Gwen Fernandes
Division of Rheumatology, Orthopaedics and Dermatology
The University of Nottingham
United Kingdom
Biography
Gwen's research involves identifying the key risk factors for hip, knee and foot and ankle osteoarthritis initiation and progression in professional footballers. She is working with Professor Colin Fuller from F-MARC (FIFA's Medical Assessment and Research Centre) and will be the project lead in a research team headed by Professor Mike Doherty (Rheumatology) and A/ Professor Weiya Zhang (Musculoskeletal Epidemiology). The aim of the study is to establish the prevalence of OA and identify the key risk factors for OA development in current and retired professional footballers who engage in high intensity sport for a prolonged period. Previously, her PhD was focused on the biomechanics (kinetics and kinematics) and patient centred outcome scores of patients with medial knee osteoarthritis. As part of her doctorate, Gwen conducted a randomised controlled trial (RCT) which evaluated the effectiveness of laterally wedged orthoses and footwear in 105 patients with medial knee OA. Her PhD was fully funded by the Research Capacity Building Collaboration (RCBC, Welsh Assembly) and she is an alumni of the RCBC Community of Scholars.
Research Interest
Her primary research interests are lower limb biomechanics, knee injury leading to OA and healthcare outcomes (quality of life measures).
Publications
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Fernandes GS, Sarmanova A, Warner S, Harvey H, Akin-Akinyosoye K, Richardson H, Frowd N, Marshall L, Stocks J, Hall M, Valdes AM. Knee pain and related health in the community study (KPIC): a cohort study protocol. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. 2017 Sep 21;18(1):404.
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Fernandes GS, Bhattacharya A, McWilliams DF, Ingham SL, Doherty M, Zhang W. Risk prediction model for knee pain in the Nottingham community: a Bayesian modelling approach. Arthritis research & therapy. 2017 Mar 20;19(1):59.
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Fernandes GS, Valdes AM. Cardiovascular disease and osteoarthritis: common pathways and patient outcomes. European journal of clinical investigation. 2015 Apr 1;45(4):405-14.
