Mario Lamontagne

Mario Lamontagne earned his PhD in biomedical engineering from the École Polytechnique at the Université de Montréal. He is currently a professor emeritus of biomechanics at the School of Human Kinetics, University of Ottawa, with cross-appointments in the Department of Mechanical Engineering (biomedical engineering program) and the Faculty of Medicine’s Department of Surgery. He is also one of 100 members of the Hip Society and a fellow of both the International Society of Biomechanics in Sport and the International Combined Orthopaedic Research Societies (ICORS). Additionally, he is involved in numerous research societies related to biomechanics and orthopedics and is a past president of the Canadian Orthopaedic Research Society.

Professor Lamontagne’s research focuses on biomedical sciences and biomechanics, particularly on numerical and musculoskeletal modeling of human joints, the design and adaptive technology of prosthetics and orthotics, injury prevention and neuromuscular adaptation. He has published more than 100 refereed articles and over 400 refereed conference papers.

Professor Lamontagne is not accepting students for thesis supervision.

• Biomedical science
• Biomechanics
• Numerical and musculoskeletal modelling
• Neuromuscular adaptation

Over the past 30 years, he has received continuous research funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). His major research programs focus on the mechanics of pathological hip and knee joints. He has received recognition for his work, including the 2018 Kappa Delta Elizabeth Winston Lanier Award from the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and the Michael Freeman Award from the European Federation of National Associations of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (EFORT). Despite being retired, his current research program, funded by CIHR, examines the causes of hip pain in young adults with cam-type femoroacetabular impingement. He is also conducting research comparing total knee replacement (TKA) implants and assessing mobility and function through 3D motion analysis combined with musculoskeletal modelling.

• Bedo BLS, Catelli DS, Moraes R, Pereira DR, Lamontagne M, et al. Effect of fatigue on knee biomechanics during the sidestep cutting manoeuvre: A modelling approach. J Sports Sci, 42(12): 1120-1129, 2024.
• Kowalski E, Pelegrinelli ARM, Ryan N, Dervin G, Lamontagne M. Muscle Activity and Biomechanics While Descending a Staircase After Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Study Comparing Different Posterior Stabilized and Medial Ball-and-Socket Designs. J Arthroplasty, : S0883-5403(24)00620-X, 2024.
• Kowalski E, Catelli DS, Dervin G, Lamontagne M. Knee biomechanics variability before and after total knee arthroplasty: an equality of variance prospective study. Sci Rep, 14(1): 2673, 2024.
• Moura FA, Pelegrinelli ARM, Catelli DS, Kowalski E, Lamontagne M, et al. On the prediction of tibiofemoral contact forces for healthy individuals and osteoarthritis patients during gait: a comparative study of regression methods. Sci Rep, 14(1): 1379, 2024.
• Ryan NS, Kowalski E, Beaulé PE, Lamontagne M. The Effect of Surgical Approach and Hip Offset Reconstruction on Gait Biomechanics Following Total Hip Arthroplasty. J Arthroplasty, 39(2): 402-408.e1, 2024.
• Pelegrinelli ARM, Catelli DS, Kowalski E, Lamontagne M, Moura FA. Comparing three generic musculoskeletal models to estimate the tibiofemoral reaction forces during gait and sit-to-stand tasks. Med Eng Phys, 122: 104074, 2023.
• Pelegrinelli ARM, Kowalski E, Ryan NS, Moura FA, Lamontagne M. Lower limb inter-joint coordination in individuals with osteoarthritis before and after a total knee arthroplasty. Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon), 100: 105806, 2022.
• Bedo BLS, Catelli DS, Lamontagne M, Moraes R, Pereira DR, et al. Fatigue modifies hip and knee kinematics during single- and double-leg dynamic tasks: An investigation with female handball players. J Sports Sci, 40(17): 1964-1972, 2022.
• Kowalski E, Catelli DS, Lamontagne M. Gait variability between younger and older adults: An equality of variance analysis. Gait Posture, 95: 176-182, 2022.
• Yue L, Lamontagne M, Xiong Z, Zhengfei Z, Run T, et al. Evaluation of Knee Kinematics and Moments during Active Deep Flexion Activity after Oxford Mobile-Bearing Medial UKA-A Two-Year Follow-Up Study. J Knee Surg, 35(8): 896-903, 2022.
• Law NH, Li JX, Law NY, Varin D, Lamontagne M. Effects of body mass and sex on kinematics and kinetics of the lower extremity during stair ascent and descent in older adults. Sports Med Health Sci, 3(3): 165-170, 2021.
• Kowalski E, Catelli DS, Lamontagne M. A waveform test for variance inequality, with a comparison of ground reaction force during walking in younger vs. older adults. J Biomech. 2021;127:110657.
• Kowalski E, Catelli DS, Lamontagne M. Comparing the Accuracy of Visual and Computerized Onset Detection Methods on Simulated Electromyography Signals with Varying Signal-to-Noise Ratios. J Funct Morphol Kinesiol. 2021;6(3).
• Catelli DS, Kowalski E, Beaulé PE, Lamontagne M. Muscle and Hip Contact Forces in Asymptomatic Men With Cam Morphology During Deep Squat. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living. 2021;3.
• Catelli DS, Bedo BLS, Beaulé PE, Lamontagne M. Pre- and postoperative in silico biomechanics in individuals with cam morphology during stair tasks. Clinical Biomechanics. 2021;86:105387.
• Catelli  D, B C, M L, G G. Spine, Pelvis and Hip Kinematics- Characterizing the Axial Plane in Healthy and Osteoarthritic Hip. Applied Sciences. 2021;11(21):9921.
• Bedo BLS, Mantoan A, Catelli DS, Cruaud W, Reggiani M, Lamontagne M. BOPS: a Matlab toolbox to batch musculoskeletal data processing for OpenSim. Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering. 2021;online(Jan):1-11.
• Catelli D, Ng K, Wesseling M, Kowalski E, Jonkers I, PE. B, et al. Hip Muscle Forces and Contact Loading during Squatting After cam FAIS Surgery. The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery 2020;102, (Suppl 2):34-42.
• Bedo BLS, Catelli DS, Lamontagne M, Santiago PRP. A custom musculoskeletal model for estimation of medial and lateral tibiofemoral contact forces during tasks with high knee and hip flexions. Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering. 2020;22(1):1-6.

• Do Anatomical Parameters of Cam FAI Influence Hip Joint Mechanics During Level Walking? 71st Canadian Orthopaedics Association Annual Meeting; June 16-19, 2016; Quebec, QC, Canada
• Lamontagne M, Kowalski E, Dervin GF.71st Canadian Orthopaedics Association Annual Meeting; June 16-19, 2016; Quebec, QC, Canada
• Lamontagne M, Kowalski E, Dervin GF. 71st Canadian Orthopaedics Association Annual Meeting; June 16-19, 2016; Quebec, QC, Canada
• Comparing Hip Joint Mechanics in Individuals with a Symptomatic or Asymptomatic Cam Deformity during a Stair Ascent Task. 17th EFFORT Annual Congress; June 1-3 2016; Geneva, CH
• Ground Reaction Force Symmetry during Sitting and Standing Tasks after a Dual Mobility or Conventional Cup Total Hip Arthroplasty. 17th EFFORT Annual Congress; June 1-3 2016; Geneva, CH
• Tulchin-Francis K, Lamontagne M. Functional Outcomes Assessment in Patients with Femoral Acetabular Impingement. 2016 Annual Conference of Gait & Clinical Movement Analysis Society; May 17-19, 2016; Memphis, TN, USA
• Ng KCG, Mantovani G, Lamontagne M, Labrosse MR, Beaulé PE. The Effects of Cam Femoroacetabular Impingement on Subchondral Bone Stresses during Squatting.  ORS 2016 Annual Meeting; Saturday, Mar 5 2016; Orlando, FL, USA. p. 1846.
• Ng KCG, Mantovani G, Lamontagne M, Labrosse MR, Beaulé PE. Hip Joint Stresses due to the Cam Deformity and Femoral Neck Shaft Angle during Level Walking.  ORS 2016 Annual Meeting; Saturday, Mar 5 2016; Orlando, FL, USA. p. 0032.
• Hip Muscle and Contact Force Estimation for FAI Population during Walking.  ORS 2016 Annual Meeting March 5-8; Orlando, Fl, USA. p. 0984.
• Asymmetry in Patients with a Dual Mobility Total Hip Arthroplasty during Inclined Walking: a Randomized Clinical Trial.  ORS 2016 Annual Meeting; March 5-8; Orlando, FL., USA. p. 0186.