Dr. McAndrew Research Interests 
               

• Biomechanical testing of fracture fixation
• Massive (war) extremity Wound repair
• Surgical education
  

Grants

• Tricalcium Phosphate-Articular Chondocyte Composites.  Principal Investigator.  DePuy, Inc., 1998, $10,000.
• Trauma Registry Update, Departmental Development Grant, Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation.  Co-Principal Investigator, 1989, $10,000.
• A Comparison of Cefoperazone Versus Cefazolin for Prevention of Infectious Complications Following Severe Open Fractures.  Co-Investigator.  Roerig/Pfizer, 1989, $125,000.
• Tricalcium Phosphate-Articular Chondrocyte Composites.  Principal Investigator.  DePuy, Inc., 1990, $21,500.
• Rehabilitation Following Lower Extremity Fractures.  Multi-Institutional.  Co-Principal Investigator at Vanderbilt.  Centers for Disease Control, 1989-1992, $243,800.
• Rehabilitation Following Lower Extremity Fractures.  Multi-Institutional.  Co-Principal Investigator at Vanderbilt.  Centers for Disease Control, 1993-1995, $200,000.
• Fatigue Testing of Small Diameter Tibial Nails.  Co-Principal Investigator (John Dawson, Ph.D.).  Richard, Smith and Nephew, 1992, $15,000.
• Mechanical Comparison Testing of Several Small Diameter Tibial Nails.  Co-Principal Investigator (John Dawson, Ph.D.).  Howmedica, 1993-1994, $20,000.
• Lower Extremity Salvage After Severe Trauma.  Multi-Institutional.  Principal Investigator at Vanderbilt.  National Institutes of Health, 1993-1998, $200,000.
• Extension – Lower Extremity Salvage After Severe Trauma.  Multi-Institutional.  Principal Investigator at Vanderbilt.  National Institutes of Health, 1998-2001, $50,000.
• An Intramedullary Device for Distraction Osteogenesis.  Co-Principal Investigator (John Dawson, Ph.D.) at Vanderbilt.  National Institutes of Health, 1998-2000, $99,967.