WHY YOUNG PEOPLE DEVELOP OLD KNEES: PREDICTORS OF EARLY JOINT CHANGES FOLLOWING KNEE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$415,218.00
Summary
My research investigates how muscles & movement patterns (i.e. biomechanics) contribute to early adverse knee cartilage & bone changes in young individuals at risk of developing premature knee osteoarthritis (OA): a debilitating disease causing pain & diminished quality of life. Biomechanical measures selected can be modified with interventions such as exercise & gait retraining. Ultimately, my research could reduce future risk of knee OA & its resultant personal & societal costs.
Improving Lung Protective Mechanical Ventilation In The Newborn Using Regional Lung Mechanics
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$249,130.00
Summary
Premature babies are at risk of severe, and potentially long-term, lung damage. These complications can be minimised if babies lungs are optimally supported from birth. Dr Tingay will examine the influence of different strategies for using mechanical ventilators to help inflate the lung at birth, and their interactions with other therapies used to enhance lung maturity, using exciting new imaging technologies. It will provide new insights into helping vulnerable preterm babies.