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:

Helen Ingoe

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Working with:
Alex Malone, Joy Adamson, David Annison, Joanna Gibson, Allan Pang, Kenneth Cutbush, Lucy Kottam, Amar Rangan (Supervisor)
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Not Specified
Topic:
Consensus on the Outcomes Measured Acromioclavicular Joint Injuries and Lateral Clavicle Fractures

Completed Research

Project lead:

Richard Lloyd

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Working with:
Zohreh Jafarian Tangrood
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Topic:
Comparing Nail versus locking plate in displaced three-part proximal humerus fractures
Project lead:

Ryan Gao

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Working with:
Cole Fleet, James Johnson, George Athwal, Ken Faber
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Topic:
The Kouvalchouck Procedure v Distal tibial allograft for Posterior Shoulder Instability
Project lead:

Ryan Gao

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Working with:
Chris Frampton, Aparna Viswanath, Peter Poon
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Topic:
Pyrocarbon Shoulder Hemiarthroplasty
Project lead:

Ryan Gao

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Working with:
Cole Fleet, James Johnson, George Athwal
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Topic:
Mixed Reality Navigation in shoulder replacement
Project lead:

Neil Broom

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Working with:
Peter Robertson, Ashvin Thambyah, Tom Allan, Vonne van Heeswijjk
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Topic:
Structural Investigations of Mechanically Induced Failure in Ovine Double Spinal Motion Segments
Project lead:

Reece Joseph

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Working with:
Jillian Cornish, Simon Swift, Brya Matthews, Haemish Crawford (Supervisor)
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Not Specified
Topic:
Identifying Bacterial Factors that Account for Poor Outcomes in Paediatric Osteomyelitis
Project lead:

Andrew Kim

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Working with:
Jillian Lee (Supervisor)
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Topic:
Static Versus Free Gliding Screws in SCFE Fixation: A Randomised Controlled Trial
Project lead:

Jian-Sen Ng

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Working with:
Bill Farrington, Grace Taylor, Lance Nicholson, Simon Young (Supervisor)
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Topic:
VOLT Study: Intraosseous Regional Administration of Voltaren™ in Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty
Project lead:

Alex Gibson

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Working with:
Joe Baker, Jillian Lee (Supervisor)
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Not Specified
Topic:
Fertility and Female Doctors - The Impact of Career Choice