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Africa Clubfoot Training (ACT) Project: improving care for children born with clubfoot
12 March 2015
A new two-year project funded by the UK Department for International Development (DFID) will strengthen training and delivery capacity for clubfoot treatment in sub-Saharan Africa.
New role for Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome protein
11 March 2015
New research published today in eLife demonstrates a new function for Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome (WAS) protein in the activation of T cells, which play a central role in our immune system.
NDORMS researcher heads for Parliament
6 March 2015
Dr Seint Lwin, a postdoctoral researcher in Dr James Edwards's group at NDORMS has been selected to present her science to Parliament, as part of the 2015 SET for Britain competition on 9 March.
Collaborative intervention development – consultation with key stakeholders
26 February 2015
The RRIO [Rehabilitation Research in Oxford] group has embarked on a programme of work to investigate the management of back pain in older people, known as, The BOOST [Better Outcomes for Older people with Spinal Trouble] Programme. Professor Sallie Lamb is the Chief Investigator.
World-leading orthopaedics
23 February 2015
The Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences has excelled in the last Research Excellence Framework (REF) results.
Clinical trial starts to test new treatment for Dupuytren’s disease
15 February 2015
A clinical trial to test a new treatment for Dupuytren’s disease has commenced at the Kennedy Institute and Botnar Research Centre. Affecting 4% of the UK population, this disease causes fingers to curl into the palm and can be extremely disabling.
PART Trial - work started
15 January 2015
The HTA has funded the PART Trial - A randomised controlled trial of Partial prostate Ablation versus Radical prosTatectomy (PART) in intermediate risk, unilateral clinically localised prostate cancer. Work on the trial officially started on 1st January 2015, further information on the trial and its progress will be available soon on the OCTRU Current Projects Page.
New guidelines for reporting of clinical research to improve medical decision-making
6 January 2015
New guidelines aiming to improve tools used by doctors in making diagnoses and treatment decisions are published today in the Annals of Internal Medicine and 10 other journals.
Professor Cyrus Cooper awarded OBE
5 January 2015
Cyrus Cooper, Professor of Musculoskeletal Epidemiology at NDORMS, has been awarded an OBE in the Queen’s New Year Honours 2014.
Spotlight on improving trauma care in sub-Saharan Africa
19 December 2014
Over the last two years, the COSECSA Oxford Orthopaedic Link (COOL) programme has supported 48 Primary Trauma Care (PTC) training courses in sub-Saharan Africa, run jointly by NHS and local volunteers.
World-leading medical research at Oxford - REF 2014
18 December 2014
Today’s Research Excellence Framework (REF 2014) results confirm the University of Oxford’s world leading position in medical sciences research. Furthermore, the University overall has the largest volume of world leading research and impact submitted to the REF exercise.
Three NDORMS papers in the top 100 most-cited in orthopaedic knee research
8 December 2014
Four NDORMS Professors - Andrew Carr, David Murray, Nigel Arden, and Cyrus Cooper - have papers featured in the most recent bibliometric study on the hundred most-cited publications in orthopaedic knee research, published in The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery.
New co-chair of ISPE's Academic Council
4 December 2014
Dr Daniel Prieto-Alhambra, Senior Clinical Research Fellow at NDORMS has been elected co-chair of the International Society of Pharmacoepidemiology (ISPE) Academic Council.
KICKing osteoarthritis
28 November 2014
The Knee Injury Cohort at the Kennedy (KICK) study has completed a significant milestone this week with the recruitment of all required participants – 150 individuals aged between 18 and 50 with recent knee injuries.
Can physiotherapy help patients with osteoporosis-related fractures?
27 November 2014
PROVE, our clinical trial on Physiotherapy Rehabilitation for Osteoporotic Vertebral Fracture is currently recruiting participants from 13 centres across England, with an additional five centres being set up.
Orthopaedics in Oxford – the role of WWI in the history of NDORMS
24 November 2014
Now a growing department with more than 400 people spread across three main sites, NDORMS owes its existence to Gathorne R. Girdlestone who became the first Nuffield Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, in 1937. However, Professor Girdlestone’s history at Oxford had begun much earlier.
SPRAINED Study - Work started
1 November 2014
The NIHR HTA programme has funded the SPRAINED study (Synthesising a clinical Prognostic Rule for Ankle Injuries in the Emergency Department). The study, led by Professor Sallie Lamb, aims to develop and validate a prognostic tool for acute ankle sprains in an Emergency Department setting. Work on the trial officially starts on the 1st of November and further information will be available soon on the OCTRU current projects page.
Tendon conference panel discussion now on video
27 October 2014
The clinical outcomes panel discussion session from ISTS 2014, held in Oxford this September, is now available to view on Youtube.