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Michael Dunbar

ResearcherBiomedical EngineeringDalhousie University

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Michael Dunbar

Researcher

Biomedical Engineering

Health Sciences

Dalhousie University

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
14 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 3 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 2 research grants (2 CIHR), most recently in 2013.

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Research

Biomechanics Gait Analysis Knee Joint Kinematics And Kinetics Knee Osteoarthritis Neuromuscular Control Radiostereometric Analysis Surgical Navigation Surgical Outcome

Latest papers

Correlation of sit-to-walk and sit-to-stand performance with gait kinematic outcomes and self-reported pain and function in end-stage knee osteoarthritis.
Journal of biomechanics · 2026 · senior author
Following the footsteps: wearable sensors quantify principal component informed kinetic gait outcomes before and after knee arthroplasty.
Journal of biomechanics · 2026
Validation of a Pendulum Knee Drop Technique to Quantify Knee Stiffness in Total Knee Arthroplasty.
The journal of knee surgery · 2026

All 47 publications

Latest funding

Multi-centre biomechanical assessment digital health platform
CIHR · 2026 · Co-investigator
$100,000
Personalization in Arthroplasty Surgery: The Role of Integrating Robotics and Advanced Biomechanics
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$661,725
EPCAT III - Extended Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis Comparing Rivaroxaban and Aspirin to Aspirin Alone Following Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty
CIHR · 2019 · Co-investigator
$4,482,900

All 12 grants and awards

47 publications.

Correlation of sit-to-walk and sit-to-stand performance with gait kinematic outcomes and self-reported pain and function in end-stage knee osteoarthritis.

Ong RJL, Civiero S, Douglas JA, Wilson JA, Richardson CG, Dunbar M

Journal of biomechanics2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2025.113121 PMID: 41401653

Following the footsteps: wearable sensors quantify principal component informed kinetic gait outcomes before and after knee arthroplasty.

MacDonald B, Dorrance A, Dunbar M, Landry S, Hubley-Kozey C, Wilson JA

Journal of biomechanics2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2026.113428 PMID: 42335757

Validation of a Pendulum Knee Drop Technique to Quantify Knee Stiffness in Total Knee Arthroplasty.

Abbruzzese K, Dunbar M, Weir J, Smitterberg CW, LiArno S, Mont MA

The journal of knee surgery2026

DOI: 10.1055/a-2865-3398 PMID: 42128019

Objective Quantification of Soft-Tissue Balance in Total Knee Arthroplasty: Expanded Validation of the Pendulum Knee Drop Test Across Multiple Surgeons.

Abbruzzese K, Mont MA, Dunbar M, Weir J, Smitterberg CW, LiArno S

The journal of knee surgery2026

DOI: 10.1055/a-2939-2643 PMID: 42685747

Comparison of Total Knee Arthroplasty Soft-Tissue Balancing between Surgeon Feel and the Modified Pendulum Knee Drop (PKD) Assessment.

Abbruzzese K, Dunbar M, Weir J, Sequeira SB, Mont MA, LiArno S

The journal of knee surgery2025

DOI: 10.1055/a-2741-1738 PMID: 41224229

Disparities in Utilization Rates of Total Knee and Hip Arthroplasty Among Racially Visible Populations in Canada: A Retrospective Cohort Analysis.

Burgesson B, Lethbridge L, Haase DA, Dunbar M, Published in collaboration with the Health Association of African Canadians

The Journal of arthroplasty2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2025.04.010 PMID: 40222429

The power of registries and radiostereometric analysis (RSA).

Dunbar M, Ryd L

Acta orthopaedica2025First author

DOI: 10.2340/17453674.2024.41169 PMID: 39776208

Clinical integration of markerless motion capture: A multicentre study of gait in knee osteoarthritis

Outerleys J, Laende E, Malek M, Civiero S, Madden K, Ruder M, Dunbar M, Adili A, Kobsar D, Wilson J

Journal of Biomechanics20253 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2025.112952

Sex-based differences in risk of revision for infection after hip, knee, shoulder, and ankle arthroplasty in osteoarthritis patients: a multinational registry study of 4,800,000 implants.

Roerink AMC, Nelissen RGHH, Holder C, Graves SE, Dunbar M, Bohm E, Grimberg AW, Steinbrück A, Dale H, Fenstad AM, Blom AW, Lenguerrand E, Frampton C, Willems T, Victor J, Espallargues M, Arias-de la Torre J, Ciminello E, Torre M, Pijls BG

Acta orthopaedica2024

DOI: 10.2340/17453674.2024.42183 PMID: 39656214

Assessing Total Knee Arthroplasty Implant Balance with a Passive Knee Drop Test.

Abbruzzese K, Dunbar M, Weir J, Bini S, Sequeira SB, Mont MA, LiArno S

Surgical technology international2024

PMID: 39591203

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Michael Dunbar

Research

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Correlation of sit-to-walk and sit-to-stand performance with gait kinematic outcomes and self-reported pain and function in end-stage knee osteoarthritis.

Following the footsteps: wearable sensors quantify principal component informed kinetic gait outcomes before and after knee arthroplasty.

Validation of a Pendulum Knee Drop Technique to Quantify Knee Stiffness in Total Knee Arthroplasty.

Objective Quantification of Soft-Tissue Balance in Total Knee Arthroplasty: Expanded Validation of the Pendulum Knee Drop Test Across Multiple Surgeons.

Comparison of Total Knee Arthroplasty Soft-Tissue Balancing between Surgeon Feel and the Modified Pendulum Knee Drop (PKD) Assessment.

Disparities in Utilization Rates of Total Knee and Hip Arthroplasty Among Racially Visible Populations in Canada: A Retrospective Cohort Analysis.

The power of registries and radiostereometric analysis (RSA).

Clinical integration of markerless motion capture: A multicentre study of gait in knee osteoarthritis

Sex-based differences in risk of revision for infection after hip, knee, shoulder, and ankle arthroplasty in osteoarthritis patients: a multinational registry study of 4,800,000 implants.

Assessing Total Knee Arthroplasty Implant Balance with a Passive Knee Drop Test.

Analyse de données hétérogènes et multivariées pour le développement d'outils d'aide à la décision thérapeutique pour les pathologies du genou

Frequent collaborators

Eric Bohm

Michael Tanzer

Pierre Guy

Kenneth Rockwood

Boris Sobolev

Edward Harvey

Gillian Hawker

Donald Griesdale

Lauren Beaupre

Michael Sullivan

Susan Jaglal

Bassam Masri

Matthew Teeter

Bheeshma Ravi

Pantelis Andreou

Marc Carrier

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Thomas Turgeon

Marc Carrier

Elise Laende

Doug Coyle

Paul Kim

Anthony Adili

Kim Madden

Thomas Noseworthy

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