Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP0776309

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/LP0776309

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Understanding the biomechanical effects of fixation strategies to improve the technology of fracture management. Severe limb trauma is the leading cause of disability to people of wage-earning age, and 150,000 Australians are hospitalised with fractures each year. Beyond the direct costs to the nation of $1000 million annually, temporary and permanent loss of limb functionality have a significant impact on productivity and quality of life. The computational models developed in this project will address critical gaps in the knowledge of fracture healing and the influence of different fixation devices. The project outcomes will provide a basis for tailoring fixation technologies for more reliable outcomes and minimised risk of non-union and complications, and thereby reducing physical impairment and the socio-economic burden of fractures.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 07-2008

End Date: 12-2013

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $280,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Orthopaedics | Biomedical Engineering | Biomechanical Engineering

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Skeletal system and disorders (incl. arthritis) | Medical instrumentation | Surgical methods and procedures |

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