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Nozomu Inoue, MD, PhD

Director of Spine Biomechanics Laboratory
Professor, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, RUSH Medical College
Education

MD, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Japan
PhD, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Japan

Research Areas

Image-based biomechanics; Biomechanics of spine, bone and joints; Biomechanical and kinematic factors contributing to intervertebral disc and facet degeneration.

Contact Info:

1611 W. Harrison St.
Suite 204J
Chicago, IL 60612
Phone: (312) 942-8151
Fax: (312) 942-2101
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Biography

Nozumu Inoue, MD, is a Professor in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at Rush University Medical Center and the Director of the Spine Biomechanics Laboratory at Rush. He received his medical degree and doctorate in Kyoto, Japan, and worked there as an orthopedic surgeon for 11 years. In 1992, Inoue joined the Orthopaedic Biomechanics Laboratory at John’s Hopkins University. Prior to joining Rush in 2003, he worked on a number of orthopedic biomechanics projects with funding from NIH, DOD, OREF and AO research foundation. While at Rush,  Inoue developed cutting-edge computer software programs for 3D analytical phenotyping of the lumbar spine with funding from NIH.

Inoue has published more than 180 peer-reviewed articles and 25 book chapters on orthopedic surgery and biomechanics. Inoue had previously served as Founding Chairman of the Committee on Biomedical Materials, Society of Material Science, Japan.

Inoue is a recipient of the Best Scientific Content Award from American Society for Surgery of the Hand in 1996, Hibbs Award from Scoliosis Research Society in 2006, 1st Place Basic Science Research Award from Cervical Spine Research Society in 2006, The Second Prize Basic Science Paper from Cervical Spine Research Society in 2010, Roger A. Mann Award from American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society in 2011, Best Poster Award from the European Orthopaedic Research Society in 2011 and the ISSLS Prize in Basic Science from the International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine in 2018.

Publications

Dr. Inoue’s full publications list.

  1. Louie PK, Espinoza Orías AA, Fogg LF, LaBelle M, An HS, Andersson GBJ, Inoue N. Changes in lumbar endplate area and concavity associated with disc degeneration. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2018.
  2. Basques BA, Espinoza Orías AA, Shifflett GD, Fice MP, Andersson GB, An HS, Inoue N. The kinematics and spondylosis of the lumbar spine vary depending on the levels of motion segments in individuals with low back pain. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2017;42(13):E767-E774.2017.
  3. Kishimoto M, Akeda K, Sudo A, Espinoza Orías AA, Inoue N. In vivo measurement of vertebral endplate surface area along the whole-spine. J Orthop Res. 34(8):1418-30. 2016.
  4. Simon P, Espinoza Orias AA, Andersson GBJ, An HS, Inoue N. In vivo topographic analysis of lumbar analysis of lumbar facet joint space width distribution in healthy and symptomatic subjects. Spine 37(12):1058-64, 2012.
  5. Inoue N, Espinoza Orías AA. Biomechanics of intervertebral disc degeneration. Orthop Clin North Am 42(4):487-99, 2011.
Grants

NIH R01AT006692, Novel Analytical Tools for 3 Dimensional Imaging Studies on Spinal Manipulation