MS, Mechanical Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
Licentiate, Biomechanics, , Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
PhD, Biomechanics, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Sensory Motor Performance Program, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Northwestern University

Biomechanics, Medical imaging, Synthesis Project, Kinesiology, Course Coordinator for Clinical Orthopaedics

Improving quality of life for wheelchair users through preventing pressure ulcers and promoting healing process of pressure ulcers; Basic mechanism underlying tissue pressure injury using SCI animal models; modeling tissue response to external loading using FEM; improving posture stability, reducing whole body vibration, and chronic low-back pain in sitting posture;

Sports medicine related injuries; shoulder modeling; improving outcomes of joint replacement with surgical navigation systems for shoulder, knee & hip

Preventing secondary complication such as pressure ulcer development post SCI

ISB, International Society for Biomechanics; ORS, Active member of Orthopaedic Research Society; ISG, The International Shoulder Group; IEEE/EMBS, The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society; RESNA, Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America, vice-chair for SIG 13 of RESNA “Assistive Robotics & Mechatronics; AAAM, Association for the Advancement of the Automotive Medicine; CB, Member of the board of directors of Center for Biomechanics AG in Germany; Shoulder standardization committee of ISB; APTA; American Physical Therapy Association

Makhsous M, Högfors C, Siemien¢ski A, Peterson B. Total Shoulder and Relative Muscle Strength in the Scapular Plane. J. Biomechanics, 32, 1213-1220, 1999.

Lin F, Makhsous M, Chang, A.H., Hendrix, R.W., Zhang, L-Q. In vivo and noninvasive six-DOF patellar tracking during voluntary knee movement, Clinical Biomechanics, 18(5) 401-9, 2003.

Makhsous M, Lin F, Hendrix R W, Hepler M, Zhang L-Q. 2003. Sitting with adjustable ischial and back supports: Biomechanical changes. Spine, 28(11): 1113-1122. June 1, 2003 (the Spine has invited Dr. Noshir Langrana to write a point of view to accompany this paper)

Makhsous M, Lin F., Zhang L-Q. Multi-axis Passive and Active Stiffnesses of the Glenohumeral joint, Clinical Biomechanics, 19(2) 107-15, 2004.

Nam, E.K., Makhsous, M, Koh, J., Bowen, M.K., Nuber, G., Zhang, L-Q. Biomechanical and Histological Evaluation of Osteochondral Transplantation in a Rabbit Model. Am Journal of Sports Medicine, 32(2) 2004

Makhsous M, Lin F, Koh J, Nuber G., Zhang, L-Q. In vivo & Noninvasive Load Sharing among the Vastus Components in Patellar Malalignment. Medicine & Sciences in Sports & Exercise, 36:10, 1768-75, 2004

Ge Wu, Frans CT. van der Helm, H.E.J. Veeger, Mohsen Makhsous, Peter Van Roy, Carolyn Anglin, Jochem Nagels, R.K. Karduna, Kevin McQuade, Xuguang Wang, Frederick W. Werner, Bryan Buchholz, “ISB Recommendation on Definitions of Joint Coordinate Systems of Various Joints for the Reporting of Human Joint Motion – Part II: Shoulder, Elbow, Wrist and Hand, The Standardization and Terminology Committee, The International Society of Biomechanics, J Biomechanics, 2005 38, 981-92

MAKHSOUS M, HENDRIX R, CROWTHER Z, NAM E, LIN F. Reducing whole-body vibration and musculoskeletal injury with a new car seat design, Ergonomics, 2005 48 (9), 1183-99

Lin F, Parthasarathy S., Taylor S., Pucci D., Hendrix R W., Makhsous M. Effect of Different Sitting Postures on Lung Capacity, Expiratory Flow,  and Lumbar Lordosis, Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 2006 87(4):504-9

Makhsous M, Rowles D., Rymer WZ, Bankard J, Nam EK, Chen D, Lin F. Periodically Relieving Ischial Sitting Load to Decrease the Risk of Pressure Ulcers Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 2007 88(7),:862-70.  

Makhsous M, Priebe, M., Rowles D., Zeigler, M., Chen D., Lin F Measuring Tissue Perfusion during Pressure Relief maneuvers: Insights into Preventing Pressure Ulcers. J Spinal Cord Med, 2007 30(5) 63-73.

Makhsous M, Lim D, Hendrix R W, Bankard J, Rymer, W Z, Lin F. Finite Element Analysis for Evaluation of Pressure Ulcer on the Buttock: Development and Validation, IEEE Trans Neural Syst Rehabil Eng, 2007 15(4).

Lim D, Lin F, Hendrix R W, Moran B, Makhsous M. Evaluation of a New Sitting Concept Designed for Prevention of Pressure Ulcer on the Buttock Using Finite Element Analysis. Med Biol Eng Comput, 2007 45(11) 1079-84

Lin F, Kohli N, Perlmutter S, Lim D, Nuber G W, Makhsous M, Muscle Contribution to Elbow Joint Valgus Stability, J Shoulder Elbow Sur, 2007 16(6) 795-802.

Makhsous M, Venkatasubramanian G, Chawla A, Pathak Y, Priebe M, Rymer W R, Lin F,  Investigate Soft-Tissue Stiffness Alteration in Denervated Human Tissue using an Ultrasound Indentation System. J Spinal Cord Med, 2008 31(1), 50-60