Joint replacement

Arthroplasty research includes:

  • Clinical outcomes following primary and revision joint arthroplasty
  • Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) and Patient Reported Experience Measures (PREMs)
  • Value Based Health Care
  • Development of methodology for introducing new arthroplasty technology
  • Development of outcome assessment methodology and questionnaire design
  • Clinical trials
  • Surgical and design influences on patient function and clinical outcome
  • Optimising clinical outcome (management of pre-operative risk factors and enhanced recovery)
  • Hip and knee joint kinematics
  • Finite element modelling
  • Roentgen Stereophotogrametric Analysis (RSA) and novel imaging technologies