{"id":158,"date":"2025-04-28T09:29:09","date_gmt":"2025-04-28T13:29:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tickle.utk.edu\/bme\/?page_id=158"},"modified":"2025-09-29T15:20:44","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T19:20:44","slug":"michael-lacour","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tickle.utk.edu\/bme\/faculty\/michael-lacour\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael LaCour"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small)\">Michael LaCour<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alignwide has-medium-font-size\" style=\"margin-top:0\"><em><em>Research Assistant Professor<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-style-columns-reverse alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading orange-mark\">Biography<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2019 \u2013 Present<br><\/strong>Research Assistant Professor<br>Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Biomedical Engineering<br>University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2018 \u2013 2019<br><\/strong>Advanced Product Engineer<br>ODL, Inc<br>Zeeland, MI<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2012 \u2013 2017<br><\/strong>Graduate Research Assistant<br>Center of Musculoskeletal Research<br>University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"width: 15%;height: 16px;margin-bottom: 24px;border-bottom: 6px solid #ff8200\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Education<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>PhD, 2017, Biomedical Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>MS, 2016, Biomedical Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>BS, 2012, Mechanical Engineering, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"width: 15%;height: 16px;margin-bottom: 24px;border-bottom: 6px solid #ff8200\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Professional Service<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Biomechanics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Design and analysis of total joint replacement systems<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In vivo kinematic analysis of the human body<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Development of mathematical models of the musculoskeletal system<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Analyzing failure modes of total joint arthroplasty<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"width: 15%;height: 16px;margin-bottom: 24px;border-bottom: 6px solid #ff8200\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Professional Service<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Pi Tau Sigma, Member<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tau Beta Pi, Member<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Member<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Journal Reviewer,&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>The Knee<\/em>&nbsp;(2019 \u2013 Present)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"width: 15%;height: 16px;margin-bottom: 24px;border-bottom: 6px solid #ff8200\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Publications<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>For a complete list of recent publications, see\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=VlUooFEAAAAJ&amp;hl=en&amp;oi=ao\">Google Scholar<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>LaCour, Sharma, Carr, Komistek and Dennis. \u201cConfirmation of Long-Term in vivo Bearing Mobility in Eight Rotating-Platform TKAs.\u201d CORR. 472.9(2014):2766-773. Epub 2014 Apr 26<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>LaCour, Komistek. \u201cFluoroscopic Analysis of Total Knee Replacement.\u201d&nbsp; Insall &amp; Scott Surgery of the Knee. 6th Ed. Edited by W. Norman Scott, 2017<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>DeCook, LaCour, Nachtrab, Khasian, Dessinger, Komistek. \u201cIn Vivo Determination and Comparison of THA Kinematics for Normal, Pre-Operative Degenerative, and Post-Operative Implanted Hips.\u201d&nbsp; Journal of Arthroplasty.&nbsp; 2020 Feb;35(2):588-596.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>LaCour, Khasian, Dennis, Komistek. \u201cKnee Kinematics Following Total Knee Arthroplasty.\u201d The Adult Knee.&nbsp; 2nd Ed. Harry E Rubash, April 2020<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Khasian M, LaCour, Coomer SC, Bolognesi M, Komistek RD. \u201cIn Vivo Knee Kinematics for a Cruciate Sacrificing TKA Having Both a Symmetrical Femoral and Tibial Component.\u201d Journal of Arthroplasty. 2020.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column pull-right is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull utkwds-stack-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-dbf27b9b wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column utkwds-stack has-light-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-146c2e40 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small)\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/tickle.utk.edu\/bme\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/04\/Michael-Lacour-headshot.jpg\" alt=\"Michael LaCour\" class=\"wp-image-147\" style=\"border-bottom-color:var(--wp--preset--color--orange);border-bottom-width:5px;aspect-ratio:2\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tickle.utk.edu\/bme\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/04\/Michael-Lacour-headshot.jpg 400w, https:\/\/tickle.utk.edu\/bme\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/04\/Michael-Lacour-headshot-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4c0ddf3a wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">Contact Information<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>310 Perkins Hall<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Email<br><\/strong><a href=\"mailto:mlacour@utk.edu\">mlacour@utk.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/michael-t-lacour\/\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Michael LaCour Research Assistant Professor Biography 2019 \u2013 PresentResearch Assistant ProfessorDepartment of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Biomedical EngineeringUniversity of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 2018 \u2013 2019Advanced Product EngineerODL, IncZeeland, MI 2012 \u2013 2017Graduate Research AssistantCenter of Musculoskeletal ResearchUniversity of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN Education Professional Service Professional Service Publications For a complete list of recent publications, see\u00a0Google Scholar. 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