Furlong Research Charitable Foundation

Research Projects

  1. Factors contributing to Chondroplasia in degenerate rotator cuff disease
  2. Development of a self-assembly technique for drug deliverable HA coatings for titanium based implants
  3. Characterisation of HA coated implants using high resolution imaging
  4. Preclinical testing and design of shoulder prosthesis
  5. Modelling of finite element analysis of shoulder implants
  6. Blood Flow in the Femoral Head
  7. Radiostereometic (RSA) analysis of 2 uncemented stems
  8. Knee replacement kinematics
  9. Osteoclastogenic responses of patients with metal-on-metal prostheses
  10. Shockwave treatment for infected prostheses, an experimental study
  11. Whole blood metal ion levels, immune responses and chromosomal analysis in patients with metal-on-metal & metal -on-polyethylene hip articulations
  12. Tribology of bearing surfaces for hip prosthesis
  13. Electrohydrodynamic deposition of nano-sized calcium phosphate
  14. Relationship between metal wear debris speculation and immune dysfunction in patients
  15. Mapping metal nano particles in human tissues exposed to metal-on-metal hip replacement wear debris
  16. Computer assistance in early knee disease
  17. Navigated reduction and fixation of acetabular fractures
  18. Navigated hip arthroplasty: image-free or CT based?
  19. Effect of cobalt chrome nanoparticles on bone volume and microarchitecture
  20. A comparative study of metal ion analysis with metal-on-metal hip resurfacing and 28 mm metal-on-metal femoral stem
  21. A radiostereometric study of the effect of hydroxyapatite coating of the lag screw of the intramedullary hip screw on the fixation achieved in osteoporotic trochanteric fractures
  22. Finite element computer models of the load transfer characteristics in normal and pathological wrists
  23. Hydroxyapatite as a scaffold carrying BMPs for enhanced osseoinductivity
  24. Carbonate substituted hydroxyapatite: is resorption responsible for increased bioactivity?
  25. Three dimensional digitisation of the bones of the human elbow joint
  26. Primary total hip arthroplasty using HAC coated endoprosthesis: A study of 655 cases
  27. Furlong Foundation Fellowship in Lower Limb Arthroplasty
  28. Does hip resurfacing cause immune dysfunction?
  29. Drug delivery from the Furlong HAC Hip
  30. Validate volumetric shape of femur using FEA, MRI, CT
  31. Quantification of the biomechanics of the arthroplasty and their relationship to functional outcome
  32. 3-D Preoperative planning system
  33. Integrity of the epaired rotator cuff: Aroentgen stereophotogrammetric analysis with ultrasound comparison
  34. Computer assisted hip arthroplasty
  35. Reinforcing hydroxyapatite with carbon nanotubes
  36. Fabrication and compatibility testing of a new generation of structural bioceramic bone graft substitutes
  37. A research fellow for a tropical orthopaedic clinic
  38. The aetiology of tibia vara in Malawaian children and outcome following corrective surgery
  39. Long term clinical outcome of revision hip surgery
  40. Study on distraction osteogenesis of the tibia: Use of vibration therapy
  41. Pilot study for the development of a patient reported outcome measure (PROM) for child with musculoskeletal impairments in Malawi
  42. A study into a novel method of impaction bone grafting
  43. Evaluating cell function on hydroxyapatite-multiwalled carbon nanotubes surfaces
  44. In vitro model of distraction osteogenesis
  45. The role of specific metalloproteinases in Dupoytrens disease
  46. Prediction of fracture risk in patients with metastatic lesions
  47. Exploring the microstructure and mechanical properties of CoCrMo
  48. Functional Studies of ANKH – a protein important in Crystal arthritis
  49. The role of platelet rich plasma in accelerating the healing of intracapsular fractures of the proximal femur
  50. Mechanisms underlying cellular senescence in degeneration of the intervertebral disc: implications for novel repair strategies
  51. Nanostructured, biocompetent biomaterials for early diagnosis & treatment of osteoporotic fractures

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