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Dr. Farzam Farahmand
Associate Professor
 
Mechanical Engineering Department
 
Sharif University of Technology P.O.Box 11365-9567
Tehran, Iran

(+9821)6165532

(+9821)         6000021

farahmand AT sharif.edu

224 in  Mechanical Engineering Department

Biomechanics Laboratory

Mechanical Engineering Department

Sharif University of Technology

Farzam Farahmand

          Associate Professor
         
Mechanical Engineering Department
         
Sharif University of Technology

 Education:

  • BSc in Mechanical Engineering (Solid Mechanics), Tehran University, Tehran, Iran, 1989

  • MSc in Mechanical Engineering (Applied Mechanics), Tehran University, Tehran, Iran, 1991

  • PhD in Mechanical Engineering (Biomechanics), Imperial College, London, UK, 1996.

Research Interests:

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Clinical and Orthopaedic Biomechanics

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Motion  Analysis and Sport Biomechanics

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Rehabilitation Engineering

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Surgical Instruments and Orthopaedic Devices

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Advanced Materials and Biomaterials

 Recent Publications (1998-2002):

1)      Farahmand F, Tahmasbi MN, Amis AA, Lateral force-displacement behaviour of the human patella and its variation with knee flexion- a biomechanical study in vitro, Journal of Biomechanics, 31: 1147-1152, 1998.

2)   Farahmand F, Senavongse W, Amis AA, Quantitative study of the quadriceps muscles and trochlear groove geometry related to instability of the patellofemoral joint, Journal of Orthopaedic Research, 16: 136-143, 1998.

3)   Samarghandi RJ, Farahmand F, Design and development of a modular Moore prosthesis, (in Persian), 1st Iranian Scientific Congress on Biomechanics, Tehran, Apr 1998.

4)   Tahmasbi MN, Farahmand F, Amis AA, A biomechanical study of lateral release and Elmslie-Trillat procedures to restabilise the maltracking patella, Acta Medica Iranica, 37: 227-231, 1999.

5)   Saraay JT, Farahmand F, Vosoughi G, Sharif knee joint simulator, International Biomechanics and Biomaterial Conference, Munchen, Jul 1999.

6)   Farahmand F, Shahbi IE, Tahmasbi MN, Amis AA, Effects of variation of femoral groove geometry in patellar stability, 17th Conference of International Society of Biomechanics (ISB), Book of Abstracts: 405, Calgary, Sep 1999.

7)   Farahmand F, Samarghandi RJ, Design and development of a bipolar hip joint prosthesis, (in Persian), Research Proceedings of Sharif University of Technology, 353-358, 1999.

8)   Farahmand F, Tahmasbi MN, Amis AA, Biomechanical analysis of the anterior displacement of tibial tuberosity (Maquet operation): a computer model study, Acta Medica Iranica, 38: 61-66, 2000.

9)  Fakour H, Farahmand F, Narimani R, Force analysis of the knee during rising from squatting position, (in Persian), Proceedings of the 8th  Conference of Iranian Society of Mechanical Engineers (ISME 2000): 405-411, Tehran, Apr 2000.

10) Farahmand F, Measurement and analysis of the contact area in total knee prosthesis, (in Persian), Research Proceedings of Sharif University of Technology, 353-358, 2000.

11) Farahmand F, Sarkar S, Kaboli P, Abolhassani MD, Sami H, Design and prototyping of a modular hip joint prosthesis, (in Persian), Hakim Research Journal, 4 (1): 59-68, 2001.

12) Farahmand F, Araee A, Studying the instabiliy of the patellofemoral joint using a two-dimensional mathematical model, (in Persian), Journal of Faculty of Engineering, 35 (3): 327-336, 2001.

13) Farahmand F, Variation of contact area with knee flexion in artificial knee joints, (in Persian), Proceedings of the 10th Iranian Conference of Biomedical Engineering, Tehran, Oct 2001.

14) Fathollah-zadeh R, Farahmand F, Dourali, M, Structural evaluation of lower limb prostheses, (in Persian), Proceedings of the 10th Iranian Conference of Biomedical Engineering, Tehran, Oct 2001.

15) Farahmand F, Studying the factors influencing the performance of ultrasonic flowmeters, (in Persian), Research Proceedings of Sharif University of Technology, 125-134, 2001.

16) Farahmand F, Narimani R, Meghdari A, Fakoor HA, Knee muscular and joint forces whilst rising from a deep squat, (in Persian), Sharif Journal of Science and Technology, 22: 66-72, 2002.

17) Farahmand F, Parnianpour M, Determination of the safe region of physical activities based on the resulting stresses in the trunk muscles, (in Persian), Proceedings of the 5th Iranian Congress of Medical Physics: 71-72, Tehran, May 2002.

18) Ansari NN, Farahmand F, Karimi H, Babaee GR, Design, fabrication and evaluation of a system for objective measurement of spasticity, (in Persian), Proceedings of the 5th Iranian Congress of Medical Physics: 73-74, Tehran, May 2002.

19) Narimani R, Farahmand F, Bashiri G, Abadpour A, Development of a video graphic gait analysis system, (in Persian), Proceedings of the 5th Iranian Congress of Medical Physics: 99-100, Tehran, May 2002.

20) Ansari NN, Karimi H, Farahmand F, Babaee GR, Objective measurement of spasticity in elbow flexors of hemiplegia patients, (in Persian), Proceedings of the 13th Iranian Physiotherapy Congress: 8-9, Tehran, May 2002.

21) Farahmand F, Amis AA, Design evaluation of conforming patellofemoral joints for total knee arthroplasty, Proceedings of the IASTED International Conference on Applied Simulation and Modelling: 198-203, Crete, Jun 2002.

22) Farahmand F, Parnianpour M, Determination of the safe region of physical activities based on a strength model of trunk muscles, Proceedings of the IASTED International Conference on Applied Simulation and Modeling: 204-207, Crete, Jun 2002.

23) Farahmand F, A cadaver study of the effects of surgical procedures to restore patellar stability, Proceedings of the BioMed 2002: 157-160, Kuala Lumpur, Jun 2002.

24) Farahmand F, Hosseini Nassab H, A finite element study of the effects of nucleotomy, Proceedings of the BioMed 2002: 189-192, Kuala Lumpur, Jun 2002.

25) Jafari A, Meghdari A, Farahmand F, A new method for two dimensional modelling of the motion and contact behavior of human joints, (in Persian), Proceedings of the 10th  Conference of Iranian Society of Mechanical Engineers (ISME 2002): 2368-2377, Tehran, Jun 2002.

26) Hosseini Nassab H, Farahmand F, Karegarnovin MH, Studying the effects of mechanical factors in causing low back pain using finite element modeling of L3-L4 lumbar unit, (in Persian), Proceedings of the 10th  Conference of Iranian Society of Mechanical Engineers (ISME 2002): 2378-2385, Tehran, Jun 2002.

27) Farahmand F, Hosseini Nassab H, Karegarnovin MH, A 3-D nonlinear finite element study on the L3-L5 lumbar unit subjected to physiological loads, Proceedings of the Engineering Systems Design and Analysis Conference (ESDA 2002), Istanbul, Jul 2002.

28) Sanjari MA, Farahmand F, Nassab H, Parnianpour M, Estimation of the maximum strength of trunk muscles at different body postures, (in Persian), Proceedings of the National Congress of Ergonomics in Industry and Production: 363-368, Tehran, Oct 2002.

29) Hosseini Nassab H, Parnianpour M, Farahmand F, Studying the effects of variation of trunk muscles cross sectional area and strength on the safe region of physical activities, (in Persian), Proceedings of the National Congress of Ergonomics in Industry and Production: 471-481, Tehran, Oct 2002.

 

Course Instructed:

  • General Biomechanics

  • Orthopaedic Biomechanics

  • Clinical Biomechanics

  • Finite Element Analysis

  • Mechanics of Materials

  • Materials Science and Engineering

 

  Supervised MSc and PhD Thesis:

 1)    Design of a knee joint simulator, J.S. Tamaddoni, MSc Project (Biomechanics), Sharif University of Technology, 1998.

2)   Manufacturing considerations of orthopaedic implants, R.J. Samarghandi, MSc Project (Biomechanics), Sharif University of Technology, 1998.

3)   Design of hip joint custom-made prosthesis based on the geometrical modelling of the bone, S.A. Arabshahi, MSc Project (Biomechanics), Sharif University of Technology, 1998.

4)   Analysis of the knee joint forces whilst rising from squatting position, H.A Fakoor, MSc Project (Biomechanics), Sharif University of Technology, 1999.

5)   Design of a surgical stapler with permanent gun, A. Zarei, MSc Project (Biomechanics), Sharif University of Technology, 1999.

6)   Analysis of the patellofemoral joint stability using a computer model in transverse plane, I.E. Shahbi, MSc Project (Biomechanics), Sharif University of Technology, 1999.

7)   Development of a gait analysis system for analysis of the tibial osteotomy, G.R. Bashiri, MSc Project (Biomechanics), Sharif University of Technology, 2000.

8)   Structural Evaluation of the lower limb prosthesis, R. Fathollahzadeh, MSc Project (Biomechanics), Sharif University of Technology, 2000.

9)   Definition of a comparative 3-D criteria for studying the function of the spinal muscles during different activities at normal and tired conditions, S. Rahimzadeh, MSc Project (Biomechanics), Sharif University of Technology, 2000.

10) Instability analysis of the patellofemoral joint in different knee flexion angles, A. Belashi, MSc Project (Biomechanics), Sharif University of Technology, 2001.

11) Design of a custom made knee prosthesis, S.H.R. Mirbak Emami, MSc Project (Biomechanics), Sharif University of Technology, 2001.

12) Comparative evaluation of the lower limb joint moments in above-knee amputees and normal subjects, T. Rezaeian, MSc Project (Orthotics and Prosthetics), University of Welfare and  Rehabilitation Science, 2002.

13) Stress analysis of the spinal implants subjected to different loading cases using finite element method, S.H. Hosseyni Nasab, MSc Project (Biomechanics), Sharif University of Technology, 2002.

14) Development of a method for objective measurement of elbow flexors spasticity in patients with hemiplegia, N. Ansari, PhD Thesis (Physiotherapy), Tarbiat Modarres University, 2002.

 

Memberships in Learned Societies:

  • ISB (International Society of Biomechanics)

  • ISBME (Iranian Society of Biomedical Engineers)

  • ISME (Iranian Society of Mechanical Engineers)