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Dr. John J. Elias

Adjunct Professor of Polymer Engineering
Senior Research Scientist, Akron General Medical Center

Contact Information

Calhoun Research Laboratory
Akron General Medical Center
400 Wabash Avenue
Akron, Ohio 44307
Phone: (330) 344-6176
e-mail: jelias@agmc.org

Education

• 1997 Post-doc, Orthopaedic Biomechanics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
• 1994 Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY
• 1989 B.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN

Professional Experience

• 2008-present Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedics, Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine, Rootstown, OH
• 2008-present Senior Research Scientist, Akron General Medical Center, Akron, OH
• 2001-2008 Laboratory Director, Medical Education & Research Institute of Colorado, Colorado Springs, CO
• 1997-2001 Instructor/Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD

Selected Publications

• Elias, J.J., Kilambi, S., Goerke, D.R., Cosgarea, A.J. Improving vastus medialis obliquus function reduces pressure applied to lateral patellofemoral cartilage. J Orthop Res 27: 578-583, 2009.
• Elias, J.J., Kilambi, S., Ciccone, W.J. Tension level during preconditioning influences hamstring tendon graft properties. Am J Sports Med 37:334-8, 2009.
• Elias, J.J., Rai, S.P., Ciccone, W.J. In vitro comparison of tension and stiffness between hamstring tendon and patella tendon grafts. J Orthop Res 26: 1506-1511, 2008.
• Elias, J.J., Cosgarea, A.J.: Computational modeling: an alternative approach for investigating patellofemoral mechanics. Sports Med Arthrosc 15:89-94, 2007
• Elias, J.J., Cosgarea, A.J.: Technical errors during medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction could overload medial patellofemoral cartilage: A computational analysis. Am J Sports Med 34: 1478-1485, 2006
• Ciccone, W.J. II, Bratton, D.R., Weinstein, D.M., Elias, J.J.: Viscoelasticity and temperature variations decrease tension and stiffness of hamstring tendon grafts following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. J Bone Joint Surg Am 88:1071-8, 2006
• Weinstein, D.M., Bratton, D.R., Ciccone, W.J., Elias, J.J.: Locking plates improve torsional resistance in the stabilization of three part proximal humerus fractures. J Should Elbow Surg 15:239-43, 2006
• Elias, J.J., Bratton, D.R., Weinstein, D.M., Cosgarea, A.J.: Comparing two estimations of the quadriceps force distribution for use during patellofemoral simulation. J Biomech 39: 865-872, 2006
• Ciccone, W.J. II, Bratton, D.R., Weinstein, D.M., Walden, D.L., Elias, J.J.: Structural properties of lateral collateral ligament reconstruction at the fibular head. Am J Sports Med 34: 24-28, 2006
• Elias, J.J., Cech, J.A., Weinstein, D.M., Cosgarea, A.J.: Reducing the lateral force acting on the patella does not consistently decrease patellofemoral pressures. Am J Sports Med 32: 1202-1208, 2004
• Elias, J.J., Mattessich, S.M., Kumagai, M., Mizuno, Y., Cosgarea, A.J., Chao, E.Y.: In Vitro Characterization of the Relationship between the Q-angle and the Lateral Component of the Quadriceps Force. Proc Inst Mech Eng [H] 218:63-7, 2004
• Elias, J.J., Wilson, D.R., Adamson, R., Cosgarea A.J.: Evaluation of a computational model used to predict the patellofemoral contact pressure distribution. J Biomech 37: 295-302, 2004
• Elias, J.J., Faust, A.F., Chu, Y.-H., Chao, E.Y., Cosgarea, A.J.: The soleus muscle acts as an agonist for the anterior cruciate ligament: an in vitro experimental study. Am J Sports Med 31: 241-6, 2003
• Elias, J.J., Kumagai, M., Mitchell, I., Mizuno, Y., Mattessich, S.M., Webb, J.D., Chao, E.Y.: Variations in tibiofemoral and patellofemoral kinematics with a mobile bearing prosthesis. J Arthroplasty 17: 467-74, 2002
• Mont, M.A., Jones, L.C., Elias, J.J., Inoue, N., Yoon TR, Chao, E.Y.S., Hungerford, D.S.: Strut autografting with and without osteogenic protein-1: a preliminary study of a canine femoral head defect model. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 83-A: 1013-22, 2001
• Elias, J.J., Frassica, F.J., Chao, E.Y.S.: The open section effect in a long bone with a longitudinal defect: a theoretical modeling study. J Biomech 33: 1517-1522, 2000
• Chu, Y.-H., Elias, J.J., Duda, G.N., Frassica, F.J., Chao, E.Y.S.: Stress and micromotion in the taper lock joint of a modular segmental bone replacement prosthesis. J Biomech 33: 1175-1179, 2000
• Elias, J.J., Nagao, M., Chu, Y.-H., Carbone, J.J., Lennox, D.W., Chao, E.Y.S: Medial cortex strain distribution during noncemented total hip arthroplasty. Clin Orthop Rel Res 370: 250-258, 2000
• Elias, J.J., DesJardins, J.D., Faust, A.F., Lietman, S.A., Chao, E.Y.S.: Size and position of a single condyle allograft influence knee kinematics. J Orthop Res 17:540-545, 1999.
• Duda, G.N., Elias, J.J., Valdevit, A.D.C., Chao, E.Y.S.: Locking strength of Morse tapers used for modular segmental bone defect replacement prostheses. Biomed Mater Eng 7: 277-284, 1997

Extramural Sponsorship

• 2009-2012 Principal Investigator $50,000/yr direct
  Computational and Experimental Analysis of Tibial Tuberosity Transfers
  1R03AR054910, NIH, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
• 2007-2009 Principal Investigator $50,000/yr direct
  Experimental and Computational Analysis of Patellofemoral Rehabilitation
  1R03HD048534, NIH, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
• 2000-2004 Principal Investigator $43,000/yr direct
  Patellofemoral contact pressures during simulated knee function
  The Whitaker Foundation

Selected Honors

• 2006 Richard O'Connor Award for Ciccone WJ, Busey TD, Elias JJ, Walden DL, Weinstein DM: Pain Management Following Arthroscopic Subacromial Decompression and Rotator Cuff Repair: Interscalene Regional Blockade versus Infusion Pump, A prospective randomized study. 25th AANA Annual Meeting
• 2005 Patellofemoral Research Excellence Award for Elias JJ and Cosgarea AJ: Tension in a Reconstructed MPFL could Overload Medial Patellofemoral Cartilage. ISAKOS 5th Biennial Congress
• 2002 Prince Alexandre de Merode Award for Faust A, Elias J, Chu YH, Chao EY, Cosgarea AJ: The Soleus Can Act as an Agonist for the ACL: An In-Vitro Experimental Study, Sixth IOC World Congress on Sports Sciences.
• 2002 American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons’ Best Paper Award for Mofid, M.M., Manson, P.N., Robertson, B.C., Tufaro, A.P., Elias, J.J., Vander Kolk, C.A.: Craniofacial distraction osteogenesis: A review of 3278 cases. Plast Reconstr Surg 108:1103-14, 2001

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