Journal of Spine

Tung-Wu Lu

Biography

Professor Tung-Wu Lu received his D.Phil. degree in Orthopaedic Engineering from the University of Oxford, UK, in 1997. After one year working as Junior Research Fellow at St. Peter’s College, Oxford University, and another year as Assistant Professor at School of Physical Therapy, China Medical University, he joined National Taiwan University (NTU) in 1999, where he is now Professor of Biomechanical Engineering at Institute of Biomedical Engineering, and Joint Professor at Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and School of Occupational Therapy. He was Director of NTU Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center from 2007-2011, and is currently Head of Assistive Technology Division of the NTU’s Health Science and Wellness Center. He is also President of the 3D Analysis of Human Movement Group of the International Society of Biomechanics. His research interests include human motion analysis, orthopaedic engineering, imaging biomechanics, sports medicine and biomechanics, mathematical modeling of the neuromusculoskeletal system, wearable sensing technology, and rehabilitation engineering. He has published over 145 peer-reviewed journal papers and over 300 conference papers, and is Editor-in-Chief of Biomedical Engineering

Research Interest

Joint and ligament mechanics,Lower limb biomechanics,Upper limb biomechanics,Joint replacement design, analysis and evaluation,Gait analysis theory and clinical applications
Integration of medical images and computer,graphics assisted motion analysis
,computer assisted surgical planning,simulation and analysis,Rehabilitation exercises research