Dr Lang Yang

BSc, PhD, CSi

Non-clinical lecturer in Biomechanics, University of Sheffield

Research interests

• Understanding the mechanical environment at fracture sites and how that modulates the biological processes of fracture healing.
• Quantifying the effects of osteoporosis and its treatment on bone geometry; bone tissue distribution and structure; and bone mechanical strength, with particular focus on the proximal femur.
• Development of diagnostic tools that accurately predict the risk of bone fracture, and perform accurate non-invasive assessments of bone strength using medical image processing and analysis programmes and the structural engineering models generated from medical images.

External positions

• Chartered scientist awarded by the Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine
• Corporate member of the Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine
• Member of the American Society of Bone and Mineral Research
• Member of the European Calcified Tissue Society
 

Reviewer for J Biomechanics, Clinical Biomechanics and Medical Physics and Engineering
 

Key publications

Yang L, Peel N, Clowes JA, McCloskey EV, Eastell R. (2009) Use of DXA-based structural engineering models of the proximal femur to discriminate hip fracture. J Bone Miner Res. 24(1):33-42 Abstract

Yang L, Maric I, McCloskey EV, Eastell R. (2008) Shape, structural properties, and cortical stability along the femoral neck: a study using clinical QCT. J Clin Densitom. 11(3):373-82 Abstract

Ali AM, Saleh M, Bolongaro S, Yang L, (2006). Experimental model of tibial plateau fracture for biomechanical testing. J Biomech. 39(7): 1355-1360 Abstract

Ali AM, Saleh M, Eastell R, Wigderowitz CA, Rigby AS, Yang L, (2006). Influence of bone quality on the strength of internal and external fixation of tibial plateau fractures. J Orthop.Res. 24(11): 2080-2086 Abstract

Rickman M, Saleh M. Yang L, (2006). Tensioning technique and fixator stability of a circular external fixator with threaded fine wires. J Biomech. 39(3):544-550 Abstract

Metcalfe AJ, Saleh M, Yang L, (2005). Techniques for improving stability in oblique fractures treated by circular fixation with particular reference to the sagittal plane. J Bone Joint Surg.Br. 87(6): 868-872 Abstract

Yang L, Cai G, Coulton L, Saleh M, (2004). Knee joint reaction force during tibial diaphyseal lengthening: a study on a rabbit model. J Biomech. 37 (7):1053-1059 Abstract

Cai G, Saleh M, Coulton L, Yang L, (2004). Distraction-resisting force during tibial diaphyseal lengthening and consolidation--a study on a rabbit model. Clin.Biomech. (Bristol, Avon). 19(7):733-737 Abstract

Yang L, Nayagam S, Saleh M, (2003). Stiffness characteristics and inter-fragmentary displacements with different hybrid external fixators. Clin.Biomech.(Bristol, Avon). 18(2):166-172 Abstract

Ali AM, Saleh M, Bolongaro S, Yang L (2003). The strength of different fixation techniques for bicondylar tibial plateau fractures--a biomechanical study. Clin.Biomech.(Bristol, Avon). 18(9): 864-870 Abstract