Tumour Sepsis and Reconstruction Unit
Prof Ferreira’s unit performs 200 – 250 procedures a year focussing on:
Advanced trauma, primary bone tumours and metastatic disease, chronic osteomyelitis and deformity correction.
Since joining his unit in July 2018 I have:
- Produced one research paper on chronic osteomyelitis as first author.
- Co-authored on 2 more research papers on chronic osteomyelitis.
- Acted as faculty on an international training course on the use of the Orthofix TLHex fixation system in deformity correction.
- Introduced the use of 3D Printed anatomical models of patient imaging as a tool in the preparation and planning of complex cases and
- Supported the training of subsequent fellows passing through the unit.
- Been part of a team successfully treating patients with custom made, 3DPrinted, titanium implants.