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? Result - Spring 2025.
CRAFFT
Is Surgery Necessary for the Treatment of Displaced Wrist Fractures in Children? Recruiting Now.
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. Funded – website coming soon.
SMARTIE
Integrating Evidence into the routine care of babies born with hip dysplasia, using the NHS England Smart4NIPE database. Funded – website coming soon.
Recruiting in the 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.
Completed research
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.
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-TRECA
A Study Within A Trial (SWAT) which identified that families prefer the use of multimedia websites to traditional paper study materials.