Spinal Cord Injury Projects

Spinal cord injury results in partial or complete paralysis for the parts of the body innervated below the level of injury. At present, no method to regenerate the spinal cord exists that restores the functions lost from the paralysis. Our research is directed toward maintaining the health of bone and soft tissue in the affected areas, improving the functional outcomes of surgical interventions, and developing assistive devices to enable individuals with spinal cord injuries to work and to perform activities of daily living.

Biomechanical Analysis of Posterior Stabilization at the Cervicothroacic Junction

Bone Quality and Failure Mode in Pedicle Screw Systems

Clinical Trial of Artificial Nerve Graft

Development of an Assistive Robot for Effective Health Care Delivery

Development of an Assistive Robot for Vocational Independence

Failure Load of the Lumbar Spinous Process

Functional Restoration of Grasp in Quadriplegia

Tissue Engineering of Bridging Grafts for Spinal Cord Injury Repair

Tissue Engineering of Multicomponent Grafts for Deep Wound Repair

Pressure / Motion Feedback to Protect Skin of Sensorimotor Impaired Elders

Projects with a secondary relationship to Spinal Cord Injury.

Automatic Decomposition of the Electromyogram

International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics: Conference Support

The Stanford Biomechanical Engineering Division