Hamstrings and the anterior cruciate ligament deficient knee.

Abstract

This article outlines the background and preliminary results of the work I undertook during a year of full time research supported by the BASK Knee Research Fellowship. The work was done at the Oxford Orthopaedic Engineering Centre (OOEC). The chance to come out of full time clinical work should in my opinion always be taken. It allows you time to think in a little more depth about a particular area of interest and to work with people in full time research. I found that working alongside the Biomechanical Engineers and their PhD students was mutually beneficial. They learn more about the background to the clinical problems requiring their input, whilst the Orthopaedic trainees undertaking projects in the department learnt a more rigorous approach to our methodology.