Karen Hambly


Senior Lecturer - Sports Therapy

Director of Learning and Teaching

Email: K.Hambly@kent.ac.uk

Tel: (+44) (0)1634 88 8805
Location: Medway

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Recent Publications 

Hambly, K., Silvers, H.J. & Steinwachs, M. (2011) Rehabilitation after articular cartilage repair of the knee in the football player. Cartilage. In press.

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Hambly K. (2011) Activity profile of members of an online health community after articular cartilage repair of the knee. Sports Health.3(3): 275-282.

Hambly, K., Mithoefer, K., Silvers, H.J. & Mandelbaum, B. (2011) Autologous chondrocyte implantation. In Rehabilitation for the postsurgical orthopedic patient (Eds Maxey, L. & Magnusson, J.) 3rd Edition Mosby Elsevier, St Louis, MO. In press.

Hambly, K. (2011) The use of the Tegner activity scale for articular cartilage repair of the knee: a systematic review. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 19(4):604–614.

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Hambly, K. & Griva, K. (2010) IKDC or KOOS: Which one captures symptoms and disabilities most important to patients who have undergone initial anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction? American Journal of Sports Medicine. 38: 1395-404.

Mithoefer, K., Hambly, K., Della Villa, S., Silvers, S. and Mandelbaum, B.R. (2010) Return to sports participation after articular cartilage repair in the knee: Scientific evidence. American Journal of Sports Medicine 37(1): suppl 167S-176S.

Hambly, K. (2009) Knee articular cartilage repair for athletes. SportEX Medicine 39(1):17-21.

Hambly, K. & Griva, K. (2008) IKDC or KOOS? Which one measures symptoms and disabilities most important to postoperative articular cartilage repair patients? American Journal of Sports Medicine36(9):1695-1704.

Hambly, K. & Bobic, V. (2007) Current Concepts: What is a ‘successful’ ACI? The rehabilitation Perspective. International Society for Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Newsletter Summer 2007.

Hambly, K. (2007) Cartilage repair rehabilitation: From chondrocyte to cerebrum.Osteoarthritis and Cartilage 15(2):B7.

Hambly, K. (2007) What is the evidence that muscle strength training matters in the treatment of OA? National Knowledge Week for OA. National Library for Health – Musculoskeletal Specialist Library.

Hambly, K. (2007) Articular cartilage repair rehabilitation – The need for consensus. WCPT 2007. Special Interest Reports. Physiotherapy 93 (Supp 1) S774.

Hambly, K., Bobic, V., Wondrasch, B., Van Assche, D. and Marlovits, S. (2006) Clinical Sports Medicine Update: Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation Postoperative Care and Rehabilitation: Science and Practice. American Journal of Sports Medicine 34(6):1020-1038.

Hambly, K., Van Assche, D., Wondrasch, B., Bobic, V. and Marlovits, S. (2006) Current status and prospects for rehabilitation following cell-based cartilage repair. In Basic science and clinical repair of articular cartilage defects: Current status and prospects (Eds, Zanasi, S., Brittberg, M., Marcacci, M. and Nehrer, S.) Timeo Editore, Italy.

Hambly, K. (2004) Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation: Where are we now? SportEx Medicine, 22(1): 12-14.

Hambly, K., Bobic, V., Fletcher, E. (2004) The case to support the inclusion of ergometer rowing in rehabilitation programmes following autologous chondrocyte implantation. British Journal of Sports Medicine  2004 38(5):650.

 

Podium Presentations and Invited Lectures

Hambly, K. (2011) ACI/MACI Rehabilitation. Invited speaker for Chester Knee Clinic at Grosvenor Nuffield Hospital.

Hambly, K. (2011) Should rehabilitation differ for the female football player? International Congress on Sports Rehabilitation and Traumatology, Bologna, Italy.

Hambly, K. (2010) Getting it right: Patellofemoral cartilage repair surgery and rehabilitation: Rehabilitation to match the surgery. Invited speaker - Chartered Society of Physiotherapy Congress, Liverpool, UK.

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Hambly, K. (2010) Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation Rehabilitation – Invited speaker – Association of German-speaking Arthroscopy Conference, Vienna, Austria.

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Hambly, K. (2010) How to measure functional outcomes?. XIX International Congress of Sport Rehabilitation and Traumatology, Bologna, Italy.

Hambly, K. (2009) Mechanotherapy for knee rehabilitation. Presentation at MA Healthcare Orthopaedics and Sports Injuries Conference, London, UK.

Hambly, K. (2009) Articular cartilage repair for the professional athlete. International Congress on Sports Rehabilitation and Traumatology, Bologna, Italy.

Hambly, K. (2009) IKDC or KOOS? Which one measures symptoms and disabilities most important to postoperative articular cartilage repair patients? International Society for Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, Osaka, Japan.

Hambly, K. (2008) Rehabilitation and secondary prevention of knee injury. Presentation at MA Healthcare Orthopaedics and Sports Injuries Conference, London, UK.

Hambly, K. (2008) Surgical and physiotherapeutic management of chondral lesions. Invited speaker at Chartered Society of Physiotherapy Congress, Manchester, UK.

Hambly, K. (2008) Rehabilitation following knee chondral surgery. Presentation at Rugby Football Union/PRL Chondral Knee Injury in Rugby Union Programme, Twickenham, UK.

Hambly, K. (2007) Articular cartilage repair rehabilitation: From chondrocyte to cerebrum. Presentation at International Cartilage Repair Society Congress, 29th September – 3rd October 2007, Warsaw, Poland.

Hambly, K. (2007) Articular cartilage repair rehabilitation: From chondrocyte to cerebrum. Invited speaker at Association for Chartered Physiotherapists in Sports Medicine Annual Conference 7-8th July 2007, London, UK.

Hambly, K. (2007) What is ‘successful’ rehabilitation? Presentation at 1st International Cartilage Repair Society Cartilage Repair Rehabilitation Consensus Meeting 29-30th June 2007, Zurich, Switzerland.

Hambly, K. (2007) Articular cartilage repair rehabilitation – The need for consensus. Platform presentation at World Congress of Physical Therapists 2-6th June 2007, Vancouver, Canada.

Hambly, K. (2007) Postoperative autologous chondrocyte implantation: Where are we now? Presentation at Harvard Medical School/Brigham & Women’s Hospital Boston Cartilage Course 29-30th April 2007, Boston, USA.

Hambly, K. (2007) Cartilage repair rehabilitation. Presentation for Lothian NHS Trust 27th March 2007, Edinburgh, Scotland.

Hambly, K. (2006) ACI rehab: Are we too restrictive? Presentation at 6th Oswestry Cartilage Symposium 9-10th November 2006, Oswestry.

Hambly, K. (2006) Cartilage is still a troublesome thing! Presentation at Society of Sports Therapists AGM June 5th 2006, London.

Hambly, K. (2006) Cartilage repair rehabilitation: The human factor. Paper presented at: 6th International Cartilage Repair Society Congress; San Diego, USA.

Hambly, K. & Hallam, P. (2003) The challenges of ACI rehabilitation. Presentation at the Fifth Regional Seminar on Current Issues in Sports Injury, Surgery and Rehabilitation, Liverpool John Moores University.

 

Poster Presentations 

Hambly, K. (2011) The use of the Tegner Activity Scale for articular cartilage repair of the knee: A systematic review. Poster presentation at World Physical Therapy, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

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