Publications

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles:

• Cox JM, Musa DM, Cole JH (2025). A new quantitative index of trabecular bone microstructural organization and its association with tissue failure in human vertebrae. Journal of Biomechanical Engineering 1-36. DOI: 10.1115/1.4070322. [Epub ahead of print]. PMID: 41204823.
• Fawcett EB*, Bosh KB*, Saul KR, Cole JH (2025). Changes in glenohumeral musculoskeletal development following brachial plexus birth injury. Journal of Orthopaedic Research. In press. DOI: 10.1002/jor.26104. PMID: 40483597. *co-first authors
• Huang Y, Tonndorf R, Gluck JM, Cadet ER, King MW, Cole JH (2025). Comparison of collagen and polylactic acid multifilament yarns for developing textile scaffolds for tendon tissue engineering applications. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B: Applied Biomaterials 113(5):e35583. DOI: 10.1002/jbm.b.35583. PMID: 40321094.
• Hanne NJ, Steward AJ, Geeroms C, Easter ED, Thornburg HL, Kerckhofs G, Parac-Vogt TN, Sheng H, Cole JH (2025). Ischemic stroke reduces bone perfusion and alters osteovascular structure. Bone Reports 24:101824. PMCID: PMC11782850.  
• Huang Y, Cadet ER, King MW, Cole JH (2022). Comparison of the mechanical properties and anchoring performance of polyvinylidene fluoride and polypropylene barbed sutures for tendon repair. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B: Applied Biomaterials 110(10):2258-2265. DOI: 10.1002/jbm.b.35074. PMCID: PMC9546200.
• Doshi RM, Reid MY, Dixit NN, Fawcett EB, Cole JH, Saul KR (2022). Location of brachial plexus birth injury affects functional outcomes in a rat model. Journal of Orthopaedic Research 40(6):1281-1292. DOI: 10.1002/jor.25173. PMCID: PMC8873217.
• Dixit NN, McCormick CM, Cole JH, Saul KR (2021). Influence of brachial plexus birth injury location on glenohumeral joint morphology. The Journal of Hand Surgery 46(6):512.e1-512.e9. DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.‌2020.10.019. PMCID: PMC8180483.
• Dixit NN, McCormick CM, Warren E, Cole JH, Saul KR (2021). Preganglionic and postganglionic brachial plexus birth injury effects on shoulder muscle growth. The Journal of Hand Surgery 46(2): 146.‌e1-146.e9. DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2020.07.017. PMCID: PMC7864858.
• Thompson E*, Robe AK*, Roe SC, Cole JH (2020). Influence of wire configuration on resistance to fragment distraction of tension bands placed in a greater trochanteric osteotomy model. Veterinary Surgery 49(4):710-718. DOI: 10.1111/vsu.13350. PMID: 31713901. *co-first authors
• Teeter SD, Husseini NS, Cole JH (2020). Assessing changes in attitudes toward engineering and biomechanics resulting from a high school outreach event. Journal of Biomechanics 103:109683. DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2020.109683. PMID: 32200997.
• Hanne NJ, Easter ED, Stangeland-Molo S, Cole JH (2020). A minimally invasive technique for serial intraosseous perfusion measurements in the murine tibia using laser Doppler flowmetry. MethodsX 7:100814. DOI: 10.1016/j.mex.2020.100814. PMCID: PMC7082608.
• Dixit NN, McFarland DC, Fisher MB, Cole JH, Saul KR (2020). Integrated iterative musculoskeletal modeling predicts bone morphology following brachial plexus birth injury (BPBI). Journal of Biomechanics 103:109658. DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2020.109658. PMCID: PMC7141945.
• Hanne NJ*, Easter ED*, Cole JH (2019). Minimally invasive laser Doppler flowmetry is suitable for serial bone perfusion measurements in mice. Bone Reports 11:100231. DOI: 10.1016/j.bonr.2019.‌100231. PMCID: PMC6900537. *co-first authors
• Khodjaniyazova S, Hanne NJ, Cole JH, Muddiman DC (2019). Mass spectrometry imaging (MSI) of fresh bones using infrared matrix-assisted desorption electrospray ionization (IR-MALDESI). Analytical Methods 11(46):5929-5938, cover feature. DOI: 10.1039/c9ay01886g. PMCID: PMC8018523.
• Hanne NJ, Steward AJ, Sessions MR, Thornburg HL, Sheng H, Cole JH (2019). Stroke prevents exercise-induced gains in bone microstructure but not composition in mice. ASME. Journal of Biomechanical Engineering 141(12):121008-121008-13, Invited Award Paper. DOI: 10.1115/‌1.4045113. PMCID: PMC7104751.
• Tushak S and Tamburro M (2018). Faculty Advisors: Saul K and Cole J. Development of a rat forelimb unloading model to understand mechanical influences on postnatal shoulder development. Proceedings of The National Conference on Undergraduate Research, April 5-7, Edmond, OK, pp. 311-318. Conference Paper.
• Easter E (2017). Faculty Advisor: Cole J. Repeated laser Doppler flowmetry procedures in bone do not alter perfusion, localized inflammation, or gait patterns. Proceedings of The National Conference on Undergraduate Research, April 7-9, Memphis, TN, pp. 642-649. Conference Paper.

Pre-Prints:

• Fawcett EB, Dixit NN, Saul KR, Cole JH. Brachial plexus birth injury causes location-dependent detriments in glenohumeral trabecular bone microstructure. bioRxiv preprint. DOI: 10.1101/2025. 05.22.655580.
• Fawcett EB, Potts JR, Dixit NN, Saul KR, Cole JH. Bone mineralization and metabolism are altered in a rat model of brachial plexus birth injury. bioRxiv preprint. DOI: 10.1101/2025.05.22. 655603.
• McGrath C, Cox JM, Little-Letsinger SE, Sen B, Xie Z, Styner MA, Zong X, Diekman BO, Pagnotti GM, Rubin J, Cole JH, Styner M. Sustained commitment to running elicits decreased bone effect during aging. Submitted to Journal of Bone and Mineral Research.
• Cox JM, Smith JD, van der Meulen MCH, Cole JH. Heterogeneous tissue modulus improved prediction of mechanical behavior in osteoporotic vertebral cancellous bone. bioRxiv preprint. DOI: 10.1101/2021.11.30.470675. Resubmitted to Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials.   
• Fawcett EB*, McCormick CM*, Murray AF, Crouch DL, Saul KR, Cole JH. Characterizing trabecular bone properties near the glenohumeral joint in a rat model of brachial plexus birth injury. bioRxiv preprint.  DOI: 10.1101/2020.02.26.967224. Submitted to Annals of Biomedical Engineering.
• * co-first authors
• Hanne NJ, Steward AJ, Cox JM, Easter ED, Thornburg HL, Sessions MR, Pinnamaraju SV, Cole JH. High fat diet-induced obesity negatively affects whole bone bending strength but not cortical structure in the femur. bioRxiv preprint. DOI: 10.1101/729624. Submitted to Journal of Bone and Mineral Research.
• Tushak SK*, Tamburro MK*, Fawcett EB, Merritt LE, Saul KR, Cole JH. Forelimb unloading impairs glenohumeral muscle development in growing rats. bioRxiv preprint. DOI: 10.1101/2020.02.26.‌967273.

Invited Book Chapters:

1. Cole JH and van der Meulen MCH (2020) Biomechanics of Bone. In BZ Leder and MN Wein (Eds.), Osteoporosis: Pathophysiology and Clinical Management (pp. 185-209). Cham: Springer International Publishing. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-69287-6_10.
2. Cole JH and van der Meulen MCH (2010) Biomechanics of Bone. In RA Adler (Ed.), Contemporary Endocrinology Series: Osteoporosis: Pathophysiology and Clinical Management (pp. 157-179, 2^nd). New York: Humana Press.