OREC's Motion Analysis Laboratories are supported on a continual basis by Marquette University and the Medical College of Wisconsin and receive additional support on a per-project basis from such institutions as the National Institutes of Health, Children's Wisconsin, and Shriners Children's.  

 

Ongoing Research Support

Advancing Functional Assessment of Pediatric Flatfoot Using Weightbearing CT

Funding Details:  Kruger, Karen (Principal Investigator); Lenz, Amy; Whitaker, Amanda; Fritz, Jessica; Dibbern, Kevin; Sponsored by the National Institutes of Health 1R01HD118205-01 (September 2025–May 2030).

Weightbearing CT Imaging: Applications to Pediatric Flatfoot Deformity

Funding Details:  Kruger, Karen (Principal Investigator); Project Title: 79135 MULTISITE (Lead-CHI). Sponsored by Shriners Children’s (January 2025-December 2028).

Brittle Bone Disorders Consortium of The Rare Disease Clinical Research Network

Funding Details:  Kruger, Karen (Site PI); Lee, Brendan (Principal Investigator). Sponsored by the National Institutes of Health, U54AR068069 (August 2014–January 2020, February 2020–January 2025. January 2025–December 2029).

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Post-surgical Form and Function of Planovalgus Foot Deformities in Patients with Cerebral Palsy           

Funding Details:  Kruger, Karen: (Site PI); Lenz, Amy (Principal Investigator). Sponsored by the National Institutes of Health, 1R01AR083490-01 (May 2025-April 2029).

Advanced Rehabilitation Research Training in Pediatric Mobility for Physicians, Therapists, and Engineers

Funding Details:  Harris, Gerald (Principal Investigator); 90ARHF0006-01-00.  Sponsored by the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research—Advanced Rehabilitation Research and Training (September 2020–August 2026). 

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