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Woo SL, Fisher MB, Feola AJ. Contribution of biomechanics to management of ligament and tendon injuries. Mol Cell Biomech. 2008 Mar;5(1):49-68. Review. PubMed PMID: 18524246.
Abramowitch SD, Feola A, Jallah Z, Moalli PA. Tissue mechanics, animal models, and pelvic organ prolapse: a review. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2009 May;144 Suppl 1:S146-58. doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2009.02.022. Epub 2009 Mar 13. Review. PubMed PMID: 19285776.
Jones KA, Feola A, Meyn L, Abramowitch SD, Moalli PA. Tensile properties of commonly used prolapse meshes. Int Urogynecol J Pelvic Floor Dysfunct. 2009 Jul;20(7):847-53. doi: 10.1007/s00192-008-0781-x. Epub 2009 Mar 28. PubMed PMID: 19495548; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3028597.
Alperin M, Feola A, Duerr R, Moalli P, Abramowitch S. Pregnancy- and delivery-induced biomechanical changes in rat vagina persist postpartum. Int Urogynecol J. 2010 Sep;21(9):1169-74. doi: 10.1007/s00192-010-1149-6. Epub 2010 Apr 28. PubMed PMID: 20424824; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2939831.
Alperin M, Feola A, Meyn L, Duerr R, Abramowitch S, Moalli P. Collagen scaffold: a treatment for simulated maternal birth injury in the rat model. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2010 Jun;202(6):589.e1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2010.04.003. PubMed PMID: 20510960; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2921182.
Feola A, Abramowitch S, Jones K, Stein S, Moalli P. Parity negatively impacts vaginal mechanical properties and collagen structure in rhesus macaques. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2010 Dec;203(6):595.e1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2010.06.035. Epub 2010 Aug 5. PubMed PMID: 20691414; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2993810.
Feola A, Moalli P, Alperin M, Duerr R, Gandley RE, Abramowitch S. Impact of pregnancy and vaginal delivery on the passive and active mechanics of the rat vagina. Ann Biomed Eng. 2011 Jan;39(1):549-58. doi: 10.1007/s10439-010-0153-9. Epub 2010 Sep 8. PubMed PMID: 20824342; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3048780.
Shepherd JP, Feola AJ, Abramowitch SD, Moalli PA. Uniaxial biomechanical properties of seven different vaginally implanted meshes for pelvic organ prolapse. Int Urogynecol J. 2012 May;23(5):613-20. doi: 10.1007/s00192-011-1616-8. Epub 2011 Nov 26. PubMed PMID: 22120887; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3252026.
Barone WR, Feola AJ, Moalli PA, Abramowitch SD. THE EFFECT OF PREGNANCY AND POSTPARTUM RECOVERY ON THE VISCOELASTIC BEHAVIOR OF THE RAT CERVIX. J Mech Med Biol. 2012 Mar;12(1):12500091-125000917. doi: 10.1142/S0219519412004399. PubMed PMID: 23125473; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3487462.
Feola A, Barone W, Moalli P, Abramowitch S. Characterizing the ex vivo textile and structural properties of synthetic prolapse mesh products. Int Urogynecol J. 2013 Apr;24(4):559-64. doi: 10.1007/s00192-012-1901-1. Epub 2012 Aug 11. PubMed PMID: 22885725; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4550295.
Feola A, Duerr R, Moalli P, Abramowitch S. Changes in the rheological behavior of the vagina in women with pelvic organ prolapse. Int Urogynecol J. 2013 Jul;24(7):1221-7. doi: 10.1007/s00192-012-2002-x. Epub 2012 Dec 4. PubMed PMID: 23208004; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5155440.
Feola A, Abramowitch S, Jallah Z, Stein S, Barone W, Palcsey S, Moalli P. Deterioration in biomechanical properties of the vagina following implantation of a high-stiffness prolapse mesh. BJOG. 2013 Jan;120(2):224-232. doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.12077. PubMed PMID: 23240801; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3530836.
Deprest J, Feola A. The need for preclinical research on pelvic floor reconstruction. BJOG. 2013 Jan;120(2):141-143. doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.12088. PubMed PMID: 23240796.
Manodoro S, Endo M, Uvin P, Albersen M, Vláčil J, Engels A, Schmidt B, De Ridder D, Feola A, Deprest J. Graft-related complications and biaxial tensiometry following experimental vaginal implantation of flat mesh of variable dimensions. BJOG. 2013 Jan;120(2):244-250. doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.12081. PubMed PMID: 23240803.
Liang R, Abramowitch S, Knight K, Palcsey S, Nolfi A, Feola A, Stein S, Moalli PA. Vaginal degeneration following implantation of synthetic mesh with increased stiffness. BJOG. 2013 Jan;120(2):233-243. doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.12085. PubMed PMID: 23240802; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3531826.
Skoczylas LC, Jallah Z, Sugino Y, Stein SE, Feola A, Yoshimura N, Moalli P. Regional differences in rat vaginal smooth muscle contractility and morphology. Reprod Sci. 2013 Apr;20(4):382-90. doi: 10.1177/1933719112472733. Epub 2013 Jan 8. PubMed PMID: 23298869; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3676259.
Hakim L, Endo M, Feola A, Soebadi DM, Deprest J, De Ridder D, Albersen M, Van der Aa F. High-frequency micro-ultrasound: a novel method to assess external urethral sphincter function in rats following simulated birth injury. Neurourol Urodyn. 2015 Mar;34(3):264-9. doi: 10.1002/nau.22555. Epub 2014 Jan 16. PubMed PMID: 24436081.
Endo M, Feola A, Sindhwani N, Manodoro S, Vlacil J, Engels AC, Claus F, Deprest JA. Mesh contraction: in vivo documentation of changes in apparent surface area utilizing meshes visible on magnetic resonance imaging in the rabbit abdominal wall model. Int Urogynecol J. 2014 Jun;25(6):737-43. doi: 10.1007/s00192-013-2293-6. Epub 2014 Jan 22. PubMed PMID: 24448724.
Feola A, Endo M, Deprest J. Biomechanics of the rat vagina during pregnancy and postpartum: a 3-dimensional ultrasound approach. Int Urogynecol J. 2014 Jul;25(7):915-20. doi: 10.1007/s00192-013-2313-6. Epub 2014 Jan 23. PubMed PMID: 24452620.
Feola A, Pal S, Moalli P, Maiti S, Abramowitch S. Varying degrees of nonlinear mechanical behavior arising from geometric differences of urogynecological meshes. J Biomech. 2014 Aug 22;47(11):2584-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2014.05.027. Epub 2014 Jun 17. PubMed PMID: 25011619; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4129657.
Maurer MM, Röhrnbauer B, Feola A, Deprest J, Mazza E. Mechanical biocompatibility of prosthetic meshes: a comprehensive protocol for mechanical characterization. J Mech Behav Biomed Mater. 2014 Dec;40:42-58. doi: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2014.08.005. Epub 2014 Aug 19. PubMed PMID: 25194524.
Feola A, Endo M, Urbankova I, Vlacil J, Deprest T, Bettin S, Klosterhalfen B, Deprest J. Host reaction to vaginally inserted collagen containing polypropylene implants in sheep. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2015 Apr;212(4):474.e1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2014.11.008. Epub 2014 Nov 8. PubMed PMID: 25446700.
Endo M, Urbankova I, Vlacil J, Sengupta S, Deprest T, Klosterhalfen B, Feola A, Deprest J. Cross-linked xenogenic collagen implantation in the sheep model for vaginal surgery. Gynecol Surg. 2015;12(2):113-122. doi: 10.1007/s10397-015-0883-7. Epub 2015 Feb 5. PubMed PMID: 25960708; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4417472.
Sindhwani N, Liaquat Z, Urbankova I, Vande Velde G, Feola A, Deprest J. Immediate postoperative changes in synthetic meshes - In vivo measurements. J Mech Behav Biomed Mater. 2015 Mar;55:228-235. doi: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2015.10.015. Epub 2015 Oct 30. PubMed PMID: 26594782.
Sindhwani N, Feola A, De Keyzer F, Claus F, Callewaert G, Urbankova I, Ourselin S, D'hooge J, Deprest J. Three-dimensional analysis of implanted magnetic-resonance-visible meshes. Int Urogynecol J. 2015 Oct;26(10):1459-65. doi: 10.1007/s00192-015-2681-1. Epub 2015 Mar 24. PubMed PMID: 25800904.
Jallah Z, Liang R, Feola A, Barone W, Palcsey S, Abramowitch SD, Yoshimura N, Moalli P. The impact of prolapse mesh on vaginal smooth muscle structure and function. BJOG. 2016 Jun;123(7):1076-85. doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.13514. Epub 2015 Aug 20. PubMed PMID: 26301457; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5201168.
Feola AJ, Myers JG, Raykin J, Mulugeta L, Nelson ES, Samuels BC, Ethier CR. Finite Element Modeling of Factors Influencing Optic Nerve Head Deformation Due to Intracranial Pressure. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2016 Apr;57(4):1901-11. doi: 10.1167/iovs.15-17573. PubMed PMID: 27088762.
Coudrillier B, Campbell IC, Read AT, Geraldes DM, Vo NT, Feola A, Mulvihill J, Albon J, Abel RL, Ethier CR. Effects of Peripapillary Scleral Stiffening on the Deformation of the Lamina Cribrosa. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2016 May 1;57(6):2666-77. doi: 10.1167/iovs.15-18193. PubMed PMID: 27183053; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4874475.
Raykin J, Forte TE, Wang R, Feola A, Samuels BC, Myers JG, Mulugeta L, Nelson ES, Gleason RL, Ethier CR. Characterization of the mechanical behavior of the optic nerve sheath and its role in spaceflight-induced ophthalmic changes. Biomech Model Mechanobiol. 2017 Feb;16(1):33-43. doi: 10.1007/s10237-016-0800-7. Epub 2016 May 28. PubMed PMID: 27236645.
Urbankova I, Vdoviakova K, Rynkevic R, Sindhwani N, Deprest D, Feola A, Herijgers P, Krofta L, Deprest J. Comparative Anatomy of the Ovine and Female Pelvis. Gynecol Obstet Invest. 2017;82(6):582-591. doi: 10.1159/000454771. Epub 2017 Jan 27. PubMed PMID: 28125816.
Feola AJ, Coudrillier B, Mulvihill J, Geraldes DM, Vo NT, Albon J, Abel RL, Samuels BC, Ethier CR. Deformation of the Lamina Cribrosa and Optic Nerve Due to Changes in Cerebrospinal Fluid Pressure. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2017 Apr 1;58(4):2070-2078. doi: 10.1167/iovs.16-21393. PubMed PMID: 28389675; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6733531.
Nelson ES, Mulugeta L, Feola A, Raykin J, Myers JG, Samuels BC, Ethier CR. The impact of ocular hemodynamics and intracranial pressure on intraocular pressure during acute gravitational changes. J Appl Physiol (1985). 2017 Aug 1;123(2):352-363. doi: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00102.2017. Epub 2017 May 11. PubMed PMID: 28495842; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5614788.
Urbankova I, Callewaert G, Sindhwani N, Turri A, Hympanova L, Feola A, Deprest J. Transvaginal Mesh Insertion in the Ovine Model. J Vis Exp. 2017 Jul 27;(125). doi: 10.3791/55706. PubMed PMID: 28784972; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5612602.
Iva U, Nikhil S, Geertje C, Alice T, Rynkevic R, Lucie H, Andrew F, Jan D. In vivo documentation of shape and position changes of MRI-visible mesh placed in rectovaginal septum. J Mech Behav Biomed Mater. 2017 Nov;75:379-389. doi: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2017.08.005. Epub 2017 Aug 5. PubMed PMID: 28803112.
Urbankova I, Callewaert G, Blacher S, Deprest D, Hympanova L, Feola A, De Landsheere L, Deprest J. First delivery and ovariectomy affect biomechanical and structural properties of the vagina in the ovine model. Int Urogynecol J. 2019 Mar;30(3):455-464. doi: 10.1007/s00192-017-3535-9. Epub 2018 Jan 8. PubMed PMID: 29313089.
Allen RS, Motz CT, Feola A, Chesler KC, Haider R, Ramachandra Rao S, Skelton LA, Fliesler SJ, Pardue MT. Long-Term Functional and Structural Consequences of Primary Blast Overpressure to the Eye. J Neurotrauma. 2018 Sep 1;35(17):2104-2116. doi: 10.1089/neu.2017.5394. Epub 2018 Jul 2. PubMed PMID: 29648979; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6098409.
Feola AJ, Nelson ES, Myers J, Ethier CR, Samuels BC. The Impact of Choroidal Swelling on Optic Nerve Head Deformation. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2018 Aug 1;59(10):4172-4181. doi: 10.1167/iovs.18-24463. PubMed PMID: 30120486.
Allen RS, Feola A, Motz CT, Ottensmeyer AL, Chesler KC, Dunn R, Thulé PM, Pardue MT. Retinal Deficits Precede Cognitive and Motor Deficits in a Rat Model of Type II Diabetes. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2019 Jan 2;60(1):123-133. doi: 10.1167/iovs.18-25110. PubMed PMID: 30640976.
Feola AJ, Fu J, Allen R, Yang V, Campbell IC, Ottensmeyer A, Ethier CR, Pardue M. Menopause exacerbates visual dysfunction in experimental glaucoma. Exp Eye Res. 2019 Sep;186:107706. doi: 10.1016/j.exer.2019.107706. Epub 2019 Jun 18. PubMed PMID: 31226338; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6900868.
Sherwood JM, Boazak EM, Feola AJ, Parker K, Ethier CR, Overby DR. Measurement of Ocular Compliance Using iPerfusion. Front Bioeng Biotechnol. 2019;7:276. doi: 10.3389/fbioe.2019.00276. eCollection 2019. PubMed PMID: 31709244; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6823226.
Motz CT, Chesler KC, Allen RS, Bales KL, Mees LM, Feola AJ, Maa AY, Olson DE, Thule PM, Iuvone PM, Hendrick AM, Pardue MT. Novel Detection and Restorative Levodopa Treatment for Preclinical Diabetic Retinopathy. Diabetes. 2020 Jul;69(7):1518-1527. doi: 10.2337/db19-0869. Epub 2020 Feb 12. PubMed PMID: 32051147; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7306127.
Schwaner SA, Feola AJ, Ethier CR. Factors affecting optic nerve head biomechanics in a rat model of glaucoma. J R Soc Interface. 2020 Apr;17(165):20190695. doi: 10.1098/rsif.2019.0695. Epub 2020 Apr 1. PubMed PMID: 32228401; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7211479.
Schwaner SA, Hannon BG, Feola AJ, Ethier CR. Biomechanical properties of the rat sclera obtained with inverse finite element modeling. Biomech Model Mechanobiol. 2020 Dec;19(6):2195-2212. doi: 10.1007/s10237-020-01333-4. Epub 2020 May 2. PubMed PMID: 32361821; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7716265.
Feola AJ, Sherwood JM, Pardue MT, Overby DR, Ethier CR. Age and Menopause Effects on Ocular Compliance and Aqueous Outflow. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2020 May 11;61(5):16. doi: 10.1167/iovs.61.5.16. PubMed PMID: 32407519; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7405619.
Ritch MD, Hannon BG, Read AT, Feola AJ, Cull GA, Reynaud J, Morrison JC, Burgoyne CF, Pardue MT, Ethier CR. AxoNet: A deep learning-based tool to count retinal ganglion cell axons. Sci Rep. 2020 May 15;10(1):8034. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-64898-1. PubMed PMID: 32415269; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7228952.
Allen RS, Bales K, Feola A, Pardue MT. In vivo Structural Assessments of Ocular Disease in Rodent Models using Optical Coherence Tomography. J Vis Exp. 2020 Jul 24;(161). doi: 10.3791/61588. PubMed PMID: 32773758; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7949486.
Hannon BG, Luna C, Feola AJ, Ritch MD, Read AT, Stinnett SS, Vo H, Pardue MT, Gonzalez P, Ethier CR. Assessment of Visual and Retinal Function Following In Vivo Genipin-Induced Scleral Crosslinking. Transl Vis Sci Technol. 2020 Sep;9(10):8. doi: 10.1167/tvst.9.10.8. eCollection 2020 Sep. PubMed PMID: 32974080; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7488211.
Gudapati K, Singh A, Clarkson-Townsend D, Phillips SQ, Douglass A, Feola AJ, Allen RS. Behavioral Assessment of Visual Function via Optomotor Response and Cognitive Function via Y-Maze in Diabetic Rats. J Vis Exp. 2020 Oct 23;(164). doi: 10.3791/61806. PubMed PMID: 33165321; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7938890.
Allen RS, Douglass A, Vo H, Feola AJ. Ovariectomy worsens visual function after mild optic nerve crush in rodents. Exp Eye Res. 2021 Jan;202:108333. doi: 10.1016/j.exer.2020.108333. Epub 2020 Oct 28. PubMed PMID: 33129829; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7855931.
Hannon BG, Feola AJ, Gerberich BG, Read AT, Prausnitz MR, Ethier CR, Pardue MT. Using retinal function to define ischemic exclusion criteria for animal models of glaucoma. Exp Eye Res. 2021 Jan;202:108354. doi: 10.1016/j.exer.2020.108354. Epub 2020 Nov 7. PubMed PMID: 33171192; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7856020.
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