HELSI Bites: Post-traumatic osteoarthritis in the ankle - potential interventions for all stages
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Presented by , Department of Mechanical Engineering
Osteoarthritis (OA) of the ankle is less common than other joints of the lower limb, largely as it does not appear to be a target joint for primary OA. Up to 80% of osteoarthritis in the ankle follows prior trauma and presents at a much younger age than other joints (typically 50 years old compared with 72 years old for knee) - and ankle OA is known to have as debilitating an impact on quality of life as heart disease. In this talk I am going to share my research on potential disruptive interventions following initial ankle injury as well as exploring end stage interventions - from mechanical performance to patient perspectives.
I am a biomechanics and medical engineering academic based in the Department of Mechanical Engineering with research focussed on foot and ankle across ankle injury, arthritis, diabetic foot ulcers and (mostly) pre-clinical evaluation of interventions - from ligament repair to joint replacement.