Research theme for competitive and other funds (3)：
2024 - 2027 Development of a new computer tool to diagnose optimal meniscus treatment for the prevention of knee osteoarthritis
2021 - 2024 Development of minimally invasive and accurate articular cartilage hardness measurement system
2017 - 2020 Development of novel musculoskeletal computer simulation system capable of three dimensional dynamic preoperative planning in total knee arthroplasty
Papers (207)：
Toshiyuki Kawai, Kohei Nishitani, Yaichiro Okuzu, Koji Goto, Yutaka Kuroda, Shinichi Kuriyama, Shinichiro Nakamura, Shuichi Matsuda. Association between acetabular coverage over femoral head and rate of joint space narrowing in non-arthritic hips. Bone & joint open. 2025. 6. 1. 93-102
Eriko Mashimoto, Manabu Nankaku, Gakuto Kitamura, Kohei Nishitani, Shinichiro Nakamura, Shinichi Kuriyama, Ryosuke Ikeguchi, Shuichi Matsuda. Comparison of physical function recovery in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and those with osteoarthritis after total knee arthroplasty. Journal of Joint Surgery and Research. 2024. 2. 4. 163-167
Gakuto Kitamura, Manabu Nankaku, Takuma Yuri, Takumi Kawano, Shinichi Kuriyama, Shinichiro Nakamura, Kohei Nishitani, Ryosuke Ikeguchi, Shuichi Matsuda. Muscle characteristics of lower limb in association with physical activity in candidates of total knee arthroplasty with knee osteoarthritis. Clinical nutrition ESPEN. 2024
斉藤元央, 伊藤宣, 岡畠章憲, 布留守敏, 西谷江平, 吉田繁央, 小豆澤勝幸, 森田侑吾, 田中慶尚, 中村伸一郎, et al. Association of ultrasound findings of the knee with symptomatic knee: a community-based cohort study. 日本軟骨代謝学会プログラム・抄録集. 2020. 33rd
