Wishbone Orthopaedic Research Foundation Grants 

There are two funding rounds for research grants in 2025.  The first funding round closed on 24 February 2025.  The second funding found will open on 11 July 2025 and close on 25 August 2025. The application form will be available here when applications open.

Applicants for Wishbone funding are expected to be either Registrars or emerging new clinical researchers with an NZOA member as part of the project team. 

The Wishbone Foundation is supported by the NZOA and all applications are evaluated by the Wishbone Orthopaedic Research Committee.

While grants are mainly smaller in nature, they can lead to larger projects with potentially major benefits for patients.

Below are summaries of the recently completed and ongoing research funded by Wishbone. Log in first to view the individual research reports.

Further Enquiries
E: grants@nzoa.org.nz  P: NZOA +64 (4) 913 9891

Ongoing Research

Project lead:

Atua Fuimaono Asafo

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Working with:
Teuila Percival, Vili Nosa, Jamie Lee, Cherelle Ormsby, Margaret Pohl (Supervisor)
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A qualitative study exploring Pacific people’s perspectives and experience in accessing publicly funded elective hip and knee replacements in Aotearoa New Zealand
Project lead:

Tahlia Kerridge

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Working with:
Harsh Sharma, David Bartle (Supervisor)
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Topic:
Valuing Culture: Translating Patient-Reported Outcome Measures into Te Reo Māori
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Sarah Hunter

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Working with:
Braden Te Ao, Paula Lorgelly, Haemish Crawford (Supervisor)
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Topic:
Indirect Cost and Productivity Loss in Childhood Bone and Joint Infection
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Teriana Maheno

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Working with:
David Bartle (Supervisor)
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Masters of Clincial Education - dissertation focused on surgical research. Dissertation title 'Resilience and Burnout in Surgical Training'
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Rokaya Islam

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Working with:
Jillian Lee (Supervisor)
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Pyrocarbon versus Metal prosthesis in Radial Head Replacements: A Retrospective Study
Project lead:

Blair Mason

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Working with:
Rowan McComish, Zohreh Jafarian Tangrood, Jonathan Sharr, Andrew Powell (Supervisor)
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Comparing immediate weightbearing versus delayed weightbearing after ankle open reduction and internal fixation
Project lead:

Rushi Penumarthy

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Working with:
Angus Jennings (Supervisor)
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Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty: Influence of Obesity on functional outcomes and re-revisions
Project lead:

Ampz Matthews Jain

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Working with:
Mark Zhu, Carissa Murugesh, Carrie Lobb (Supervisor)
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Topic:
Imposter Syndrome in New Zealand Orthopaedic Non-Trainee Registrars
Project lead:

Jillian Lee

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Fertility in Female Doctors – the impact of career choice on fertility and pregnancy complications
Project lead:

Kong Koh

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Working with:
Jaeha Lee, Andrew Suchowersky, George Grammatopoulus, Tom Ward, Paul Monk (Supervisor)
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Topic:
Does Dual Mobility implant reduce hip dislocation in acute total hip replacement?
Project lead:

Kong Koh

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Working with:
Tom Ward, George Grammatopoulus, Paul Monk (Supervisor)
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Topic:
Which proximal femur total hip replacement periprosthetic fracture should we fix and which one should we revise?
Project lead:

Sarah Hunter

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Working with:
Cameron Grant, Vanessa Selak, Braden Te Ao, John Mutu-Grigg, Haemish Crawford (Supervisor)
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Topic:
Host, Pathogen, and Environment in Childhood Bone and Joint infection