Musculoskeletal Biomechanics Laboratory Projects
Our research focus is on understanding how forces applied to the musculoskeletal system can influence bone and joint health and function in adult men and women in health and disease.
Recent Articles
Karen Troy named a Fellow of the Orthopaedic Research Society
Prof. Karen Troy was one of four individuals honored as a Fellow of the Orthopaedic Research Society at this year’s 2025 Annual Meeting. ORS Fellows are individuals who have demonstrated service, leadership, substantial achievement, expert knowledge, and significant contributions to the field of musculoskeletal research and to the Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS). Learn more about […]
Julia Nicolescu wins university-wide 3-Minute Thesis competition!
Congratulations to Julia Nicolescu, who competed and won WPI’s annual 3-Minute Thesis competition! She will go on to compete in the regional New England competition. Here she is, fresh after winning, along with Graduate Dean Terri Camesano and Prof. Troy. LinkedIn Post
Prof. Troy talks to Trailrunner Magazine about bone health and running
Karen Troy spoke to science writer Christine Yu about how running can affect bone health. Her interview is part of a larger article about ultrarunner Camille Herron’s training regimen, which breaks long runs into shorter bouts. Read the whole article here: Camille Herron’s Advice For Ultra Athletes: Skip the Long Run – Trail Runner Magazine
PhD student Julia Nicolescu highlighted for her work with the Perry Initiative!
First year PhD student Julia Nicolescu has been named a Fellow with the Perry Initiative – a program that works to build the pipeline of women interested in orthopaedics, medicine, and engineering. Last week she traveled to Dallas, Texas, to support one of the Perry Outreach workshops. The Dallas Morning News ran a story about […]
News from this year’s ORS meeting
The Troy Lab is now on Twitter! Follow us at @Troy_BiomechLab. Also in the news: Karen gave two presentations at this year’s Orthopaedic Research Society and is super excited about the new Computational Modeling Research Interest Group that has formed within the ORS.
New Review Article on External Stimuli and Human Bone Adaptation
Congratulations to Megan Mancuso, Andrew Wilzman, and Kyle Murdock for a new review article on external stimuli and human bone adaptation. You can read it for free here! https://doi.org/10.1088/2516-1091/ac41bc
MBL website updated, and so much news!
Hi all – it’s been since Covid that I updated the site. Whew! Here’s a quick rundown of the lab highlights since then. Megan Mancuso graduated with her PhD in August, 2020! Congratulations Dr. Mancuso! She is working at Mathworks now. Nicole Mattson graduated with her MS in May, 2021! Congratulations Nicole! She is working […]
MBL News Update – March 2020
The MBL has been busy this year! Karen Troy, Megan Mancuso, and colleagues just published a new paper in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research that summarizes the primary outcomes of the Women’s Bone Health study. FIND IT HERE! We have begun a new collaboration with the Spaulding National Running Center to investigate metatarsal […]
New journal articles from the MBL!
MBL member Joshua Johnson has two recent publications: 1. Validation of a new multiscale finite element analysis approach at the distal radius (Med. Eng. Phys) 2. Simplified boundary conditions alter cortical-trabecular load sharing at the distal radius; A multiscale finite element analysis. (J. Biomech) MBL Director Karen Troy just published an article on Practical considerations for […]
Femur fracture at high speed
Did you know that it takes less than 1/100th of a second for a crack to nucleate and propagate through bone when it is impacted? In collaboration with Dr. Nima Rahbar and his lab, we recently collected high-speed video of a femur as it fractured. We will use the data we collect to predict where […]
