Prevention, detection, and improved treatment of bone and joint diseases to enhance mobility and quality of life across the lifespan.
State-of-the-art facilities, equipment and cutting-edge technologies at the Centre for Hip Health and Mobility (CHHM) foster a research environment with a focus on innovation. Our research strengths include bone and joint imaging for the early detection of osteoporosis and osteoarthritis; interventions that enhance bone health, cognitive function and mobility and prevent falls and fracture; bone and joint biomechanics and biomaterials engineering; population health and epidemiology, health economics, innovations to reduce infection and the overall burden of orthopaedic surgeries and molecular and cellular physiology of bone, muscle and tendon.
- High resolution clinical imaging (DXA, pQCT, HRpQCT, OpenMR)
- MicroCT (in vivo and ex vivo)
- biomechanical engineering
- 3D printing
- Physiological assessment (metabolic cart, isokinetic dynamometer, falls and gait analysis)
- Mobile lab with imaging and phlebotomy capabilities
- Education
- Healthcare and social services
Specialized labs and equipment
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Specialized lab |
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Cartilage Tendon Muscle Unit |
Computer-Regulated Bioreactor (Flexcell- FX-4000T) |
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Microscopy Laboratory |
Fluorescence Microscope (Eclipse - 80i) |
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Stereo Microscope (Nikon - SMZ 800) |
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Machine Shop |
3D Printer (MakerBot - Replicator 2) |
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Biomedical Engineering Laboratory |
3D Digitizer (Konica Minolta - Vivid 9i) |
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3D Ultrasound (Ultrasonix - SonixRP) |
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C-Arm Fluoroscope (Siemens-Arcadis Orbic 3D) |
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Data Acquisition System (National Instruments - PXI-1050) |
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Laser Doppler (O2C - LW1212) |
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Materials Testing System (Instron - ElectroPlus E 1000 Linear-Torsion) |
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Motion Capture System (Active Marker) (NDI - Optotrak Certus) |
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Pressure Measurement Sensors (Novel - Pilance) |
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Histology Laboratory |
Cryostat (Lecia - CM3050S) |
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Microtome (Lecia - RM2235) |
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Paraffin Bath (Technicon - 2C) |
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Spin Tissue Processor (Thermo Scientific - Microm STP 120 ) |
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Microdissection Laser Capture Instrument (Arcturus - Veritas) |
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Preclincial MicroCT Imaging Suite |
High Resolution Micro CT System (Scanco -uCT35) |
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Preclinical Micro CT System (Scanco -Viva CT40) |
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Clinical Imaging Suites |
Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry (Hologic - QDR 4500) |
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High Resolution Peripheral Quantitative Computer Tomography (Scanco-Xtreme CT) |
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Peripheral Quantitative Computed Tomography (Stractec- xCT 3000) |
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MRI Suite |
Upright Open MRI (Paramed Medical Systems- MrOpen) |
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Image Analysis Suite |
5x Image Analysis Workstations (Xenon Think Centres – software including: Mimics Innovation Suite, Analyze and Geomagic XOS) |
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3x Pen Display & Drawing Tablets (Wacom - DTZ-2100) |
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Bone Health / Falls Research Laboratory |
Anthropometry Measurement Suite (Seca - 284) |
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Force Platform (Novotec Medical - Leonardo) |
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Mobility Function Laboratory |
Instrumented Treadmill (Bertec - FIT) |
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Metabolic Carts (Cardinal Health, Cosmed) |
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Motion Capture System (Non Active Marker) (Motion Analysis Systems - Raptor-E Digital RealTime System) |
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Portable Gait Analysis System (CIR System Inc. - GAITRite System) |
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Exercise Prescription Suite |
Air-Resistance Fitness Equipment (Keiser) |
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Muscle Assessment Laboratory |
Isokinetic Dynamometer (Biodex-System 4 Pro) |
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Mobile Research Laboratory |
Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry (Hologic - Discovery) |
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Peripheral Quantitative Computed Tomography (Stractec- xCT 3000) |
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Wireless Electromyography (EMG) Unit (Delsys - Myomonitor 4) |
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Phlebotomy Suite (Lumex - FR566G427) |