The Orthopaedic Research Institute (ORI) works across the university and with hospitals, industry partners and academia to produce high quality research and educational outputs that have a proven impact for patients, clinicians and society.
Prof Tom Wainwright Ranked Among Top Orthopaedic Researchers Worldwide
ORI feature in Bournemouth University’s Research in action campaign
New study published by Prof Middleton looking at wear rates in total hip arthroplasty
BU is helping people live better, for longer – Orthopaedic Research Institute (ORI)
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Prof Rob Middleton was the invited keynote speaker at the recent “North-South Medtech Summit” held on 26th November 2021, hosted by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Surgical MedTech Co-operative, OVHcloud start up programme and Bournemouth University. The event was held to bring together local and global healthcare and technology stakeholders to create new… Read more » about Prof Robert Middleton was a keynote speaker at the recent North-South Medtech Summit
As part of an Innovate UK grant with Buckingham Healthcare, ORI was delighted to host and facilitate a workshop on the 1st December 2021 to evaluate a range of prototypes for a new wheelchair to toilet transfer system. Occupational therapists from University Hospitals Dorset, Dorset Council, Salisbury Hospital, and Portsmouth City Council were joined by engineers… Read more » about ORI hosts Innovate UK funded workshop with hospital and industry partners
Prof Tom Wainwright was invited to deliver a plenary lecture on the 25th November 2021 at a recent conference in Manchester hosted by Orthopaedic Research UK and the British Society for Elbow and Shoulder Surgery. At the “Improving outcomes for the shoulder and elbow” conference, Prof Wainwright shared his research and clinic experience of Enhanced… Read more » about Prof Wainwright delivers plenary lecture at the recent BESS/Orthopaedic Research UK conference in Manchester
ORI was delighted to welcome third year BSc (Hons) Operating Department Practice students to the Virtual Reality Training Lab for a series of workshops last week. The workshops were the first step in a growing collaboration between ORI and Debora Almeida and her colleagues from the Operating Department Practice team. Professor Tom Wainwright introduced the… Read more » about ODP students benefit from VR surgical simulation training at ORI
The ORI team were delighted to present three research papers on robotic assisted hip surgery at the European Hip Society Meeting in Lille, France earlier this month. Former ORI clinical fellow, Mr Joe Pagkalos (now Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham) presented the work, having helped to complete the… Read more » about ORI present three papers on robotic hip surgery at the European Hip Society Meeting
ORI have been working in partnership with Buckingham Healthcare Ltd to design an innovative transfer board to increase the independence of wheelchair users. Transfer boards are used to form a temporary bridge between two surfaces, enabling people with restricted mobility to slide safely from one position to another, e.g. from a wheelchair to a toilet…. Read more » about Buckingham Healthcare Glideboard Transfer Board available on the market
ORI are delighted to confirm the re-start of the NIHR funded CLEAT study, a randomised controlled trial to compare the CHAIN programme with usual physiotherapy care in the treatment of hip osteoarthritis. The purpose of the CLEAT study is to investigate whether people who receive an 8-week education and static cycling treatment have an improvement… Read more » about ORI delighted to re-launch NIHR funded CLEAT study
Congratulations to Professor Robert Middleton, who this week performed his 500th Mako Robotic Assisted Hip Replacement at Bournemouth Nuffield Health. This fantastic achievement makes Prof Middleton the first surgeon in Europe to achieve this milestone. Prof Middleton remarked “This is a massive team effort. I would like to thank colleagues from Stryker and the whole… Read more » about Prof Middleton completes 500th Mako Robotic Assited Hip Replacement
Prof Middleton‘s study “Risk factors influencing fracture characteristics in postoperative periprosthetic femoral fractures around cemented stems in total hip arthroplasty” was published in the Bone and Joint Open journal. The full-text can be accessed here Hip fractures are extremely common in our elderly population here in Dorset. This research shows how these can be best… Read more » about Congratulations to Prof Middleton on his recent publication with colleagues from Leeds, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Southampton, Oxford, and Wrightington.
Kirstie started working as Professor Middleton‘s private secretary in 2017 and we now welcome her to our team at the Orthopaedic Research Institute. She is currently collaborating with the Orthopaedic Research Institute to evaluate the health outcomes after a Mako Robotic-Arm Assisted Total Hip replacement (HELLO Study Trial). Kirstie on joining the ORI team: “I… Read more » about Kirstie Cobb joining the ORI team
