The Division of Orthopaedic Engineering Research (DOER) is a collaborative initiative between the Departments of Mechanical Engineering and Orthopaedics at UBC and the Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute. The laboratory facilities for DOER are located at Vancouver General Hospital. The objectives of DOER are to enhance the understanding of the diagnosis and treatment of clinically relevant musculoskeletal problems. The DOER facilities include an Instron 8874 biaxial servohydraulic testing machine, an Instron Dynamight servohydraulic testing machine (uniaxial), an Optotrak 3020 optoelectronic camera system, customized biomechanical testing machines for the evaluation of knee and spine function, a Bose electromagnetic linear actuator on a customized spinal cord test apparatus, and a high-speed radiographic imaging system (up to 1,000Hz). We also have anatomic specimen preparation facilities, a small machine shop, a hard tissue histology lab, and fluorescent and light microscopes for tissue visualization. Collaborators are colleagues in Orthopaedics (D.Wilson, H.McKay, Masri, Duncan, Garbuz, Dvorak, Kwon, Fisher, Guy), in Mechanical Engineering (Cripton, A.Hodgson) and Materials Engineering (Fernlund, Wang) and across other UBC Departments (Tetzlaff, Kozlowski, A.MacKay, K.Khan).
Please contact Dr. Oxland if additional information is desired or visit www.sites.mech.ubc.ca/~doer .
