Alumni and thesis titles

Below is a list of our Alumni and their thesis titles

Name	Degree	Thesis title
Hanyu Liu	MSc, 2023	Return to Golf Following Hip Arthroscopy
Jerry Tsang	PhD, 2021	Novel therapies for the prevention and management of orthopaedic biomaterial associated with Staphylococcus aureus infections
Murtadhah Jalal	PhD, 2021	Exploration of strategies to promote facture healing and prevent atrophic non-union in a clinically relevant model
Yoke Yue Chow	MScR, 2021	Antibacterial Effect of Bone Marrow-derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells (BM-MSCs) seeded on Calcium Sulfate (CaSO4) Scaffold
Jamie Nicholson	PhD, 2021	Nonunion of the Clavicle. Novel use of clinical recovery and ultrasound to improve our ability to predict fracture healing
Preeti Vijaya Mahankali-Rao	MScR, 2020	Optimising chondrocyte viability to support development of a viable ex-vivo human model, for laboratory testing of regenerative therapies treating damaged articular cartilage
Khalid Al-Hourani	MD, 2020	The effect of cortical bone decollagenisation on fracture biomechanics at low strain rate.
Rhys Clement	PhD, 2020	Investigating the causes of chondrocyte death in septic arthritis
Nicholas Clement	MD, 2020	The Epidemiology and Outcome of Fractures in Elderly and Super-Elderly Patients
Ewan Goudie	MD, 2020	Neck of Humerus Fractures: Epidemiology, Predictors of Nonunion and Classification
Maurice Griffin	PhD, 2020	Factors affecting neuromuscular recovery following open knee surgery
Simon Graham	PhD, 2020	Fracture Healing in HIV-positive Patients
Rachel Penman	MScR, 2019	The Patient Experience of Revision Knee Arthroplasty: a qualitative study
Ben Waterson	MD, 2018	The Effects on Alignment on Total Knee Arthroplasty
Rida Benfayed	MD, 2018	Kneeling ability following total knee arthroplasty
Chloe Scott	MD, 2017	The Effectof unicompartmental knee replacement tibial component design on proximal tibial strain and ongoing pain
Andrew Duckworth	PhD, 2016	Proximal Forearm Fractures: Epidemiology, functional results and predictors of outcome
Natalia Harasymowicz	PhD, 2016	The effect of morbid obesity on osteoarthritis
Adeel Akhtar	MD, 2016	Hypermobility, ACL reconstruction & Shoulder instability: A clinical, mechanical and histological analysis
Leanora Mills	MD, 2016	Fracture non-union, Epidemiology and Treatment
Alisdair Macleod	PhD, 2015	Modelling and Optimising the Mechanical Behaviour of Fractures Treated with Locking Plates
Paul Hindle	PhD, 2015	The chondrogenic potential of perivascular stem cells from the infra-patellar fat pad
Paul Jenkins	MD, 2015	The Structure and Function of the Proximal Femur
Iain R Murray	PhD, 2014	Perivascular stem cells at the crossroads of tissue regeneration and pathology
Gregory Robertson	PhD, 2014	Methods of Estimating Bone Mineral Density in Digital Radiography
Yicheng Lin	PhD, 2014	A novel organ culture model for a complete synovial joint: Creation and application
Innes Smith	PhD, 2014	An Investigation of the role of Staphylococcus Aureus Toxins in a Cartilage Explant Model of Septic Arthritis
Graham Dall	MD, 2014	An investigation, using an in vitro alginate biofilm model, into locally delivered antibiotic combinations to treat staphylococcal prosthetic infection
Sally-Anne Phillips	MD, 2014	Investigation of Bone Fracture Repair in the Presence of Perturbed Lymphocyte Function
Tulyapruek Tawonsawatruk	PhD, 2013	Using Mesenchymal stem cell to promote fracture healing
Jerome Goffin	PhD, 2013	Complications of trochanteric fracture fixation
Noel Conlisk	PhD, 2013	Numerical and experimental studies on the mechanical behaviour of the distal femur following total knee arthroplasty
Katherine Cameron	PhD, 2013	Calcium phosphate substrate-directed osteogenic differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells
Michael Kelly	MD, 2012	Characterisation of the biological potential of fracture non-union tissue
Robert Wallace	PhD, 2011	The Effect of Strain Rate and Bone Quality on the Bending Behaviour of Whole Bone
David Hamilton	PhD, 2011	Physiological and Mechanical Influences on Muscle Function Following Total Knee Arthroplasty
Anish Amin	PhD, 2011	Chondrocyte death in injured articular cartilage - in vitro evaluation of chondroprotective strategies using confocal laser scanning microscopy
Finn Donaldson	PhD, 2011	Incorporating bone micro-structure in macro-finite element models
Terence Savaridas	MD, 2011	The Effects of Bisphosphonate on Direct Fracture Healing
Gavin Brown	PhD, 2010	Changes in Telomere Length in Rabbit Osteoblasts Following Distraction Osteogenesis
Judith Lane	PhD, 2010	Knee joint stiffness and function following total knee arthroplasty
Sarah Dawson	PhD, 2009	Digital X-ray analysis for monitoring fracture healing
Mark Gaston	PhD, 2009	The cellular role of the specific immune system in fracture repair
Duncan Sharp	PhD, 2009	Bioactive Scaffolds with Potential for Bone Regenerative Medical Applications
Erin Ross	PhD, 2009	Freehand three dimensional ultrasound for imaging components of the musculoskeletal system
Blair Tweedie	MsC, 2009	Detection of fraction propagation and assessment of optimal implant fit by vibrational wave analysis during cementless prosthesis insertion
Philippe Vadillo	PhD, 2008	Scaffolds for bone repair using computer aided design and manufacture
Matthew Hope	MD, 2008	Near-Infrared Spectroscopic Diagnosis of Acute Compartment Syndrome
Christina Huber	PhD, 2007	The effects of estrogen and SERMs on bone cell viability
Alastair Murray	MD, 2007	Fracture healing in osteopenic bone and the influence of simvastatin
Karlmeinrad Giesinger	MSc, 2006	Application of vibration analysis to assess femoral press-fit stability and bone integrity in hip arthroplasty : an in vitro study
Brendan Hawes	MSc, 2006
Dianne Murray	PhD, 2005	Skeletal failure of the immature skeleton
Georgia Kogianni	PhD, 2004	The biological significance of osteocyte apoptosis