Orthopaedic Surgery and Musculoskeletal Medicine
Recent Deposits
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Development of hydrogel-based strategies for tissue vascularisation
The tissue engineering field and regenerative medicine has emerged as a promising strategy to overcome the lack of availability of organs and tissue grafts for transplantation. One of the main challenges in the field is ... -
Is elastography type technology useful for quantifying the characteristics of fascia tissues, who uses diagnostic ultrasound in a musculoskeletal setting, and what are the beliefs of users and non-users?
Detection of stiffness in muscle and fascia tissues through the application of subjective palpation helps guide the musculoskeletal practitioner to a working diagnosis. Elastography represents a new technology that measures ... -
The New Zealand Osteopathic Profession’s Understanding of Continuing Professional Development
Continuing professional development (CPD) is commonly accepted as the process for improving the competency, and enhancing the knowledge, skills and attitudes (KSA’s) of health professionals. Within the last few decades CPD ... -
Surface Modification of Additively Manufactured Parts for End-Use Surgical Instruments
Additive manufacturing (AM) is a fast developing industry, with the aerospace, automotive and medical industries readily embracing the new technology. AM provides numerous benefits for design and production, however, one ... -
Data entry into a spinal cord injury registry: a qualitative exploration of clinicians’ perceptions, influences and barriers
Background In the current health sector there is a demand for high-quality data and research. Registries are a potential source of high-quality data, but whether it is more appropriate for clinicians or clerical staff to ... -
Design of cell-instructive photo-polymerisable hydrogels towards functional tissue engineered cartilage
In recent years, scaffold-based strategies adopting hydrogels for cartilage regeneration have received significant attention, offering manipulation of chemical, biological and physical parameters to match design criteria. ... -
Integration and automation of a micro-tissue and microsphere based tissue engineering system and its application in cartilage regeneration and cancer models
Bottom-up biofabrication approaches for fabricating engineered tissue constructs are emerging strategies in tissue engineering. Few technologies have been developed that are capable of assembling tissue units into 3D Plotted ... -
Ready to Roll: New Zealand wheelchair users' preparedness for emergencies.
Background: People with disabilities are disproportionally affected by emergency situations compared to the general population, with higher mortality rates and increased vulnerability to disrupted infrastructure and services. ... -
Negotiating the return to work journey after an earthquake injury
Background: Earthquakes are inevitable natural occurrences. When they occur in populated areas the effects can be devastating, often causing multiple casualties. Little is known about the long-term health and wellbeing ... -
Modular assembly for in vitro investigation and engineering of articular cartilage
Articular cartilage enables locomotion by protecting the ends of the long bones, providing a lubricated low-friction surface for movement, and absorbing and distributing force. It is also a tissue that is often damaged, ...