Prof (Dr) Ujjwal K Debnath : Experimental Researches
In vivo performance of a novel polymer (Poly-ε-Caprolactone) composite material
I worked on the project “In vivo performance of a novel polymer (Poly-ε-Caprolactone) composite material” for 18 months. I set up the experimental project with rabbits as the animal model. This polymer was developed at the University of Nottingham, through a 4-year EPSRC project. Due to the poor quality of the re-enforcing absorbable glass fibre material used to make the matrix for the polymer, the pins failed biomechanical testing.
Clinical Research – Nottingham
‘Evaluation of young sporting population with lumbar stress injuries or spondylolysis – at the Centre of Spinal Studies and Surgery, at Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham
Following papers were published while doing the research:
‘The Clinical outcome and return to sport following surgical treatment of spondylolysis in young athletes’ – Debnath UK, Freeman BJC
‘Role of SPECT imaging in posterior lumbar stress injuries’ – Debnath UK, Webb JK (IJO)
‘Symptomatic unilateral lumbar spondylolysis’ – Debnath UK, Freeman BJC, Grevitt M, Webb JK (Spine)
‘Lumbar pars injury or spondylolysis – diagnosis and management’ –Debnath UK et al (Orthopaedics & Trauma)
DM in University of Nottingham, 2003 -2008
‘Factors Predicting the Outcome following treatment for Lumbar Spondylolysis’ –dissertation for DM (Doctor of Medicine) in Orthopaedics in the University of Nottingham. Supervised by Ms B Scammell (Head of Dept of Trauma & Orthopaedics, University of Nottingham, UK) and Mr B J C Freeman, FRCS (Orth). (Prof of Orthopaedics at Adelaide University Hospital).
Book-Chapters
Book: Early Onset Scoliosis: Guidelines for Management in Resource-Limited Settings
Editors: Dr Alaaeldin (Alaa) Azmi Ahmad and Dr Aakash Agarwal
Published by: CRS press, Taylor & Francis, UK, 2020
Chapter by Ujjwal K Debnath: 9f – Evolution of experience and practise in two nations
Section editor for the book: “Handbook of Orthopaedic Trauma Implantology”,
edited by Arindam Banerjee, Peter Biberthaler,
published by Springer Nature
Contribution of chapters:
Section: Bone replacement in orthopaedics traumatology 1. Advances in Bone graft technology (DOI 10.1007/978- 981-15-6278-5 119-1)
2. Techniques of Bone grafting & bone augmentation (doi.org/10.100 /978-981-15-6278-5_25-1)
Section: Upper limb fractures
1. Implantology of fracture of the shaft humerus (doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-6278-5_68-1)
Section: Spinal fractures
1. Biomechanics of cervical spine (doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15- 6278-5_113-1)
PREVIOUS BOOK CHAPTERS
1. Freeman BJC, Debnath UK. The management of spondylolysis and spondylolisthesis. In: Surgery for Low Back Pain? Controversies in Etiopathogenesis, Management and Costs. Edited by Robert Gunzburg, Marek Szpalski& Bjorn Rydevik Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia 2008.
2. UK Debnath et al: Clinical Outcome and Return to Sport after the Surgical Treatment of Spondylolysis in Young Athletes. In: Year Book of Orthopaedics 2004. (Eds) Morrey, Beauchamp, Peterson, Swiontkowski, Trigg and Yaszemski.Mosby Inc. Philadelphia, PA. Chapter 7: 193-194.
3. Mitra RN and Debnath UK. Scoliosis – Facts, figures and follow for clinical research. Monograph, published Kolkata, India 1995 4. Pal S and Debnath UK. Development of human joint prosthesis and its cementless fixation with bone, an international and national survey. Monograph for Development of Science & Technology, Government of India, 1994