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Spine biomechanics

A 40-part lecture series in 20 sessions, from the basic mechanics of bone, disc and ligament through alignment, degeneration, trauma and fragility fracture, to how decompression, fusion, motion-preserving implants and interventional procedures change the way the spine carries load.

40 videos, best watched in order. Filed under Spine biomechanics, Minimally invasive spine, Bone metabolic health.

1.1Foundational mechanics

1. Session 1: Foundational mechanics and terminology
2. 1.1Foundational mechanics
3. 1.2Kinematics and stability
4. Session 2: Tissue mechanics
5. 2.1Bone and disc mechanics
6. 2.2Facets, ligaments and muscle
7. Session 3: Regional biomechanics
8. 3.1Cervical and thoracic biomechanics
9. 3.2Lumbar and sacropelvic biomechanics
10. Session 4: Spinal loading and in vivo forces
11. 4.1Intradiscal pressure and posture
12. 4.2Muscle forces and cumulative load
13. Session 5: Stability and neuromuscular control
14. 5.1Stability systems
15. 5.2Motor control and pain
16. Session 6: Sagittal alignment and spinopelvic balance
17. 6.1Spinopelvic parameters
18. 6.2Compensation and cervical alignment
19. Session 7: Degenerative pathomechanics and pain generators
20. 7.1The degenerative cascade
21. 7.2Pain generators
22. Session 8: Neural element biomechanics
23. 8.1Spinal cord mechanics
24. 8.2Nerve root mechanics
25. Session 9: Trauma and injury mechanics
26. 9.1Injury mechanisms and classification
27. 9.2Cervical and special trauma
28. Session 10: Osteoporosis, fragility fracture and vertebral augmentation
29. 10.1Bone quality and fragility fracture
30. 10.2Vertebral augmentation and fixation
31. Session 11: Deformity biomechanics
32. 11.1Scoliosis and kyphosis mechanics
33. 11.2Correction and junctional failure
34. Session 12: Decompression biomechanics
35. 12.1Lumbar decompression mechanics
36. 12.2Cervical and MIS decompression
37. Session 13: Instrumentation and fusion biomechanics
38. 13.1Screws, rods and constructs
39. 13.2Interbody fusion and failure
40. Session 14: Motion preservation and non-fusion technologies
41. 14.1Disc arthroplasty
42. 14.2Non-fusion technologies
43. Session 15: Minimally invasive and interventional procedure biomechanics
44. 15.1MIS fusion and the SI joint
45. 15.2Interventional pain biomechanics
46. Session 16: Special populations
47. 16.1Pediatrics, aging and athletes
48. 16.2Disease-specific mechanics
49. Session 17: Rehabilitation, bracing and ergonomics
50. 17.1Exercise and manual therapy
51. 17.2Bracing, ergonomics and return to activity
52. Session 18: Clinical measurement and imaging of biomechanics
53. 18.1Radiographic measurement
54. 18.2Advanced imaging and wearables
55. Session 19: Research methods and testing standards
56. 19.1In vitro testing and modeling
57. 19.2In vivo standards and regulation
58. Session 20: Emerging topics
59. 20.1Planning, robotics and implants
60. 20.2AI, regeneration and metabolic health

These videos are for general education and are not medical advice for any individual. Disclosures