Our research
Our focus is delivering research that can improve the effectiveness of clinical care. Our research is interdisciplinary and spans all areas of trauma and orthopaedic care.
Working closely with the pragmatic clinical trials unit we develop clinical research studies that evaluate the effectiveness of current treatments in the NHS; we partner with industry to bring effective new treatments into everyday care and make use of health information that is routinely collected to help us answer key questions.
Our core research activities
- Clinical trials
- Big data
- Systematic reviews
- Co-production of research
- Interdisciplinary collaboration
- Research training and education
Working with our partners in the Pragmatic Clinical Trials Unit we are developing innovative clinical trials to answer key questions in bone and joint health. Our focus is on efficient trial design which means we can answer more questions quickly and therefore accelerate evidence-based changes in patient care.
We are maximising the opportunity to use routinely collected data to answer questions and evaluate patient outcomes. Through successfully joining the European Health Data & Evidence Network we are developing collaborations in big data research.
Xavier Griffin is the coordinating editor of the Cochrane Bone, Joint and Muscle Trauma Group. Cochrane produces high quality reviews of research so that decision making in healthcare is based on the best research evidence.
We understand that in order to deliver research excellence that has global impact, co-production is key. Working alongside patients and members of the public is at the core of every research project undertaken/overseen by us.
With access to leading research methodologists, a life sciences campus, bio-engineers and world leaders in inflammation and osteoarthritis research, we are developing collaborations across the School of Medicine and Dentistry to tackle multiple issues affecting those with bone and joint conditions. We work with orthopaedic colleagues who are leaders in their fields across the UK and beyond.
We are committed to providing outstanding education in orthopaedic surgery at all levels – undergraduate and medical students, surgical residents, Masters and PhD students, fellows, young clinician scientists, and early career researchers. Our teaching programme for the two resident rotations (Percivall Pott and Royal London Hospital) takes place monthly.