Team outing – Curling
Every year there has to be something active to celebrate the New Year. This year the organisation came up with the great idea of going curling with the ORL team. What an exciting activty it was. Some serious competition came into play. After the curling, celebrating the New Year continued with some bites and drinks […]
Move On: Conference Verder in Beweging November 2022 presenations by Nico and Esther
At the annual congres: Verder in Beweging conference of the Sint Maartenskliniek in Nijmegen (November 11th) both Nico Verdonschot and Esther Tanck had very nice and clear presentations on the research that is done with(in) the orthopaedic research lab (ORL). Prof. dr. Nico Verdonschot presented the latest scientific insights on “moving images” that help to […]
Fundamental mechanics of bone relaxation
In this project, the fundamental mechanics of bone relaxation will be established in experiments with human cadaveric bone specimens, to define a material law relating stress relaxation to bone density and stress level. Subsequently, the impact of viscoelasticity on TKA will be investigated in stress-relaxation experiments and computational models of implant placement. Finally, its effect […]
Short Dutch SAQ and perceptions of appearance in scoliosis
Full title: Perceptions of appearance in and of patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis measured with the short Dutch SAQ. Because adolescent patients may have difficulty viewing their own scoliosis, it may also be very challenging for them to determine the severity of their trunk and spinal deformities and to answer the questions in questionnaires designed […]
Total Hip Arthroplasty and Physical Activity in Patients Younger Than 50 Years (THA&PA)
Rationale: THA is a widely applied procedure for osteoarthritis of the hip. After THA, one can expect an increase in physical activity due to the reduction of pain and increased range of motion of the hip joint, especially in young patients who in general have more active lifestyles. However, these young patients and their doctors […]
Comparing Use of Radiographs Versus Patient Empowerment (CURVE)
Full title: The (Cost-)Effectiveness of a Patient Empowered Protocol Without Routine X-rays for Follow-up of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Patients; A Pragmatic Randomized Trial. Objective: To evaluate the (cost-)effectiveness of a new patient-empowered follow up (FU) protocol in patients with Adolescent idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS) that is based on patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs), self-assessment tools and […]
Difference in Patient Reported Outcomes and Patellar Tracking Before and After Isolated MPFL Reconstruction
Patellar dislocations cause pain and functional decline in adolescents, which can be restored by a MPFL reconstruction. Yet, many reconstruction methods are being used clinically as consensus on the ideal MPFL reconstruction method is lacking. We propose a soft-tissue loop reconstruction method which potentially decreases the risk for of iatrogenic fracture of the patella and […]
Automatic MRI image analysis for patients with chronic low back pain
Low back pain (LBP) is worldwide responsible for more years lived with disability than any other health condition. In the Netherlands, approximately 44% of the population experiences at least one episode of LBP in their lifetime, with one in five reporting persistent back pain lasting longer than three months (chronic low back pain, CLBP). CLBP […]
ISTA Maui (Hawaii)
August 2022 One of the nicest things of doing research is to visit conferences and to meet other researchers in the same research area. The International Society for Technology in Arthroplasty (ISTA) had a very unpleasant location this year, namely Maui, on Hawaii. Therefore, Dennis, Thom, Nico, Thomas and Corine travelled to Hawaii to attend […]