NOTABLE RESEARCH

Solving Real Problems in Real Time

Initiatives at OCRI

From pioneering inventions to innovating ways to help patients heal, OrthoCarolina Research Institute’s (OCRI) projects meet the growing need for better orthopedic care through research, innovation, and education. Then we share our results across the world, leading to better medical care, better outcomes, and better cost efficiency.

The orthopedic treatments and procedures of today will not be the same as those tomorrow.

SUPPORT RESEARCH AT OCRI

The orthopedic care you receive at OrthoCarolina is at the forefront of medical treatment because of the research conducted by OCRI. Meet some of the patients who have been impacted by a few of our current, groundbreaking studies.

CORE Project

LEARN ABOUT THE INSPIRATION BEHIND THE CAROLINAS OPIOID REDUCTION EFFORT (CORE) PROJECT- OUR GROUNDBREAKING APPROACH ELIMINATING THE NEED FOR OPIOIDS IN SOME ELECTIVE ORTHOPEDIC SURGERIES

Amputation Research

DID YOU KNOW THE FIRST PROSTHETIC HAND WITH INDIVIDUAL FINGERS WAS DEVELOPED IN AN ORTHOCAROLINA OFFICE? WE’RE PUTTING VR TO THE TEST IN THERAPY SETTINGS NEXT

Joint Infection Research

AS THE FIRST PERIPROSTHETIC JOINT INFECTION CENTER IN THE US, OUR TEAM IS FINDING WAYS TO IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF INFECTION & ULTIMATELY HELP SAVE LIMBS AND LIVES

Why support OCRI?

Trusted: OCRI is a reputable research institution highly regarded in the medical community and among grantors including The Duke Endowment and Orthopedic Research and Education Foundation (OREF).

Effective: OCRI’s research has shown to be effective in finding new and cost-effective ways to treat and prevent musculoskeletal diseases paving the way for further innovation.

Proven: Since 2007, OCRI has successfully tackled a large volume of practical, timely studies that are shaping the future of orthopedic care- one bold study at a time.

SHARING KNOWLEDGE through education

If there’s a better way, we will find it. And when we find it, we share it. We are OCRI.

Funding research at OCRI improves a patient’s quality of life by advancing and educating the medical community on orthopedic care while providing access to pioneering treatments.