news Keeping People Mobile July 2010 Joint Action Susie’s Story In September 2009, I was given the opportunity to become a living piece of artwork, as part of the ‘One and Other’ public art project by Antony Gormley. 2,400 members of the public would occupy the usually vacant fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square, London, for an hour each, for 100 days. The project began at 9am on Monday 6 July 2009, and ran until 14 October. This was my moment of fame; I wanted to use my time on the plinth to highlight something worthwhile. It was my dad who suggested searching on the internet for causes that were relevant to me that had touched my life in some way. That’s how I found Joint Action. Almost eight years ago, I was a passenger in a road traffic accident. My injuries were so severe, that it meant that I almost lost my left leg from the knee down. Without the pioneering research that Joint Action do, my orthopaedic surgeon told me he wouldn't have known how to save my leg five years earlier. I would have lost not only the use of my left leg, but very possibly the leg itself from the knee down. You see, it’s not just the famous people, like David Beckham, who suffer from soft tissue injuries, or sporting injuries, like the now-famous fractured metatarsal, but any of us could be affected. In fact, there are over 3 million emergency department visits each year due to injuries like mine. The reason that I still have my leg, and that I am able to walk on it now, is all down to the expertise of the orthopaedic consulting community and to Joint Action, funding the research that keeps people mobile. www.jointaction.org.uk Joint Action News July 2010
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newsKeeping People Mobile July 2010
Joint Action
Susie’s Story
In September 2009, I was given the opportunity to become a living piece of artwork, as part of the ‘One and Other’ public art project by Antony Gormley. 2,400 members of the public would occupy the usually vacant fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square, London, for an hour each, for 100 days. The project began at 9am on Monday 6 July 2009, and ran until 14 October. This was my moment of fame; I wanted to use my time on the plinth to highlight something worthwhile. It was my dad who suggested searching on the internet for causes that were relevant to me that had touched my life in some way. That’s how I found Joint Action.
Almost eight years ago, I was a passenger in a road tra�c accident. My injuries were so severe, that it meant that I almost lost my left leg from the knee down.
Without the pioneering research that Joint Action do, my orthopaedic surgeon told me he wouldn't have known how to save my leg �ve years earlier. I would have lost not only the use of my left leg, but very possibly the leg itself from the knee down.
You see, it’s not just the famous people, like David Beckham, who su�er from soft tissue injuries, or sporting injuries, like the now-famous fractured metatarsal, but any of us could be a�ected. In fact, there are over 3 million emergency department visits each year due to injuries like mine.
The reason that I still have my leg, and that I am able to walk on it now, is all down to the expertise of the orthopaedic consulting community and to Joint Action, funding the research that keeps people mobile.
Joint Action Crossword
Across4. What replacements are used for muscle, ligament, tendon and cartilage?5. What did Frankie break?6. What lining in our joints degenerates as we grow older?8. What injury accounts for about 3 million Emergency Department visits each year?10. High ___ Osteotomy is a common surgical treatment.11. Frankie Dettori's �rst big win was on the back of "Mark of ____".
Down1. Which degenerative process is mentioned?2. What was the nearest racecourse to where Frankie's light plane took o�?3. What profession was Patrick Mackey?5. Charles ___ is Professor of Reparative Biology and Tissue Engineering.7. Which Trust has generously funded Professor Archer's work?9. How many years did it take Frankie Dettori to win the Derby?
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Soft tissue injuries
Who is a�ected?Ligaments, muscles, tendons, nerves and cartilage are all soft tissues and can be damaged in accidents at work, on the roads, whilst playing sport or during the activities of daily living. Soft tissue injury accounts for about 3 million Emergency Department visits each year, about 2 million of which are related to sport. Disorders related to occupational activity account for 64% of all occupational illness. As we grow older, the cartilage lining our joints in a primary target of degenerative processes such as osteoarthritis.
What is Joint Action doing to help?Professor Charles Archer is Professor of Reparative Biology and Tissue Engineering at the School of Biosciences at Cardi� University. He and his team are at the forefront of UK research into osteoarthritis which is one of the most common causes of disability and loss of independence in the UK. Recent research has found that some cartilage has produced repair tissue following a common surgical treatment called High Tibial Osteotomy (HTO) in osteoarthritic patients. With the generous support of The Rosetrees Trust, Joint Action has directed funds to enable Professor Archer to explore this phenomenon. He will investigate the presence of the stem cells in the cartilage of osteoarthritic knee joints and determine whether
these cells have the potential to regenerate articular cartilage. The results have the potential to de�ne a new therapy for many thousands of patients, and we look forward to his publication of the results.
What does the future hold?Exercise and sport will continue to play an important part in improving the nation’s health. Increased knowledge is needed to determine the optimum exercise needed to maintain peak bone mass density and muscle strength. Programmes need developing to improve muscle performance. Inevitably there will continue to be injuries to soft tissue and further studies are necessary to determine how joint injuries occur and how to improve prevention. This will include the development of more e�ective protective devices for particular sports and jobs. Current work in the development of synthetic replacements for muscle, ligament, tendon and cartilage using tissue engineering or gene therapy will continue to forge ahead to improve the surgical outcome for patients. These projects all require a lot of funding. With our Grants Committee and our independent peer review structures, we are best-placed to deliver real help to the projects that require priority funding.
Frankie’s storyFrankie Dettori was just 14 when his father, a successful jockey himself, sent his only son to Britain to learn the art of racing. His �rst big win came in 1989 on the back of “Mark of Distinction,” but it wasn’t until 1996 that his name leapt from the racing pages to headlines around the world.
On one day in September, he won seven races from seven starts against odds of 25,095 to one. Until June 2, 2007, only one major title had eluded the irrepressible jockey. “It took me 15 years to win the Derby.” Dettori says, of the race that’s considered one of the highlights of the British racing calendar.
Almost to the day, seven years earlier, Frankie came close to losing it all. He and Ray Cochrane were the only passengers in a light plane when it crashed shortly after
takeo� near the Newmarket racecourse
on June 1, 2000. The pilot, Patrick Mackey, died and Dettori missed the 2000 Royal Ascot as a result of his injuries.
“The only thing I remember is opening my eyes and staring at the engines on �re. Was this the other side? I couldn’t �gure it out,” Dettori recalls. Frankie underwent surgery for a broken ankle and returned to the track just ten weeks later. Rather than make him more reticent in the saddle, the accident made him more determined to win. “I was particularly pleased to be asked to support this initiative as, fortunately, I have had �rst hand experience of the great skill that all orthopaedic surgeons have when they put our various joints back together. I wouldn’t still be riding at the top of my form if I hadn’t had such excellent treatment”
is what it costs to investigate how the presence of stem cells in the cartilage of osteoarthritic knee joints can be repaired, each and every week.
£766
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Soft tissue injuries
Who is a�ected?Ligaments, muscles, tendons, nerves and cartilage are all soft tissues and can be damaged in accidents at work, on the roads, whilst playing sport or during the activities of daily living. Soft tissue injury accounts for about 3 million Emergency Department visits each year, about 2 million of which are related to sport. Disorders related to occupational activity account for 64% of all occupational illness. As we grow older, the cartilage lining our joints in a primary target of degenerative processes such as osteoarthritis.
What is Joint Action doing to help?Professor Charles Archer is Professor of Reparative Biology and Tissue Engineering at the School of Biosciences at Cardi� University. He and his team are at the forefront of UK research into osteoarthritis which is one of the most common causes of disability and loss of independence in the UK. Recent research has found that some cartilage has produced repair tissue following a common surgical treatment called High Tibial Osteotomy (HTO) in osteoarthritic patients. With the generous support of The Rosetrees Trust, Joint Action has directed funds to enable Professor Archer to explore this phenomenon. He will investigate the presence of the stem cells in the cartilage of osteoarthritic knee joints and determine whether
these cells have the potential to regenerate articular cartilage. The results have the potential to de�ne a new therapy for many thousands of patients, and we look forward to his publication of the results.
What does the future hold?Exercise and sport will continue to play an important part in improving the nation’s health. Increased knowledge is needed to determine the optimum exercise needed to maintain peak bone mass density and muscle strength. Programmes need developing to improve muscle performance. Inevitably there will continue to be injuries to soft tissue and further studies are necessary to determine how joint injuries occur and how to improve prevention. This will include the development of more e�ective protective devices for particular sports and jobs. Current work in the development of synthetic replacements for muscle, ligament, tendon and cartilage using tissue engineering or gene therapy will continue to forge ahead to improve the surgical outcome for patients. These projects all require a lot of funding. With our Grants Committee and our independent peer review structures, we are best-placed to deliver real help to the projects that require priority funding.
Frankie’s storyFrankie Dettori was just 14 when his father, a successful jockey himself, sent his only son to Britain to learn the art of racing. His �rst big win came in 1989 on the back of “Mark of Distinction,” but it wasn’t until 1996 that his name leapt from the racing pages to headlines around the world.
On one day in September, he won seven races from seven starts against odds of 25,095 to one. Until June 2, 2007, only one major title had eluded the irrepressible jockey. “It took me 15 years to win the Derby.” Dettori says, of the race that’s considered one of the highlights of the British racing calendar.
Almost to the day, seven years earlier, Frankie came close to losing it all. He and Ray Cochrane were the only passengers in a light plane when it crashed shortly after
takeo� near the Newmarket racecourse
on June 1, 2000. The pilot, Patrick Mackey, died and Dettori missed the 2000 Royal Ascot as a result of his injuries.
“The only thing I remember is opening my eyes and staring at the engines on �re. Was this the other side? I couldn’t �gure it out,” Dettori recalls. Frankie underwent surgery for a broken ankle and returned to the track just ten weeks later. Rather than make him more reticent in the saddle, the accident made him more determined to win. “I was particularly pleased to be asked to support this initiative as, fortunately, I have had �rst hand experience of the great skill that all orthopaedic surgeons have when they put our various joints back together. I wouldn’t still be riding at the top of my form if I hadn’t had such excellent treatment”
is what it costs to investigate how the presence of stem cells in the cartilage of osteoarthritic knee joints can be repaired, each and every week.
£766
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newsKeeping People Mobile July 2010
Joint Action
Susie’s Story
In September 2009, I was given the opportunity to become a living piece of artwork, as part of the ‘One and Other’ public art project by Antony Gormley. 2,400 members of the public would occupy the usually vacant fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square, London, for an hour each, for 100 days. The project began at 9am on Monday 6 July 2009, and ran until 14 October. This was my moment of fame; I wanted to use my time on the plinth to highlight something worthwhile. It was my dad who suggested searching on the internet for causes that were relevant to me that had touched my life in some way. That’s how I found Joint Action.
Almost eight years ago, I was a passenger in a road tra�c accident. My injuries were so severe, that it meant that I almost lost my left leg from the knee down.
Without the pioneering research that Joint Action do, my orthopaedic surgeon told me he wouldn't have known how to save my leg �ve years earlier. I would have lost not only the use of my left leg, but very possibly the leg itself from the knee down.
You see, it’s not just the famous people, like David Beckham, who su�er from soft tissue injuries, or sporting injuries, like the now-famous fractured metatarsal, but any of us could be a�ected. In fact, there are over 3 million emergency department visits each year due to injuries like mine.
The reason that I still have my leg, and that I am able to walk on it now, is all down to the expertise of the orthopaedic consulting community and to Joint Action, funding the research that keeps people mobile.
Joint Action Crossword
Across4. What replacements are used for muscle, ligament, tendon and cartilage?5. What did Frankie break?6. What lining in our joints degenerates as we grow older?8. What injury accounts for about 3 million Emergency Department visits each year?10. High ___ Osteotomy is a common surgical treatment.11. Frankie Dettori's �rst big win was on the back of "Mark of ____".
Down1. Which degenerative process is mentioned?2. What was the nearest racecourse to where Frankie's light plane took o�?3. What profession was Patrick Mackey?5. Charles ___ is Professor of Reparative Biology and Tissue Engineering.7. Which Trust has generously funded Professor Archer's work?9. How many years did it take Frankie Dettori to win the Derby?
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