Research and Publications
A list of Prof. Ek’s current publications can be viewed on PubMed or downloaded in PDF format.
Current research interests include:
Shoulder
- Clinical outcomes following reverse shoulder arthroplasty
- Clinical and radiological outcomes following anatomic total shoulder arthroplasty with glenoid deficiency
- Clinical outcomes following tendon transfers for rotator cuff deficiency – lower trapezius tendon transfer, latissimus dorsi tendon transfer
- Biomechanical analysis of plating techniques for unstable distal clavicle fractures with coracoclavicular ligament involvement (Type 2B)
- Influence of Bankart lesion, glenoid bone loss and bankart repair on glenohumeral cartilage loading using patient-specific finite element (FEA) models
- Prospective randomised controlled trial (RCT) – Does collagen scaffold augmentation of high grade partial rotator cuff tendon tears improve early functional recovery? RePACT study (currently recruiting) – Co-Investigator
Elbow
- Outcomes following arthroscopic elbow contracture release
- Prospective Randomised controlled trial (RCT) comparing surgery vs. autologous tenocyte implantation (ATI) for chronic refractory lateral epicondylitis (currently recruiting) – Principle Investigator
- Role of transenamic acid (TXA) following arthroscopic elbow contracture release – a case control study
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Biomechanical comparison of distal biceps repair techniques – two-point unicortical onlay technique vs. bicortical inlay technique
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Biomechanical comparison of conventional tension band wire fixation versus novel tension band suture fixation for simple transverse olecranon fractures
Hand & Wrist
- Biomechanical analysis of scaphoid nonunion fixation
- Novel scapholunate ligament repair techniques
- Analysis of 1st CMC joint alignment – 4D CT scan
- Development of a wrist simulator
- Prospective Randomised controlled trial (RCT) of single vs. double headless compression screw fixation of scaphoid waist non-unions (recruitment completed) – Principle Investigator
- Prospective Randomised controlled trial (RCT) of 2 corner vs. 4 corner fusion of wrist arthritis (currently recruiting) – Principle Investigator
- Determining the changes in muscle architecture following flexor tendon injuries in a rabbit model