Biomechanics Lab
Dr. Bill Carson, Professor Emeritus Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, coordinates/conducts all research testing done in the COL's biomechanics lab. The equipment in the lab is state-of-the-art including:Instron 8821s biaxial testing machine (25,000 N axial, 225 Nm torsional) and an NDI Certus optical 3D Rigid Body Tracking System (resolution 0.01 mm). This equipment was purchased through the collaborative efforts of The Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The E. Paige Laurie Equine Lameness Program, and The Comparative Orthopaedic Laboratory, and a donation from Synthes.
Projects which are ongoing in the biomechanics lab currently include:
- In Vitro 3D biomechanical comparison of stiffness, strength and relative motion across fracture site of dynamic condylar screw and double plating for fixation of distal diaphyseal radius osteotomies in adult horses. (Janicek, et al)
- In Vitro repair strength evaluation of a novel biomaterial for enhanced healing in a muscle laceration model. (Crow, et al)
- Fibroblast and growth factor augmentation of ACL strength (Kane, et al)
- Development of a novel technique for primary ACL repair (Kane, et al)
- 3D biomechanical evaluation of stiffness and relative motion across multiple (lateral, medial, transverse) fracture sites of proximal tibial fracture repairs (Kazmier, et al)
- In vitro pull out strength evaluation of screws and suture anchors in metaphyseal bone of the canine tibia. (Robb, et al)
- Torsional strength testing or enhanced fracture and soft tissue healing via anabolic supplementation in a rat femur model. (Hughes, et al)
- 3D biomechanical evaluation of relative motions within Olecranon fractures to compare repair techniques.
- Strength evaluation of two methods of repair for SLAP tears of the labrum (Kenter, et al)
- Comparison of pull out strength of anchor techniques for jejunostomy, thoracostomy and gastrotomy tubes. (Song, et al)
- Evaluation of macroscopic torsional stiffness and strength of mouse femurs and corresponding microscopic bone material properties to study the effect of osteogenesis imperfecta (Philips and Carleton)