S. The Native Anteromedial And Posterolateral
Bundles Of The ACL Are Not Isometric During Squatting: In Vivo Kinematic Observations. International Society
of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery, and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Congress, 2011. Poster.

Thorhauer E, Anderst W, Donaldson W, Kang J, Lee J. Cervical Spine Bone Mineral Density as a Function of
Vertebral Level and Anatomic Location. Orthopedic Research Society Annual Meeting, 2011. Paper.

Hensler D, Working ZM, Illingworth KD, Thorhauer E, Tashman S, Fu FH. Influence of Difference Variables on
Femoral Bone Tunnel Aperture in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction. Orthopedic Research Society
Annual Meeting, 2011. Poster.

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Thorhauer E, Tashman S. Tibiofemoral Cartilage Thickness Following ACL Reconstruction. American Society of
Biomechanics, 2012. Poster.

Thorhauer E, Anderst W, Tashman S. Effect of ACL Reconstruction on Tibiofemoral Cartilage Contact During
Downhill Running. American Society of Biomechanics, 2012. Paper.

Hensler D, Musahl V, Illingworth KD, Thorhauer ED, Tashman S. The Function Of The Two Bundles Of The
Posterior Cruciate Ligament: An In-Vivo Study Using Dynamic Stereo X-Ray System (DSX). European Federation
of National Associations of Orthopaedics and Traumatology Congress, 2012. Paper.

Araki D, Thorhauer E, Tashman S Fu F. Correlation Between Posterior Tibial Slope and In-Vivo Knee Kinematics.
International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery, and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Congress, 2013. Poster.

Miyawaki M, Maeda S, Araujo P, Thorhauer E, Fujimaki Y, Middleton K, Irrgang J, Tashman S, Fu F.
Measurement of Native ACL Tibial Insertion Site Morphology- A Cadaveric Study Comparing Arthroscopy, 2D
MRI, and 3D MRI. International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery, and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine
Congress, 2013. Poster.

Fujimaki Y, Miyawaki M, Thorhauer E, Prisk V, Tashman S. In Vivo Kinematics of the Ankle During Gait
Following Reconstruction for Chronic Ankle Instability. International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery,
and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Congress, 2013. Paper.

Hensler D, Musahl V, Illingworth KD, Thorhauer ED, Tashman S. The Function Of The Two Bundles Of The
Posterior Cruciate Ligament: An In-Vivo Study Using Dynamic Stereo X-Ray System (DSX). Orthopedic Research
Society Annual Meeting, 2012. Poster.

Araki D, Thorhauer E, Tashman S. Correlation Between Posterior Tibial Slope and In-vivo Knee Kinematics.
Orthopedic Research Society Annual Meeting, 2013. Paper.

Araki D, Thorhauer E, Tashman S. Tibial Morphology in ACL-Injured Patients: 3D-CT Study. Orthopedic
Research Society Annual Meeting, 2013. Paper.

Abebe ES, Thorhauer E, Tashman S. Bilateral Knee Kinematics Changes in Patients Following Unilateral ACL
Reconstruction. Orthopedic Research Society Annual Meeting, 2013. Paper.

Tang J, Thorhauer E, Bowman K, Fu FH, Tashman S. In Vivo Posterior Cruciate Ligament Elongation in Running
Activity After Anatomic and Non-anatomic Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction. Orthopedic Research
Society Annual Meeting, 2013. Paper.

Thorhauer E, Abebe ES, Gyory J, Hofbauer M, Tashman S. Tibiofemoral Joint Space During Hopping Following
ACL Reconstruction. Orthopedic Research Society Annual Meeting, 2013. Poster.

Thorhauer E, Abebe E, Gyory J, Hofbauer M, Tashman S. Alterations in Tibiofemoral Joint Contact During Hop
Landing Following ACL Reconstruction. Orthopedic Research Society Annual Meeting, 2013. Poster.

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Fujimaki Y, Maeda S, Middleton K, Thorhauer E, Miyawaki M, Araujo P, Irrgang J, Tashman S, Fu F. Size
Prediction of Quadriceps Tendon Autograft for ACL Reconstruction. Orthopedic Research Society Annual
Meeting, 2013. Poster.

Fujimaki Y, Miyawaki M, St. Louis K, Grover C, Thorhauer E, Prisk V, Tashman S. In Vivo Kinematics Of The
Ankle During Gait Following Reconstruction For Chronic Ankle Instability. Orthopedic Research Society Annual
Meeting, 2013. Poster.

Schreiber VM, Thorhauer E, Tashman S. Differences in Ground Reaction Forces During Downhill Running after
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury: Reconstruction Versus Conservative Treatment. Orthopedic Research
Society Annual Meeting, 2013. Poster.

Miyawaki M, Maeda S, Araujo P, Fujimaki Y, Thorhauer E, Middleton KK, Irrgang J, Tashman S, Fu
FH. Measurement of Native ACL Tibial Insertion Site Morphology: A Cadaveric Study. Orthopedic Research
Society Annual Meeting, 2013. Poster.

Irvine JN, Thorhauer E, Abebe ES, Tashman S, Harner CD. ACL Reconstruction: Is There a Difference in Graft
Motion for BonePatellar Tendon Bone versus Hamstring Autograft at 6 Weeks Post-Operatively? American
Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Annual Meeting, 2014. Paper.

Thorhauer E, Abebe ES, Tashman S. Outcomes In Knee Joint Running Kinematics Following Non-Anatomic
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Comparison Of Three Surgical Methods. Orthopedic Research
Society Annual Meeting, 2014. Poster.

Thorhauer E, Abebe ES, Tashman S. In Vivo Dynamic Behavior of the Native and Reconstructed Anterior
Cruciate Ligament During Running. Orthopedic Research Society Annual Meeting, 2014. Poster.

Thorhauer E, Abebe ES, Araki A, Ma Y, Tashman S. Can Clinical-Grade MRI Scans Reliably Detect Native
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Insertion Sites? Orthopedic Research Society Annual Meeting, 2014. Poster.

Ma Y, Thorhauer E, Tashman S. Relationships Between Static Laxity and Dynamic Knee Function After ACL
Reconstruction. Orthopedic Research Society Annual Meeting, 2014. Paper.

Fujimaki Y, Thorhauer E, Murawski C, Sasaki Y, Smolinski P, Tashman S, Fu FH. Quantitative In Situ Analysis of
the Human Anterior Cruciate Ligament and Midsubstance Cross Sectional Area. Orthopedic Research Society
Annual Meeting, 2014. Poster.

Abebe ES, Thorhauer E, Tashman S. Misplacement of ACL Graft Tunnels: An In Vivo Comparison of Double-
Bundle, Single-Bundle Transtibial and Single-Bundle Anteromedial Portal Drilling Approaches. Orthopedic
Research Society Annual Meeting, 2014. Poster.

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Araki D, Thorhauer E, Tashman S, Fu FH. Validation of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Insertion Site Location and
Area Determination Using High-Resolution 3D Isotropic Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Orthopedic Research
Society Annual Meeting, 2014. Poster.

Araki D, Thorhauer E, Fu FH, Tashman S. Side-to-side Differences in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Insertion Site
Area and Location Assessed Using a Three-dimensional Laser Scanner. Orthopedic Research Society Annual
Meeting, 2014. Poster.

Abebe ES, Irvine J, Thorhauer E, Harner C, Tashman S. The Influence of Graft Type on Graft-Tunnel Motion
During Gait After Hamstring or Bone-Patellar Tendon-Bone Autograft ACL Reconstruction. Orthopedic
Research Society Annual Meeting, 2014. Poster.

OHara-Plotnik R, Thorhauer E, Sivaprakasam A, Irrgang J, Fu F, Tashman S. Gait Is a Poor Task Choice for
Identifying Kinematic Deficits After ACL Reconstruction. Orthopedic Research Society Annual Meeting, 2015.
Poster.

Nishizawa Y, Thorhauer E, Irrgang J, Fu F, Tashman S. Relationships Between Clinical Laxity Measurement and
Dynamic Knee Kinematics After ACL Reconstruction. Orthopedic Research Society Annual Meeting, 2015.
Poster.

Nishizawa Y, Thorhauer E, Irrgang J, Fu F, Tashman S. Relationships Between Femoral Tunnel position and
Dynamic Knee Function After ACL Reconstruction. Orthopedic Research Society Annual Meeting, 2015.
Poster.

Manmohan R, Kurapati N, Thorhauer E, Fu F, Tashman S, Irrgang J. Quantitative MRI-T2 Mapping of Articular
Cartilage following Anatomic Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: Relationship to Patient Reported
Measures of Symptoms, Activity, and Participation. Orthopedic Research Society Annual Meeting, 2015.
Poster.

Thorhauer E, Nishizawa Y, Irrgang J, Fu F, Tashman S. Factors Affecting Femoral Tunnel Morphology and Bone
Block Healing after ACL Reconstruction. Orthopedic Research Society Annual Meeting, 2015. Poster.

Thorhauer E, Fujimaki Y, OHara-Plotnik R, Fu F, Tashman S. In situ Analysis of Anterior Cruciate Ligament
Shape and Morphology. Orthopedic Research Society Annual Meeting, 2015. Poster.

Thorhauer E, Sass K, Sivaprakasam A, Irrgang J, Fu F, Tashman S. Changes in Tibiofemoral Gait Kinematics Are
Associated with Regional Cartilage Morphological Changes. Orthopedic Research Society Annual Meeting,
2015. Paper.

Thorhauer E, Sass K, Sivaprakasam A, Irrgang J, Fu F, Tashman S. Alterations in In Vivo Knee Cartilage Contact
After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction and Correlations to Clinical Outcomes. Orthopedic Research
Society Annual Meeting, 2015. Paper.

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OUTREACH

2009- 2010
NSF-funded Research Experience for Teachers Program, University of Pittsburgh



Developed device to assist donning a prosthetic leg.



Developed voice-activated Bluetooth wheelchair control system for quadriplegics.


PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

2009-Present
American Society of Biomechanics
2010-Present
Orthopedic Research Society