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New trauma wound treatment no better than standard dressing

11 February 2020 · Listed under Musculoskeletal

A study by Oxford researchers has shown that a new method of treating wounds after major trauma is no more effective at improving surgical infection rates than cheaper standard dressings. The findings, by a team at the Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology, and Musculoskeletal Sciences (NDORMS) at the University of Oxford, could save NHS millions … Read more

Platelet rich plasma found to be of no benefit in treating torn Achilles tendon

13 December 2019 · Listed under Musculoskeletal

New research from the University of Oxford has shown that platelet rich plasma (PRP) is not effective in treating acute Achilles tendon ruptures. The Achilles tendon is the most common tendon rupture treated in hospitals. Patients face long periods unable to work or participate in sport as healing and recovery are slow. With PRP therapy, … Read more

NIHR Oxford BRC Senior Research Fellows named

14 May 2019 · Listed under Antimicrobial Resistance and Modernising Microbiology, Clinical Informatics and Big Data, Multimorbidity and Long-Term Conditions, Musculoskeletal, Neurological Conditions, Other News, Respiratory, Vaccines for Emerging and Endemic Diseases

The Oxford BRC is delighted to announce the appointment of seven new Senior Research Fellows. They were chosen from an extremely strong field of 47 applicants from across the scientific and clinical community because they demonstrated that their research was high impact and of high quality . They were also able to demonstrate leadership, independence … Read more

Oxford medical researchers win prestigious national awards

14 March 2019 · Listed under Antimicrobial Resistance and Modernising Microbiology, Multimorbidity and Long-Term Conditions, Musculoskeletal, Respiratory, Stroke and Vascular Dementia, Vaccines for Emerging and Endemic Diseases

Four leading healthcare academics in Oxford have received a prestigious national award. The University of Oxford professors have been named National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) Senior Investigators in recognition of their “outstanding contribution to clinical and applied health and social care research”. The successful candidates are all prominent researchers in the NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre … Read more

Genes and height matter for carpal tunnel syndrome

4 March 2019 · Listed under Genomic Medicine, Musculoskeletal

Researchers from Oxford and Estonia have found further evidence that a person’s genetic make-up and height can influence whether they will develop carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). In the first ever genome-wide association study of CTS, published today in Nature Communications, the researchers from the University of Oxford and the Estonian Genome Center revealed 16 specific locations in chromosomes associated with … Read more

Pills as good as injections to treat bone and joint infections, paper finds

31 January 2019 · Listed under Antimicrobial Resistance and Modernising Microbiology, Musculoskeletal

Pills are just as effective as intravenous (IV) injections in tackling bone infections, a study led by Oxford-based researchers has found. The findings, published on 30 January in The New England Journal of Medicine, challenge the long-held belief that injections into the vein are the best way to give antibiotics for bone and joint infections, … Read more

Largest-ever clinical trial in hip fracture fixation reaches key milestone

23 January 2019 · Listed under Musculoskeletal

A randomised controlled trial comparing extracapsular hip fracture fixation devices, conducted by Oxford University and supported by NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, has reached a key milestone, with the 1000th patient recruited completing their one-year follow-up Recruitment for the World Hip Trauma Evaluation 4 (WHITE4) began in June 2016 and involved 10 centres in the … Read more

Prof Duncan Richards appointed to key new Clinical Therapeutics role

16 November 2018 · Listed under Musculoskeletal

A newly appointed professor at the University of Oxford’s Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences (NDORMS) will lead Oxford’s answer to the key global challenge of how to determine quickly which potential new therapies have the properties to become important medicines. Professor Duncan Richards (pictured right), who has been appointed the new Climax … Read more

New clinical tool will help patients with acute ankle sprain

6 November 2018 · Listed under Musculoskeletal

acute ankle sprain

Patients arriving at hospital emergency departments with acute ankle sprains can expect more timely advice and follow-up care in future after researchers in Oxford developed a new tool that will aid clinical decisions on treatment. Ankle sprains are very common and represent up to 5 per cent of all A&E admissions in the UK; between … Read more

Research for better shared decision-making in knee surgery

25 September 2018 · Listed under Clinical Informatics and Big Data, Musculoskeletal

New research by a team at the University of Oxford, supported by the NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, provides a robust basis for informed shared decision-making and consent on keyhole knee surgery. An innovative study, published today in the Lancet, using 20 years’ worth of data covering around 700,000 arthroscopic partial meniscectomies (APM), or keyhole … Read more

Partial knee replacements better for many patients and cheaper for NHS

30 April 2018 · Listed under Musculoskeletal

Researchers at the University of Oxford have found that many more patients could be given a partial knee replacement instead of a total knee replacement, resulting in improvements in their quality of life and lower costs for the healthcare system. The researchers from the Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences (NDORMS) used routinely collected … Read more

Study confirms close contact casting offers alternative to surgery in unstable ankle fractures in older people

27 March 2018 · Listed under Musculoskeletal

A study has confirmed that a new form of casting offers an alternative to invasive surgery in older people who have unstable ankle fractures. The study comparing initial treatment with close contact casting (CCC) and the usual open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) surgery was conducted by researchers at the University of Oxford’s Nuffield Department … Read more

Oxford study questions value of common shoulder surgery

21 November 2017 · Listed under Musculoskeletal

A study funded by the NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre has found that decompression surgery does not reduce shoulder pain any more than placebo surgery for people with shoulder impingement. The results of the first placebo-controlled trial in shoulder surgery were published in The Lancet on Tuesday 21st November. The study was jointly led by … Read more

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