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Israel Ramírez-Martínez

Exploring explanted shoulder replacement prostheses.

Email: i.ramirez-martinez2@ncl.ac.uk

Project supervisors

Project description

During my undergraduate studies in and master’s degree, I developed a particular interest in the tribology and biomechanics of artificial joints.

I am developing an understanding of the biotribology of upper limb prostheses, with a particular focus on the shoulder. I am carrying out a series of comprehensive wear tests on artificial shoulder joints. I am using a unique multi-station shoulder simulator. I am investigating the surface topographical assessment of explanted shoulder replacement prosthesis.

Publications

Interests

  • Bioengineering
  • Biotribology
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering

Qualifications

Awards

  • Young Investigator Scholarship. International Society for Technology in Arthroplasty. October 2019 (500 USD).
  • Winner of Peter Jost Travel Fund. The Peter Jost Charitable Foundation. June 2018 (£1,000) and June 2019 (£1,500).

Collaborations

  • JRI Orthopedics Ltd. “The effect of combined loading cycles on the wear of reverse shoulder joint replacements”.
  • Laboratorio di Tecnologia Medica, Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy. “Tribological Analysis of Retrieved Metal-on-Polyethylene Reverse Shoulder Replacements”.
  • Wrightington, Wigan, and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust. “Wear Behavior of PyroCarbon Humeral Heads against Polyethylene Glenoid Inserts in Shoulder Arthroplasties”.

Best Poster presentation prize. 4th Annual London Shoulder Meeting, 18th May 2018 (£300).

Best Oral presentation prize. Postgraduate Research (PGR) Conference, 29th and 30th March 2017 (£40).