Orthopaedic Research

The Orthopaedic Research Department is situated in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Glasgow Royal Infirmary. We conduct a variety of clinical and basic research as well as exploring service redesign to improve the patient pathway through clinic.

Our clinical research portfolio revolves around the use of new robotic guided knee replacement surgeries to improve surgical accuracy, patient recovery and improve patient gait following knee replacement. We also assist in the recruitment of patients to trials that are centred outwith the Glasgow Royal Infirmary. Examples of these clinical trials can be found clicking the research link below.

As an active research department we frequently disseminate our research findings in journal articles. A list of these publications can be found via the publications link below.

If you would like more information on the research activities currently on-going in the Department or to discuss participating in an on-going clinical trial please contact: iii-ortho-research@glasgow.ac.uk

Permission to access patient records

We are seeking approval for permission to review the medical records of patients that took part in our two previous clinical trials, TRUCK and MAKO. This would involve seeking ethical approval to access patients’ medical records to record details of health care usage which is both related and un-related to their knee replacement. This is performed in an anonymised manner and only extracts information about how many times a participant has accessed a health care provider, with no details as to the reason for their visit. The aim of this new aspect of the study is to to review the participants retrospective NHS healthcare usage in a non-identifiable way to see if there is any downstream, long term differences between the patients who were randomised to receive the robotic-assisted knee surgery and conventional knee surgery groups. The difference in health care usage may highlight a potential cost benefit of the use of robotic or conventional surgery.

For access to the NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Data Privacy Notice, please follow the link below. This includes a section on data protection in Research and Innovation.