The Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation

Biomechanics Laboratory

 

Current Projects

Research in the Biomechanics lab can be loosely organized into three categories.  Naturally, many projects tend encompass aspects from more than one area.

Functional Anatomy and Measurement

Includes studies of joint mechanics and physiologic systems and evaluation of surgical techniques and practices. Projects include comparative anatomy using human cadaver specimens, direct measurements of orthopaedic patients, motion analysis of joint systems in cadaver specimens and in vivo.

Examples:

Ankle Torque Range of Motion

Photoelastic Stress Analysis and Cementless Hip Stems 

Muscle-Tendon Pathway Definitions 

Biomechanics and Mechanical Testing

Biomechanics testing involves all forms of mechanical testing of physiologic systems (soft tissue, bone, tendons, cartilaginous structures, muscle systems) and the prosthetic and/or implant devices that enhance, correct, or rehabilitate these systems.

Examples:

Muscle Mechanics of the Knee

Cervical Spine Stability

Lumbar Spine Torsional Stability

Torsional Injury and Disc Degeneration  

Computer Simulation, Animation, and Image Analysis

Projects combine the multidisciplinary studies of computer simulation, image analysis, animation and mathematical modeling. By combining the mechanical testing of joint systems with the dynamics of motion analysis and the power of computer reconstruction, we develop detailed, high resolution accurate, 3-D simulations of kinematic structures and their movement.

Examples:

Motion Analysis of the Upper Limb   

Wrist Mechanics and Simulation 
     for more detail visit the Hand Surgery Division

Piso-triquetral Joint Mechanics 
     for more detail visit the Hand Surgery Division

Computer Graphic Simulation of the Extremities 
     for more detail on the simulation development
 

 

 

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