Division of Surgery, Orthopedics and Oncology (KOO)

We carry out research in the fields of experimental orthopedics, surgery and oncology.

Among the many research areas are aims at a deeper understanding of the healing of injured bone and tendon, development of regenerative medicine, such as culturing human skin and other tissues, and aims at understanding more about carcinogenesis and translational oncology.

Cancer of many different origins is studied, such as breast cancer, colorectal cancer, gynecological cancer, endocrine tumors and hematological neoplasms.

Other research areas comprise inflammatory bowel diseases and Disaster Medicine and Traumatology.

Research

Experimental Orthopedics

The purpose of this research is to ensure and accelerate the healing of injured bones and tendons.The project involves clinical research that builds on our previous experimental work, mainly regarding PTH and bisphosphonates.

ABOGRAFT

The ABOGRAFT study is a multi-center international study into the effects of providing local antibiotics to prevent joint infection in patients who undergo hip replacement surgery using bone graft.

Disaster Medicine

Knowledge within the field of disaster medicine forms the basis of the preparedness of the health care system for disastrous events.

News

Person in a lab reaching for an instrument.

ERC Starting Grant to Linda Bojmar

Linda Bojmar has been awarded just over SEK 16 million from the European Research Council, ERC. Her research aims to increase understanding of how pancreatic cancer spreads in the body and how treatment can be made more effective.

Nerve damage from cancer treatment can be predicted

Many women treated for breast cancer using taxanes, a type of cytostatic drug, often experience side effects in the nervous system. Researchers at LiU have developed a tool that can predict the risk level for each individual.

Closeup of small pieces of liver in a petri dish.

A liver biopsy may predict spread of pancreatic cancer

Microscopic changes in the liver can be used to predict spread of pancreatic cancer. The discovery may provide new ways of predicting the course of the disease and preventing pancreatic cancer from spreading to other organs.

Division of Surgery, Orthopedics and Oncology (KOO)

Research

Experimental Orthopedics

ABOGRAFT

Disaster Medicine

Bojmar Lab

Endocrine tumors

Pragmatic Research in Orthopedics - PRIO

Studies to improve survival and quality of life among women with gynaecological cancer

News

ERC Starting Grant to Linda Bojmar

Nerve damage from cancer treatment can be predicted

A liver biopsy may predict spread of pancreatic cancer

He heals skin and shares his knowledge

Cross-platform characterization protocol unveiled

PhD student to study cancer in New York

Young LiU PhD students in noble company

Linda Bojmar contributes to groundbreaking study on cancer

Chronic wounds heal faster with body's own cells

LiU collaborates with the University of California in osteoporosis study

Cancer researcher Linda Bojmar leads a unique study in humans

Possible biological explanation for increased cancer risk in dense breasts

New discoveries about fractures related to osteoporosis medicine

Antibiotic resistance still low but growing

SEK 6.8 million for research into pancreatic cancer

SEK 10 million for research in children's medicine

Small particles in the blood can reveal early-stage cancer

Better equipped for the next pandemic

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