Adjacent Segment Mechanics in Cervical Arthrodesis Patients
This NIH-funded prospective study aims to identify the factors that have the greatest effect on adjacent segment mechanics after cervical fusion. A total of 88 anterior cervical fusion patients will be tested prior to surgery, and 1 and 3 years after surgery. Participants will perform full range of motion flexion/extension and rotation while biplane radiographs are collected at 30 images per second for each movement trial.
Principal Investigator: William Anderst, PhD
Co-Investigators (surgeons): Joon Lee, MD, William F. Donaldson, MD, David Okonkwo, MD, Adam Kanter, MD, Patrick Smith, MD, Vince Silvaggio, MD and Anthony Fabio, PhD.
Funding: NIH/NIAMS award #R01 AR069543
The Effect of Cervical Orthoses on Intervertebral Kinematics
The goal of this project is to determine the effect of cervical orthoses on the intervertebral kinematics of the cervical spine during active, dynamic, multi-planar motions.
Principal Investigator: William Anderst, PhD
Co-Investigators (surgeons): Joon Lee, MD, William F. Donaldson, MD, Stephen Chen, MD, Anthony Oyekan, MD
Funding: Cervical Spine Research Society Resident Research Grant and Albert Ferguson Fund of The Pittsburgh Foundation