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2024
Giordano KA, Barrack AJ, Murrah WM, Karduna AR, Michener LA, Wasserberger KW. Usage and acceptability of data normalization in baseball pitching. Sports Biomechanics, Jan 12:1-12, 2024 Online ahead of print. pdf
DeZee ZJ, Barrack AJ, Bucci K, Zerega RJ, Straub RK, Karduna AR, Michener LA. Lumbopelvic stability during a single leg step down predicts elbow varus torque during baseball pitching. Journal of Athletic Training, May 22, 2024 Online ahead of print. pdf
Sakurai M, Spitzley KA, Karduna AR. Awareness of visual offset reduces but does not eliminate joint repositioning errors in virtual reality. Journal of Motor Behavior. 56(5):592-599, 2024. pdf
2023
Cooper JL, Karduna AR. Experimentally induced pain results in reduced activity of the rotator cuff muscles in healthy subjects. Journal of Applied Biomechanics, 40(1):73-80. 2023 pdf
Sakurai M, Barrack AJ, Lobb NJ, Wee CP, Diaz PR, Michener LA, Karduna AR. Collegiate baseball pitchers demonstrate a relationship between ball velocity and elbow varus torque, both within and across pitchers. Sports Biomechanics, Apr 28:1-9, 2023 pdf
King J, Shapiro M, Karduna A. Peripheral sensitization is demonstrated in subacromial pain syndrome, with central sensitization found only in females. Journal of Orthopaedic Research, 41(2):255-262, 2023 pdf
2022
King J, Shapiro M, Karduna A. Weakness in patients with subacromial pain syndrome is local and more pronounced in females. Clinical Biomechanics, 95:105631, 2022 pdf
Cooper J, Karduna A. Submaximal contractions can serve as a reliable technique for shoulder electromyography normalization. Journal of Biomechanics, 134:111014, 2022 pdf
Spitzley KA, Karduna AR. Joint position accuracy is influenced by visuoproprioceptive congruency in virtual reality, Journal of Motor Behavior, 54(1):92-101, 2022 pdf
2021
Ettinger L, Shaprio M, Karduna A. Muscle activity before and after subacromial injection. Journal of Sports Rehabilitation, 30(8):1144-1150, 2021 pdf
Phillips D, Zahariev A, Karduna A. Shoulder joint position sense can be reduced by sensory reference frame transformations. Perceptual and Motor Skills. 128(3):938-951, 2021 pdf
2020
Sharma J, Maenza C, Myers A, Lehman EB, Karduna AR, Sainburg RL, Armstrong AD. Clinical Outcomes and Shoulder Kinematics for the “Gray Zone” Extra-articular scapula fracture in 5 Patients. International Journal of Orthopaedics, 3(1):1017, 2020 pdf
2019
Phillips D, Kosek P, Karduna A. Force perception at the shoulder after a unilateral suprascapular nerve block, Experimental Brain Research, 237(6):1581-1591, 2019 pdf
Ramos MM, Carnaz L, Mattiello SM, Karduna A, Zanca GG. Shoulder and elbow joint position sense assessment using a mobile app in subjects with and without shoulder pain – between-days reliability, Physical Therapy in Sport, 37:157-163, 2019 pdf
Spitzley K, Karduna A. Feasibility of using a fully immersive virtual reality system for kinematic data collection. Journal of Biomechanics, 87: 172-176, 2019 pdf
2018
Trousset K, Phillips D, Karduna A. An Investigation Into Force Sense at the Shoulder. Motor Control, 1;22(4):462-471, 2018 pdf
Phillips D, Kosek P, Karduna A. The contribution of the supraspinatus muscle at sub-maximal contractions. Journal of Biomechanics, 68: 65-69, 2018 pdf
Badagliacco JA, Karduna A. College Pitchers Demonstrate Directional Differences in Shoulder Joint Position Sense Compared to Controls. Journal of Sport Rehabilitation, 27(4): 301-305, 2018 pdf
Phillips D, Karduna A. No Relationship Between Joint Position Sense and Force Sense at the Shoulder. Journal of Motor Behavior, 50(2): 228-234, 2018 pdf
2017
Ettinger LR, Shapiro M, Karduna A. Subacromial anesthetics increase proprioceptive deficit in the shoulder and elbow in patients with subacromial impingement syndrome. Clinical Medicine Insights: Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Disorders, 10: 1–7, 2017 pdf
Phillips D, Karduna A. Deltoid EMG is reliable during submaximal isometric ramp contractions. Journal of Applied Biomechanics, 33(3): 237-240, 2017 pdf
Lin YL, Karduna A. Errors in shoulder joint position sense mainly come from the glenohumeral joint. Journal of Applied Biomechanics, 33(1): 32-38, 2017 pdf
2016
Edwards E, Lin YL, King J, Karduna A. Joint position sense – There׳s an app for that. Journal of Biomechanics, 49(14): 3529-3533, 2016 pdf
Lin YL, Karduna A. Four-week exercise program does not change rotator cuff muscle activation and scapular kinematics in healthy subjects. Journal of Orthpaedic Research, 34(12): 2079-2088, 2016 pdf
Ettinger L, Weiss J, Shapiro M, Karduna A. Normalization to maximal voluntary contraction is influenced by subacromial pain. Journal of Applied Biomechanics, 19:1-23, 2016 pdf1
Lin YL, Karduna A. Exercises focusing on rotator cuff and scapular muscles do not improve shoulder joint position sense in healthy subjects. Human Movement Science, 49: 248-57, 2016 pdf
Grant-Beuttler M, Heriza CB, Palisano RJ, Wagner BR, Miller DP, Karduna A. Ankle movements during supine kicking in infants born preterm. Pediatric Physical Therapy. 28(3): 294-302, 2016 pdf1
2015
Zanca GG, Mattiello SM, Karduna A. Kinesio taping of the deltoid does not reduce fatigue induced deficits in shoulder joint position sense. Clinical Biomechanics, 30(9), 903-7, 2015 pdf
Lin YL, Christie A, Karduna A. Excitability of the infraspinatus, but not the middle deltoid, is affected by shoulder elevation angle. Experimenal Brain Research, 233(6):1837-43, 2015 pdf erratum
2014
Temes WC, Temes Clifton A, Hilton V, Girard L, Strait N, Karduna A. Reliability and Validity of Thickness Measurements of the Supraspinatus Muscle of the Shoulder: An Ultrasonography Study. Journal of Sports Rehabilitation, Technical Notes(8), 1-5, 2014 pdf
Ettinger L, Shapiro M, Karduna A. Subacromial Injection Results in Further Scapular Dyskinesis. The Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine, 2 (8), 2014 pdf
King J, Karduna A. Joint position sense during a reaching task improves at targets located closer to the head but is unaffected by instruction, Experimenal Brain Research, 232(3): 865-874, 2014 pdf
2013
King J, Harding E, Karduna A. The shoulder and elbow joints and right and left sides demonstrate similar joint position sense. Journal of Motor Behavior, 45(6): 479-486, 2013 pdf
Lin, YL, Karduna A. Sensors on the humerus are not necessary for an accurate assessment of humeral kinematics in constrained movements. Journal of Applied Biomechanics, 29(4): 496-500, 2013 pdf
San Juan J, Kosek P, Karduna A. Humeral head translation after a suprascapular nerve block. Journal of Applied Biomechanics, 29(4): 371-9, 2013 pdf
Amasay T, Karduna A. Patient’s body size influcence dental hygienst shoulder kinematics, IIE Transactions on Occupational Ergonomics and Human Factors, 1(3): 153-165, 2013 pdf
Ettinger L, Kincl L, Johnson P, Carter C, Garfinkel S, Karduna A. Workday Arm Elevation Exposure, a Comparison between Professions, IIE Transactions on Occupational Ergonomics and Human Factors. 1(2): 119-127, 2013 pdf
2012
Karduna A, Sainburg R. Similarities in the neural control of the shoulder and elbow joints belie their structural differences. PLoS One, 7(10): e45837, 2012 pdf
Acuna M, Karduna A. Wrist activity monitor counts are correlated with dynamic, but not static assessments of arm elevation exposure made with a triaxial accelerometer. Ergonomics, 55(8): 963-70, 2012 pdf
Timmons MK, Thigpen CA, Seitz AL, Karduna AR, Arnold BL, Michener LA. Scapular Kinematics and Subacromial Impingement Syndrome: A Meta-Analysis. Journal of Sport Rehabilitation. 21(4): 354-70, 2012 pdf
46. Karduna A. Understanding the biomechanical nature of musculoskeletal tissue. Journal of Hand Therapy. 25(2): 116-21, 2012 pdf
Ettinger L, McClure P, Kincl L, Karduna A. Exposure to a workday environment results in an increase in anterior tilting of the scapula in dental hygienists with greater employment experience. Clinical Biomechanics. 27(4): 341-345, 2012 pdf
Erickson RI, Karduna AR. Three-dimensional repositioning tasks show differences in joint position sense between active and passive shoulder motion. Journal of Orthopaedic Research. 30(5): 787-792, 2012 pdf
2011
Helgadottir H, Kristjansson E, Mottram S, Karduna A, Jonsson H, Jr. Altered alignment of the shoulder girdle and cervical spine in patients with insidious onset neck pain and whiplash-associated disorder. Journal of Applied Biomechanics. 27(3): 181-191, 2011 pdf
Helgadottir H, Kristjansson E, Einarsson E, Karduna A, Jonsson H, Jr. Altered activity of the serratus anterior during unilateral arm elevation in patients with cervical disorders. Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology. 21(6): 947-953, 2011 pdf
2010
San Juan JG, Karduna AR. Measuring humeral head translation using fluoroscopy: a validation study. Journal of Biomechanics. 43(4): 771-774, 2010 pdf
Helgadottir H, Kristjansson E, Mottram S, Karduna AR, Jonsson H, Jr. Altered scapular orientation during arm elevation in patients with insidious onset neck pain and whiplash-associated disorder. Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy. 40(12): 784-791, 2010 pdf
Amasay T, Latteri M, Karduna AR. In vivo measurement of humeral elevation angles and exposure using a triaxial accelerometer. Human Factors. 52(6): 616-626, 2010 pdf
Acuna M, Amasay T, Karduna AR. The reliability of side to side measurements of upper extremity activity levels in healthy subjects. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. 11: 168, 2010 pdf
Earlier Papers
Silfies SP, Mehta R, Smith SS, Karduna AR. Differences in feedforward trunk muscle activity in subgroups of patients with mechanical low back pain. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 90(7): 1159-1169, 2009 pdf
Joshi A, Massey CJ, Karduna A, Vresilovic E, Marcolongo M. The effect of nucleus implant parameters on the compressive mechanics of the lumbar intervertebral disc: a finite element study. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research. Part B, Applied Biomaterials. 90(2): 596-607, 2009 pdf
Chapman J, Suprak DN, Karduna AR. Unconstrained shoulder joint position sense does not change with body orientation. Journal of Orthopaedic Research. 27(7): 885-890, 2009 pdf
Amasay T, Zodrow K, Kincl L, Hess J, Karduna A. Validation of tri-axial accelerometer for the calculation of elevation angles. International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics. 39(5): 783-789, 2009 pdf
Amasay T, Karduna AR. Scapular kinematics in constrained and functional upper extremity movements. Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy. 39(8): 618-627, 2009 pdf
Suprak DN, Osternig LR, van Donkelaar P, Karduna AR. Shoulder joint position sense improves with external load. Journal of Motor Behavior. 39(6): 517-525, 2007 pdf
McCully SP, Suprak DN, Kosek P, Karduna AR. Suprascapular nerve block results in a compensatory increase in deltoid muscle activity. Journal of Biomechanics. 40(8): 1839-1846, 2007 pdf
Suprak DN, Osternig LR, van Donkelaar P, Karduna AR. Shoulder joint position sense improves with elevation angle in a novel, unconstrained task. Journal of Orthopaedic Research. 24(3): 559-568, 2006 pdf
McCully SP, Suprak DN, Kosek P, Karduna AR. Suprascapular nerve block disrupts the normal pattern of scapular kinematics. Clinical Biomechanics. 21(6): 545-553, 2006 pdf
McClure PW, Michener LA, Karduna AR. Shoulder function and 3-dimensional scapular kinematics in people with and without shoulder impingement syndrome. Physical Therapy. 86(8): 1075-1090, 2006 pdf
Joshi A, Fussell G, Thomas J, Hsuan A, Lowman A, Karduna A, Vresilovic E, Marcolongo M. Functional compressive mechanics of a PVA/PVP nucleus pulposus replacement. Biomaterials. 27(2): 176-184, 2006 pdf
Ebaugh DD, McClure PW, Karduna AR. Effects of shoulder muscle fatigue caused by repetitive overhead activities on scapulothoracic and glenohumeral kinematics. Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology. 16(3): 224-235, 2006 pdf
Ebaugh DD, McClure PW, Karduna AR. Scapulothoracic and glenohumeral kinematics following an external rotation fatigue protocol. Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy. 36(8): 557-571, 2006 pdf
Wu G, van der Helm FC, Veeger HE, Makhsous M, Van Roy P, Anglin C, Nagels J, Karduna AR, McQuade K, Wang X, Werner FW, Buchholz B, International Society of B. ISB recommendation on definitions of joint coordinate systems of various joints for the reporting of human joint motion–Part II: shoulder, elbow, wrist and hand. Journal of Biomechanics. 38(5): 981-992, 2005 pdf
Silfies SP, Squillante D, Maurer P, Westcott S, Karduna AR. Trunk muscle recruitment patterns in specific chronic low back pain populations. Clinical Biomechanics. 20(5): 465-473, 2005 pdf
McCully SP, Kumar N, Lazarus MD, Karduna AR. Internal and external rotation of the shoulder: effects of plane, end-range determination, and scapular motion. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. 14(6): 602-610, 2005 pdf
Karduna AR, Kerner PJ, Lazarus MD. Contact forces in the subacromial space: effects of scapular orientation. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. 14(4): 393-399, 2005 pdf
Joshi A, Mehta S, Vresilovic E, Karduna A, Marcolongo M. Nucleus implant parameters significantly change the compressive stiffness of the human lumbar intervertebral disc. Journal of Biomechanical Engineering. 127(3): 536-540, 2005 pdf
Ebaugh DD, McClure PW, Karduna AR. Three-dimensional scapulothoracic motion during active and passive arm elevation. Clinical Biomechanics. 20(7): 700-709, 2005 pdf
Dayanidhi S, Orlin M, Kozin S, Duff S, Karduna A. Scapular kinematics during humeral elevation in adults and children. Clinical Biomechanics. 20(6): 600-606, 2005 pdf
Su KP, Johnson MP, Gracely EJ, Karduna AR. Scapular rotation in swimmers with and without impingement syndrome: practice effects. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. 36(7): 1117-1123, 2004 pdf
McClure PW, Bialker J, Neff N, Williams G, Karduna A. Shoulder function and 3-dimensional kinematics in people with shoulder impingement syndrome before and after a 6-week exercise program. Physical Therapy. 84(9): 832-848, 2004 pdf
Tsai NT, McClure PW, Karduna AR. Effects of muscle fatigue on 3-dimensional scapular kinematics. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 84(7): 1000-1005, 2003 pdf
Michener LA, McClure PW, Karduna AR. Anatomical and biomechanical mechanisms of subacromial impingement syndrome. Clinical Biomechanics. 18(5): 369-379, 2003 pdf
13. Williams GR, Jr., Wong KL, Pepe MD, Tan V, Silverberg D, Ramsey ML, Karduna A, Iannotti JP. The effect of articular malposition after total shoulder arthroplasty on glenohumeral translations, range of motion, and subacromial impingement. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. 10(5): 399-409, 2001 pdf
Williams GR, Jr., Naranja J, Klimkiewicz J, Karduna A, Iannotti JP, Ramsey M. The floating shoulder: a biomechanical basis for classification and management. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 83-A(8): 1182-1187, 2001 pdf
McClure PW, Michener LA, Sennett BJ, Karduna AR. Direct 3-dimensional measurement of scapular kinematics during dynamic movements in vivo. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. 10(3): 269-277, 2001 pdf
Karduna AR, McClure PW, Michener LA, Sennett B. Dynamic measurements of three-dimensional scapular kinematics: a validation study. Journal of Biomechanical Engineering. 123(2): 184-190, 2001 pdf
Johnson MP, McClure PW, Karduna AR. New method to assess scapular upward rotation in subjects with shoulder pathology. Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy. 31(2): 81-89, 2001 pdf
Karduna AR, McClure PW, Michener LA. Scapular kinematics: effects of altering the Euler angle sequence of rotations. Journal of Biomechanics. 33(9): 1063-1068, 2000 pdf
Klimkiewicz JJ, Williams GR, Sher JS, Karduna A, Des Jardins J, Iannotti JP. The acromioclavicular capsule as a restraint to posterior translation of the clavicle: a biomechanical analysis. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. 8(2): 119-124, 1999 pdf
Karduna AR, Williams GR, Iannotti JP, Williams JL. Total shoulder arthroplasty biomechanics: a study of the forces and strains at the glenoid component. Journal of Biomechanical Engineering. 120(1): 92-99, 1998 pdf
Karduna AR, Williams GR, Williams JL, Iannotti JP. Glenohumeral joint translations before and after total shoulder arthroplasty. A study in cadavera. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 79(8): 1166-1174, 1997 pdf
Karduna AR, Williams GR, Williams JL, Iannotti JP. Joint stability after total shoulder arthroplasty in a cadaver model. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. 6(6): 506-511, 1997 pdf
Karduna AR, Halperin HR, Yin FC. Experimental and numerical analyses of indentation in finite-sized isotropic and anisotropic rubber-like materials. Annals of Biomedical Engineering. 25(6): 1009-1016, 1997 pdf
Iannotti J, Williams J, Karduna A. Factors affecting the design of shoulder prosthesis. Seminars in Arthroplasty. 8: 260-267, 1997 pdf
Karduna AR, Williams GR, Williams JL, Iannotti JP. Kinematics of the glenohumeral joint: influences of muscle forces, ligamentous constraints, and articular geometry. Journal of Orthopaedic Research. 14(6): 986-993, 1996 pdf