Current and recently funded projects
2015
- Description and validation of a standardised, metal artefact minimising method of computed tomographic (CT) assessment of the humeral condyle after transcondylar screw placement in dogs with intracondylar fissure of the humeral condyle (IFHC) (Merdock, Radke, Mannion)
- Computed comographic assessment of the effect of block recession trochleoplasty and partial parasagittal patellectomy in cats (Brioschi, Arthurs, Rutherford)
- Histopathological analysis of bone and teeth in cats affected with retained decidous teeth and patellar fractures (Langley-Hobbs, Fews, Longley)
2014
- The effect of ageing, gonadectomy and renal disease on feline bone mass and architecture (Meakin, Langley-Hobbs)
- The Hip Registry (Comerford)
2013
- Biomechanical comparison of traditional fabello-tibial suture and lateral suture placed between quasi-isometric points for the treatment of cranial cruciate ligament rupture in feline stifles (de Sousa, Langley-Hobbs, Sutcliffe)
- Computed tomographic evaluation of elbow congruity during arthroscopy in a canine cadaveric model. (Skinner, Parsons, Warren-Smith)
2011
- An investigation of subjective and objective methods of pain assessment following orthopaedic surgery
(Chris May, Northwest Surgeons)
2010
- Accuracy of CT and MR arthrography for the diagnosis of medial glenohumeral ligament and subscapularis tears
(Eithne Comerford, University of Liverpool)
- Evaluation of the effect of varying monocortical screw numbers on the biomechanical properties of a limited contact dynamic compression plate/intramedullary rod configuration: an in vitro study on a canine cadaveric femoral fracture gap model
(Peter Delisser, University of Bristol)
2009
- Canine Pancarpal Arthrodesis: Is the Orthomed 'CastLess' plate really Cast-less
(Richard Meeson, Royal Veterinary College)
- Fragmentation of the caudal glenoid in the racing Greyhound; A study into its clinical significance
(Mike Guilliard, Nantwich Veterinary Hospital)
- Cadaver study to investigate the effects of stifle angle on measured Tibial Tuberosity Advancement, and clinicians' ability to accurately position the stifle with the aid of a goniometer
(Mark Bush, Southern Counties Veterinary Specialists)
- Description of the surgical approach to the lumbosacral vertebral bodies and disc with documentation of the lumbosacral surface area available for potential implant placement (Jerry O'Riordan, University College Dublin)
- Incidence of Incomplete Ossification of the Humeral Condyle in Clinically Unaffected Springer Spaniels (Andy Moores, Anderson Sturgess Veterinary Specialists)
- Radiographic evaluation of the BFX acetabular component (Alasdair Renwick, Willow's Referral Service)
2008
- Outcome of TPLO vs lateral suture technique in small dogs with excessive tibial plateau angles
(Damien Chase, University of Glasgow)
- The incidence, signalment, treatment and cause of corns in dogs
(Mike Guilliard, Nantwich Veterinary Hospital)
- A cadaver study of talocrural instability and repair in the cat
(Ian Nicholson, University of Cambridge)
- Investigation into the immunogenetic basis of canine cranial cruciate ligament disease
(Dylan Clements, University of Edinburgh)
2007
- A biomechanical comparison of suture loop configurations used in the lateral fabella suture repair technique for the cranial cruciate deficient canine stifle
(Adrian Wallace, University of Cambridge)
2005
- Comparing the resistance to push-out of conventional and self-tapping bone screw
(Malcolm Ness, Croft Veterinary Hospital)
- The investigation of dorsal plating of ilial and acetabular fractures in cats.
(Michael Hamilton, University of Cambridge)
2004
- MRI of the Canine Shoulder Joint and Investigations of shoulder anatomy/instability in dogs
(John Innes, University of Liverpool)
- Gene expression of ligamentocytes from canine CCLs in response to tensile loading: generating appropriate phenotype for application in tissue engineering of ligaments
(Martin Owen, University of Bristol)
- Retrospective evaluation of the long-term outcome of conservative management of clinical hip dysplasia
(Mike Farrell, University of Glasgow)
- Lag Screw Fixation of Canine Cadaveric Humeral Condylar Bone Specimens: A Biomechanical Comparison of 3.5mm and 4.5mm Cortical Thread Screws
(Mark Glyde, University of Dublin)
2003
- Disc profilometry in canine lumbosacral disc disease
(Turlough O'Neill, University of Liverpool)
- Imaging of fractured central tarsal bones in racing greyhounds
(Ken Johnson, Ohio State Veterinary School)
- The usefulness of joint lavage in the management of osteoarthritis
(Sandra Corr, Royal Veterinary College)
- Alterations in the phenotypic behavior of ligamentocytes from canine cruciate ligaments in response to tensile and compressive loads with a view to their use in ligament engineering and reconstruction
(Eithne Comerford, University of Bristol)