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Thomas Oxland

ResearcherOrthopaedics & Mechanical EngineeringUniversity of British Columbia

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Thomas Oxland

Researcher

Orthopaedics & Mechanical Engineering

University of British Columbia

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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4 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 3 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 12 research grants (10 NSERC, 2 CIHR), most recently in 2023.

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Research

Biomechanics Spine Finite Element Modelling Mechanical Testing Skeletal Muscle Structural Testing Biomedical Engineering Muscle

Latest papers

Sensitivity of spinal load estimates to vertebral landmark error in biplanar radiograph-based musculoskeletal models.
Computer methods in biomechanics and biomedical engineering · 2026 · senior author
Machine learning outperforms anthropometric scaling in predicting muscle parameters and spinal loading: a subject-specific musculoskeletal modeling study.
European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2026 · senior author
Effects of Using Generic vs. Subject-Specific Muscle Properties on Spinal Load Prediction Across Different Posture Simulations.
Journal of biomechanics · 2025 · senior author

All 13 publications

Latest funding

Biomechanical Implications of Skeletal Muscle Stiffness on the Human Spine
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$84,000
Subject-Specific Biomechanical Modelling in Adult Spinal Deformity Patients: A Surgical Planning and Failure Prediction Toolkit
CIHR · 2021 · Nominated PI
$795,600
Upright Open MRI Upgrade for Biomechanics Research
NSERC · 2020 · Co-investigator
$148,713

All 18 grants and awards

13 publications.

Sensitivity of spinal load estimates to vertebral landmark error in biplanar radiograph-based musculoskeletal models.

Ashjaee N, Fels S, Street J, Oxland T

Computer methods in biomechanics and biomedical engineering2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1080/10255842.2026.2727107 PMID: 42695614

Machine learning outperforms anthropometric scaling in predicting muscle parameters and spinal loading: a subject-specific musculoskeletal modeling study.

Ashjaee N, Street J, Fels S, Oxland T

European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s00586-026-09878-1 PMID: 41965418

Effects of Using Generic vs. Subject-Specific Muscle Properties on Spinal Load Prediction Across Different Posture Simulations.

Ashjaee N, Fels S, Street J, Oxland T

Journal of biomechanics2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2025.112741 PMID: 40413986

Muscle activity with 0.5 T upright MRI-DESS to measure T2 in biceps and triceps.

Shaikh N, Yung A, Zhang H, Street J, Laule C, Oxland T, Wilson DR

Journal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society2023

DOI: 10.1002/jor.25402 PMID: 35716162

Synchronous imaging of pelvic geometry and muscle morphometry: a pilot study of pelvic retroversion using upright MRI.

Shaikh N, Zhang H, Brown SHM, Lari H, Lasry O, Street J, Wilson DR, Oxland T

Scientific reports2021Senior author

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-99305-w PMID: 34635683

Diffusion tensor imaging shows mechanism-specific differences in injury pattern and progression in rat models of acute spinal cord injury.

Yung A, Mattucci S, Bohnet B, Liu J, Fournier C, Tetzlaff W, Kozlowski P, Oxland T

NeuroImage2019Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2018.10.067 PMID: 30409758

Relating Histopathology and Mechanical Strain in Experimental Contusion Spinal Cord Injury in a Rat Model.

Bhatnagar T, Liu J, Yung A, Cripton P, Kozlowski P, Tetzlaff W, Oxland T

Journal of neurotrauma2016Senior author

DOI: 10.1089/neu.2015.4200 PMID: 26729511

Role of muscle damage on loading at the level adjacent to a lumbar spine fusion: a biomechanical analysis.

Malakoutian M, Street J, Wilke HJ, Stavness I, Dvorak M, Fels S, Oxland T

European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society2016Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s00586-016-4686-y PMID: 27465240

In Vivo Measurement of Cervical Spinal Cord Deformation During Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury in a Rodent Model.

Bhatnagar T, Liu J, Yung A, Cripton PA, Kozlowski P, Oxland T

Annals of biomedical engineering2016Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s10439-015-1412-6 PMID: 26294007

Quantifying the internal deformation of the rodent spinal cord during acute spinal cord injury - the validation of a method.

Bhatnagar T, Liu J, Yung A, Cripton P, Kozlowski P, Tetzlaff W, Oxland T

Computer methods in biomechanics and biomedical engineering2016Senior author

DOI: 10.1080/10255842.2015.1032944 PMID: 25894327

Biomechanical Implications of Skeletal Muscle Stiffness on the Human Spine

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Oxland, Thomas

Keywords: biomechanics; structural testing; mechanical testing; spine; skeletal muscle; finite element modelling

$84,000

Subject-Specific Biomechanical Modelling in Adult Spinal Deformity Patients: A Surgical Planning and Failure Prediction Toolkit

Nominated PICIHR2021Project Grant

Principal investigators: Oxland, Thomas R

Keywords: Biomechanics; Biomedical Engineering; Muscle; Musculoskeletal Modelling; Spinal Deformity; Spine

$795,600

Upright Open MRI Upgrade for Biomechanics Research

Co-investigatorNSERC2020Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Wilson, David

$148,713

Development, assessment and application of a new method for characterizing degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis in the symptomatic upright posture.

Co-investigatorCIHR2019Project Grant

Principal investigators: Wilson, David R; Street, John

Keywords: Biomechanics; Device Design; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Spine; Spondylolisthesis

$550,800

Innovative biomechanical modelling of the spine with a focus on paraspinal musculature

Principal investigatorNSERC2017Collaborative Research and Development Grants

Principal investigators: Oxland, Thomas

$414,166

Biomechanical Tolerance Criterion for the Spinal Cord

Principal investigatorNSERC2017Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Oxland, Thomas

$264,000

Shear Injury of the Cervical Spine - Experimental and Computational Modelling

Co-investigatorCIHR2016Project Grant

Principal investigators: Cripton, Peter A; Cronin, Duane S

Keywords: Biomechanics; Bone Density; Cervical Spine; Disc Degeneration; Finite Element Model; Injury Prevention; Sex; Shear; Stiffness; Strength

$715,275

Biomechanical factors in spinal cord injury - relevance to the timing of decompression

Nominated PICIHR2013Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Oxland, Thomas R

Keywords: Biomechanics; Biomedical Engineering; Decompression; Histology; Immunohistochemistry; Injury Biomechanics; Spinal Cord Injury; Spine Surgery

$423,361

Biomechanical Behaviour of the Spinal Cord

Principal investigatorNSERC2012Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Oxland, Thomas

$190,000

Towards a Cervical Spine Injury Tolerance Criterion that incorporates Lateral Bending Loading

Co-investigatorCIHR2012Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Cripton, Peter A

Keywords: Bone; Cadaver Model; Fracture; Injury Biomechanics; Injury Prevention; Spinal Cord Injury; Spinal Injury

$420,848

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Thomas Oxland

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Sensitivity of spinal load estimates to vertebral landmark error in biplanar radiograph-based musculoskeletal models.

Machine learning outperforms anthropometric scaling in predicting muscle parameters and spinal loading: a subject-specific musculoskeletal modeling study.

Effects of Using Generic vs. Subject-Specific Muscle Properties on Spinal Load Prediction Across Different Posture Simulations.

Muscle activity with 0.5 T upright MRI-DESS to measure T2 in biceps and triceps.

Synchronous imaging of pelvic geometry and muscle morphometry: a pilot study of pelvic retroversion using upright MRI.

Diffusion tensor imaging shows mechanism-specific differences in injury pattern and progression in rat models of acute spinal cord injury.

Relating Histopathology and Mechanical Strain in Experimental Contusion Spinal Cord Injury in a Rat Model.

Role of muscle damage on loading at the level adjacent to a lumbar spine fusion: a biomechanical analysis.

In Vivo Measurement of Cervical Spinal Cord Deformation During Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury in a Rodent Model.

Quantifying the internal deformation of the rodent spinal cord during acute spinal cord injury - the validation of a method.

Biomechanical Implications of Skeletal Muscle Stiffness on the Human Spine

Subject-Specific Biomechanical Modelling in Adult Spinal Deformity Patients: A Surgical Planning and Failure Prediction Toolkit

Upright Open MRI Upgrade for Biomechanics Research

Development, assessment and application of a new method for characterizing degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis in the symptomatic upright posture.

Innovative biomechanical modelling of the spine with a focus on paraspinal musculature

Biomechanical Tolerance Criterion for the Spinal Cord

Shear Injury of the Cervical Spine - Experimental and Computational Modelling

Biomechanical factors in spinal cord injury - relevance to the timing of decompression

Biomechanical Behaviour of the Spinal Cord

Towards a Cervical Spine Injury Tolerance Criterion that incorporates Lateral Bending Loading

Frequent collaborators

John Street

Piotr Kozlowski

Sidney Fels

Tim Bhatnagar

Wolfram Tetzlaff

Bassam Masri

Peter Cripton

Cornelia Laule

Ian Stavness

Thomas Oxland

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Sensitivity of spinal load estimates to vertebral landmark error in biplanar radiograph-based musculoskeletal models.

Machine learning outperforms anthropometric scaling in predicting muscle parameters and spinal loading: a subject-specific musculoskeletal modeling study.

Effects of Using Generic vs. Subject-Specific Muscle Properties on Spinal Load Prediction Across Different Posture Simulations.

Muscle activity with 0.5&#x2009;T upright MRI-DESS to measure T2 in biceps and triceps.

Synchronous imaging of pelvic geometry and muscle morphometry: a pilot study of pelvic retroversion using upright MRI.

Diffusion tensor imaging shows mechanism-specific differences in injury pattern and progression in rat models of acute spinal cord injury.

Relating Histopathology and Mechanical Strain in Experimental Contusion Spinal Cord Injury in a Rat Model.

Role of muscle damage on loading at the level adjacent to a lumbar spine fusion: a biomechanical analysis.

In Vivo Measurement of Cervical Spinal Cord Deformation During Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury in a Rodent Model.

Quantifying the internal deformation of the rodent spinal cord during acute spinal cord injury - the validation of a method.

Biomechanical Implications of Skeletal Muscle Stiffness on the Human Spine

Subject-Specific Biomechanical Modelling in Adult Spinal Deformity Patients: A Surgical Planning and Failure Prediction Toolkit

Upright Open MRI Upgrade for Biomechanics Research

Development, assessment and application of a new method for characterizing degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis in the symptomatic upright posture.

Innovative biomechanical modelling of the spine with a focus on paraspinal musculature

Biomechanical Tolerance Criterion for the Spinal Cord

Shear Injury of the Cervical Spine - Experimental and Computational Modelling

Biomechanical factors in spinal cord injury - relevance to the timing of decompression

Biomechanical Behaviour of the Spinal Cord

Towards a Cervical Spine Injury Tolerance Criterion that incorporates Lateral Bending Loading

Frequent collaborators

John Street

Piotr Kozlowski

Sidney Fels

Tim Bhatnagar

Wolfram Tetzlaff

Bassam Masri

Peter Cripton

Cornelia Laule

Ian Stavness

Muscle activity with 0.5 T upright MRI-DESS to measure T2 in biceps and triceps.