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Adult Spine Biomechanics

Imsdahl SI, Campbell JR, Lee MJ, Ching RP, Effect of Microdiscectomy on Lumbar Facet Joint and Endplate Kinematics, Northwest Biomechanics Symposium, Vancouver, BC, 2011

Campbell JR, Imsdahl SI, Ching RP, Evaluation of a Synthetic Functional Spine Unit, Northwest Biomechanics Symposium, Vancouver, BC, 2011

Lee MJ, Bransford RJ, Bellabarba C, Chapman JR, Cohen AM, Harrington RM, Ching RP, The Effect of Bilateral Laminotomy vs. Laminectomy on the Motion and Stiffness of the Human Lumbar Spine: A Biomechanical Comparison, Spine 35(19): 1789-93, 2010

Dahl MC, Ananthakrishnan D, Nicandri G, Chapman JR, Ching RP, Helmet and Shoulder Pad Removal in Football Players with Unstable Cervical Spine Injuries, J. Applied Biomech. 25:119-132, 2009

Kroeker SG, Ching RP, Cervical Spinal Cord Injury: A Relationship Between Column and Cord Strains in Tension-Extension Injuries, Neurotrauma 2009, Santa Barbara, CA, Sep. 2009

Yliniemi EM, Pellettiere JA, Doczy EJ, Nuckley DJ, Perry CE, Ching RP, Dynamic Tensile Failure Mechanics of the Musculoskeletal Neck Using a Cadaver Model, J Biomech. Engr. 131(5): 051001, 2009

Nuckley DJ, Kramer PA, Del Rosario A, Fabro N, Baran S, Ching RP, Intervertebral disc degeneration in a naturally occurring primate model: radiographic and biomechanical evidence., J. Orthop Res. 26(9): 1283-8, 2008

Zhu Q, Lane C, Ching RP, Gordon JD, Fisher CG, Dvorak MF, Cripton PA, Oxland TR, Translational constraint influences dynamic spinal canal occlusion of the thoracic spine: An in vitro experimental study, J Biomech. 41(1): 171-9, 2008

Ochia RS, Ching RP, Rate Dependence of Hydraulic Resistance in Human Lumbar Vertebral Bodies, Spine 31(22): 2569-74, 2006

Nuckley DJ, Kramer P, Del Rosario A, Fabro N, Ching RP, Intervertebral Disc Degeneration in a Naturally Occuring Primate Model: Radiographic and Biomechanical Evidence, Transactions of the 52nd Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, p.50, Chicago, IL, 2006

Nuckley DJ, Konodi MA, Raynak GC, Ching RP, Chapman JR, Mirza SK, Neural Space Integrity of the Lower Cervical Spine: Effect of Anterior Lesions,  Spine 29(6): 642-649, 2003

Ochia RS, Tencer AF, Ching RP, Effect of Loading Rate on Endplate and Vertebral Body Strength in Human Lumbar Vertebrae, Journal of Biomechanics 36(12): 1875-1881, 2003

Nuckley DJ, Van Nausdle JA, Raynak GC, Eck MP, Harrington RM, Ching RP, Examining the Relationship Between Whiplash Kinematics and a Direct Neurologic Injury Mechanism. International Journal of Vehicle Design 32: 68-83, 2003

Carter JW, Ku GS, Nuckley DJ, Ching RP, Tolerance of the Cervical Spine to Eccentric Axial Compression,  Stapp Car Crash Journal 46: 441-59, 2002

Nuckley D, Konodi MA, Raynak GC, Ching RP, Mirza SK, Neural Space Integrity of the Lower Cervical Spine: Effect of Normal Range of Motion, Spine 27: 587-95, 2002

Ochia RS, Ching RP, Hydraulic Resistance and Permeability in Human Lumbar Vertebrae, Journal of Biomechanical Engineering 124(5): 533-537, 2002

Ochia RS, Ching RP, Internal Pressure Measurements During Burst Fracture Formation in Human Lumbar Vertebrae, Spine 27(11): 1160-1167, 2002

Raynak GC, Ching RP, “Dynamic Sled Tuning for Benchtop Whiplash Simulation,” (Book Chapter in): Frontiers in Whiplash Trauma: Clinical and Biomechanical,  N. Yoganandan & F. Pintar, eds. Amsterdam: IOS Press, pp. 186-197, 2000

Carter JW, Mirza SK, Tencer AF, Ching RP, Canal Geometry Changes Associated with Axial-Compressive Cervical Spine Fracture, Spine 25(1): 46-54, 2000

Cree A, Ching RP, Mirza SK, Biomechanics of Spinal Cord Injury, (Book Chapter In): Spine: State of the Art Reviews, Chapman JR, ed. Philadelphia, Hanley & Belfus, pp. 419-433, 1999

Ching RP, Carter JW, Raynak GC, Nuckley DJ, Mirza SM, Chapman JR, TencerAF, Transient and Post-Traumatic Measurement of Cervical Spinal Canal and Neuroforaminal Deformation: Potential Mechanisms for Neurologic Injury, (Book Chapter In): Frontiers in Head and Neck Trauma: Clinical and Biomechanical, Yoganandan N and Pintar FA, eds. Cambridge: IOS Press, pp. 232-53, 1998

Raynak GC, Nuckley DJ, Tencer AF, Ching RP, Transducers for Dynamic Measurement of Spine Neural-Space Occlusions, Journal of Biomechanical Engineering 120: 787-91, 1998

Ching RP, Watson NA, Carter JW, Tencer AF, The Effect of Post-Injury Spinal Position on Canal Occlusion in a Cervical Spine Burst Fracture Model, Spine 22: 1710-5, 1997

Tran NT, Watson NA, Tencer AF, Ching RP, Anderson PA, Mechanism of the Burst Fracture in the Thoracolumbar Spine: The Effect of Loading Rate, Spine 20(18): 1984-1988, 1995

Ching RP, Tencer AF, Anderson PA, Daly CH, Comparison of Residual Stability in Thoracolumbar Spine Fractures Using Neutral Zone Measurements, Journal of Orthopaedic Research 13: 533-541, 1995


Biomechanics of the Developing Spine

Nuckley DJ, Van Nausdle JA, Eck MP, Ching RP, Neural Space and Biomechanical Integrity of the Developing Cervical Spine in Compression, Spine (e-pub Mar 15, 32(6), E181-7, 2007)

Nuckley DJ, Linders DR, Ching RP, Human Cervical Spine Mechanics Across the Maturation Spectrum, 31st Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics, p.185, Palo Alto, CA, 2007

Elias PZ, Nuckley DJ, Ching RP, Effect of Loading Rate on the Compressive Mechanics of the Immature Baboon Cervical Spine, J Biomech Engr 128(1): 18-23, 2006

Nuckley DJ, Ching RP, Developmental Biomechanics of the Cervical Spine: Tension and Compression, J Biomechanics 39(16): 3045-54, 2006

Nuckley DJ, Hertsted SM, Eck MP, Ching RP, Effect of Displacement Rate on the Tensile Mechanics of Pediatric Cervical Functional Spinal Units, Journal of Biomechanics 38(11): 2266--2275, 2005

Nuckley DJ, Eck MP, Carter JW, Ching RP, Spinal Maturation Affects Vertebral Compressive Mechanics and vBMD with Sex Dependence, Bone 35: 720-728, 2004

Ledoux WR, Nuckley DJ, Ching RP, A Finite Element Model of the Pediatric Cervical Spine. Transactions of the 49th Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, p. 1075, New Orleans, LA, 2003

Nuckley DJ, Ching RP, Injury Mechanisms of the Maturing Cervical Spine. Transactions of the 49th Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, p. 626, New Orleans, LA, 2003

Nuckley DJ, Hertsted S, Ku G Eck MP, Ching RP,  Compressive Tolerance of the Maturing Cervical Spine, Stapp Car Crash Journal 46: 431-40, 2002

Nuckley DJ, Hertsted S, Ching R. Effect of Strain Rate on Cervical Spine Tensile Mechanics. World Congress of Biomechanics IV. Calgary, Alberta, 2002.

Nuckley DJ, Harrington RM, Eck MP, Ku GS, Hertsted SM, Ching RP, Dynamic Bending Mechanics of the Pediatric Cervical Spine, Injury Biomechanics Research: 30th International Workshop, Ponte Vedra, FL, p. 11-20, 2002

Nuckley DJ, Hertsted S, Tainter C, Ching RP, Compressive Biomechanics of Fracture and Neurologic Integrity in the Pediatric Spine, Fourth World Congress of Biomechanics, p. 916 (CD-ROM), Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 2002

Ching RP, Nuckley DJ, Hertsted SM, Eck MP, Mann FA, Sun EA, Tensile Mechanics of the Developing Cervical Spine, Stapp Car Crash Journal 45: 329-336, 2001

Nuckley DJ, Eck MP, Hertsted S, Mirza SK, Ching RP, Tensile Mechanics of the Developing Baboon Spine, Injury Biomechanics Research: 28th International Workshop, Atlanta, GA, p. 85-90, 2000

Nuckley D, Carter J, Eck M, Ching, RP, Compressive Mechanics of the Developing Spine. Injury Biomechanics Research: 27th International Workshop, San Diego, CA, p.101-4, 1999


Joint Replacement Biomechanics

Dahl M, Jacobsen S, Metcalf N, Sasso R, Ching R, A Comparison of the Shock Absorbing Properties of Cervical Disc Prosthesis Bearing Materials, SAS J., 5: 48-54, 2011

Scharschmidt T, Cohen A, Thomas N, Ching R, Conrad E, Torsional Stability of Uncemented Femoral Stems in Oncologic Reconstructions, Orthopedics 34(2): 96, 2011

Dahl M, Kramer PA, Reinhall PG, Bernirschke SK, Hansen ST, Ching RP, The Efficacy of Using Vibrometry to Detect Osteointegration of the Agility Total Ankle, J. Biomechanics 43(9): 1840-3, 2010

Rosler DM, Vadapalli S, Sjovold SG, Ching RP, Kinematics of Facet Replacement Adjacent to Fusion, Ninth Annual Meeting of The Spine Arthroplasty Society, London, England, 2009

Jacobsen S, Metcalf N, Dahl, M, Ching R, Sasso R, A Comparison of the Dynamic Compliance Characteristics of Prosthetic Cervical Disc Materials, 23rd Meeting of the North Am. Spine Society, Toronto, Canada, 2008

Dahl MC, Rouleau JP, Papadopoulos S, Nuckley DJ, Ching RP, Dynamic Characteristics of the Intact, Fused, and Prosthetic-Replaced Cervical Disk, J Biomech Engr 128(6): 809-14, 2006

Barrett WP, Harrington RM, Lewis PP, Ching RP, The Effect of Total Hip Prothesis Component Design and Placement on Range of Motion, 12th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons, Dallas, TX, 2002

Robinson RP, Simonian PT, Gradisar IM, Ching RP, An Analysis of Joint Motion and Joint Surface Contact Area Resulting from Component Positioning in Total Hip Arthroplasty, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (BR) 79(1): 140-146, 1997

Stankewich CJ, Chapman J, Muthusamy R, Quaid G, Schemitsch E, Tencer A, Ching R, The Relationship of Mechanical Factors to the Strength of Femoral Neck Fractures Fixed with Cancellous Screws, J Ortho Trauma 10: 248-257, 1996

Robinson RP, Simonian PT, Ching RP, Joint Contact Area and Motion Resulting from Component Positioning in Total Hip Arthroplasty, American Association of Hip and Knee Surgery Fifth Annual Meeting, Dallas, Texas, 1995

Muthusamy VR, Quaid G, Tencer AF, Schemitsch EH, Ching RP, Predictors of Successful Femoral Neck Fixation, Transactions of 40th Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, p. 540, New Orleans, LA, 1994


Biomechanics of the Foot and Ankle

Ledoux WR, Rohr ES, Ching RP, Sangeorzan BJ, Effect of Foot Shape on the Three-Dimensional Position of Foot Bones, J Ortho Res 24(12): 2176-86, 2006

Mkandawire C, Ledoux WR, Sangeorzan BJ, Ching RP, Foot and Ankle Ligament Morphometry, J Rehab Res & Develop 42(6), 809-820, 2005

Mkandawire C, Ledoux WR, Sangeorzan BJ, Ching RP, Relationship Between Morphometry and Structural Properties of Foot-Ankle Ligaments, Transactions of the 50th Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, p. 1321, San Francisco, CA, 2004

Olson SL, Ledoux WR, Ching RP, Sangeorzan BJ, Muscular Imbalances Resulting in a Clawed Hallux, Foot & Ankle International 24(6): 477-485, 2003

Camacho DLA, Ledoux WR, Rohr ES, Sangeorzan BJ, Ching RP, A Three-Dimensional, Anatomically Detailed Foot Model: A Foundation for a Finite Element Simulation and Means of Quantifying Foot-Bone Position, Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development 39(3): 401-410, 2002

Niki H, Ching RP, Kiser P, Sangeorzan BJ, The Effect of Posterior Tibial Tendon Dysfunction on Hindfoot Kinematics, Foot & Ankle International 22(4): 292-300, 2001

McCormack AP, Ching RP, Sangeorzan BJ, Biomechanics of Procedures Used in Adult Flatfoot Deformity, (Book Chapter in): Foot and Ankle Clinics: Adult Acquired Flatfoot Deformity, J.T. Deland, ed. Philadelphia, W.B. Saunders Co., pp. 15-23, 2001

Mkandawire C, Ledoux WR, Sangeorzan BJ, Ching RP, Hierarchical cluster analysis of Area and Length of Foot and Ankle Ligaments, 25th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics, pp. 367-368, San Diego, CA, 2001

Mkandawire C, Ledoux WR, Sangeorzan BJ, Ching RP, A Quasi-Linear Viscoelastic Model of Foot-Ankle Ligaments, 25th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics, p. 409-410, San Diego, CA, 2001

Ledoux WR, Camacho DLA, Ching RP, Sangeorzan BJ, The Development and Validation of a Computational Foot and Ankle Model,  World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, CD-ROM Ref. No. TH-G325-2, Chicago, IL, 2000

Ledoux WR, Kato A, Ching RP, Sangeorzan BJ, Foot Bone Motion During Midstance, The 24th Annual Conference of the American Society of Biomechanics, Chicago, IL, pp. 241-242, 2000

Ananthakrisnan D, Ching R, Tencer A, Hansen ST, Jr., Sangeorzan BJ, Subluxation of the Talocalcaneal Joint in Symptomatic Adult Flatfoot, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (AM) 81(8): 1147-54, 1999

Sands A, Early J, Harrington RM, Tencer AF, Ching RP, Sangeorzan BJ, Effect of Variations in Calcaneocuboid Fusion Technique on Kinematics of the Normal Hindfoot, Foot & Ankle 19(1): 19-25, 1998

Ananthakrisnan D, Ching RP, Hansen ST, Sangeorzan BJ, Changes in the Loaded Talocalcaneal Joint in Symptomatic Adult Flatfoot, The 65th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons: Foot and Ankle Session, New Orleans, LA, 1998

Niki H, Ching RP, Kiser PK, Sangeorzan BJ, The Effect of Restoring Posterior Tibial Tendon Function in an Acquired Flatfoot Model, Transactions of the 44th Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, p. 743, New Orleans, LA, 1998

Ray RG, Ching RP, Christensen JC, Hansen ST, Biomechanical analysis of the first metatarsocuneiform arthrodesis, Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery 37(5), 376-85, 1998

Niki H, Ching RP, Kiser PK, Sangeorzan BJ, The Effect of Tibialis Posterior Tendon Rupture on Hindfoot Kinematics, Transactions of the 43rd Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, p. 274, San Francisco, CA, 1997

Sands A, Early J, Harrington RM, Tencer AF, Ching RP, Sangeorzan BJ, Effect of Variations in Calcaneocuboid Fusion Technique on Kinematics of the Normal Hindfoot, Foot & Ankle 19(1): 19-25, 1998

R.G. Ray, R.P. Ching, J.C. Christensen, S.T. Hansen Jr., “Biomechanical analysis of the first metatarsocuneiform arthrodesis,” Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery 37(5), 376-85, 1998

J Anderson JG, Harrington R, Ching RP, Sangeorzan BJ, Alterations in Talar Morphology Associated with Adult Acquired Flatfoot, Foot & Ankle 18(11): 705-709, 1997