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

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