Nice talk by Larry Lenke on the trajectory of spinal deformity today. Seems like #AI and #spinesurgery are destined to be close friends in the coming years…

Officially Associate Professor! 🎊🎉

Just out in @JORSpine: the impact of sex and fat infiltration on the mechanical properties of the multifidus muscle, revealing a significant reduction in elastic modulus. 📚🔬 #SpineResearch #MuscleHealth #Paraspinal ORS Spine Section 🔗 Read more: doi.org/10.1002/jsp2.1…

Come be a spine surgeon at #UCSDHealth!! Looking for surgeons interested in treating a medically diverse patient population apol-recruit.ucsd.edu/JPF03587

📢 Just released in @JORSpine! Study on the #biomechanics behind adult spinal deformity #ASD surgeries, exploring the posterior ligamentous complex #PLC to understand prox junct kyphosis #PJK and junctional failure. #spine Find all here: doi.org/10.1002/jsp2.1… ORS Spine Section

The health and mechanics of the posterior ligamentous complex can predict proximal junctional kyphosis after spinal fusion in adult spinal deformity. Our pub in Journal of Orthopaedic Research - Spine® found that stiffer, longer, and thinner ligaments contribute to risk of failure. doi.org/10.1002/jsp2.1…

Very nice talk from Ann Compton last night for the Howard Steel Lecture at #SRSAM2023. What an inspiring career!

Excited to have received the John H. Moe Basic Science Award for our work on soft tissue insufficiency in adult spinal deformity. Thank you Scoliosis Research Society for the honor! #SRSAM23

Excited to have the opportunity to share some of our newest research on soft tissue risk factors for junctional kyphosis. Thank you Scoliosis Research Society for this award! Scoliosis Dialogues: An SRS Podcast | Episode 76 | 58th SRS Annual Meeti... youtu.be/clN6bc225ao?si… via YouTube

New work out by Bahar Shahidi in @JORSpine 🏋️‍♂️Paraspinal muscle responses in lumbar #spine pathology revealing complex expression patterns post resistance exercise i.e. inflammation ⬆️, metabolism ⬆️, and fibrotic resp. ⬆️ >>> doi.org/10.1002/jsp2.1… ORS Spine Section

Excited that this paper finally came out in ⁦Journal of Orthopaedic Research - Spine®⁩! It took several years and a lot of amazing collaborators! Paraspinal muscle biopsies in those with lumbar pathology after acute exercise didn’t show the expected muscle growth response. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38222805/

At #ORS2024 and trying to decide what sessions to attend tomorrow? Check out the Advanced Imaging: Structure and Function of Soft Tissues session, featuring Deva Chan (she/her) talking about 'Multi-contrast MRI: Towards a Richer Picture of Soft Tissue Mechanics' (2/5, 8am Rm 201) #ORSSMC

Congrats to a great group presenting great work at #ORS2024. Ward lab, Shahidi lab, Shah lab, and Hughes-Austin lab

Great talk by David Berry on validating diffusion tensor imaging for architectural assessment of skeletal muscle at #ORS2024

Congrats to Armin Zavareh on a great presentation identifying risk factors for surgical crossover after PT in stenosis patients! #APTACSM2024

Excited to share our newest publication providing a conceptual framework for the multifactorial understanding of proximal junctional kyphosis. Congratulations to all authors! - ScienceDirect sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Out now in Science Advances: two common and "interchangeable" stem cell therapies actually contain completely different cell types. 💉 Read more at #UCSD_HSblog go.ucsd.edu/4cT5nty UC San Diego School of Medicine Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance Image credit: Robert Hunt/Wikimedia Commons

This R01 is going to be fun!

Pleased to have been a part of this talented team looking at risk factors for implant related complications after magnetically controlled growing rod use in early onset scoliosis! Check out our recent podcast with Scoliosis Research Society youtu.be/7DMgp8PiECs?si…

From the Muscle Physiology Lab at UC San Diego: School of Medicine professor Sam Ward explains the importance of musculoskeletal health, the value of translational research and what we stand to lose if this research loses funding. 🔬 Read ➡️ go.ucsd.edu/3RBLRJI