Group leader

• A/Prof Julian Feller

Members

• Dr Kate E. Webster

• Ms Jo Wittwer

• Dr Tim Whitehead

• Dr Pazit Levinger

• Dr Cameron Norsworthy

PhD students

• Jodie McClelland

• Christian Barton

Major research questions being addressed by this group

Which surgical technique provides the best outcomes for patients with knee osteoarthritis?

Which graft type provides the best outcomes following ACL reconstruction?

Which surgical technique provides the best outcomes for patients with patellar instability?

Does foot motion influence the development of knee osteoarthritis?

Current research grants

Feller JA. NHMRC Centre for Clinical Research Excellence in Gait Analysis and Gait Rehabilitation, $140,500 (student stipends).

Webster K, Feller JA. Australian Research Council 2004-2007: Factors that predict functional locomotion in older adults $270, 000.

Key publications

Webster KE, Wittwer JE, O’Brien J, Feller JA. Gait patterns following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction are related to graft type. American Journal of Sports Medicine 2005;33:247-254.

Webster KE, Gonzalez-Adrio, R, Feller JA. Dynamic joint loading following hamstring and patellar tendon anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy 2004;12:15-21.

Webster KE, Wittwer JA, Feller JA. Quantitative gait analysis after medial unicompartmental knee replacement for osteoarthritis. Journal of Arthroplasty 2003;18:751-759.

Feller JA, Webster KE. A randomized comparison of patellar tendon and hamstring tendon anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. American Journal of Sports Medicine 2003;31: 564-573.

Feller JA. Anterior cruciate ligament rupture: is osteoarthritis inevitable? British Journal of Sports Medicine 2004;38: 383-384.