Orthopaedic Engineering at The University of Edinburgh


School of Engineering	School of medicine

Welcome to the homepage of Orthopaedic Engineering a collaboration within the Colleges of Science and Engineering and Medicine and Veterinary Medicine at the University of Edinburgh. The group carries out research in orthopaedic and biomedical engineering.

Particular research interests of the group are (click on the links to learn more):

Osteoporotic fracture fixation
μFE analysis of bone
Strain-based plasticity models of bone
FE modelling of bone micro-cracking
Generation of virtual FE models of bone microstructure
Macro-models with muscular and ligamentous boundary conditions
Numerical and experimental evaluation of implants used in total knee arthroplasty
Constitutive modelling and experimental studies on bone graft
FE models of the acetabular construct following revision hip arthroplasty
Investigation of the stability of the tibial tray following knee arthroplasty
Investigation of fracture healing using 3D ultrasound
Investigation of fracture during implant insertion