Stewart McLachlin, PEng

• Biomechanics
• Orthopaedic surgery
• Implant design
• Bio-mechanical testing
• Computational modeling
• Computer-assisted surgery

• 2013, Doctorate Mechanical & Materials Engineering, University of Western Ontario, Canada
• 2008, Master of Engineering Science Mechanical & Materials Engineering, University of Western Ontaio, Canada
• 2006, Bachelor of Engineering Science Mechanical & Materials Engineering, University of Western Ontario, Canada

• 2017 Awarded at the International Society for Computer-Aided Surgery
• 2018 Awarded for the best orthopaedic surgical resident paper presentation (lead author: David Burns, MD) at the Canadian Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting for the abstract "Shoulder physiotherapy exercise classification and monitoring: machine learning the inertial signals from a smartwatch"

• ME 380 - Mechanical Engineering Design Workshop
  • Taught in 2024

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• Lochab, Jasjit and Carrothers, Andrew and Wong, Edwin and McLachlin, Stewart and Aldebeyan, Wassim and Jenkinson, Richard and Whyne, Cari and Nousiainen, Markku T, Do Transcortical Screws in a Locking Plate Construct Improve the Stiffness in the Fixation of Vancouver B1 Periprosthetic Femur Fractures? A Biomechanical Analysis of 2 Different Plating Constructs, Journal of orthopaedic trauma, 15, 2017
• McLachlin, Stewart and Kreder, Hans and Ng, Matthew and Jenkinson, Richard and Whyne, Cari and Larouche, Jeremie, Proximal screw configuration alters peak plate strain without changing construct stiffness in comminuted supracondylar femur fractures, Journal of orthopaedic trauma, , 2017
• McLachlin, S and Lesieur, M and Stephen, D and Kreder, H and Whyne, C, Biomechanical analysis of anterior ring fixation of the ramus in type C pelvis fractures, European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, 1, 2017
• Katchky, Ryan N and McLachlin, Stewart D and Wong, Edwin KY and Finkelstein, Joel and Kreder, Hans J and Whyne, Cari M, Thermal cycling can extend tool life in orthopaedic operating rooms, Journal of Orthopaedic Research, 539, 2016
• McLachlin, Stewart D and Bailey, Christopher S and Dunning, Cynthia E, Use of the alpha shape to quantify finite helical axis dispersion during simulated spine movements, Journal of biomechanics, 112, 2016

• Prof welcomes new 3D X-ray microscope for biomedical research
• Prof and student team scores with NHL player-inspired innovation
• Prof wins backing for predictive spine surgery tools