There is scarce evidence on how surgical techniques for sarcomas impact the muscular, ligamentous, and joint reaction forces during gait. The aim of the retrospective data analysis was to investigate the relationship between the type of surgery performed and the internal loads during gait for patients with bone or soft tissue neoplasms in the lower limb using engineering techniques such as FreeBody Lower Limb Modelling.
- MSc student: Ms Ilse Sweldens from Bioengineering Imperial College London
- Project Supervisors: Professor Anthony Bull (Senior Supervisor), Mr Craig Gerran, Dr Sherron Furtado and Mr Pierluigi Cuomo
- Contact: sherron.
furtado @nhs.net - Achievements: Presented at BOOS 2020. Evidence to be utilised as a base for current and future upcoming projects in the area.
Muscle resection in sarcoma surgery results in less or no force and new alternative muscle recruitment strategies may appear to compensate. This study’s aim was to predict the modulation of lower-limb biomechanics during four common activities following surgeries in the thigh.
- MSc student: Roman Allais from Bioengineering Imperial College London
- Project Supervisors: Pouya Amiri, Anthony M.J Bull, Pierluigi Cuomo,Sherron Furtado, Craig Gerrand
- Contact: sherron.
furtado ,@nhs.net - Achievements: Presented at BOOS 2020. Evidence to be utilised as a base for current and future upcoming projects in the area.