Amanda Munsch

College of Engineering

Works (8)

Updated: March 6th, 2026 15:19

2025 article

Peak Vertical Ground Reaction Force Modifies Gait Biomechanics Bilaterally Following ACL Reconstruction: A Randomized Experiment

Bjornsen, E., Evans‐Pickett, A., Davis‐Wilson, H., Munsch, A. E., Blackburn, J. T., Franz, J. R., … Pietrosimone, B. (2025, May 20). Journal of Orthopaedic Research®.

By: E. Bjornsen *, A. Evans‐Pickett *, H. Davis‐Wilson *, A. Munsch n, J. Blackburn *, J. Franz n, T. Schwartz *, J. Spang *, B. Pietrosimone *

MeSH headings : Humans; Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction / rehabilitation; Biomechanical Phenomena; Gait; Male; Female; Young Adult; Adult; Cross-Over Studies; Range of Motion, Articular; Knee Joint / physiology; Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries / surgery
topics (OpenAlex): Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques; Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies; Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes
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Added: March 4, 2026

2024 article

Limb Underloading in Walking Transmits Less Dynamic Knee Joint Contact Forces after Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

MUNSCH, A. M. A. N. D. A. E., EVANS-PICKETT, A. L. Y. S. S. A., DAVIS-WILSON, H. O. P. E., PIETROSIMONE, B. R. I. A. N., RAUCH, C. A. R. L. Y. M., ROTH, J. O. S. H. U. A. D., & FRANZ, J. A. S. O. N. R. (2024, November 18). Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise.

By: A. Munsch n, A. Evans Pickett *, H. Davis Wilson *, B. Pietrosimone *, C. Rauch  n, J. Roth *, J. Franz n

author keywords: MUSCULOSKELETAL MODELING; SIMULATION; GAIT; BIOMECHANICS; OSTEOARTHRITIS
MeSH headings : Humans; Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction; Walking / physiology; Knee Joint / physiology; Knee Joint / physiopathology; Biomechanical Phenomena; Male; Female; Adult; Young Adult; Weight-Bearing / physiology; Tibia / physiology; Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries / surgery; Biofeedback, Psychology; Osteoarthritis, Knee / physiopathology; Osteoarthritis, Knee / etiology
topics (OpenAlex): Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques; Muscle activation and electromyography studies; Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes
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Added: March 24, 2025

2024 article

Modifying loading during gait leads to biochemical changes in serum cartilage oligomeric matrix protein concentrations in a subgroup of individuals with anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

Armitano-Lago, C., Evans-Pickett, A., Davis-Wilson, H., Munsch, A., Longobardi, L., Willcockson, H., … Pietrosimone, B. (2024, February 15). Clinical Rheumatology.

By: C. Armitano-Lago *, A. Evans-Pickett *, H. Davis-Wilson *, A. Munsch n, L. Longobardi *, H. Willcockson *, T. Schwartz *, J. Franz n, B. Pietrosimone *

author keywords: Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction; Biofeedback; Biomarkers; Blood; Cartilage oligomeric matrix protein; Walking
MeSH headings : Humans; Female; Adolescent; Young Adult; Adult; Male; Cartilage Oligomeric Matrix Protein; Cross-Over Studies; Gait; Osteoarthritis, Knee / surgery; Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction; Biomechanical Phenomena; Knee Joint / surgery
topics (OpenAlex): Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques; Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes; Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms
TL;DR: Manipulating lower limb loading in ACLR patients who habitually exhibit an acute increase in sCOMP following walking results in improved biochemical changes linked to cartilage health, and may provide an intervention strategy to mitigate the development of PTOA following ACLR. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: February 26, 2024

2023 article

Delayed cartilage oligomeric matrix protein response to loading is associated with femoral cartilage composition post-ACLR

Lisee, C., Evans-Pickett, A., Davis-Wilson, H., Munsch, A. E., Longobardi, L., Schwartz, T. A., … Pietrosimone, B. (2023, June 16). European Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol. 6.

By: C. Lisee *, A. Evans-Pickett *, H. Davis-Wilson *, A. Munsch*, L. Longobardi *, T. Schwartz *, D. Lalush n , J. Franz n, B. Pietrosimone *

author keywords: Biomarkers; Serum; Cartilage; COMP; MRI
topics (OpenAlex): Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques; Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes; Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies
TL;DR: Greater delayed sCOMP response to loading, a biomarker of cartilage breakdown, is associated with worse lateral femoral cartilage composition in the ACLR limb compared to the uninjured limb. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: June 26, 2023

2023 article

Knee kinetics and the medial femoral cartilage cross-sectional area response to loading in indviduals with anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

Bjornsen, E., Davis-Wilson, H., Evans-Picket, A., Horton, W. Z., Lisee, C., Munsch, A. E., … Pietrosimone, B. (2023, April 29). Clinical Biomechanics.

By: E. Bjornsen *, H. Davis-Wilson *, A. Evans-Picket*, W. Horton*, C. Lisee *, A. Munsch n, D. Nissman *, J. Blackburn *, J. Franz n, B. Pietrosimone *

author keywords: ACL reconstruction; Ultrasound; Cartilage cross-sectional area; Knee abduction moment; Knee extension moment
MeSH headings : Humans; Osteoarthritis, Knee; Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries / surgery; Knee Joint; Gait / physiology; Lower Extremity; Cartilage, Articular; Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction / methods; Biomechanical Phenomena
topics (OpenAlex): Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques; Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes; Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms
TL;DR: The propensity of femoral cartilage to acutely increase cross-sectional area in response to walking is consistent with less-dynamic knee abduction and knee extension moment profiles. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: June 19, 2023

2023 article

Sustained Limb‐Level Loading: A Ground Reaction Force Phenotype Common to Individuals at High Risk for and Those With Knee Osteoarthritis

Bjornsen, E., Berkoff, D., Blackburn, J. T., Davis‐Wilson, H., Evans‐Pickett, A., Franz, J. R., … Pietrosimone, B. (2023, November 14). Arthritis & Rheumatology.

By: E. Bjornsen *, D. Berkoff*, J. Blackburn *, H. Davis‐Wilson *, A. Evans‐Pickett *, J. Franz n, M. Harkey *, W. Horton* ...

MeSH headings : Humans; Osteoarthritis, Knee; Retrospective Studies; Cross-Sectional Studies; Gait; Biomechanical Phenomena; Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries; Knee Joint
topics (OpenAlex): Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques; Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms; Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes
TL;DR: Individuals 6-12 months post anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction exhibit strikingly similarGRF profiles as individuals with KL2 KOA, suggesting both patient groups may benefit from targeted interventions to address aberrant GRF profiles. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: January 29, 2024

2022 article

Quadriceps Muscle Action and Association With Knee Joint Biomechanics in Individuals with Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

Amanda Munsch; Jason Franz

author keywords: secondary knee osteoarthritis; gait biomechanics; ultrasound; fascicle
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Added: January 3, 2023

2020 article

The effects of knee extensor moment biofeedback on gait biomechanics and quadriceps contractile behavior

Munsch, A. E., Pietrosimone, B., & Franz, J. R. (2020, July 8). PeerJ.

By: A. Munsch n, B. Pietrosimone * & J. Franz n

author keywords: Walking; Osteoarthritis; Joint loading; Rehabilitation; Gait training; Ultrasound; Biofeedback
topics (OpenAlex): Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques; Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies; Muscle activation and electromyography studies
TL;DR: Targeted pKEM biofeedback may be a useful rehabilitative and/or scientific tool to elicit desirable changes in knee joint biomechanics considered relevant to the development of osteoarthritis. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: July 20, 2020

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