Research Studies

To refer a patient, or get involved please contact the Orthopaedic Research Team

Helen Samuel - Orthopaedic Research Physiotherapist - h.sankey@nhs.net Ext 35488
Gavin Fossey – Research Practitioner gavinfossey@nhs.net Ext 35488
T&O research lead – Mr Forder

CORE KIDs

A questionnaire study recruiting children age 5-15 post lower limb fracture - aiming to find a set of outcome scores that can be used in children post fracture

-PI Helen Samuel

HUSH

Mid shaft humeral # fractures – randomisation of Midshaft humeral #’s to conservative treatment (brace) or surgery.

PI - Mr Forder

LivD_ACLR

A Prospective Cohort study of skeletally immature patients requiring endoscopic Anterior Cruciate Ligament reconstruction, using living donor hamstring allograft from a parent donor.

PI- Mr Bowman

POINT

Proximal Phalanx Shaft # - Surgery VS non-surgery

- PI Mr Nicholl

PQIP

Peri-operative Quality Improvement Study – Questionnaire study of big elective operations eg- revision surgeries. The aim of PQIP is to investigate how patients are treated when having major surgery, measure complication rates and patients’ perspectives on their care and recovery, and then report this information back to the NHS so that we can improve care for future patients.

PI- Helen Samuel

ProFHER2

3&4 Part Humeral fractures 3-way RCT, RSA/ hemi/ conservative randomised 1:1:1

PI - Mr Rose

RUDY

Rare diseases occurrence less than 1 in 2000 Patients can sign themselves up @ www.rudystudy.org

-PI Mrs Ayodele

SCIENCE

Paediatric medial epicondyle fracture study. Surgery VS non-surgery. PI

– Mrs Ayodele

SISMIC

DUE to start in Aug 2022