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I. Clinical Applications
II. Material and Device Testing
I. Clinical Aplications
1. Upper Limb
Rayhack JM, Gasser SI, Latta LL, Ouellette EA, Milne EL: Precision oblique osteotomy for shortening of the ulna, J Hand Surg Am, 18(5):908-18, 1993
Zagorski JB, Zych GA, Latta LL, Finnieston AR: "Orthotic Design and Application for Functional Treatment of Fractures II: Upper Limb Applications. Internat J Orthop Trauma.; 3:64,1993
Ouellette EA, Kato S, Nakamura K, Latta LL, Burkhalter WE: "Mechanical Evaluation of Internal and External Fixation for Metacarpal Fractures, ASTM STP-1200, Clinical and Laboratory Performance of Bone Plates, Paul Harvey, Jr. and Robert F. Games, Eds.., American Society for Testing and Materials, Philadelphia, 1994
Rayhack JM, Gasser SI, Milne EL, Latta LL: "Biomechanics of Ulnar Osteotomies and Plate Fixation", Clinical and Laboratory Performance of Bone Plates, ASTM STP 1217, J. Paul Harvey, Jr. and Robert F. Games, Eds.., American Society for Testing and Materials, Philadelphia, 1994
Saitoh S, Nakatsuchi Y, Latta LL, Milne EL: Distribution of Bone Mineral Density and Bone Strength of the Proximal Humerus. J Shoulder Elbow Surg.; 3-4:234 242., 1994
McQueen M, MacLennan W, Latta LL: Fractures of the distal radius in elderly people. Geriatric Orthopaedics. Clift, B. and Rowley, D.I. Eds.,, Publisher Chapman & Hall. 1995
Hechtman KS, Tjin-a-Tsoi EW, Uribe JW, Zvijac JE, Milne EL, Latta LL: Biomechanics of a less invasive procedure for ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction of the elbow. Amer. J. Sports Med., 26-5:620-624, 1998
Sarmiento A, Latta LL, Zych GA, McKeever P, Zagorski JB: Isolated ulnar shaft fractures treated with functional braces. J Orthop Trauma.;12:420-4, 1998
Sarmiento, A, Waddell, JP, Latta, LL. Diaphyseal humeral fractures: treatment options, J Bone Joint Surg., 83A-10:1566-1579, 1999
Sarmiento A, Zagorski JB, Zych GA, Latta LL, Capps CA Functional bracing for the treatment of fractures of the humeral diaphysis. J Bone Joint Surg Am., 82(4):478-86, Apr 2000
Sanders R, Haidukewych GJ, Milne EL, Latta LL Minimal versus maximal plate fixation techniques of the ulna: the biomechanical effect of number of screws and plate length. J Orthop Trauma. 16(3):166-71, Mar 2002
Ouellette EA, Dennis JJ, Milne EL, Latta LL, Makowski A-L: The Role of Soft Tissues in Metacarpal Fracture Fixation, Clin Orthop., (412):169-75, 2003
Ouellette EA, Dennis JJ, Latta LL, Milne EL, Makowski A-L: The role of soft tissues in plate fixation of proximal phalanx fractures, Clin Orthop Rel Res, (418):1-8, 2004
Sarmiento A, Latta LL, Conservative treatment of humeral shaft fractures. Unfallchirurg. German Trauma Assoc., Sept., 2007
Kam CC , Jones CM , Fennema JL , Latta LL , Ouellette EA , Evans PJ, Suturebutton construct for interosseous ligament reconstruction in longitudinal radioulnar dissociations: a biomechanical study.J Hand Surg Am, 35(10): 162632 2010
2. Lower Limb
Sarmiento A, Latta LL Factors controlling the behavior of tibial fractures: a correlation of clinical and laboratory studies. Kappa Delta Award Paper. J Bone Joint Surg.; 58A:724, 1976
Milne EL, Latta LL, Kimmel B, Weiss C: "Pullout Strength of Sliding Screws in Normal and Osteopenic Femoral Heads". Contemp. Orthop. 17-5:79-83, 1988
Zagorski JB, Zych GA, Latta LL, Finnieston AR "Orthotic design and application for functional treament of tibial shaft fractures." J Prosthetics & Orthotics.;4-3:126-140, 1992
Yoshimine F, Latta LL, Milne EL: "Sliding characteristics of compression hip screws in the intertrochanteric fracture: a clinical study", J Orthop Trauma, 7(4):348-53,1993
Hutson JJ, Zych GA, Cole JD, Johnson KD, Ostermann P, Milne EL, Latta LL: Mechanical Failures of Intramedullary Tibial Nails Applied without Reaming. Clin Orthop, (315):129-37, 1995
Yoshimine F, Latta LL, Milne EL: Effect of Screw-plate Angle and Barrel Engagement in Relation to Screw Extension - A Biomechanical Analysis of Intertrochanteric Fracture in Osteoporotic and Normal femora. J. Jap. Orthop., 7:275, 1995
Sarmiento A, Burkhalter WE, Latta LL: Functional bracing in the treatment of delayed union and nonunion of the tibia. Internat. J. Orthop. 27-1:26-9, 2003.
Ostermann PAW, Schweitzer N, Latta LL, Milne EL, Biedermann L. Biomechanical evaluation of the cylindrical titanium mesh cage for the treatment of segmental defects of the tibia. Osteo. Trauma Care, 12:116-120, 2004
Sarmiento A Latta LL. A radiographic review of 135 total hip Charnley arthroplasties followed between 15 and 35 years. Acta Chir Orthop Traumatol Cech. 73(3):145-50, Jun 2006
Sarminto A, Latta LL, Functional treatment of closed segmental fractures of the tibia, Acta Chir Orthop.Traumatol Cech. 75(5):325-31, Oct 2008
Lavernia CJ, Baerga L, Barrack RL, Tozakoglou E, Cook SD, Latta LL, Rossi,MD: The effects of blood and fat on morse taper disassembly forces, Am J Orthop, 38-4:187-190, 2009
Sarmiento A, Latta LL: A Surgical technique for the prevention of lysis, Acta Chirurgiae Orthopedica et Traumatologiae Cechoslovaca., 76:85-89, 2009.
Sarmiento A, Latta LL: Randomized Trial of Reamed and Unreamed Intramedullary Nailing of Tibial Shaft Fractures, J Bone Joint Surg., 91:1274, 2009
3. Spine
Scuderi GJ, Greenberg SS, Latta LL, Cohen DS, Eismont FJ Biomechanical evaluation of magnetic resonance imaging-compatible wire in cervical spine fixation. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 18(14):1991-4, 1994
Richter D, Latta LL, Milne EL, Varkarakis GM, Biedermann L, Ekkernkamp A, Ostermann PAW: Mobility of unstable fractures of the odontoid during helmet removal - a biomechanical study, Neurosurgery, 39-1:210-215, 1996
Ono A, Brown MD, Latta LL, Milne EL, Holmes DC: Triangulated pedicle screw construct technique and pull-out strength of conical and cylindrical screws, J Spinal Disord, 14(4):323-9, 2001
Richter D, Latta LL, Milne EL, Varkarakis GM, Biedermann L, Ekkernkamp A, Ostermann PA: The stabilizing effects of different orthoses in the intact and unstable upper cervical spine - a cadaver study, J Trauma, 50(5):848-54, 2001
Laun RA, Lignitz E, Haase N, Latta LL, Ekkernkamp A, Richter D Mobility of unstable fractures of the odontoid during helmet removal. A biomechanical study. Unfallchirurg. 105(12):1092-6, Dec 2002
Richter D, Latta LL, Milne EL, Biedermann L, Ekkernkamp A, Ostermann PAW, Der Stabilixierungseffekt ver-schiedener Orthesen auf die intaket und verlitzte obere Halswirbelsaule Eind biomechanische Untersuchung, Orthopadie Technik, 7-02:580-582, 2003
Prasarn M, Baria D, Milne E, Latta L, Sukovich W. "Adjacent Level Biomechanics Following Single versus Multi-level Cervical Spine Fusion. Laboratory investigation", J. of Neurosurg.: Spine.
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4. Miscellaneous
Altman RD, Latta LL, Keer R, Remfree K, Hornicek FJ, Banovac K Effects of nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs on fracture healing: a laboratory study in rats. J Orthop Trauma. 9(5):392-400, 1995
Sarmiento A, Latta LL Functional fracture bracing - a manual. Lippincott-Williams & Wilkens, Philadelphia, PA, 2002
Lindsey RW, Gugala Z, Milne EL, Sun M, Gannon FH, Latta LL: The efficacy of cylindrical titanium mesh cage for the reconstruction of a critical-size canine segmental femoral diaphyseal defect, J. Orthop. Research, 38:1438-1446, 2006.
Sarmiento A, Latta LL The evolution of functional bracing of fractures. J. Bone Joint Surg., 88B-2:141-148, 2006
Latta LL, Milne EL, Kaimrajh DN. “Building a biomechanical model”, J. Orthop. Trauma, 25-8:454-458, 2011
II. Material and Device Testing
1. Biological
Altman RD, Tenenbaum J, Latta L, Riskin W, Blanco LN, Howell DS. "Biomechanical & biochemical properties of dog cartilage in experimentally induced osteoarthritis." Ann Rheum Dis.43(1):83-90, Feb 1984
Saitoh S, Nakatsuchi Y, Latta L, Milne E: An Absence of Structural Changes in the Proximal Femur with Osteoporosis, Skeletal Radiol, 22(6):425-31, 1993
Saitoh S, Nakatsuchi Y, Matsumoto, Milne EL, Latta LL: Osteoporosis of the proximal humerus: comparison of bone mineral density and mechanical strength with the proximal femur. J. Shoulder Elbow Surg., 2-2:78-84, 1993
Saitoh S, Nakatsuchi, Latta LL, Milne EL: Distribution of Bone Mineral Density and Bone Strength of the Proximal Humerus, J. Shoulder Elbow Surg., 3-4:234, 1994
Chan DB, Temple HT, Latta LL, Mahure S, Dennis J, Kaplan LD: A Biomechanical Comparison of FanFolded, SingleLooped Fascia Lata With Other Graft Tissues as a Suitable Substitute for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Arthroscopy, 26(12):1641-7, Epub, Sep 27, 2010.
2. Devices
Gaebler C, Stanzl-Tschegg S, Heinze B, Holper B, Milne T, Berger G, Vecsei V Fatigue strength of locking screws and prototypes used in small-diameter tibial nails: A biomechanical study. J Trauma. 47(2):379-84, Aug 1999
Gaebler C, Speitling A, Milne EL, Stanzl-Tschegg S, Vecsei V, Latta L: A new modular testing system for biomechanical evaluation of tibial intramedullary fixation devices, Injury,32(9):708-712, 2001
Milne EL, Latta LL, Malik S, Brusovanik G. The biomechanics of intramedullary fixation devices for the lower limb. Osteo. Trauma Care, 12:100-107, 2004
Latta L: Rehabilitation, Orthotics, in Medical Devices and Instrumentation, Webster, J (Ed), John Wiley & Sons, Inc, Hoboken, NJ, 6:80-93, 2006.
Lindsey RW, Gugala Z, Milne EL, Sun M, Gannon FH, Latta LL: The efficacy of cylindrical titanium mesh cage for the reconstruction of a critical-size canine segmental femoral diaphyseal defect. J Orthop Res, 24(7):1438-53, Jul 2006