surgical technologyThe focus of the MSk lab's work in surgical technology and outcomes is on patients with early osteoarthritis. In this area, we work with a number of companies collaborating on new devices, assisting with product development and also post-op clinical surveillance of new implants that are being used in clinical trials. As part of this research we are:

  • Designing technologies to improve surgical performance, including patient matched orthopaedic instrumentation using 3D printing
  • Developing the most conservative approach to surgery, maintaining as many natural structures as possible
  • Designing more conservative devices and procedures such as osteotomy, enabling return to high level function
  • Improving hip replacement and resurfacing interventions using the most cost-effective bearings for each individual
  • Devising a compartmental approach to treating knee disease, including partial knee replacements such as patellofemoral and unicondylar components
  • Designing 3D planning tools and patient matched instruments for osteotemies to correct deformity arising from trauma, and to prevent progression of osteoarthitis
  • Assessing the efficacy and safety of new surgical techniques for kinematic alignment of total knee replacements
  • Developing patient specific pre-operative planning tools for total joint replacements

To enable this research MSk are applying technologies from the following fields; computer science, imaging science, tribology, biomechanics, simulation and surgical robotics.

Contact Information

Mrs Kathy Lewis
+44 (0)20 7594 2703
kathy.lewis@imperial.ac.uk