Fiona Mellor
Research Radiographer
Current projects.
Flexible or solid stabilisation for lumbar spondylosis? (FleSS)
A randomised controlled trial - Stage 1 - Feasibility Study
Sponsored by Zimmer International, a feasibility study for a randomised
controlled trial comparing the outcomes of Postero-lateral fusion (PLF)
with dynamic stabilisation (DYNESIS) of the lumbar spine. Outcome
measures include objectively measuring intervertebral motion using a new
radiographic tool called OSMIA (Objective Spinal Motion Imaging
Analysis).
Work Experience
I graduated in 1998 from the University of Hertfordshire and worked as a diagnostic radiographer at Frenchay Hospital in Bristol for a year. I moved back to the University of Hertfordshire in September 1999 to begin a career in research before I joined the Anglo-European College of Chiropractic (AECC) in Bournemouth in 2001 to develop a new fluoroscopic technique measuring dynamic motion of the lumbar spine (Objective Spinal Motion Imaging Analysis). I took a year out to travel and work in Australia during 2004, before returning to the AECC in Bournemouth as a research radiographer, managing a feasibility trial of lumbar fusion comparisons, as well as further development work on the OMSIA tool which is currently in use in three U.K hospitals. I am also employed by Poole Hospital NHS trust as a diagnostic
I'm keen to promote research in radiography and involve radiographers in multi-disciplinary research, as well as encourage radiographers to develop and lead their own research projects.
Publications.
* Breen A, Muggleton J, Mellor F, An Objective
Spinal Motion Imaging Assessment (OSMIA): Reliability, accuracy and
exposure data. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders.2006.7:1
* Breen A, Muggleton J, Mellor F, Morris A,
Eisenstein S, Thomas L. Lumbar intervertebral motion in asymptomatic and
post-fusion subjects. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. Feb 2005; 87
-B: 35.
* Breen A., Muggleton J., Mellor F., Morris A.,
Eisentstein S., Thomas L., An objective spinal imaging assessment of the
integrity of lumbar spine stabilisation grafts. Journal of Bone and
Joint Surgery BR Proceedings. Nov 2003; 85-B: 243.
* Breen A., Muggleton J., Mellor F., Morris A.,
Eisentstein S., Thomas L., Tracking Fluoroscopic Images to assess the
Integrity of Lumbar Spine Fusion. RadMag. August 2003:31.
* Mellor F. Occupational standards, what are they? Synergy.
2000 November 4-6.
* Prime N., Mellor F., Cooke K., Fernando R., Higgs
T., High J., Vosper M.
Imaging and Oncology: the future of occupational standards.
University of Hertfordshire. 2000.
Miss Fiona Mellor
Research Radiographer
Institute for Musculoskeletal Research and Clinical Implementation
Anglo-European College of Chiropractic
13-15 Parkwood Road
Bournemouth
Dorset BH5 2DF
Tel: +44 (0) 1202 436280
Visit our website http://www.imrci.ac.uk/
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