View all research projects
Research project

A Step Change in LMIC Prosthetics Provision through Computer Aided Design, Actimetry and Database Technologies

Staff

Lead researchers

Professor Alex Dickinson

Professor
Connect with Alex

Email: alex.dickinson@soton.ac.uk

Other researchers

Professor James Batchelor

Associate Dean International
Research interests
  • Public Health / Health Systems
  • Clinical Research Infastrcuture
  • Clinical Informatics / Health Infromatics
Connect with James

Email: J.Batchelor@soton.ac.uk

Professor Maggie Donovan-Hall

Professor
Connect with Maggie

Email: mh699@soton.ac.uk

Professor Cheryl Metcalf

Head of School
Connect with Cheryl

Email: C.D.Metcalf@soton.ac.uk

Gary Wills PhD, CEng, FHEA, MIET

Research interests
  • Internet of Things (IoT),
  • Data Protection,
  • Information Assurance,
Connect with Gary

Email: gbw@ecs.soton.ac.uk

Professor Pete Worsley

Professor
Research interests
  • Skin and Soft Tissue Health
  • Bioengineering
  • Healthcare Technologies
Connect with Pete

Email: P.R.Worsley@soton.ac.uk

Emeritus Professor Richard Oreffo DPhil DSc (Oxon) FMedSci FHEA FRSB FIOR

Research interests
  • Skeletal Regenerative MedicineSkeletal Stem Cells
Connect with Richard

Email: Richard.Oreffo@soton.ac.uk

Collaborating research institutes, centres and groups

Research outputs

An evaluation of technology adoption: using 3D scanners and accelerometers in a Cambodian prosthetics clinic
Laura Diment, Ratana Sann, Raksmey Mutta Nguon, Sovansereyrathna Seng, Vannsnavy Sit, Peter Worsley, Alexander Dickinson & Margaret Donovan-Hall, 2021
Type: conference
Characterising residual limb morphology and prosthetic socket design based on expert clinician practice
Alexander Dickinson, Laura Diment, Robin Morris, Emily Pearson, Dominic Hannett & Joshua Steer, 2021, Prosthesis, 3(4), 280-299
DOI: 10.3390/prosthesis3040027
Type: article
A Personal respirator to improve protection for healthcare workers treating COVID-19 (PeRSo)
Paul Elkington, Alexander Dickinson, Mark Mavrogordato, Daniel Spencer, Richard Gillams, Antonio De Grazia, Sebastian Rosini, Diana Garay Baquero, Laura Diment, Nitin Mahobia, Alexandra Mant, Tom Baynham & Hywel Morgan, 2021, Frontiers in Medical Technology, 3(664259), 1-11
DOI: 10.3389/fmedt.2021.664259
Type: article
Ethical considerations and approaches for conducting clinical research studies related to prosthetics, orthotics and wheelchair technology in the low- and middle-income countries
Jan Andrysek, Michael Berthaume, David Boone, Sarah Chang, Nachiappan Chockalingam, Alexander Dickinson, Steve Gard, Carson Harte, Aoife Healy, Laurence Kenney, Cheryl Metcalf & Chantel Marie Ostler, 2021
Type: report
Selecting appropriate 3D scanning technologies for prosthetic socket design and transtibial residual limb shape characterisation
Alexander Dickinson, Margaret Donovan-Hall, Sisary Kheng, Ky Bou, Auntouch Tech, Joshua Steer, Cheryl Metcalf & Peter Worsley, 2020, Journal of Prosthetics and Orthotics, 34(1), 33-43
DOI: 10.1097/JPO.0000000000000350
Type: article