A postgraduate research opportunity at the University of Otago.
Details
- Close date
- Friday, 17 January 2020
- Academic background
- Health Sciences
- Host campus
- Christchurch
- Qualification
- PhD
- Department
- Orthopaedic Surgery and Musculoskeletal Medicine (Christchurch)
- Supervisors
- Professor Gary Hooper, Associate Professor Tim Woodfield, Dr Debbie Snell, Dr Jennifer Dunn
Overview
Potential topics
- Acoustic emission monitoring for detecting wear/failure in total joint replacement
- Joint proprioception following total joint replacement
- Measuring changes in bone mineral density in total hip and knee arthroplasty
- Random controlled trials evaluating total joint arthroplasty and survival
- Prospective studies evaluating total joint arthroplasty and survival from the New Zealand National Joint Registry
- Prediction of outcomes following hip and knee joint replacement
