Our research
All of our studies, all in one place, recruiting all over the world
Finding out how best to treat a minor wrist fracture, deciding on surgery for childhood hip disease, or seeking ways to reduce the necessity for spinal scoliosis surgery in adolescents - we've got research to help.
Current Orthopaedic Research
SCIENCE
Surgery or Casts for Injuries of the Epicondyle in Children's Elbows? Results now published.
CRAFFT
Is Surgery Necessary for the Treatment of Displaced Wrist Fractures in Children? Main results coming soon. Long-term follow-up ongoing.
BIG BOSS
Stabilisation or Reconstruction for Adolescents with the Hip Disease, Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis? Recruiting Now.
PIC Bone
Optimising the Treatment of Bone and Joint Infection in Children. Recruiting Now.
BASIS
Night Brace or Full Time Brace amongst Adolescents with a Scoliosis of the Spine. Recruiting Now.
ODDsocks
Is Surgery Necessary for the Treatment of Displaced Ankle Fractures in Children? Recruiting Now.
SPELL
Comparing dynamic stretching to usual therapy amongst children with cerebral palsy. Recruiting Now.
ROBUST
Comparing muscle strengthening to usual therapy amongst adolescents with cerebral palsy. Recruiting Now.
OpNonSTOP
Surgical Containment or Optimised Non-Surgical Containment in the Treatment of Perthes' Disease. Recruiting Now.
SMARTIE
Integrating Evidence into the routine care of babies born with hip dysplasia, using the NHS England Smart4NIPE database. Funded – website coming soon.
ToTs Study
A UK-based study comparing immobilisation with observation alone for the management of toddlers' fractures.
WINDY Study
A randomised multicentre feasibility study comparing gradual weaning from brace treatment with immediate cessation for developmental dysplasia of the hip.
Research in US and Canada
DRIFT
Is Surgery Necessary for the Treatment of Displaced Wrist Fractures in Children. Recruiting Now.
COMET
Surgery or Casts for Injuries of the Epicondyle in Children's Elbows? Result - Recruiting Now.
Coming soon
PREPARE KIDS Study
Assessing the clinical and cost-effectiveness of a prehabilitation session delivered before elective lower-limb paediatric orthopaedic surgery.
SUPRAMAN Study
Is it a bird? Is it a Plane? No, Its SUPRAMAN - the multi-centre, randomised trial about supracondylar fractures in children.
STAMP Study
Supportive treatments for minor ankle fractures. More details coming soon!
Completed research
BOSS SCFE
BOSS was where we started…This involved 143 UK hospitals informing the epidemiology and treatment of slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE). This went on to provide the evidence for BigBOSS (recruiting now). The most robust cohort of SCFE published to date.
BOSS PERTHES
The BOSS beginnings were fruitful… 143 UK hospitals informed the epidemiology and treatment of Perthes' Disease. This went on to provide the evidence for OpNonSTOP (recruiting now). The most robust cohort of Perthes' published to date.
FORCE
Optimising the treatment of torus fractures of the wrist in children. Read our Lancet publication, download the FORCE pathway and use our patient information sheets, translated into 8 languages.
FORCE-TRECA
A Study Within A Trial (SWAT) which identified that families prefer the use of multimedia websites to traditional paper study materials.