Newcastle University

Honours and Awards

Nominated one of Top Ten Medical Engineers in Britain by Independent on Sunday newspaper, April 2003.
Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Special Needs Prize, 2003.
PEP Prize for Best Paper in Proc. IMechE Part H, 2006.

Esteem Indicators

UK Focus on Biomedical Engineering, Royal Academy of Engineering 2003
Review Editor, Journal of Engineering in Medicine
Editorial Board: Journal of Engineering Medicine; Proc. IMechE Part H; Clinical Biomechanics; The Foot
Special Issue Editor: Proc. IMechE Part H; Disability and Rehabilitation; Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering
Reviewer, Swiss Science Foundation
Reviewer, Australian Research Council
Medical Engineering Division, Institution of Mechanical Engineers
Fellow, Royal Academy of Engineering 2001
Fellow, IMechE
President , International Society for Biomechanics Group on Three Dimensional Measurement of Human Movement 2001-2002

Keynote Speaker:
2005 International Conference "Biomechanics of the Lower Limb in Health, Disease and Rehabilitation", Salford, UK.
2004 Conference of International Functional Electrical Stimulation Society, Bournemouth, UK.
2003 World Congress, International Society for Physical Rehabilitation Medicine, Prague.
Conference Chair: Seventh International Symposium on the 3-D Analysis of Human Movement, 2002.
Conference Chair: Spasticity – Evidence Based Measurement and Assessment, 2004.

Patents

Application: GB0700940.0; shoulder prosthesis.

Projects

• ATRAS NIHR Applied Programme Grant
  Project Leader(s): Prof Garth Johnson
• Improving reverse-anatomy shoulder implant outcomes
  Project Leader(s): Prof Garth Johnson
• The design of a multi-station shoulder simulator
  Project Leader(s): Dr Tom Joyce
  The replacement of diseased shoulder joints lacks the success seen with hip and knee prostheses...

• Masjedi M, Johnson GR. Alteration of scapula lateral rotation for subjects with the reversed anatomy shoulder replacement and its influence on glenohumeral joint contact force. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine 2011,225 H1 38-47.
• Abraham BB, Johnson GR. A quasi-static state examination of handle forces and translational acceleration at impending planar motion for the four-caster manually manoeuvred vehicle. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part K: Journal of Multi-Body Dynamics 2010, 224(K2), 143-156.
• Masjedi M, Johnson GR. Reverse anatomy shoulder replacement: comparison of two designs. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine 2010,224 H9 1039-1049.
• Li B, Joyce TJ, Johnson G. The design of a multi-station shoulder simulator. In: 4th UK Shoulder Biomechanics Group meeting. 2010, Newcastle University, UK.
• Masjedi M, Johnson GR. Glenohumeral contact forces in reversed anatomy shoulder replacement. Journal of Biomechanics 2010,43 13 2493-2500.
• Kontaxis A, Cutti AG, Johnson GR, Veeger HEJ. A framework for the definition of standardized protocols for measuring upper-extremity kinematics. Clinical Biomechanics 2009, 24(3), 246-253.
• Johnson GR, Bull A, Holt C. SPECIAL SECTION ON ENGINEERING THE UPPER LIMB. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine 2009. London: Professional Engineering Publishing Ltd, 223(H7), I-I.
• Kontaxis A, Johnson GR. The biomechanics of reverse anatomy shoulder replacement - A modelling study. Clinical Biomechanics 2009, 24(3), 254-260.
• Holt C, Johnson G. CMBBE special issue on motion analysis and musculoskeletal modelling. Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering 2008, 11(1), 1-2.
• Kontaxis A, Banerjee S, Bull AMJ, Johnson GR. Impingement in reverse anatomy shoulder prosthesis. In: 8th International Symposium on Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering (CMBBE 2008). 2008, Porto, Portugal.
• Kontaxis A, Banerjee S, Wallace A, Bull A, Johnson GR. Kinematics and dynamic performance after reverse shoulder joint replacement. In: Engineering of Upper Limb - Patient Specific Surgical Planning and Implementation, Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Medical Division. 2008, London, UK.
• Murray IA, Johnson GR. A study of the external forces and moments at the shoulder and elbow while performing every day tasks. Clinical Biomechanics 2004,19 6 586-594.
• Charlton IW, Johnson GR. A model for the prediction of the forces at the glenohumeral joint. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine 2006, 220(8), 801-812.
• Pandyan AD, Price CIM, Barnes MP, Johnson GR. A biomechanical investigation into the validity of the modified ashworth scale as a measure of elbow spasticity. Clinical Rehabilitation 2003, 17(3), 290-294.
• Johnson GR, Pandyan AD. The activity in the three regions of the trapezius under controlled loading conditions - an experimental and modelling study. Clinical Biomechanics 2005,20 2 155-161.
• Kontaxis A, Johnson GR. Adaptation of scapula lateral rotation after reverse anatomy shoulder replacement. Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering 2008, 11(1), 73-80.
• Marsden SP, Swailes DC, Johnson GR. Algorithms for exact multi-object muscle wrapping and application to the deltoid muscle wrapping around the humerus. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine 2008, 222(7), 1081-1095.
• Masjedi M, Kontaxis A, Lawson SEM, Johnson GR. Implications of implant design on joint stability for patients with a rotator cuff tear.. Journal of Biomechanics 2008, 41(1), S151.
• Hill AM, Bull AMJ, Wallace AL, Johnson GR. Qualitative and quantitative descriptions of glenohumeral motion. Gait and Posture 2008. , 27(2), 177-188.
• Masjedi M, Kontaxis A, Lawson SEM, Johnson GR. Effect of Bayley-Walker and Delta implants on the deltoid muscle moment arm. Journal of Biomechanics 2007, 40(2), S151.
• Hill AM, Bull AMJ, Dallalana RJ, Wallace AL, Johnson GR. Glenohumeral motion: Review of measurement techniques. Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy 2007, 15(9), 1137-1143.
• Amirabdollahian F, Loureiro R, Gradwell E, Collin C, Harwin W, Johnson G. Multivariate analysis of the Fugl-Meyer outcome measures assessing the effectiveness of GENTLE/S robot-mediated stroke therapy. Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 2007, 4, -.
• Lawson SEM, Flatters I, Lewis Morris T, Johnson GR. Effect of anatomical description on calculated muscle action. In: Journal of Biomechanics: 5th World Congress of Biomechanics.2006,Munich, Germany:Pergamon
• Flatters I, Lawson SEM, Johnson GR. The Effect Of Image Analysis Technique On Modelled Deltoid Action. In: Ninth Symposium On the 3D Analysis Of Human Movement.2006,Valenciennes, France
• Haugh A, Pandyan A, Johnson G. A systematic review of the Tardieu Scale for the measurement of spasticity. Disability and Rehabilitation 2006. , 28(15), 899-907.
• Johnson GR, Kontaxis A. Biomechanical analysis of a total joint replacement at the shoulder. In: British Elbow and Shoulder Surgery Society annual conference.2005,Cambridge, UK
• Buchanan D, Wallace WA, Johnson G, Nogarin A, Rotini R, Vinci E. Clinical results and experimental experience with a novel mobile bearing, inverse design should prosthesis for cuff tear arthropathy.. In: British Elbow and Shoulder Surgery Society Annual Conference.2005,Cambridge, UK
• Khaw F-M, Mak P, Johnson GR, Briggs PJ. Distal ligamentous restraints of the first metatarsal. An in vitro biomechanical study. Clinical Biomechanics 2005,20 6 653-658.
• Kontaxis A, Johnson GR. Glenohumeral contact forces after total shoulder replacement. In: British Elbow and Shoulder Surgery Society Annual Conference.2005,Cambridge, UK
• Hill AM, Bull AMJ, Dallalana RJ, Wallace AL, Johnson GR. Glenohumeral Motion. Part 1: Review of measurement techniques. Journal of Elbow and Shoulder Surgery 2005,submitted .
• Hill AM, Bull AMJ, Dallalana RJ, Wallace AL, Johnson GR. Glenohumeral Motion. Part 2: Qualitative and Quantitative descriptions. Journal of Elbow and Shoulder Surgery 2005,submitted .
• Platz T, Pinkowski C, van Wijck F, Kim I-H, di Bella P, Johnson G. Reliability and validity of arm function assessment with standardized guidelines for the Fugl-Meyer Test, Action Research Arm Test and Box and Block Test: A multicentre study. Clinical Rehabilitation 2005,19 4 404-411.
• Johnson GR, ed. Spasticity - Definitions and Measurement. London, UK:Informa Healthcare,2005.
• Pandyan AD, Van Wijck FMJ, Stark S, Vuadens P, Johnson GR, Barnes MP. The construct validity of a spasticity measurement device for clinical practice: An alternative to the Ashworth scales. Disability and Rehabilitation 2006, 28(9), 579-585.
• Burridge JH, Wood DE, Hermens HJ, Voerman GE, Johnson GR, van Wijck F, Platz T, Gregoric M, Hitchcock R. Theoretical and methodological considerations in the measurement of spasticity. Disability and Rehabilitation 2004,27 1-2 69-80.
• Johnson GR, Ferrarin M, Harrington M, Hermens H, Jonkers I, Mak P, Stallard J. Performance specification for lower limb orthotic devices. Clinical Biomechanics 2004,19 7 711-718.
• Pandyan AD, Gregoric M, Barnes MP, Wood D, Van Wijck F, Burridge J, Hermens H, Johnson GR. Spasticity: Clinical perceptions, neurological realities and meaningful measurement. Disability and Rehabilitation 2005, 27(1-2), 2-6.
• Johnson GR, Buckley MA. Computer Simulation of the Dynamics of a Human Arm and Orthosis Linkage Mechanism. . Proc Instn Mech Engrs Part H: J. Eng. Med., 211, 349-357 1997.
• Johnson GR, Buckley MA, Yardley A, Carus DA. Dynamics of the upper limb during performance of the tasks of everyday living - a review of the current knowledge base. . Proc Instn Mech Engrs Part H: J. Eng. Med., 210, 241-247 1996.
• Johnson GR, Spalding D, Nowitzke A, Bogduk N. Modelling of the muscles of the scapula: morphometric and co-ordinate data and functional implications. J. Biomechanics, 29, 1039-1051 1996.
• Pandyan AD, Vuadens P, van Wijck FM, Stark S, Johnson GR, Barnes MP. Are we underestimating the clinical efficacy of botulinum toxin (type A)? Quantifying changes in spasticity, strength and upper limb function after injections of Botox (R) to the elbow flexors in a unilateral stroke population. Clinical Rehabilitation 2002, 16(6), 654-660.
• Johnson GR. Outcome measures of spasticity. In: European Journal of Neurology: International Symposium on Modern Management of Adult Spasticity. 2002, Madrid, Spain: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
• Charlton IW, Johnson GR. Application of spherical and cylindrical wrapping algorithms in a musculoskeletal model of the upper limb. Journal of Biomechanics 2001, 34(9), 1209-1216.
• Price CI, Rodgers H, Franklin P, Curless RH, Johnson GR. Glenohumeral subluxation, scapula resting position, and scapula rotation after stroke: A noninvasive evaluation. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2001, 82(7), 955-960.