Moderator: Brian D. Stemper, PhD
This session will highlight recent advancements in clinical biomechanics of the spine by basic science researchers including measurement and recreation of spinal kinematics, computer modeling of the spine and applications, assessment of degeneration and development and characterization of low level spinal injuries, and quantifying biomechanics associated with catastrophic spinal injuries.
Upon completion of this session, participants should gain strategies to:
- Comprehend recent advances in the clinical measurement and experimental recreation of spinal kinematics;
- Appreciate the clinical applications of computer models of the spine;
- Recognize the assessment of disc degeneration and the development and consequences of spinal injuries.
Agenda
- Introduction/Welcome
Brian D. Stemper, PhD
- Measurement of Spine Kinematics in Patients
Boyle Cheng, PhD
- Incorporating Robots to Recreate Spinal Motion and Loads in the Laboratory
Brian Kelly, PhD
- MR Imaging of the Disc
Ron N. Alkalay, PhD
- Muscle and Spinal Cord Degeneration and Clinical Translation
James M. Elliott, PhD, PT
- Injury Biomechanics
Peter Cripton, PhD
- Contribution of Soft Tissue Yield and Bony Microfractures to Spinal Instability
Brian D. Stemper, PhD
- Discussion/Q&A