- A new marker-free system to track equine locomotion
Project Leader(s): Dr Tom Joyce - Arthritis Research UK Tissue Engineering Centre
Project Leader(s): Professor AW McCaskie
Research at the newly-established Arthritis Research UK Tissue Engineering Centre at Newcastle University will focus on assessment of the immunogenicity of the stem cells from the same and a different donor and their interaction with new biomaterials..
- BPEX - predicting leg soundness through biomechanical assessment of gait in pigs
Project Leader(s): Dr JH Guy (AFRD) - DIGINOVA
Project Leader(s): Professor Kenneth Dalgarno - Ex vivo analysis of failed resurfacing hip prostheses
Project Leader(s): Dr Tom Joyce
The replacement of diseased hip joints with artificial hips has been acknowledged as the outstanding success in orthopaedics in the twentieth century ... - Friction of retrieved knee prosthesis
Project Leader(s): Professor Tom Joyce - Improving reverse-anatomy shoulder implant outcomes
Project Leader(s): Prof Garth Johnson - Improving the metal-on-metal hip prosthesis – A study of failures and wear mechanisms
Project Leader(s): Dr Tom Joyce
Metal-on-metal hip arthroplasty had, until very recently, been undergoing a renaissance. However, high profile failures such as that of the DePuy Articular Surface Replacement (ASR) metal-on-metal hip resurfacing have led to a backlash... - Measurement of Deformation and Impaction Forces of Acetabular Cups into Cadavers
Project Leader(s): Professor SJ Bull (CEAM) - Restoration
Project Leader(s): Professor Kenneth Dalgarno - Service for the investigation of failed lower limb arthroplasties
Project Leader(s): Dr Tom Joyce
In the UK, approximately 140,000 primary and 10,000 revision hip and knee replacement procedures are performed annually. A primary joint replacement may cost £6-8K and the revision procedure excluding prolonged in-patient hospital stay may cost... - Technical market development for a novel design of total shoulder replacement
Project Leader(s): Dr Tom Joyce
This project represents the next stage in the development of new, scientifically based, designs of shoulder replacements. A novel total shoulder replacement (VAIOS – Versatile, Anatomic, Inverse Optimised and Stable) Shoulder Replacement has... - The design of a multi-station shoulder simulator
Project Leader(s): Dr Tom Joyce
The replacement of diseased shoulder joints lacks the success seen with hip and knee prostheses... - The development and validation of novel lubricants to be used in the testing of biomaterials employed in total joint replacement
Project Leader(s): Dr Tom Joyce - The effect of specific spinal exercises on the intervertebral disc
Project Leader(s): Dr Tom Joyce
Low back pain affects 80% of people at some point during their life. The exercises and advice given to patients for low back pain are sometimes conflicting. Are patients being given sub-optimal therapy? Can we add scientific...
- When technology fails patients: engaging with stakeholders on metal-on-metal hip joint failures
Project Leader(s): Dr Thomas Joyce
Throughout the world some of the latest designs of hip joint replacements are failing in their thousands and causing health problems for the people concerned. This project will bring together experiences of patients, engineers, clinicians...