International Centre of Excellence in the Treatment of Pathological Fractures










Transforming diagnosis, devices and care for a growing global need!

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About FractureFix


Welcome to the International Centre of Excellence in the Treatment of Pathological Fractures (FractureFix) – a UK-led, international centre-to-centre collaboration uniting clinicians, engineers, materials scientists and industry partners across five continents. Funded by UK Research & Innovation (Grant EP/Z531248/1), we are building the science, technology and responding to clinical need to predict, prevent and repair fractures that arise from osteoporosis and other metabolic diseases.

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Our Vision



Early, quantitative diagnosis
Minimally invasive, personalised implants
Move to prophylactic interventions


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Hip fractures alone cost the NHS over £1 billion per year and occupy more than 3000 beds at any one time

Secondary osteoporosis now emerges a decade or two earlier in people living with conditions such as Type II diabetes or HIV

Treatment of fractures requires urgent and invasive interventions with patients facing a high rate of complications such as re-fracture


X-ray image of fracture fixation in a human spine

The research to be undertaken by the FractureFix team is based on their existing work and the activities of other groups through their peer-reviewed research. Find out more about recent publications below.

X-ray image of fracture fixation in a human spine