Rate My Professor Teresa Alonso

Professor Alonso-Rasgado's research focuses on biomechanics, orthopaedic engineering, mathematical modelling, numerical techniques, total care product design, reliability, risk, and maintainability. Her interests include orthopaedic devices, finite element analysis, total joint replacement, osteoporosis, cell and tissue engineering involving cancer and keloid cells, and musculoskeletal analysis such as ankle-foot complex modelling and gait simulation. Key projects involve evaluating surgical techniques for scapholunate wrist instability, assessing acetabular cement mantle stress in total hip arthroplasty, scaling in biomechanical experimentation, biomechanical performance of dynamic distraction frames, Ilizarov frames for clubfoot correction, and smart orthoses development. She has authored over 100 journal and conference papers, with notable publications including 'The design of functional (total care) products' (2004, Journal of Engineering Design), 'A rapid design process for Total Care Product creation' (2006, Journal of Engineering Design), 'Performance evaluation of surgical techniques for treatment of scapholunate instability in a type II wrist' (2019, International Journal for Numerical Methods in Biomedical Engineering), and 'Effect of Femoral Head Size, Subject Weight, and Activity Level on Acetabular Cement Mantle Stress Following Total Hip Arthroplasty' (2019, Journal of Orthopaedic Research). Her contributions extend through collaborations with institutions like Wrightington Hospital and Salford Royal Hospital. She is the recipient of the Ohtli Award, Mexico's highest honor for citizens abroad, and the Lázaro Cárdenas medal for academic excellence in 2019.