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Gary HooperHead of Department

MBChB MD FRACS FRNZOA

Email gary.hooper@otago.ac.nz

Professional interests

  • Knee injuries and Joint Replacement
  • Rehabilitation following surgery
  • Impact of training on outcomes for patients
  • Regenerative medicine in Orthopaedics
  • Assessing outcomes following joint replacement

Research interests

Gary's research interests include clinical trials investigating improving outcomes after joint replacement and studies involving bone metabolism and musculoskeletal bioengineering.

Clinical outcomes include:

  • The wear of highly cross-linked polyethylene in hip replacement
  • Metal ion production in hard-on-hard bearing surfaces
  • Long term outcome of unicompartmental knee replacement
  • Acoustic monitoring of failing joint replacements
  • The use of larger femoral heads in hip replacement
  • The implications of increased BMI on the outcome
  • Bone density changes around implants
  • New Zealand Joint Registry outcomes

He also studies re-integration into society in multiple trauma patients with special emphasis on earthquake victims.

Gary's bone metabolism studies include bone density changes adjacent to uncemented hip and knee replacements and the implications this has for clinical practice.

He is also studying how to improve fracture healing rates following neck of femur and tibial shaft fracture.

Gary's biomechanical investigations include the building and production of cartilage scaffolds for the treatment of articular cartilage defects and developing titanium implants to fill bone deficits.

Publications

Gregor, R. H., Hooper, G. J., & Frampton, C. (2024). Five- and ten-year follow-up of medial unicompartmental knee arthroplasties in obese and non-obese patients. Bone & Joint Open, 5(10), 937-943. doi: 10.1302/2633-1462.510.Bjo-2024-0124.R1 Journal - Research Article

Snell, D. L., Dunn, J. A., & Hooper, G. (2024). Associations between pain, function and quality of life after total hip arthroplasty. International Journal of Orthopaedic & Trauma Nursing, 54, 101121. doi: 10.1016/j.ijotn.2024.101121 Journal - Research Article

Williams, P., Hannah, A., Henley, E., Frampton, C., & Hooper, G. (2024). Trends in revision hip replacement surgery : A 21-year review of the New Zealand Joint Registry. Medical Research Archives, 12(5). doi: 10.18103/mra.v12i4.5253 Journal - Research Article

Longoni, A., Arnold, S., Major, G. S., Jiang, A., Wise, L. M., Hooper, G. J., Kieser, D., Woodfield, T. B. F., … Lim, K. S. (2024). Gelatin and VEGF incorporation in PVA-tyramine hydrogels as a strategy to enhance vascular infiltration and treat avascular necrosis. Orthopaedic Proceedings, 106-B(Supp. 8), (pp. 15). doi: 10.1302/1358-992x.2024.8.015 Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Woodfield, T., Major, G., Longoni, A., Simcock, J., Hooper, G., & Lim, K. (2024). Developing next-generation injectable adipose tissue grafts for soft-tissue reconstruction. Orthopaedic Proceedings, 106-B(Supp. 8), (pp. 37). doi: 10.1302/1358-992x.2024.8.037 Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

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