Publications List

  1. Weiser M, Stoy L, Lallo V, Balasubramanian S, Singh A. (2024) The Efficacy of Body-Weight Supported Treadmill Training and Neurotrophin-Releasing Scaffold in Minimizing Bone Loss Following Spinal Cord Injury. Bioengineering. 11(8):819. https://doi.org/10.3390/bioengineering1108.
  2. Iaconianni JA, Balasubramanian S, Grimm MJ, Gonik B, Singh A. (2024) Studying the Effects of Shoulder Dystocia and Neonate-Focused Delivery Maneuvers on Brachial Plexus Strain: A Computational Study. J Biomech Eng. Jan 1;146(2):021009. doi: 10.1115/1.4064313. PMID: 38116838; PMCID: PMC10880949.
  3. Orozco V, Balasubramanian S, Singh A. (2024) Direct Linear Transformation for the Measurement of In-Situ Peripheral Nerve Strain During Stretching. J Vis Exp. 12;(203). doi: 10.3791/65924. PMID: 38284518.
  4. Alfraihat A, Samdani AF, Balasubramanian S. (2024) Predicting radiographic outcomes of vertebral body tethering in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients using machine learning. PLoS One. 12;19(1): e0296739. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0296739. PMID: 38215180; PMCID: PMC10786366.
  5. Orbach MR, Mahoney J, Bucklen BS, Balasubramanian S. (2023) In vitro coupled motions of the whole human thoracic and lumbar spine with rib cage. JOR Spine. 2023 May 4;6(3): e1257. doi: 10.1002/jsp2.1257. PMID: 37780824; PMCID: PMC10540827.
  6. Singh A, Orozco V, Balasubramanian S. (2023) In vivo biomechanical responses of neonatal brachial plexus when subjected to stretch. PLoS One. Aug 30;18(8): e0290718. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0290718. PMID: 37647327; PMCID: PMC10468090.
  7. Viraraghavan G, Cahill PJ, Vitale MG, Williams BA. (2023) Pediatric Spine Study Group; Balasubramanian S. Automated Clustering Technique (ACT) for Early Onset Scoliosis: A preliminary report. Spine Deform. May;11(3):723-731. doi: 10.1007/s43390-022-00634-1. Epub 2023 Jan 26. PMID: 36701107; PMCID: PMC10147803.
  8. D’Andrea CR, Samdani AF, Balasubramanian S. (2023) Patient-specific finite element modeling of scoliotic curve progression using region-specific stress-modulated vertebral growth. Spine Deform. 11(3):525-534. doi: 10.1007/s43390-022-00636-z. Epub 2023 Jan 3. PMID: 36593421; PMCID: PMC10147794.
  9. Sahu PK, Goodstadt N, Ramakrishnan A, Balasubramanian S, Silfies SP. (2023) Validity of a Novel Device for Clinically Measuring Knee Extensor Muscle Strength. In2023 Combined Sections Meeting (CSM) Feb 24. APTA.
  10. Alfraihat A, Samdani AF, Balasubramanian S. (2022) Predicting curve progression for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis using random forest model. PLoS One. Aug 11;17(8):e0273002. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0273002. PMID: 35951527; PMCID: PMC9371275.
  11. Singh A, Majmudar T, Iyer A, Iyer D, Balasubramanian S. (2022) Investigating Stress-relaxation and Failure Responses in the Trachea. J Vis Exp. 18;(188). doi: 10.3791/64245. PMID: 36342129.
  12. Balasubramanian S, D'Andrea CR, Viraraghavan G, Cahill PJ. (2022) Development of a Finite Element Model of the Pediatric Thoracic and Lumbar Spine, Ribcage, and Pelvis With Orthotropic Region-Specific Vertebral Growth. J Biomech Eng. 1;144(10):101007. doi: 10.1115/1.4054410. PMID: 35466381.
  13. Singh A, Majmudar T, Magee R, Gonik B, Balasubramanian S. (2022) Effects of Prestretch on Neonatal Peripheral Nerve: An In Vitro Study. J Brachial Plex Peripher Nerve Inj. 8;17(1):e1-e9. doi: 10.1055/s-0042-1743132. PMID: 35400085; PMCID: PMC8993512.
  14. Portable load testing device NM Goodstadt, SP Silfies, A Ramakrishnan, S Balasubramanian US Patent 11,099,089.
  15. Majmudar T, Balasubramanian S, Magee R, Gonik B, Singh A. (2021) In-vitro stress relaxation response of neonatal peripheral nerves. J Biomech. 9;128:110702. doi: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2021.110702. PMID: 34479117.
  16. Singh A, Magee R, Balasubramanian S. (2021) An In Vitro Study to Investigate Biomechanical Responses of Peripheral Nerves in Hypoxic Neonatal Piglets. J Biomech Eng. 1;143(11):114501. doi: 10.1115/1.4051283. PMID: 34041534; PMCID: PMC8299807.
  17. Orozco V, Magee R, Balasubramanian S, Singh A. (2021) A Systematic Review of the Tensile Biomechanical Properties of the Neonatal Brachial Plexus. J Biomech Eng. 1;143(11):110802. doi: 10.1115/1.4051399. PMID: 34091659; PMCID: PMC8299814.
  18. Orbach MR, Servaes SE, Mayer OH, Cahill PJ, Balasubramanian S. (2021) Quantifying lung and diaphragm morphology using radiographs in normative pediatric subjects, and predicting CT-derived lung volume. Pediatric Pulmonology. 56(7):2177-2185. doi: 10.1002/ppul.25429. Epub 2021 May 6. PMID: 33860632.
  19. D'Andrea CR, Alfraihat A, Singh A, Anari JB, Cahill PJ, Schaer T, Snyder BD, Elliott D, Balasubramanian S. (2021) Part 2. Review and meta-analysis of studies on modulation of longitudinal bone growth and growth plate activity: A micro-scale perspective. J Orthop Res. doi: 10.1002/jor.24992. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33458882.
  20. Peters JR, Servaes SE, Cahill PJ, Balasubramanian S. (2021) Morphology and growth of the pediatric lumbar vertebrae. Spine J. 21(4):682-697. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2020.10.029. Epub 2020 Nov 3. PMID: 33152510.
  21. Kirschen M, Morgan R, Majmudar T, Landis W, Ko T, Balu R, Balasubramanian S, Topjian A, Sutton R, Berg R, Kilbaugh T. (2021) 727: Association Between Cerebral Autoregulation and Outcome in Swine Model of Pediatric Cardiac Arrest. Critical Care Medicine. 1;49(1):359.
  22. D'Andrea CR, Alfraihat A, Singh A, Anari JB, Cahill PJ, Schaer T, Snyder BD, Elliott D, Balasubramanian S. (2020). Part 1. Review and meta-analysis of studies on modulation of longitudinal bone growth and growth plate activity: A macro-scale perspective. J Orthop Res. doi: 10.1002/jor.24976. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33377536.
  23. Kirschen MP, Morgan RW, Majmudar T, Landis WP, Ko T, Balu R, Balasubramanian S, Topjian A, Sutton RM, Berg RA, Kilbaugh TJ. (2020) The association between early impairment in cerebral autoregulation and outcome in a pediatric swine model of cardiac arrest. Resuscitation Plus. Volume 4. 100051. ISSN 2666-5204. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resplu.2020.100051.
  24. Singh A, Magee R, Balasubramanian S. (2020) Mechanical Properties of Cervical Spinal Cord in Neonatal Piglet: In Vitro. Neurol Neurobiol (Tallinn). 3(2):10.31487/j.nnb.2020.02.08. doi: 10.31487/j.nnb.2020.02.08. Epub 2020 May 28. PMID: 35402897; PMCID: PMC8992774.
  25. Orozco V, Balasubramanian S, Singh A. (2020) A Systematic Review of the Electrodiagnostic Assessment of Neonatal Brachial Plexus. Neurology and Neurobiology. doi: 10.31487/j.nnb.2020.02.12. PMID: 33043293; PMCID: PMC7546533.
  26. Alfraihat A, Olson JC, Snyder BD, Cahill PJ, Balasubramanian S. (2020) Thoracic vertebral morphology in normal and scoliosis deformity in skeletally immature rabbits: A Longitudinal study. Journal of orthopedic Research (JOR)-SPINE. DOI 10.1002/jsp2.1118.
  27. Singh A, Ferry D, Ramakrishnan A, Balasubramanian S. (2020) Using Virtual Reality in Biomedical Engineering Education. J Biomech Eng. doi: 10.1115/1.4048005. PMID: 32747925.
  28. Holt C, Seacrist T, Douglas E, Graci V, Kerrigan J, Kent R, Balasubramanian S, Arbogast KB. (2020) The effect of vehicle countermeasures and age on human volunteer kinematics during evasive swerving events. Traffic Inj Prev. 21(1):48-54. doi: 10.1080/15389588.2019.1679798. PMID: 31750733.
  29. Singh A, Magee R, Balasubramanian S. (2019) Methods for In Vivo Biomechanical Testing on Brachial Plexus in Neonatal Piglets. J Vis Exp. (154):10.3791/59860. doi: 10.3791/59860. PMID: 31904013; PMCID: PMC7548034.
  30. Singh A, Ferry D, Balasubramanian S. (2019) Efficacy of Clinical Simulation Based Training in Biomedical Engineering Education. J Biomech Eng. 141(12):121011-121011-7. doi: 10.1115/1.4045343.
  31. M Patel, N Makaram, S Balasubramanian, S Ramakrishnan. (2018) Analysis of muscle fatigue using electromyography signals in gastrocnemius muscle during isometric plantar flexion. Int. J. Biosci., Biochem. Bioinf. 8 (2), 100-106.
  32. Singh A and Balasubramanian S. (2018) Available Computational and Physical Models to Understand the Mechanisms of Neonatal Brachial Plexus Injury During Shoulder Dystocia. Open Access J Neurol Neurosurg. 9(4): 555768. DOI: 10.19080/OAJNN.2019.09.555768.
  33. Singh A, Shaji S, Delivoria-Papadopoulos M, Balasubramanian S. (2018) Biomechanical Responses of Neonatal Brachial Plexus to Mechanical Stretch. Journal of brachial plexus and peripheral nerve injury. 13(01):e8-14.
  34. Hadagali P, Peters JR, Balasubramanian S. (2018) Morphing the Feature-Based Multi-Blocks of Normative/Healthy Vertebral Geometries to Scoliosis Vertebral Geometries: Development of Personalized Finite Element Models. Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering. 21(4):297-324.
  35. Holt C, Douglas E, Graci V, Seacrist T, Kerrigan J, Kent R, ... & Arbogast K. (2018) Effect of countermeasures on adult kinematics during pre-crash evasive swerving. International Research Council on Biomechanics of Injury (IRCOBI), 12-14.
  36. Singh A and Balasubramanian S. (2017) A New Approach to Teaching Biomechanics Through Active, Adaptive, and Experiential Learning. J Biomech Eng. 2019 Jul 1;139(7). doi: 10.1115/1.4036604. PMID: 28462422.
  37. Holt C, Seacrist T, Graci V, Kerrigan J, Balasubramanian S, Kent R, Arbogast K. (2017) Evaluating Occupant Kinematic Responses to Low Acceleration Time-Extended Evasive Swerving Events. 61st Stapp Car Crash Conference proceedings.
  38. Balaji, A. S., Makaram, N., Balasubramanian, S., & Swaminathan, R. (2017) Analysis of pre-and post-fatigue thermal profiles of the dominant hand using infrared imaging. In Proceedings of the 2017 International Conference on Computational Biology and Bioinformatics (pp. 53-57).
  39. Peters JR, Campbell Jr RM, Balasubramanian S. (2017) Characterization of The Age-Dependent Shape of The Pediatric Thoracic Spine and Vertebrae Using Generalized Procrustes Analysis. Journal of biomechanics. 63, 32-40.
  40. Balasubramanian S, Peters JR, Robinson LF, Singh A, Kent RW. (2016) Thoracic Spine Morphology of A Pseudo-Biped Animal Model (Kangaroo) and Comparisons with Human and Quadruped Animals. European Spine Journal. 25(12):4140-4154.
  41. Seacrist, T., Kerrigan, J. R., Holt, C., Balasubramanian, S., Jordan, A., Kent, R. W., & Arbogast, K. B. (2016) A novel methodology for evaluating occupant response in low acceleration time‐extended events. In IRCOBI Conference Proceedings.
  42. Peters JR, Chandrasekaran C, Robinson LF, Servaes SE, Campbell Jr. RM, Balasubramanian S. (2015) Age- and Gender-Related Changes in Pediatric Thoracic Vertebral Morphology. The Spine Journal. 15(5):1000-20.
  43. Harris JA, Mayer OH, Shah SA, Campbell Jr. RM, Balasubramanian S. (2014) A Comprehensive Review of Thoracic Deformity Parameters in Scoliosis. European Spine Journal. 23(12):2594-602.
  44. Singh A, Krisa L, Frederick K, Sandrow-Feinberg, Stackhouse S, Balasubramanian S, Murray M, Shumsky S. (2014) Forelimb Locomotor Rating Scale for Behavioral Assessment of Recovery after Unilateral Cervical Spinal Cord Injury in Rats. Journal of Neuroscience Methods. 226:124-31.
  45. Lopez-Valdes FJ, Riley PO, Lessley DJ, Arbogast KB, Seacrist T, Balasubramanian S, Maltese MR, Kent RW. (2014) The Six Degrees of Freedom Motion of the Human Head, Spine, and Pelvis in a Frontal Impact. Traffic Injury Prevention. 15 (3), 294-301.
  46. Seacrist T, Locey CM, Mathews EA, Jones D, Balasubramanian S, Maltese MR, Arbogast KB. (2014) Evaluation of Pediatric ATD Biofidelity as Compared to Child Volunteers in Low-Speed Far-Side Oblique and Lateral Impacts. Traffic Injury Prevention.
  47. Hadagali, P., Peters, J., & Balasubramanian, S. (2014) Subject-Specific Finite Element Modeling of Thoracic Spine Deformity Using Multi-Block Morphing. Science, 4(1), 28.
  48. Peters, J. R., Chandrasekaran, C., Campbell, R. M., Robinson, L., & Balasubramanian, S. (2014) Gender Dependent Differences in Growth and Vertebral Dimension of the Pediatric Thoracic Spine. Scoliosis, 22(6), 629-35.
  49. Seacrist T, Mathews EA, Balasubramanian S, Maltese MR, Arbogast KB. (2013) Evaluation of the Hybrid III and Q-Series Pediatric ATD Upper Neck Loads as Compared to Pediatric Volunteers in Low-Speed Frontal Crashes. Annals of Biomedical Engineering. 41 (11), 2381-2390.
  50. Thangal SNM, Talaty M, Balasubramanian S. (2013) Assessment of Gait Sensitivity Norm as a Predictor of Risk of Falling During Walking in a Neuromusculoskeletal Model. Medical Engineering & Physics. 35 (10), 1483-1489.
  51. Mathews EA, Balasubramanian S, Seacrist T, Maltese MR, Sterner R, Arbogast KB. (2013) Electromyography Responses of Pediatric and Young Adult Volunteers in Low-Speed Frontal Impacts. Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology. 23 (5), 1206-1214.
  52. Mathews EA, Balasubramanian S, Seacrist T, Maltese MR, Arbogast KB, Kent RW, Tanji H. (2013) Comparison of Pediatric and Young Adult Far-Side Head Kinematics in Low-Speed Lateral and Oblique Impacts. In 23rd International Technical Conference on the Enhanced Safety of Vehicles (ESV) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (No. 13-0345).
  53. Arbogast KB, Mathews EA, Seacrist T, Maltese MR, Hammond R, Kent RW, Tanji H, St. Lawrence S, Higuchi K, Balasubramanian S. (2012) The Effect of Pretensioning and Age on Torso Rollout in Restrained Human Volunteers in Far-Side Lateral and Oblique Loading. Stapp Car Crash Journal. 56: 443-468.
  54. Forman JL, Dios EDPD, Symeonidis I, Duart J, Kerrigan JR, Salzar RS, Balasubramanian S, Segui-Gomez M, Kent RW. (2012) Fracture Tolerance Related to Skeletal Development and Aging Throughout Life: 3-Point Bending of Human Femurs. Proceedings of the International Research Council on the Biomechanics of Injury Conference. 40: 524-539.
  55. Seacrist T, Mathews EA, Samuels M, García-España JF, Longhitano D, St. Lawrence S, Balasubramanian S, Maltese MR, Arbogast KB. (2012) Kinematic Comparison of the Hybrid III and Q-Series Pediatric ATDs to Pediatric Volunteers in Low-Speed Frontal Crashes. Annals of Advances in Automotive Medicine. 56: 285-98.
  56. Lopez-Valdes FJ, Seacrist T, Arbogast KB, Balasubramanian S, Maltese MR, Tanji H, Higuchi K, Kent R. (2012) A Methodology to Estimate the Kinematics of Pediatric Occupants in Frontal Impacts. Traffic Injury Prevention. 13 (4): 393-401.
  57. Seacrist T, Saffioti J, Balasubramanian S, Kadlowec J, Sterner R, García-España JF, Arbogast KB, Maltese MR. (2012) Passive Cervical Spine Flexion: The Effect of Age and Gender. Clinical Biomechanics. May: 27 (4): 326-33.
  58. Seacrist T, Arbogast KB, Maltese MR, García-Espaňa JF, Lopez-Valdes FJ, Kent RW, Tanji H, Higuchi K, Balasubramanian S. (2012) Kinetics of the Cervical Spine in Pediatric and Adult Volunteers During Low-Speed Frontal Impacts. Journal of Biomechanics. Jan 3: 45(1): 99-106.
  59. Singh A, Balasubramanian S, Murray M, Lemay M, Houle J. (2011) Role of Spared Pathways in Locomotor Recovery after Body-Weight-Supported Treadmill Training in Contused Rats. Journal of Neurotrauma. Dec: 28(12): 2405-16.
  60. Mathews EA, Seacrist T, Balasubramanian S, Maltese MR, St Lawrence S, Tanji H, Arbogast KB. (2011) Comparison of Head and Neck Kinematics and Electromyography Response for Low-Speed Frontal Impacts with Pediatric and Young Adult Volunteers. In Proceedings of 39th International Workshop on Human Subjects for Biomechanical Research.
  61. Lopez-Valdes F, Seacrist T, Balasubramanian S, Maltese MR, Tanji H & Kent R. (2011) Comparing the Kinematics of the Head and Spine between Volunteers and PMHS: A Methodology to Estimate the Kinematics of Pediatric Occupants in a Frontal Impact. In Proceedings of International Research Conference on the Biomechanics of Impact.
  62. Seacrist T, Balasubramanian S, García-España JF, Maltese MR, Lopez-Valdes FJ, Kent R, Tanji H, Higuchi K, Arbogast K. (2010) Kinematic Comparison of Pediatric Human Volunteers and the Hybrid III 6-Year-Old Anthropomorphic Test Device. Annals of Advances in Automotive Medicine. 54: 97 – 108.
  63. Maltese MR, Arbogast KB, Nadkarni V, Berg R, Balasubramanian S, Seacrist T, Kent R, Parent D, Craig M, Ridella SA. (2010) Incorporation of CPR Data into ATD Chest Impact Response Requirements. Annals of Advances in Automotive Medicine. 54: 79 – 88.
  64. Lopez-Valdes FJ, Lau A, Lamp J, Riley P, Lessley DJ, Damon A, Kindig M, Kent R, Balasubramanian S, Seacrist T, Maltese MR, Arbogast K, Higuchi K, Tanji H. (2010) Analysis of Spinal Motion During Frontal Impacts: Comparison Between PMHS and ATD. Annals of Advances in Automotive Medicine. 54: 61 – 78.
  65. Sohn DH, Balasubramanian S, Demetropoulos CK, Guettler J, Jurist K, Yang KH. (2010) Biomechanical Verification that PCL Reconstruction is Unnecessary in the Muscle-Stabilized Knee. Orthopedics. 12: 33(5).
  66. Lopez-Valdes FJ, Seacrist T, Balasubramanian S, Maltese MR, Arbogast KB, Tanji H, Higuchi K, Kent R. (2010) A Methodology to Obtain Kinematic Corridors for Pediatric Occupants in Frontal Impacts. In 6th World Congress of Biomechanics (WCB 2010). August 1-6, 2010 Singapore: In Conjunction with 14th International Conference on Biomedical Engineering (ICBME) and 5th Asia Pacific Conference on Biomechanics (APBiomech) (pp. 529-532). Springer Berlin Heidelberg.
  67. Leffelman J, Maltese M, Niles D, Nishisaki A, Arbogast K, Balasubramanian S, & Nadkarni V. (2010) Chest Compression Characteristics of CPR Manikins, Objects of Daily Living, and Real Cardiac Arrest Patients. In Critical Care Medicine (Vol. 38, No. 12, Pp. U130-U130). 530 Walnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19106-3621 USA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
  68. Singh A, and Balasubramanian S. (2009) Recent Patents on Body Weight Support Training Devices for Spinal Cord Injury. Recent Patents on Biomedical Engineering. 2(2): 133-140.
  69. Seacrist T, Maltese MR, Balasubramanian S, Garcia-Espana JF, Arbogast KB, Sterner R, & Kadlowec J. (2009) Comparison of Passive Cervical Spine Flexion in Children and Adults. In Proc. 21st ESV Conf.
  70. Balasubramanian S, Seacrist T, Maltese M, Arbogast K, Hopely T, Constans E, & Higuchi K. (2009). Head and Spinal Trajectories in Children and Adults Exposed to Low-Speed Frontal Acceleration. In Proceedings of the 21st Enhanced Safety of Vehicles Conference, Stuttgart-Germany.
  71. Balasubramanian S, Maltese M, Niles D, Nadkarni V, & Arbogast K. (2009). Assessment of BOSU® Sports Balance Trainer Balls as Surrogates for CPR Training. In Critical Care Medicine (Vol. 37, No. 12, Pp. A265-A265). 530 Walnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19106-3621 USA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
  72. Maltese M, Seacrist T, Balasubramanian S, Sutton R, Nishisaki A, Niles D, & Nadkarni V. (2009) Age Dependent Changes in Thoracic Mechanical Properties During CPR. In Critical Care Medicine (Vol. 37, No. 12, Pp. A252-A252). 530 Walnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19106-3621 USA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
  73. Arbogast KB, Nishisaki A, Balasubramanian S, Nysaether JB, Niles D, Sutton R, Roberts KE, Nadkarni L, Boulet J, Maltese MR, & Nadkarni VM. (2009) Expert Clinical Assessment of Thorax Stiffness of Infants and Children during Chest Compressions. Resuscitation. 80 (10): 1187-91.
  74. Arbogast KB, Balasubramanian S, Seacrist T, Maltese MR, Garcia-Espana JF, Kent RW, Tanji H, Higuchi K. (2009) Comparison of the Kinematic Responses of the Head and Spine for Children and Adults in Low-Speed Frontal Sled Tests. Stapp Car Crash Journal 53: 329-372. [2010 Best Paper Award]
  75. Maltese MR, Castner T, Niles D, Balasubramanian S, Nishisaki A, Nysaether JB, Sutton R, Nadkarni VM, Arbogast KB. (2008) Methods for Determining Pediatric Thoracic Force-Deflection Characteristics from Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation. Stapp Car Crash Journal, 52: 83-106.
  76. Balasubramanian S. (2006). Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) Injury and Repair: A Biomechanical Evaluation of the Human Knee Joint Under Dynamic Posterior Loading; Kinematics and Contact Pressure Measurements in Normal, PCL Deficient and PCL Reconstructed Knees. Wayne State University.
  77. Balasubramanian S, Beillas P, Belwadi A, Hardy WN, Yang KH, King AI, Masuda M. (2004) Below Knee Impact Responses Using Cadaveric Specimens. Stapp Car Crash Journal. Vol 48: 71-88. SAE Paper No. 2004-22-0004.