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A new study published in the Journal of Experimental Medicine reveals how IL-10 and PGE2 work together to prevent inflammatory tissue damage and maintain a healthy gut balance
WHiTE Four trial results published
Hip Main OCTRU Orthopaedics and trauma Research Trauma
9 February 2021
The results of the WHiTE Four clinical trial for the treatment of fragility hip fractures have been published in The Bone and Joint Journal.
New Capture the Fracture policy guidance highlights global need for post-fracture care programs
Main Orthopaedics and trauma
2 February 2021
‘Capture the Fracture® (CTF) Partnership – Guidance for Policy Shaping’ sets out a step-by-step approach to building secondary fracture prevention policy which can improve patient outcomes, save healthcare costs, and save lives.
Motion-capture to help children walk: Oxford team support new gait laboratory in Ethiopia
Main Orthopaedics and trauma
7 January 2021
The Research at Oxford on Analysis of Motion (ROAM) team at the University of Oxford have supported CURE Ethiopia Children’s Hospital to develop and open a brand new gait laboratory, the first of its kind in the country and the only other active gait lab on the African continent outside of South Africa.
Incisional negative pressure wound therapy found to be no more effective than standard dressings
Main Orthopaedics and trauma Trauma
11 February 2020
A new method of treating wounds after major trauma costing nearly £150 per dressing is no more effective in reducing surgical infection rates than a standard wound dressing priced under £2, potentially saving the NHS millions.
Researchers recommend early walking in a brace for Achilles tendon rupture
Main Orthopaedics and trauma Trauma
7 February 2020
A new study from NDORMS reveals a breakthrough for sportsmen and women in the treatment of Achilles tendon rupture.
Excellence payments to hospitals improve hip fracture care in England
Botnar Hip Main Orthopaedics and trauma Publication Trauma
31 July 2019
A scheme that pays hospitals to deliver high quality care has been shown to improve the outcomes for patients with broken hips in England.
Patient raises money for research after hip surgery
Botnar Main Orthopaedics and trauma
26 July 2019
Patient Nick Birch climbed Ben Nevis and ran 5K, just a year after having his hip replaced, to raise funds for research and specifically for Professor Siôn Glyn-Jones, the leading consultant on the team.
Risks of shoulder replacement surgery higher than previously thought
Botnar Main Orthopaedics and trauma Publication Research
20 February 2019
Need for further surgery particularly high in younger men and serious complications surprisingly common in older people, say researchers.
Oxford scientists discover key factor that ‘alerts’ stem cells to accelerate healing of multiple tissues
Kennedy Main Orthopaedics and trauma Publication Research
27 April 2018
Researchers at the Kennedy Institute, University of Oxford have found that a single administration of a molecule accelerated healing of multiple tissues when administered after or even before injury.
NIHR Fellowship to Study Treatment Decisions in Hand Surgery
Botnar Funding Main Orthopaedics and trauma Research
12 March 2018
Many congratulations to Jeremy Rodrigues who has been awarded an NIHR Postdoctoral Fellowship for a project entitled “Improving treatment decision making in hand surgery”. This aims to understand the variation in Dupuytren’s disease intervention in the NHS and to improve decision making in treatments.
Placebo controlled randomised surgical trial for subacromial shoulder pain
Botnar Main Orthopaedics and trauma Publication SITU
21 November 2017
The role of arthroscopic subacromial decompression in the treatment of subacromial shoulder pain (impingement).
Blood metal ion thresholds to identify patients with metal-on-metal hip implants at risk of reactions to metal debris
Main Orthopaedics and trauma Publication
17 October 2017
Research published in The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery confirms that blood metal ion levels specific to the type of hip implant used can help predict patients who are at low risk of adverse reactions to metal debris (ARMD).
NIHR fellowship to review Degenerative Meniscal Tears
Botnar Funding Main Orthopaedics and trauma Research
27 September 2017
Three new clinical trials for NDORMS
Botnar Funding Main Orthopaedics and trauma Research
8 June 2017
NDORMS have been successful with 3 Clinical Trials (BioPatch, MANTIS and NINJA) being awarded.
NDORMS is celebrating World Clubfoot Day today!
Botnar Main Orthopaedics and trauma Research Translational medicine
2 June 2017
More than 30,000 children in Africa are born with clubfoot each year. Many thousands of these children get no treatment, as it is simply not available where they live. They end up with severe deformities that make it hard and very painful to walk.
Link between patient age and risk of revision
Botnar Main Orthopaedics and trauma Publication Research
13 April 2017
Evidence released in the Lancet demonstrates a link between patient age and risk of revision on knee and hip replacements.
Honorary Fellowship of the RCS for Professor David Beard
Awards Botnar Main Orthopaedics and trauma SITU Translational medicine
22 March 2017
Congratulations to Professor David Beard on being awarded an Honorary Fellowship by The Royal College of Surgeons.
A fieldwork video diary on clubfoot
Botnar Main Orthopaedics and trauma Research Translational medicine
17 March 2017
Our DPhil student Sarah Drew is doing amazing fieldwork in Malawi, exploring the organisation and delivery of clubfoot treatment services in the country, sponsored by Cure UK.
Metal-on-metal revision research takes centre-stage at world’s largest orthopaedic conference
Awards Botnar Main Orthopaedics and trauma Statistics and epidemiology Translational medicine
15 March 2017
A new study on patient outcomes after metal-on-metal hip replacement revision surgery has been selected as part of a prestigious 'Game Changers' session at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) annual meeting.