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Polytechnique's biomedical engineering honoured at the 40th scientific meeting of the Québec Scoliosis Society
The event, held October 28 and 30 in Burlington, Vermont, honoured three projects from Polytechnique's biomedical engineering team.
The recipients are:
Roger Simoneau Award, First Prize in Basic Research
Awarded to Professor Maxime Raison (a new
professor in the department of mechanical engineering)
Title of the report: Assessment of intervertebral efforts during gait: comparison between healthy and scoliotic subjects /
Évaluation des efforts intervertébraux au cours de la marche: comparaison entre sujets sains et scoliotiques
Co-authors: M. Raison, C.-É. Aubin, C. Detrembleur, P. Mahaudens, P. Mousny, M. Fisette, J.-C. Samin
Roger Simoneau Award, Second Prize in Basic Research
Awarded to Barthélémy Valteau, a master's student in biomedical engineering (director: Professor Isabelle Villemure).
Title of the report: In vivo effects of static versus dynamic compression on the growth rate and on the growth
plate histomorphometry / Effets In Vivo de la compression statique versus dynamique sur le taux de croissance et
l'histomorphométrie de la plaque de croissance
Co-authors: B. Valteau, G. Grimard, I. Londono, F. Moldovan, I. Villemure
Morris Duhaime Award in Orthopedic Engineering
Awarded to Frédérique Desbiens-Blais, a master's
student in biomedical engineering (director: Professor Carl-Eric Aubin).
Title of the report: Optimization procedure for brace design for the treatment of adolescent idiopathic
scoliosis / Méthode d'optimisation pour la conception de corset pour le traitement de la scoliose idiopathique
adolescente
Co-authors: F. Desbiens-Blais, J. Clin, S. Parent, H. Labelle, C.-É. Aubin
Congratulations to everyone!
