McKay Orthopaedic Research Laboratory > Soslowsky Lab > LeAnn Dourte

LeAnn Dourte

Graduate Student in Bioengineering
University of Pennsylvania

HOMETOWN
Lebanon, Pennsylvania

EDUCATION
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, 2005, Lafayette College

AREAS OF SPECIAL INTEREST
Structure-function relationships of tendon

PUBLICATIONS

1. Dourte LM, Kuntz AF, Soslowsky LJ. Twenty-five years of tendon and ligament research. J Orthop Res. 2008 Oct; 26(10):1297-305. Review.
2. Sarver JJ, Peltz CD, Dourte L, Reddy S, Williams GR, Soslowsky LJ. After rotator cuff repair, stiffness--but not the loss in range of motion--increased transiently for immobilized shoulders in a rat model. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2008 Jan-Feb; 17:108S-113S.
3. Würgler-Hauri CC, Dourte LM, Baradet TC, Williams GR, Soslowsky LJ. Temporal expression of 8 growth factors in tendon-to-bone healing in a rat supraspinatus model. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2007 Sep-Oct; 16:S198-203.
4. Zapanta CM, Dourte LM, Doxtater BJ, Lukic B, Weiss WJ. Mechanical heart valve performance in a pulsatile pediatric ventricular assist device. ASAIO J. 2007 Jan-Feb; 53(1):87-96.

ABSTRACTS

1. Dourte LM, Perry SM, Getz C, Soslowsky LJ. Tendon Properties Remain Altered in a Chronic Rat Rotator Cuff Model. Transactions of the 55th Annual Orthopaedic Society Meeting 34:156, 2009.
2. Peltz CD, Sarver JJ, Dourte LM, Kuntz AF, Sarver JJ, Williams GR, Soslowsky LJ. Range of Motion Loss Is Transient Following Six Weeks of Immobilization in a Rat Model of Rotator Cuff Repair. Transactions of the 55th Annual Orthopaedic Society Meeting 34:1895, 2009.
3. Peltz CD, Sarver JJ, Dourte LM, Kuntz AF, Sarver JJ, Williams GR, Soslowsky LJ. Following Moderate Immobilization, Tendon Properties and Joint Mechanics Are Not Altered With Exercise. Transactions of the 55th Annual Orthopaedic Society Meeting 34:1896, 2009.
4. Peltz CD, Dourte LM, Sarver JJ. Kim SY, Williams GR, Soslowsky LJ. Exercise Following Immobilization Is Detrimental to Tendon Properties and Joint Mechanics in a Rat Rotator Cuff Injury Model. Transactions of the 54th Annual Orthopaedic Society Meeting 34:1504, 2008.
5. Peltz CD, Dourte LM, Sarver JJ, Kim SY, Williams GR, Soslowsky LJ. Immobilization with Daily Passive Motion Causes Detrimental Changes in Shoulder Joint Mechanics in a Rat Model of Rotator Cuff Injury and Repair. Transactions of the 54th Annual Orthopaedic Society Meeting 34:251, 2008.
6. Wuergler-Hauri CC, Williams GR, Baradet T, Dourte LM, Soslowsky LJ. Temporal and local expression of growth factors in tendon to bone healing in a rat supraspinatus model. Transactions of the 53th Annual Orthopaedic Society Meeting 32:364, 2007.
7. Peltz CD, Sarver JJ, Dourte LM, Wuergler-Hauri CC, Williams GR, Soslowsky LJ. Shoulder joint mechanics remain altered following post-operative immobilization and exercise in a rat rotator cuff injury and repair model. Transactions of the 53th Annual Orthopaedic Society Meeting 32:105, 2007.