{"id":15,"date":"2019-02-28T00:37:17","date_gmt":"2019-02-28T00:37:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/limb.dev.scorchedmedia.com.au\/research\/?page_id=15"},"modified":"2023-11-09T01:41:52","modified_gmt":"2023-11-09T01:41:52","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.upperlimb.com\/research\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><h1>The Brisbane Hand &amp; Upper Limb Research Institute was established in 2010 to facilitate and coordinate upper limb clinical and basic science research across the private and public health-care sectors in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.<\/h1>\n<p>Our team of researchers are involved in over 30 projects dedicated to improving the quality of health care, surgery and outcomes of people with upper limb conditions. See our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.upperlimb.com\/research\/studies\/\">current projects<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>You can contribute to a range of work that helps us to provide safer and better-quality care to patients who experience Hand and Upper Limb conditions:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Expert knowledge and skill<br \/>\n\u2022 Donation (tax deductible)<\/p>\n<p>Please contact our Research Manager via researchmanager@upperlimb.com.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-fullwidth-1  fusion-parallax-none nonhundred-percent-fullwidth\" style=\"border-color:#eae9e9;border-bottom-width: 0px;border-top-width: 0px;border-bottom-style: solid;border-top-style: solid;padding-bottom:20px;padding-top:20px;padding-left:;padding-right:;\"><style type=\"text\/css\" scoped=\"scoped\">.fusion-fullwidth-1 {\r\n                            padding-left: px !important;\r\n                            padding-right: px !important;\r\n                        }<\/style><div class=\"fusion-row\"><span class=\"fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.upperlimb.com\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/tmp-research-hero.png\" alt=\"\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-half fusion-layout-column fusion-spacing-yes\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-sep-none fusion-title-size-two\"><h2 class=\"title-heading-left\">Recent News<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-blog-shortcode fusion-blog-shortcode-1 fusion-blog-archive fusion-blog-layout-medium fusion-blog-pagination fusion-blog-no-images\"><div class=\"fusion-posts-container fusion-posts-container-pagination\" data-pages=\"3\"><div id=\"post-454\" class=\"fusion-post-medium post-454 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-recent-news\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.upperlimb.com\/research\/hand-surgery-and-the-digital-revolution-conference\/\">Hand Surgery and the Digital Revolution Conference<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>In March, the Brisbane Hand and Upper Limb Research Institute gave a number of presentations at the 12th Asian Pacific Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand and the [...]<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"post-451\" class=\"fusion-post-medium post-451 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-recent-news\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.upperlimb.com\/research\/recruitment-finalised-prediction-of-post-operative-cognitive-decline-following-shoulder-surgery-in-the-beach-chair-position-the-value-of-cerebral-oximetry\/\">Recruitment Finalised: Prediction of post-operative cognitive decline following shoulder surgery in the beach chair position: the value of cerebral oximetry<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>Surgery to the shoulder may be performed with patients seated upright in a position known as the beach chair position (BCP). We have recently recruited our 200th and final participant [...]<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"post-85\" class=\"fusion-post-medium post-85 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-recent-news\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.upperlimb.com\/research\/in-vitro-comparison-of-wear-characteristics-of-pyrocarbon-metal-on-bone-shoulder-hemiarthroplasty\/\">In vitro comparison of wear characteristics of PyroCarbon &#038; metal on bone: Shoulder hemiarthroplasty<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>Prof Mark Ross, previous fellow Dr Noel Peter and other collaborators have published results showing that PyroCarbon hemiarthroplasty implants cause significantly less damage to bone than conventional cobalt chromium implants [...]<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"post-83\" class=\"fusion-post-medium post-83 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-recent-news\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.upperlimb.com\/research\/bhulri-digitalisation\/\">BHULRI digitalisation<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>Study participants are now completing electronic questionnaires. Going digital will reduce data entry time, allowing the research team to spend more time on experimental design and data analysis. It will [...]<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"post-77\" class=\"fusion-post-medium post-77 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-recent-news\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.upperlimb.com\/research\/recent-contribution-to-textbook-normal-and-pathological-anatomy-of-the-shoulder\/\">Contribution to Textbook &#8211; \u201cNormal and Pathological Anatomy of the Shoulder\u201d<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>Professor Mark Ross and Visiting Shoulder Fellow Dr Kieran Hirpara (MB, BCh, BAO, MD, FRCSOrth) contributed to a book chapter describing the \"Anterior Shoulder Approaches to the Shoulder.\" The text [...]<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-half fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-sep-none fusion-title-size-two\"><h2 class=\"title-heading-left\">Recent Publications<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-blog-shortcode fusion-blog-shortcode-2 fusion-blog-archive fusion-blog-layout-medium fusion-blog-pagination fusion-blog-no-images\"><div class=\"fusion-posts-container fusion-posts-container-pagination\" data-pages=\"15\"><div id=\"post-561\" class=\"fusion-post-medium post-561 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-recent-publications\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.upperlimb.com\/research\/reliability-of-different-dynamometers-used-to-measure-isometric-shoulder-strength-a-comparative-study-of-two-dynamometers-in-526-adults\/\">Reliability of Different Dynamometers Used to Measure Isometric Shoulder Strength: A Comparative Study of Two Dynamometers in 526 Adults<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>Authors: Stefan Loske, Emma Carlisle, Ruby Strauss, Elie Walsh, Anna Gore, David Sullivan, Phillip Duke, Mark RossPublication Date: 19th November, 2025Journal: CureusArticle link: https:\/\/www.cureus.com\/articles\/415518-reliability-of-different-dynamometers-used-to-measure-isometric-shoulder-strength-a-comparative-study-of-two-dynamometers-in-526-adults#!\/ Abstract: Background - Several devices are [...]<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"post-559\" class=\"fusion-post-medium post-559 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-recent-publications\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.upperlimb.com\/research\/outcomes-of-pyrolytic-carbon-humeral-resurfacing-hemiarthroplasty-compared-to-best-in-class-total-shoulder-arthroplasty-in-young-patients-with-osteoarthritis-analysis-from-the-australian-orthopaedic\/\">Outcomes of pyrolytic carbon humeral resurfacing hemiarthroplasty compared to best-in-class total shoulder arthroplasty in young patients with osteoarthritis: analysis from the Australian Orthopaedic Association National Joint Replacement Registry<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>Authors: Andrew McBride, Robert Hurley, David Gill, Peiyao Du, Phil Duke, Fraser Taylor, Greg Hoy, Richard Page, Mark RossPublication Date: October 2025Journal: Journal of Shoulder and Elbow SurgeryArticle link: https:\/\/www.jshoulderelbow.org\/article\/S1058-2746(25)00752-9\/abstract [...]<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"post-556\" class=\"fusion-post-medium post-556 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-recent-publications\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.upperlimb.com\/research\/mri-enhancement-associated-with-tfcc-and-scapholunate-interosseous-ligament-tears\/\">MRI Enhancement Associated with TFCC and Scapholunate Interosseous Ligament Tears<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>Authors: Nick Daunt, Mark Ross, Greg Couzens, Libby Anderson, Matthew W.T. CurranPublication Date: 7th May 2025Journal: Journal of Wrist SurgeryArticle link: https:\/\/www.thieme-connect.de\/products\/ejournals\/abstract\/10.1055\/a-2568-8825 Abstract: Objective - This study aimed to evaluate [...]<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"post-553\" class=\"fusion-post-medium post-553 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-recent-publications\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.upperlimb.com\/research\/a-multicentre-outcomes-study-of-the-diaphyseal-ulnar-osteotomy-with-a-dedicated-compression-plate\/\">A Multicentre Outcomes Study of the Diaphyseal Ulnar Osteotomy with a Dedicated Compression Plate<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>Authors: Matthew W.T Curran, Michael Foster, Wolfgang Heiss-Dunlop, Shirley Collocott, Greg Couzens, Mark RossPublication Date: 17th August, 2025Journal: The Journal of Hand Surgery (Asian-Pacific Volume)Article link: https:\/\/www.worldscientific.com\/doi\/10.1142\/S242483552550064X Abstract:Background - Diaphyseal [...]<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"post-550\" class=\"fusion-post-medium post-550 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-recent-publications tag-arthroplasty tag-osteoarthritis tag-revision tag-shoulder tag-survival tag-young-patients\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.upperlimb.com\/research\/survivorship-of-shoulder-arthroplasty-in-young-patients-with-osteoarthritis-an-analysis-of-the-australian-orthopaedic-association-national-joint-replacement-registry\/\">Survivorship of shoulder arthroplasty in young patients with osteoarthritis: an analysis of the Australian Orthopaedic Association National Joint Replacement Registry<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>Authors: Al-achraf Khoriati, Andrew McBride, Mark Ross, Phil Duke, Greg Hoy, Richard Page, Carl Holder, Fraser TaylorPublication Date: October 2023Journal: Journal of Shoulder and Elbow SurgeryArticle link: https:\/\/www.jshoulderelbow.org\/article\/S1058-2746(23)00357-9\/abstract Abstract:Background - [...]<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-15","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upperlimb.com\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upperlimb.com\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upperlimb.com\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upperlimb.com\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upperlimb.com\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15"}],"version-history":[{"count":24,"href":"http:\/\/www.upperlimb.com\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":498,"href":"http:\/\/www.upperlimb.com\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15\/revisions\/498"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upperlimb.com\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}