Current research projects

Comparing surgery versus physiotherapy in the management of arthritis at the base of the thumb.

This research will aim to understand how we can better prepare patients with primary high-grade brain tumours for their treatments and establish what prehabilitation should look like for this patient group.

Patients and clinicians experience artificial intelligence (AI) in NHS Radiology Departments in different ways. Understanding both perspectives is key to safe and responsible use.

Can a new 3D planning system improve the accuracy of preoperative planning for primary total hip replacements?

The CAREFUL Study will investigate whether continuous monitoring of blood pressure during surgery can benefit patients who are high risk, particularly those who are older and living with frailty.

The SPINE Study is to understand the availability of evidence around different adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) imaging techniques, map current AIS imaging service provision and identify areas of improvement in AIS imaging in England.

Are high-volume, low-complexity surgical hubs value for money?

A Delphi consensus study to determine the core outcome set and measurement with key stakeholders for patients with hypermobility spectrum disorders and Ehlers-Danlos syndrome.

A Delphi study to develop a consensus on the minimum recommended outcomes that should be measured when conducting a study on collarbone injuries.

Can we deliver a mouth care intervention to inpatients 3 times a day to help prevent hospital acquired pneumonia (HAP)?

A randomised controlled trial of fluorescence guided sarcoma surgery versus standard of care.

In adults with recent injury to both flexor tendons in a finger, is repairing one tendon no worse than repairing both?

Providing occupational support before patients undergo hip or knee replacement surgery to help them return to work.

Assessing the clinical and cost-effectiveness of treatments for 3 and 4 part proximal humerus (shoulder) fractures in adults over 65 years.

Comparing surgery versus a sling in the management of adults with a displaced, unstable fracture of the distal clavicle (collar bone)

Trident® II is a new implant that will be used to replace the socket of the hip in a total hip replacement.

Comparing continuing or stopping biologics for patients with inflammatory arthritis before orthopaedic surgery.