Michelle Dowsey

Placebo Surgery Controlled Trials Do They Achieve What They Set Out To Do? A Systematic Review

Samantha Bunzli, Emma Choong, Cade Shadbolt, Laura Wall, Elizabeth Nelson, Chris Schilling, Helen Wilding, L Stefan Lohmander, Zsolt J Balogh, Francesco Paolucci, Philip Clarke, Peter FM Choong, Michelle M Dowsey

Journal article  |  2021  |  ANNALS OF SURGERY

OBJECTIVE: To explore whether placebo surgery controlled trials achieve what they set out to do by investigating discrepancy betwe..

In the dark about physical activity - exploring patient perceptions of physical activity after elective total knee joint replacement: a qualitative study.

Lyndon J Hawke, Nicholas F Taylor, Michelle M Dowsey, Peter FM Choong, Nora Shields

Journal article  |  2021  |  Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken)

OBJECTIVE: The study aimed to explore patient perceptions of and motivations for physical activity after total knee joint replacem..

How Do People Communicate About Knee Osteoarthritis? A Discourse Analysis

Samantha Bunzli, Nicholas Taylor, Penny O'Brien, Michelle Dowsey, Jason Wallis, Peter Choong, Nora Shields

Journal article  |  2021  |  PAIN MEDICINE

OBJECTIVE: To explore the ways in which people talk about knee osteoarthritis and how this may influence engagement in physical ac..

Gamifying health literacy: how can digital technology optimize patient outcomes in surgery?

Myles T Davaris, Samantha Bunzli, Michelle M Dowsey, Peter F Choong

Journal article  |  2021  |  ANZ JOURNAL OF SURGERY

The digital age is entrenched in our society, with constant innovation driving change in the way clinicians and patients manage th..

ARTHROPLASTY INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET: QUALITY OR QUANTITY?

MT Davaris, MM Dowsey, S Bunzli, PF Choong

Conference Proceedings  |  2021  |  OSTEOARTHRITIS AND CARTILAGE

The cost-effectiveness of computer navigation in primary total knee replacement: a scoping review

Jason Trieu, Chris Schilling, Michelle M Dowsey, Peter F Choong

Journal article  |  2021  |  EFORT OPEN REVIEWS

Despite additional costs associated with the use of computer navigation technology in total knee replacement (TKR), its impact on ..

The Impact of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery on Total Joint Arthroplasty: Protocol for a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Siddharth Rele, Cade Shadbolt, Chris Schilling, Nicholas F Taylor, Michelle M Dowsey, Peter FM Choong

Journal article  |  2021  |  JMIR RESEARCH PROTOCOLS

BACKGROUND: The number of total joint arthroplasties (TJAs) being performed is increasing worldwide. To match this increasing dema..

Low grade of radiographic osteoarthritis predicts unsatisfactory response of the contralateral knee replacement in two-stage bilateral total knee arthroplasty

Sina Babazadeh, Tim D Spelman, Michelle M Dowsey, Peter FM Choong

Journal article  |  2021  |  KNEE SURGERY SPORTS TRAUMATOLOGY ARTHROSCOPY

PURPOSE: It is difficult to counsel patients with bilateral osteoarthritis who are unsatisfied with their first knee replacement a..

Addressing surgical inequity for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Australia's universal health care system: a call to action

Penny O'Brien, Samantha Bunzli, Ivan Lin, Dawn Bessarab, Juli Coffin, Michelle M Dowsey, Peter FM Choong

Journal article  |  2021  |  ANZ JOURNAL OF SURGERY

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people continue to experience health inequity within the Australian health care system. Litt..

The effect of animated consent material on participants' willingness to enrol in a placebo-controlled surgical trial: a protocol for a randomised feasibility study

Elizabeth Nelson, Cade Shadbolt, Samantha Bunzli, Angela Cochrane, Peter Choong, Michelle Dowsey

Journal article  |  2021  |  Pilot and Feasibility Studies

BACKGROUND: Placebo-controlled surgical trials are recognised as the gold standard way to test the efficacy of a surgical procedur..