Research

Expanding knowledge and improving outcomes

We fund innovative research projects in the UK that expand knowledge, improve patient outcomes and pioneer new forms of orthopaedic treatment. Here are just a few of our recent research projects.

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Joint OBB Fund: Rebecca Maggs

Posted on: 23-09-2024
Medical student, Rebecca Maggs, was awarded 1st prize for the Joint OBB Fund 2023, winning £1,500 worth of seed funding for research into sarcoma treatment.
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Joint OBB Research Fund: Matthew Bellamy

Posted on: 05-09-2024
Medical student, Matthew Bellamy, was awarded 2nd place for the Joint OBB Fund 2023, for research into 3D modelling and idiopathic scoliosis at Sheffield Children's Hospital.
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Joint OBB Fund: Hariharan Subbiah Ponniah

Posted on: 22-08-2024
Hariharan Subbiah Ponniah was awarded 3rd place for the Joint OBB Fund 2023 for research into FAI at Imperial College School of Medicine.
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Using microbubbles to deliver local treatments in non-union fractures

Posted on: 05-08-2024
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Analysing health data on MSK patients, particularly those with long-term knee problems, to find out the period of time from knee surgery to total joint replacement

Posted on: 30-04-2024
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Using Machine Learning to detect and predict loosening of the femoral component of an uncemented total hip replacement

Posted on: 20-03-2024
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Imaging the recovery of muscles following nerve trauma

Posted on: 09-02-2024
Dr Matthew Wilcox from UCL Centre for Nerve Engineering is a recipient of our Early Career Research Fellowship for his research into regenerative treatments for nerve injury and disease.
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Evidence-based guidelines for the optimal design of rigid ankle-foot orthosis

Posted on: 26-01-2024
Computational models have been developed to measure the effect of material thickness and reinforcement design on stiffness of Ankle-Foot Orthosis (AFO) . This research project aims to translate this lab-based research into clinical practice.
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An open-source finite element ankle model for in-silico assessment of ankle treatment

Posted on: 16-01-2024
Dr Elise Pegg, a Senior Lecturer at the University of Bath and recipient of an ORUK Early-career Research Fellowship, aims to create a fully open-source finite element ankle model, including bones, ligaments, and cartilages, appropriate musculoskeletal loading for a standardised representation of ankle biomechanics and pre-clinical ankle joint analysis.
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