Book Chapters

• Bowden, A.E., Oneida, E., Bergström, J. (2009). Computer modeling and simulation of UHMWPE. The UHMWPE biomaterials handbook: 2nd edition. S.M. Kurtz. New York, Academic Press.


• MacDonald, D., Bowden, A.E., Kurtz, S.M. (2009). MicroCT analysis of wear and damage in UHMWPE. The UHMWPE biomaterials handbook: 2nd edition. S.M. Kurtz. New York, Academic Press.


• Bowden, A. E. (2006). Finite element modeling of the spine. The spine technology handbook. S. M. Kurtz and A. A. Edidin. New York, Academic Press.
  

Publications

• West, C.R., Bowden, A.E. (2012) “Using Tendon Inherent Electric Properties to Consistently Track Induced Mechanical Strain,” Annals of Biomedical Engineering, In Press.

• Halverson, P.A., A.E. Bowden, L.L. Howell (2012) “A Compliant Mechanism Approach to Achieving Specific Quality of Motion in Lumbar Total Disc Replacement”, SAS Journal, In Press.

• Stolworthy, D.K, Zirbel, S.A., Howell, L.L., Samuels, M., Bowden, A.E. (2012) “Characterization and Prediction of Rate-dependent Flexibility in Lumbar Spine Biomechanics at Room and Body Temperature,” in review for publication in Spine, submitted December 9, 2011.

• Von Forell, G.A., Bowden, A.E. (2012) “Biomechanical Implications of Lumbar Spinal Ligament Transection,” in review for publication in Clinical Biomechanics, submitted December 9, 2011.

• Zirbel, S.A., Stolworthy, D.K., Howell, L.L., and Bowden, A.E. (2012) “Intervertebral Disc Degeneration Alters Lumbar Spine Segmental Stiffness in All Modes of Loading Under a Compressive Follower Load,” in review for publication in The Spine Journal, submitted August 22, 2011. In revision as of December 2, 2011.

• Dodgen, E., Stratton, E., Bowden, A.E., Howell, L.L. (2012) “Spinal Implant Development, Modeling, and Testing to Achieve Customizable and Nonlinear Stiffness,” in review for publication in Journal of Medical Devices, submitted August, 17, 2011. Revision submitted December 14, 2011.

• Halverson, P.A., A.E. Bowden, L.L. Howell (2011) “A Pseudo-Rigid-Body Model of the Human Spine to Predict Implant-induced Changes on Motion,” J Mechanisms and Robotics, DOI: 10.1115/1.4004896, Vol. 3, No. 4, 041008 (7 pages).
  
• Bowden, A.E. (2011) “An Important Backdrop to the Continued Discussion on the Use of Antibiotic Containing Bone Cements: Commentary on an article by Jell Meyer, PhD, et al.: Vacuum-Mixing Significantly Changes Antibiotic Elution Characteristics of Commercially Available Antibiotic-Impregnated Bone Cements,” J Bone Joint Surgery Am, DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.K.01144, Vol 93, No. 22, e125 1-2 (Invited).

• Shkolnikov, Y.P., Bowden, A.E., MacDonald, D., Kurtz, S.M. (2010). "Wear pattern observations from TDR retrievals using autoregistration of voxel data." J Biomedical Materials Research Part B: Applied Biomaterials Early View, Published online May 24, 2010.


• Stratton, E., Howell, L.L., and Bowden, A. (2010). “Force-displacement Model of the FlexSuReTM Spinal Implant.” Proceedings of the ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences, Montreal, Quebec, Aug 15-18, 2010, DETC2010- 28476.


• Bowden, A.E., H.L. Guerin, M.L. Villarraga, A.G. Patwardhan, and J.A. Ochoa (2008). “Quality of motion considerations in numerical analysis of motion restoring implants of the spine.” Clinical Biomechanics 23(5):536-544.


• Halverson, P.A., L.L. Howell, and A.E. Bowden (2008). “A flexure-based bi-axial contact-aided compliant mechanism for spinal arthroplasty,” DETC2008-50121.


• Bergström, J. S., A. E. Bowden, C. M. Rimnac and S. M. Kurtz (2006). "Development and implementation of an advanced user material model for UHMWPE." 9th International LS-DYNA Users Conference: Material Modeling (1): 15-17.


• Mazzucco, D., A. E. Bowden and K. L. Ong (2006). "Examining failure causation in retrieved implant devices." Medical Device & Diagnostic Industry(Jan): 110-115.


• Bowden, A. E., S. M. Kurtz and A. A. Edidin (2005). "Validation of a micro-ct technique for measuring volumetric wear in retrieved acetabular liners." J Biomed Mater Res B Appl Biomater 75(1): 205-9.


• Bowden, A. E. (2003). Tools for deformable image registration. Department of Bioengineering, Doctoral Dissertation, University of Utah.


• Bowden, A. E., R. D. Rabbitt and J. A. Weiss (1998). "Anatomical registration and segmentation by warping template finite element models." SPIE 3254: 469-476.


• Weiss, J. A., A. E. Bowden and R. D. Rabbitt (1998). "Incorporation of medical image data in finite element models to track strain in soft tissues." SPIE 3254: 477-484.

 

Published Abstracts and Technical Reports

• Von Forell, G., Bowden, A.E. (2012) “Biomechanical Implications of Spinal Ligament Transection,” Proceedings of the Orthopaedic Research Society, San Francisco, CA, Feb 4-11, 2012.

• Cannon, A., Parajuli, A., Bowden, A.E. (2012) “Quantitative Morphological Classification of Spinal Ligament Degeneration,” Proceedings of the Orthopaedic Research Society, San Francisco, CA, Feb 4-11, 2012.

• Alsup, J., Fullwood, R., Bowden, A.E. (2012) “Mimicking the Mechanical Behavior of Intervertebral Disc Degeneration,” Proceedings of the Orthopaedic Research Society, San Francisco, CA, Feb 4-11, 2012.

• Stolworthy, D.K., Zirbel, S.A., Howell, L.L., Bowden, A.E. (2012) “Predicting Rate-dependent Lumbar Spine Biomechanics: Range of Motion, Neutral Zone, Stiffness, and Hysteresis,” Proceedings of the Orthopaedic Research Society, San Francisco, CA, Feb 4-11, 2012.

• Stolworthy, D.K., Zirbel, S.A., Bowden, A.E., Howell, L.L (2012) “Non-intuitive Changes in Spine Biomechanical Response with Testing Temperature and Compressive Load,” Proceedings of the Orthopaedic Research Society, San Francisco, CA, Feb 4-11, 2012.

• Robertson, D.J., Willardson, R.J., Cannon, A., Parajuli, A., Bowden, A.E. (2012) “Mimicking the Mechanical Behavior of Intervertebral Disc Degeneration,” Proceedings of the Orthopaedic Research Society, San Francisco, CA, Feb 4-11, 2012.

• West, C.R., Bowden, A.E. (2012) “Tendon is its Own Strain Gauge: Inherent Electric Properties Consistently Measure Induced Strain,” Proceedings of the Orthopaedic Research Society, San Francisco, CA, Feb 4-11, 2012.

• Von Forell, G., Bowden, A.E. (2012) “Changes in Lumbar Spinal Ligament Stress Due to Isolated Transected Ligaments,” 20th Annual Symposium on Computational Methods in Orthopaedic Biomechanics, San Francisco, CA, Feb 3, 2012.

• Bowden, A.E. (2011) “A Standard of Competency for Evaluating the Engineering Efficacy of Medical Devices,” Sixth International Conference on Ethical Issues in Biomedical Engineering, Brooklyn, NY, April 1-3, 2011.

• Zirbel, S.A., Stolworthy, D.K., Howell, L.L, Bowden, A.E. (2011) “Intervertebral Disc Degeneration Alters Lumbar Spine Segmental Stiffness in All Modes of Loading Under a Compressive Follower Load,” New Horizons in Intervertebral Disc Research, Philadelphia, PA, November 16-18, 2011.

• Alsup, J., Fullwood, R., Bowden, A.E. (2011) “A Cadaveric Model of Mechanical Disc Degeneration Using Incubated Protease Injections,” New Horizons in Intervertebral Disc Research, Philadelphia, PA, November 16-18, 2011.

• Stolworthy, D.K., Zirbel, S.A., Howell, L.L, Bowden, A.E. (2011) “A Predictive Model of Rate-Dependent Spinal Segment Biomechanics,” New Horizons in Intervertebral Disc Research, Philadelphia, PA, November 16-18, 2011.

• Stolworthy, D. K., S. Zirbel, M. Samuels, A.E. Bowden, L.L. Howell (2011)  Increased Loading Rate Decreases Hysteresis and ROM in the Human Lumbar Spine, Proceedings of the 2011 ORS Annual Meeting, Volume 36, Paper 0784, 2011.

• Robertson, D., R. Bradshaw, A. Cannon, A.E. Bowden (2011)  Nonlinear Material Response of Individual Cadaveric Spinal Ligaments Obtained via Anisotropic Small Punch Test, Proceedings of the 2011 ORS Annual Meeting.

• Halverson, P.A., A.E. Bowden, L.L. Howell (2011)  Prediction of Adjacent-Level Degenerative Effects in the Spine using the Pseudo Rigid Body Model,  Proceedings of the 2011 ORS Annual Meeting, Volume 36, Paper 0781, 2011.

• West, C., A.E. Bowden (2011)  Use of Inherent Electric Properties of Tendon to Measure Strain,  Proceedings of the 2011 ORS Annual Meeting.

• Reece, D., A.E. Bowden, P.A. Halverson, L.L. Howell (2011)  A Clinically Accessible Post-Surgery Model of the Lumbar Spine,  Proceedings of the ASME 2011 Summer Bioengineering Conference.

• Stolworthy, D.K., Zirbel, S.A., Bowden, A.E., Howell, L.L (2011) “Non-intuitive Changes in Spine Biomechanical Response with Testing Temperature and Compressive Load Effects,” Proceedings of the 7th Annual Utah Biomedical Engineering Conference, Salt Lake City, UT, September 10, 2011.

• Reece, D., A.E. Bowden, P.A. Halverson, L.L. Howell (2011)  A Clinically Accessible Numerical Model for Showing Spinal Motion Following Surgery,  Proceedings of the 2011 Utah Conference on Undergraduate Research.

• Ashworth, T., G.V. Forrell, A.E. Bowden (2010)  A Comparison of Hexahedral vs. Tetrahedral Elements on Nonlinear Modeling of the Lumbar Spine, Proceedings of the 2010 Mountain West Bioengineering Conference.

• Smith, S., A.E. Bowden (2010) An Open-Source Parametric Model of the Lumbar Vertebrae,  Proceedings of the 2010 Mountain West Bioengineering Conference.

• Robertson, D., Bradshaw, R.J., Russell, A.C., Bowden, A.E. (2010). Spinal ligaments: Anisotropic characterization using very small samples. Proceedings of the SEM Annual Conf & Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, Indianapolis, IN, June 7-10, 2010


• Hyatt, T., Fullwood, D., Bradshaw, R.J., Bowden, A.E., Johnson, O. (2010). Nano-composite sensors for wide range measurement of ligament strain. Proceedings of the SEM Annual Conf & Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, Indianapolis, IN, June 7-10, 2010


• Hyatt, T., Fullwood, D., Bowden, A.E., Bradshaw, R.J., Johnson, O. (2010). Nano-composite sensors for wide range measurement of strain. Proceedings of the SAMPE 2010 Exhibition & Symposium, Seattle, WA, May 17-20, 2010.


• Sessions, J., T. Bishop, and A.E. Bowden (2009). Mechanical characterization of a bovine tail analog for enzymatic disc degeneration. Proc 55th Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society.


• Showalter, B.L., M.B. Hunter, and A.E. Bowden (2009). Validation of a modified small punch test for characterizing the material response of spinal ligaments. Proc 55th Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society.


• Halverson, P., A.E. Bowden, E. Stratton, D. Pearsall, and L.L. Howell (2009). The balanced spine: a passive mechanism for maintaining erect posture. Proc 55th Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society.


• Halverson, P., L.L. Howell, and A.E. Bowden (2008). The balanced spine: a passive mechanism for maintain erect posture. Proc Fourth Annual Mountain West Biomedical Engineering Conference, Park City, UT, Sep 5-6.


• Coleman, J.C., A.E. Bowden, S. Rundell, R.P. Nockels, and K.T. Foley (2008). Effect of semi-rigid posterior rods on kinematic stability and load distribution in the lumbar spine. Proc AANS/CNS, Chicago, IL, April 26-May 1.


• Halverson, P., A.E. Bowden and L.L. Howell (2008). Wearless total disc arthroplasty through compliant mechanism design. Spine Arthroplasty Summit 8, Miami, FL, May 6-9.


• Bowden, A.E., H.L. Guerin, M.L. Villarrage, A.G. Patwardhan, and J.A. Ochoa (2008). Higher order validation metrics are required when numerically modeling physiologic motion of the spine. Trans ORS 33: Poster 1360.


• Bowden, A. E., Y. P. Shkolnikov, D. MacDonald and S. M. Kurtz (2007). Automated microCT-based damage maps of explanted polymeric TDR components. The Spine Journal, Vol. 7(5S) 128S-129S.


• Kurtz, S. M., D. MacDonald, A. Von Ooij, J. Isaza, L. Ciccarelli, R. Ross, A. E. Bowden, A. Gl. Patwardhan (2007). Are one-sided wear patterns predictive of greater clinical wear in mobile bearing total disc replacements? The Spine Journal, Vol. 7(5S) 152S.


• Bowden, A. E., S. Rundell, J. Auerbach and R. Balderston (2007). Total disc replacement changes facet contact stresses in extension, lateral bending, and axial rotation. Spine Arthroplasty Summit 7, Berlin, Germany, May 1-4.

• Bowden, A. E., Y. Shkolnikov, D. MacDonald and S. M. Kurtz (2007). Development and validation of an automated microct-based technique for mapping damage of explanted polymeric components for TDR. Spine Arthroplasty Summit 7, Berlin, Germany, May 1-4.


• Coleman, J., A. E. Bowden, S. A. Rundell, R. P. Nockels and K. T. Foley (2007). Effect of a semi-rigid posterior implant on range of motion and load distribution in the lumbar spine: A finite element study. Spine Arthroplasty Summit 7, Berlin, Germany, May 1-4.


• Day, J., K. L. Ong, A. E. Bowden, M. Manley and S. M. Kurtz (2007). "A finite element comparison of bone conserving femoral stems." Trans ORS 32: Poster 1715.


• Kurtz, S. M., D. MacDonald, L. Ciccarelli, A. van Ooij, J. Isaza, R. Ross, A. E. Bowden and A. Patwardhan (2007). Are one-sided wear patterns predictive of greater clinical wear in mobile bearing TDRs? Spine Arthroplasty Summit 7, Berlin, Germany, May 1-4.


• Ong, K. L., A. E. Bowden, M. Manley, S. M. Kurtz and E. Munting (2007). "Biomechanics of a stemless, metaphyseal fixation femoral fixation design: Effects of screw fixation and interface conditions." Trans ORS 32: Poster 1714.


• Rundell, S., A. E. Bowden, J. Auerbach and R. Balderston (2007). Effects of Prodisc positioning on lumbar kinematics as determined using a specimen-specific finite element model. Spine Arthroplasty Summit 7, Berlin, Germany, May 1-4.


• Bowden, A. E., J. S. Bergström and S. M. Kurtz (2006). Rim fracture risk of highly crosslinked polyethylene total disc replacements. Spine Arthroplasty Summit 6, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, May 10-13.


• Bowden, A. E., A. A. Edidin and S. M. Kurtz (2006). "Simulating vertebral compression fracture." Trans ORS 31: Poster 1273.


• Bowden, A. E. and M. L. Villarraga (2006). In situ biomechanical investigation of a total facet replacement using finite element analysis. Spine Arthroplasty Summit 6, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, May 10-13.


• Bowden, A. E. and M. L. Villarraga (2006). "In situ biomechanics of total facet replacement using finite element analysis." Proc 21st Ann Mtg of NASS SIPP #4: 140.


• Rundell, S., A. E. Bowden, M. L. Villarraga, Q. Zhu and P. Cripton (2006). Validation of experimental implant-bone interface load measurement for a facet replacement device using finite element analysis. Spine Arthroplasty Summit 6, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, May 10-13.


• Bowden, A. E., S. M. Kurtz and A. A. Edidin (2005). "Validation of a microCT technique for measuring volumetric wear in retrieved acetabular liners." Trans ORS 30: Poster 1189.


• Bowden, A. E., S. M. Kurtz and A. A. Edidin (2005). Validation of a mCT technique for measuring volumetric wear in retrieved acetabular liners. SCANCO Medical mCT Users Meeting, Paoli, PA, June 3-5.


• Bowden, A. E., S. M. Kurtz and A. A. Edidin (2005). Biomechanical analysis of polyethylene stresses in the Charit„ total disc replacement. Spine Arthroplasty Summit 5, New York City, NY, May 4-7.


• Bowden, A. E., S. M. Kurtz, D. MacDonald and A. A. Edidin (2005). "Long-term 3D wear patterns in retrieved acetabular liners." Trans ORS 31: Poster 0668.


• Bowden, A. E., M. L. Villarraga, A. A. Edidin and S. M. Kurtz (2005). Advanced numerical modeling of spinal biomechanics. Proc Spine Research Symposium, Philadelphia, PA, Sep 27.


• Bowden, A. E., M. L. Villarraga, A. A. Edidin and S. M. Kurtz (2005). Numerical simulation of vertebral collapse. Proc Spine Research Symposium, Philadelphia, PA, Sep 27, 2005.


• Veress, A. I., J. A. Weiss, R. J. Gillies, A. E. Bowden, J.-P. Galons and R. D. Rabbitt (2002). "Deformable image registration of mouse brain MRI data using hyperelastic warping." Proc ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition IMECE2002: 32375.


• Yamauchi, Y. M., S. M. Highstein, C. King, A. E. Bowden, R. D. Rabbitt and R. Boyle (2002). "Displacement of the semicircular canal cupula for sinusoidal stimuli." Assn for Research in Otolaryngology Abstracts V25(125): 32.


• Weiss, J. A., A. I. Veress, A. E. Bowden, R. J. Gillies, J.-P. Galons and J. Guo (2001). "Local measurements of changes in shape and volume between serial volumetric medical images: Application to Niemann-Pick type C disease." Center for High Performance Computing News, University of Utah 12(3): 1-3.


• Bowden, A. E., R. D. Rabbitt and J. A. Weiss (1999). "Stress and strain in the human distal phalanx under indentation." Proc 21st Ann EMBS Conference (1st Joint with BMES): 512.


• Rabbitt, R. D., A. E. Bowden and J. A. Weiss (1999). Tracking nonlinear soft tissue strain using 3D medical image data and the finite element method. NIH Biomedical Imaging Symposium: Visualizing the Future of Biology and Medicine, NIH Campus, Jun 25-26.


• Bowden, A. E., R. D. Rabbitt and J. A. Weiss (1998). "Warping template finite element models into alignment with subject specific image data." ASME Advances in Bioengineering BED-39: 289-90.


• Bowden, A. E., R. D. Rabbitt and J. A. Weiss (1997). "Use of medical image data to compute strain fields in biological tissues." Proc ASME Summer Bioengineering Conference BED-35: 191-192.


• Yamauchi, Y. M., A. E. Bowden and R. D. Rabbitt (1997). "Finite element model of the vestibular semicircular canal ampulla and cupula." Proc ASME Summer Bioengineering Conference BED-35: 63-64.