Musculoskeletal

Musculoskeletal diseases are identified as the second greatest cause of disability throughout the world and include conditions such as osteoporosis, sarcopenia and arthritis. Researchers are part of cross-functional and collaborative teams to study conditions related to disorders of the bone, muscle and joint for improvement in disease prevention and evidence-based care.

Groups / Projects Research Lead Dept / Centre
A computer-aided decision system for gait analysis Project Leader Dr Morgan Sangeux Paediatrics
Advanced Limb Reconstruction Head of Department of Surgery,
St. Vincent's Hospital,
Professor Peter Choong

Surgery
An ultrasensitive assay to detect aggrecan degradation products in patient fluids Project Leader Professor Amanda Fosang Paediatrics
Arthritis Research Group Laboratory Head Professor Amanda Fosang
Paediatrics
Biological mechanisms underpinning the social gradient of health Principal Fellow A/Prof Sharon Brennan-Olsen
Medicine
Bone and Mineral Research Group Group Leader Associate Professor Chris Yates
Medicine
Bone strength in young healthy females, older patients with low-trauma fracture and older healthy adults: peripheral quantitative computed tomography based finite element analysis Group Leader Prof. John D Wark Medicine
Centre for Health Analytics Director Kate Lucas
Paediatrics
Cognitive Health Project Leader Professor Cassandra Szoeke Medicine
Community engagement and policy discourse: Musculoskeletal disease Principal Fellow A/Prof Sharon Brennan-Olsen
Medicine
Development of a Minimally Invasive Chronic Neural Interface Group Leaders A/Prof Nicholas Opie and A/Prof Thomas Oxley Medicine
Emerging Infectious Diseases and Travel Medicine Research Group Leader Dr Irani Thevarajan
Infectious Diseases
Evaluating the impact of obesity on knee load over time in those who have undergone optimal surgical re-alignment after total knee replacement Professor Peter Choong Surgery
Healthy Ageing Program Professor Cassandra Szoeke
Medicine
Hugh Williamson Gait Laboratory/Orthopaedic Department Research Group Leader Professor Kerr Graham
Paediatrics
Identifying novel cartilage proteins with new functions Project Leader Professor Amanda Fosang Paediatrics
Imaging Project Leader Monique Stagnitti Medicine
In Vivo Tibiofemoral Biomechanics in Healthy Adults During Functional Activity Dr Hans Gray Surgery
Irani Thevarajan Principal Fellow Irani Thevarajan
Infectious Diseases
Is muscle surgery or bone surgery better for young children with cerebral palsy who have hip displacement? The Cerebral Palsy Hip Interventions Project (CP-HIP) Project Leader Dr Kate Willoughby Paediatrics
Lifestyle and Prevention Project Leader Dr Edward Hill Medicine
Mental Health Project Leader Professor Lorraine Dennerstein Medicine
Mice resistant to collagen degradation teach us about skeletal development and arthritis Project Leader Professor Amanda Fosang Paediatrics
Mindfulness, cognitive processes and coping in chronic illness: insights from a study of joint replacement surgery Professor Peter Choong Surgery
Multimedia (MyStay) Intervention for managing patient experience (MIME) following total hip replacement surgery: a cluster randomised trial. Ms Jo McDonall Surgery
Multimorbidity in Ageing Project Leader Dr Kate Gregorevic Medicine
Musculoskeletal and Bone Health Project Leader Dr Raquel Pedrero-Chamizo Medicine
Outcomes of Hip Interventions for Children with Cerebral Palsy – An International, Multi-Centre Prospective, Comparative Cohort Study Project Leader Dr Kate Willoughby Paediatrics
Postoperative Quality of Recovery Co-director Colin Royse
Surgery
Quality of Life Project Leader Dr Katherine Campbell Medicine
Reproductive Steroids Research Group Professor Mathis Grossmann, MD, PhD, FRACP
Medicine
Research at Epworth Professor Richard de Steiger
Rheumatology Group Leader Associate Professor Keith Lim
Medicine
RMH Aged Care Research (RACER) Associate Professor Dina LoGiudice
Medicine
Single Event Multilevel Surgery in Bilateral Spastic Cerebral Palsy: A Multi-centre, Long-term, Follow-up Study Project Leader Dr Pam Thomason Paediatrics
Social determinants of musculoskeletal disease across the lifecourse Principal Fellow A/Prof Sharon Brennan-Olsen
Medicine
Surgery Research Surgery
Synovial Knee Arthritis Research (SKAR) Professor John Hamilton Surgery
The Arthroplasty and Bariatric Surgery (ABS) Study: a randomised controlled trial of laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding prior to total knee arthroplasty Professor Peter Choong Surgery
The Gait Outcomes Assessment List (GOAL): Validation of a new measure of gait function for children with cerebral palsy Project Leader Dr Pam Thomason Paediatrics
The MARKA Study: Maximum Acceptable Risk of complication in total Knee Arthroplasty Dr Michelle Dowsey Surgery
The role of an aggrecan 32mer fragment in developing osteoarthritis Project Leader Professor Amanda Fosang Paediatrics
The Vascular Bionics Laboratory Heads of Laboratory Associate Professor Nicholas Opie and Associate Professor Thomas Oxley
Medicine
Understanding the effect of lower limb torsional deformities in typically developing children and adolescents Project Leader Dr Morgan Sangeux Paediatrics
Vascular Health Project Leader Professor Philippe Lehert Medicine

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