Faculty

Simon Roe, BVSc, PhD, Dip. ACVS
Professor, Orthopedics

Bachelor of Veterinary Science, Australia

Phone: 919.513.6334
FAX: 919.513.6336
Email: simon_roe@ncsu.edu

Specialty

Total hip replacement, interlocking nails for fracture repair, cruciate ligament surgery, cerclage wires and external fixators

Professional Experience & Qualifications

Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons
Residency in Surgery, University of Illinois
Faculty, University of Sydney, Australia
PhD, Biomedical Engineering, University of New South Wales

Research Area

Biomechanics of biological tissues, fracture healing, and fracture repair techniques.

Selected Publications

Weinhold, PS; Roe, SC; Gilbert, JA; Abrams, CF. Assessment of the directional elastic moduli of ewe vertebral cancellous bone by vibrational testing. Annals Biomed. Eng. 27:103-110, 1999.

Marti, JM, Roe SC. An in vitro comparison of hollow ground and trocar points on threaded positive-profile external skeletal fixation pins in canine cadaveric bone, Vet Surg, 28:279-286, 1999.

Kay M, Roe SC, Stikeleather, LF, Mahmoud A, Abrams, Jr., CF: Axial vibration of threaded external fixation pins: Detection of pin loosening, Annals of Biomedical Eng, 26: 361-368, 1998.

Roe SC. Mechanical comparison of cerclage wires: Introduction of the double-wrap/loop and loop/twist types, Vet Surg, 26:310-316, 1997.

Roe SC, Gemma J, Kue J. Optimizing the attachment sites of an extracapsular suture used for stabilizing a cruciate deficient stifle, Vet Surg 29:474 (#80), 2000.

Churchill C, Roe SC, Albright D, Stikeleather L. A biplane "V" osteotomy of the trochanter improves stability, 23rd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, October 21-23, 1999.

Mahmoud AH, Roe SC, Kay MW, Stikeleather L. Vibration response analysis to determine loosening of external fixator pins, Vet Surg 27:528 (Abstract # 22), 1998.

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