Centre For Research Excellence In Total Joint Replacement Optimising Outcomes, Equity, Cost Effectiveness And Patient Selection (Opus)

What Influences Patient Satisfaction after TKA? A Qualitative Investigation.

Nardia-Rose Klem, Anne Smith, Peter O'Sullivan, Michelle M Dowsey, Robert Schütze, Peter Kent, Peter F Choong, Samantha Bunzli

2020-08-01

BACKGROUND: Patient satisfaction is a common measure of the success of an orthopaedic intervention. However, there is poor underst..

Risk Factors for Chronic Opioid Use Following Hip and Knee Arthroplasty: Evidence from New Zealand Population Data.

Yana Pryymachenko, Ross A Wilson, J Haxby Abbott, Michelle M Dowsey, Peter FM Choong

2020-06-27

BACKGROUND: Patients awaiting total joint arthroplasty (TJA) have high rates of opioid use, and many continue to use opioid medica..

Misconceived expectations: Patient reflections on the total knee replacement journey

Samantha Bunzli, Penny O'Brien, Nardia Klem, Ian Incoll, Jasvinder Singh, Myles Davaris, Peter Choong, Michelle Dowsey

2020-04-23

INTRODUCTION: Fifty per cent of patients consent for total knee replacement (TKR) with unrealistic expectations about what it invo..

Exploring the Impact of Quality of Life on Survival: A Case Study in Total Knee Replacement Surgery

Michelle Tew, Kim Dalziel, Michelle Dowsey, Peter F Choong, Philip Clarke

2020-04-16

Background. There is growing evidence that quality of life (QoL) has a strong association with mortality. However, incorporation o..

In pursuit of enhanced recovery after total joint replacement: a narrative review of drivers of length of stay

Siddharth Rele, Michelle M Dowsey, Peter FM Choong

2020-04-01

A continual increase in the prevalence of osteoarthritis drives growing demand for total joint arthroplasty. So far, a decrease in..

Satisfaction after total knee replacement for osteoarthritis is usually high, but what are we measuring? A systematic review

Nardia-Rose Klem, Peter Kent, Anne Smith, Michelle Dowsey, Robyn Fary, Rob Schütze, Peter O'Sullivan, Peter Choong, Samantha Bunzli

2020-03-01

Objective: Patient satisfaction is considered an important outcome measure after total knee replacement, but the construct is comp..

Three steps to changing the narrative about knee osteoarthritis care: a call to action.

JP Caneiro, Peter B O'Sullivan, Ewa M Roos, Anne J Smith, Peter Choong, Michelle Dowsey, David J Hunter, Joanne Kemp, Jorge Rodriguez, Stefan Lohmander, Samantha Bunzli, Christian J Barton

2020-03-01

Patient-related risk factors for unplanned 30-day readmission following total knee arthroplasty: a narrative literature review

Daniel Gould, Michelle Dowsey, Imkyeong Jo, Peter Choong

2020-01-22

Osteoarthritis is a debilitating condition as well as a growing global health problem, and total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is an eff..

Co-Morbidities and Sex Differences in Long-Term Quality-of-Life Outcomes among Patients with and without Diabetes after Total Knee Replacement: Five-Year Data from Registry Study

Michelle Tew, Michelle M Dowsey, Annabelle Choong, Peter F Choong, Philip Clarke

2020-01-01

Improved understanding of quality-of-life (QoL) outcomes can provide valuable information on intervention effectiveness and guide ..

The Surgeon's Role in the Opioid Crisis: A Narrative Review and Call to Action

Cade Shadbolt, J Haxby Abbott, Ximena Camacho, Philip Clarke, L Stefan Lohmander, Tim Spelman, Eric C Sun, Jonas B Thorlund, Yuting Zhang, Michelle M Dowsey, Peter FM Choong

2020-01-01

Over the past two decades, there has been a sharp rise in the use of prescription opioids. In several countries, most notably the ..

Long-term opioid medication use before and after joint replacement surgery in New Zealand

Ross Wilson, Yana Pryymachenko, Richard Audas, J Haxby Abbott, Peter Choong, Michelle Dowsey

2019-12-13

Opioid use prior to elective surgery is strongly associated with persistent use following surgery: an analysis of 14 354 Medicare patients

Max Catchpool, Josh Knight, Jesse T Young, Philip Clarke, Michael J Barrington, Peter FM Choong, Michelle M Dowsey

2019-10-21

BACKGROUND: Persistent opioid use following total joint replacement (TJR) surgery is common; however, the association between pre-..

Misconceptions and the Acceptance of Evidence-based Nonsurgical Interventions for Knee Osteoarthritis. A Qualitative Study

Samantha Bunzli, Penny O'Brien, Darshini Ayton, Michelle Dowsey, Jane Gunn, Peter Choong, Jo-Anne Manski-Nankervis

2019-09-01

BACKGROUND: In contrast to best practice guidelines for knee osteoarthritis (OA), findings from several different healthcare setti..

What are the patient factors that impact on decisions to progress to total knee replacement? A qualitative study involving patients with knee osteoarthritis

Penny O'Brien, Samantha Bunzli, Darshini Ayton, Michelle M Dowsey, Jane Gunn, Jo-Anne Manski-Nankervis

2019-09-01

OBJECTIVES: General practitioners (GPs) are often the first health professionals to assess patients with osteoarthritis (OA). Desp..

Patient-related risk factors for unplanned 30-day readmission following total knee arthroplasty: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis

Daniel Gould, Michelle Dowsey, Tim Spelman, Imkyeong Jo, Wassif Kabir, Jason Trieu, Peter Choong

2019-08-22

ARE ILLNESS PERCEPTIONS A BARRIER TO UPTAKE OF EVIDENCE BASED INTERVENTIONS FOR KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS? A QUALITATIVE STUDY

S Bunzli, P O'Brien, D Ayton, M Dowsey, J Gunn, J-A Manski-Nankervis

2019-04-01

HOW DO PATIENTS APPRAISE SATISFACTION, AND PAIN AND FUNCTION OUTCOMES AFTER TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT? A QUALITATIVE INVESTIGATION

N-R Klem, S Bunzli, M Dowsey, R Schutze, P O'Sullivan, P Kent, P Choong, A Smith

2019-04-01

Physical activity levels after hip and knee joint replacement surgery: an observational study

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

2019-03-01

The impact of older age on patient outcomes following primary total knee arthroplasty

BP d'S Murphy, MM Dowsey, T Spelman, PFM Choong

2018-11-01

Body Mass Index Is Associated With All-cause Mortality After THA and TKA

Michelle M Dowsey, Peter FM Choong, Elizabeth W Paxton, Tim Spelman, Robert S Namba, Maria CS Inacio

2018-06-01

What Is the Impact of Advancing Age on the Outcomes of Total Hip Arthroplasty?

Benjamin P d'S Murphy, Michelle M Dowsey, Tim Spelman, Peter FM Choong

2018-04-01

THE IMPACT OF ADVANCED AGE ON THE OUTCOMES OF PRIMARY TOTAL HIP AND KNEE ARTHROPLASTY FOR OSTEOARTHRITIS A Systematic Review

Benjamin P d'S Murphy, Michelle M Dowsey, Peter FM Choong

2018-02-01

Gap Balancing Sacrifices Joint-Line Maintenance to Improve Gap Symmetry: 5-Year Follow-Up of a Randomized Controlled Trial

Sina Babazadeh, Michelle M Dowsey, Michael G Vasimalla, James D Stoney, Peter FM Choong

2018-01-01

Sham Surgery – Justified but practical? A systematic review of sham surgery trials in orthopaedics’

S Bunzli, Michelle Dowsey, Peter Choong

2018-01-01

Background: An increasing trend for sham surgery trials in minor orthopaedic procedures has been observed. Trial outcomes have cha..