BENJAMIN JAMES ELLIS portrait
  • Research Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering
801-581-6993

Publications

  • Finley SM, Brodke DS, Spina NT, DeDen CA & Ellis BJ (2018). FEBio finite element models of the human lumbar spine. Computer methods in biomechanics and biomedical engineering. Vol. 21, 444-452. Published, 09/01/2018.
  • Klennert BJ, Ellis BJ, Maak TG, Kapron AL & Weiss JA (2017). The mechanics of focal chondral defects in the hip. Journal of biomechanics. Vol. 52, 31-37. Published, 09/01/2017.
  • Maas SA, Ellis BJ, Rawlins DS & Weiss JA (2016). Finite element simulation of articular contact mechanics with quadratic tetrahedral elements. Journal of biomechanics. Vol. 49, 659-667. Published, 11/01/2016.
  • Phuntsok R, Mazur MD, Ellis BJ, Ravindra VM & Brockmeyer DL (2016). Development and initial evaluation of a finite element model of the pediatric craniocervical junction. Journal of neurosurgery. Pediatrics. Vol. 17, 497-503. Published, 08/01/2016.
  • Merrell AJ, Ellis BJ, Fox ZD, Lawson JA, Weiss JA & Kardon G (2015). Muscle connective tissue controls development of the diaphragm and is a source of congenital diaphragmatic hernias. Nature genetics. Vol. 47, 496-504. Published, 07/01/2015.
  • Swedberg AM, Reese SP, Maas SA, Ellis BJ & Weiss JA (2015). Continuum description of the Poisson's ratio of ligament and tendon under finite deformation. Journal of biomechanics. Vol. 47, 3201-9. Published, 05/01/2015.
  • Rudert MJ, Ellis BJ, Henak CR, Stroud NJ, Pederson DR, Weiss JA & Brown TD (2014). A new sensor for measurement of dynamic contact stress in the hip. Journal of biomechanical engineering. Vol. 136, 035001. Published, 11/01/2014.
  • Henak CR, Kapron AL, Anderson AE, Ellis BJ, Maas SA & Weiss JA (2014). Specimen-specific predictions of contact stress under physiological loading in the human hip: validation and sensitivity studies. Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology. Vol. 13, 387-400. Published, 11/01/2014.
  • Henak CR, Abraham CL, Anderson AE, Maas SA, Ellis BJ, Peters CL & Weiss JA (2014). Patient-specific analysis of cartilage and labrum mechanics in human hips with acetabular dysplasia. Osteoarthritis and cartilage. Vol. 22, 210-7. Published, 10/01/2014.
  • Reese SP, Ellis BJ & Weiss JA (2014). Micromechanical model of a surrogate for collagenous soft tissues: development, validation and analysis of mesoscale size effects. Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology. Vol. 12, 1195-204. Published, 05/01/2014.
  • Henak CR, Carruth ED, Anderson AE, Harris MD, Ellis BJ, Peters CL & Weiss JA (2014). Finite element predictions of cartilage contact mechanics in hips with retroverted acetabula. Osteoarthritis and cartilage. Vol. 21, 1522-9. Published, 04/01/2014.
  • Abraham CL, Maas SA, Weiss JA, Ellis BJ, Peters CL & Anderson AE (2013). A new discrete element analysis method for predicting hip joint contact stresses. Journal of biomechanics. Vol. 46, 1121-7. Published, 09/01/2013.
  • Maas SA, Ellis BJ, Ateshian GA & Weiss JA (2012). FEBio: finite elements for biomechanics. Journal of biomechanical engineering. Vol. 134, 011005. Published, 08/01/2012.
  • Harris MD, Anderson AE, Henak CR, Ellis BJ, Peters CL & Weiss JA (2012). Finite element prediction of cartilage contact stresses in normal human hips. Journal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society. Vol. 30, 1133-9. Published, 07/01/2012.
  • Henak CR, Ellis BJ, Harris MD, Anderson AE, Peters CL & Weiss JA (2012). Role of the acetabular labrum in load support across the hip joint. Journal of biomechanics. Vol. 44, 2201-6. Published, 01/01/2012.
  • Elkins JM, Stroud NJ, Rudert MJ, Tochigi Y, Pedersen DR, Ellis BJ, Callaghan JJ, Weiss JA & Brown TD (2011). The capsule's contribution to total hip construct stability--a finite element analysis. Journal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society. Vol. 29, 1642-8. Published, 11/01/2011.
  • Drury NJ, Ellis BJ, Weiss JA, McMahon PJ & Debski RE (2011). Finding consistent strain distributions in the glenohumeral capsule between two subjects: implications for development of physical examinations. Journal of biomechanics. Vol. 44, 607-13. Published, 06/01/2011.
  • Ellis BJ, Drury NJ, Moore SM, McMahon PJ, Weiss JA & Debski RE (2011). Finite element modelling of the glenohumeral capsule can help assess the tested region during a clinical exam. Computer methods in biomechanics and biomedical engineering. Vol. 13, 413-8. Published, 06/01/2011.
  • Drury NJ, Ellis BJ, Weiss JA, McMahon PJ & Debski RE (2011). The impact of glenoid labrum thickness and modulus on labrum and glenohumeral capsule function. Journal of biomechanical engineering. Vol. 132, 121003. Published, 03/01/2011.
  • Anderson AE, Ellis BJ, Maas SA & Weiss JA (2010). Effects of idealized joint geometry on finite element predictions of cartilage contact stresses in the hip. Journal of biomechanics. Vol. 43, 1351-7. Published, 07/01/2010.
  • Anderson AE, Ellis BJ, Maas SA, Peters CL & Weiss JA (2009). Validation of finite element predictions of cartilage contact pressure in the human hip joint. (pp. 051008). Vol. 130. Journal of biomechanical engineering. Published, 01/01/2009.
  • Krishnan L, Underwood CJ, Maas S, Ellis BJ, Kode TC, Hoying JB & Weiss JA (2008). Effect of mechanical boundary conditions on orientation of angiogenic microvessels. Cardiovascular research. Vol. 78, 324-32. Published, 08/01/2008.
  • Anderson AE, Ellis BJ, Peters CL & Weiss JA (2008). Cartilage thickness: factors influencing multidetector CT measurements in a phantom study. Radiology. Vol. 246, 133-41. Published, 01/01/2008.
  • Phatak NS, Sun Q, Kim SE, Parker DL, Sanders RK, Veress AI, Ellis BJ & Weiss JA (2007). Noninvasive determination of ligament strain with deformable image registration. Annals of biomedical engineering. Vol. 35, 1175-87. Published, 08/01/2007.
  • Anderson AE, Ellis BJ & Weiss JA (2007). Verification, validation and sensitivity studies in computational biomechanics. Computer methods in biomechanics and biomedical engineering. Vol. 10, 171-84. Published, 08/01/2007.
  • Ateshian GA, Ellis BJ & Weiss JA (2007). Equivalence between short-time biphasic and incompressible elastic material responses. Journal of biomechanical engineering. Vol. 129, 405-12. Published, 07/01/2007.
  • Lujan TJ, Dalton MS, Thompson BM, Ellis BJ & Weiss JA (2007). Effect of ACL deficiency on MCL strains and joint kinematics. Journal of biomechanical engineering. Vol. 129, 386-92. Published, 07/01/2007.
  • Ellis BJ, Debski RE, Moore SM, McMahon PJ & Weiss JA (2007). Methodology and sensitivity studies for finite element modeling of the inferior glenohumeral ligament complex. Journal of biomechanics. Vol. 40, 603-12. Published, 03/01/2007.
  • Dienst M, Greis PE, Ellis BJ, Bachus KN & Burks RT (2007). Effect of lateral meniscal allograft sizing on contact mechanics of the lateral tibial plateau: an experimental study in human cadaveric knee joints. The American journal of sports medicine. Vol. 35, 34-42. Published, 03/01/2007.
  • Ellis BJ, Lujan TJ, Dalton MS & Weiss JA (2006). Medial collateral ligament insertion site and contact forces in the ACL-deficient knee. Journal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society. Vol. 24, 800-10. Published, 05/01/2006.
  • Weiss JA, Gardiner JC, Ellis BJ, Lujan TJ & Phatak NS (2006). Three-dimensional finite element modeling of ligaments: technical aspects. Medical engineering & physics. Vol. 27, 845-61. Published, 02/01/2006.