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Trauma & Orthopaedics Research Charity

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Our aim is to improve the lives of those with musculoskeletal injury or disease in Northern Ireland

Trauma & Orthopaedics Research Charity (TORC) are a small but ambitious charity based in Musgrave Park Hospital. We work with a multidisciplinary team of clinicians and research staff to continually improve the provision of holistic care for all those with musculoskeletal injury or disease in Northern Ireland through our 3 strategic aims, Research, Education, Support.

17/10/2026

World Trauma Day | October 17th

Every day, serious injuries change lives in an instant: a fall, a road traffic collision, an accident at work or at play. On World Trauma Day, we pause to recognise the people affected by traumatic injury, and the surgeons, nurses, physiotherapists and researchers who help them recover.

At TORC, we fund trauma and orthopaedic research that helps people heal faster, regain their mobility and return to the lives they love. Every study brings better treatment and better outcomes a step closer for patients across Northern Ireland and beyond.

💙 Help us keep that research going.
Visit | Share | Support at: www.torcni.org

16/10/2026

Well done to the T&O research team who finished recruitment to the virtual reality study on Wednesday!!

Can virtual reality help knee replacement patients require less sedation during surgery? Backed by funding from TORC, a new study is exploring VR as an immersive distraction tool to see if minimising sedatives can lead to faster, better recoveries for patients. 🥽🦵

15/10/2026

Earlier this month, Prof John Wong attended the European Foot and Ankle Society Annual Congress in Augsburg, Germany to give two talks, one on non-union after arthrodesis in Müller-Weiss and the other on optimising the contribution of a surgeon with hearing problems. Well done John!

13/10/2026

It’s Bone and Joint Week! 🦴

From walking the dog to playing with the grandkids, our bones and joints carry us through everyday life. When something goes wrong, research makes all the difference to recovery.

As a local charity, TORC supports research that helps patients across Northern Ireland recover faster and restore active lives. We couldn’t do it without your support. 💙

12/10/2026

SAVE THE DATE! 🗓️

The RAFT Course is coming to Belfast in 2027! RAFT stands for Rehabilitation & Function after Trauma.

📍 Hilton Hotel, Belfast
📅 9–10 April 2027

This two-day course, themed "Restoring Function, Rebuilding Lives", focuses on the work that helps people recover after serious injury. Our Major Trauma Unit team is proud to support it.

Keep an eye on our page for the programme and registration details, coming soon.

09/10/2026

6 weeks to go! ✨

The countdown is on for the TORC 25th Anniversary Gala Ball, and tickets are going fast. Expect a glamorous night at the Titanic Suite, great company, dancing and some fantastic prizes from local businesses. Best of all, every ticket helps fund vital orthopaedic trauma research. 💙

Gather your table and your tickets now 👉 tinyurl.com/ybss9kaf

📅 Sat 21 Nov | 7pm – 1am
📍 Titanic Suite, Belfast
👔 Black tie

Any questions about the ball? Email [email protected]

07/10/2026

💙 Last chance to support Ellie!

A couple of weeks ago, Ellie Watson ran the Belfast City Half Marathon for TORC and smashed her personal best by 2 minutes 25 seconds. 🏅

Ellie's fundraising page is open until Sunday 18th October. Can we push her total even higher before it closes? Every donation helps fund research that improves recovery and outcomes for people with bone, joint and muscle injuries.

As Ellie put it: "It was an honour to represent and support a cause that means so much to so many people."

👉 Donate here: https://eventmaster.ie/fundraising/pages/EW38078611

Thank you, Ellie, and thank you to everyone who has already donated! 💙

05/10/2026

Check out our latest publication in Advanced Orthopaedics on cartilage loss in femoral heads. This shows that the back part of the ball of the hip joint is usually less worn, making it a reliable landmark that can be used in simple hip navigation techniques to help surgeons more accurately restore hip anatomy during hip replacement surgery.

Read the article here: https://tinyurl.com/2fn7wzm9

02/10/2026

Going, going… don't let them be gone! 🎟️✨

This Fundraising Friday, here's your friendly nudge: tickets for the TORC 25th Anniversary Gala Ball are selling fast!

Black tie, great company and some fantastic prizes donated by local businesses. Plus, every ticket helps fund vital orthopaedic trauma research. Dancing for a good cause? We'll allow it 😉

Sat 21 Nov | 7pm–1am | Titanic Suite, Belfast | Black Tie

Don't miss your chance, grab yours now: tinyurl.com/ybss9kaf

$Well done to T&O trainee Catherine for presenting TORC research on shorter immobilisation in distal radius fractures las...$

29/09/2026

Well done to T&O trainee Catherine for presenting TORC research on shorter immobilisation in distal radius fractures last week at the Orthopaedic Trauma Association Annual Meeting in Nashville 👏👏👏

Orthopaedic Trauma Association

Address

Musgrave Park Hospital, Stockman's Lane
Belfast
BT97JB

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm

Telephone

+442895043215

Website

http://www.torcni.org/

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