Hani Ummey, Chewning Sam, Bohl Michael
Neurological Surgery, Carolina Neurosurgery and Spine Associates, Charlotte, USA.
Cureus. 2023 Apr 10;15(4):e37367. doi: 10.7759/cureus.37367. eCollection 2023 Apr.
Spine biomechanical research helps us better understand the spine in physiologic and pathologic states and gives us a mechanism by which to evaluate surgical interventions, generate and evaluate models of spine pathologies, and develop novel, data-driven surgical strategies and devices. Access to a biomechanical testing laboratory is therefore potentially invaluable to those who specialize in treating spine pathologies. A number of barriers to access have precluded many clinicians from pursuing their biomechanical research interests, foremost among these is cost. The Carolina Neurosurgery and Spine Biomechanics Research Laboratory (CNSBL) was developed as a model of a low-cost, easy-to-access laboratory capable of generating high-quality data in tests of axial load, tension, torque, displacement, and pathological model testing. Our experience in developing this laboratory suggests that a large number of basic biomechanical research inquiries can be studied in a laboratory composed of less than $7500 USD of hardware. We hope that this model serves as a roadmap for any like-minded practitioners seeking broader access to biomechanical testing facilities.
脊柱生物力学研究有助于我们更好地理解处于生理和病理状态下的脊柱，并为我们提供一种评估手术干预措施、生成和评估脊柱病理模型以及制定新颖的数据驱动型手术策略和器械的机制。因此，对于那些专门治疗脊柱疾病的人来说，进入生物力学测试实验室可能具有极大的价值。许多获取障碍使得许多临床医生无法追求他们的生物力学研究兴趣，其中最主要的是成本。卡罗来纳神经外科与脊柱生物力学研究实验室（CNSBL）作为一个低成本、易于使用的实验室被建立起来，该实验室能够在轴向载荷、拉伸、扭矩、位移测试以及病理模型测试中生成高质量数据。我们在建立这个实验室的经验表明，大量基础生物力学研究问题可以在一个硬件成本低于7500美元的实验室中进行研究。我们希望这个模式能为任何寻求更广泛使用生物力学测试设施的志同道合的从业者提供一个路线图。
