TOWARD AN EVIDENCE-BASED APPROACH FOR TREATING END-STAGE KNEE ARTHRITIS

Core Recommendations for Osteoarthritis Care: A Systematic Review of Clinical Practice Guidelines.

Brooke Conley, Samantha Bunzli, Jonathan Bullen, Penny O'Brien, Jennifer Persaud, Tilini Gunatillake, Michelle M Dowsey, Peter FM Choong, Ivan Lin

2023-02-10

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the quality of clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) for interventions in management of osteoarthritis (OA) a..

Surgery for osteoarthritis

Peter FM Choong, Michelle M Dowsey

2023-01-01

An Economic Model for Estimating Trial Costs with an Application to Placebo Surgery Trials

Chris Schilling, Michelle Tew, Samantha Bunzli, Cade Shadbolt, L Stefan Lohmander, Zsolt J Balogh, Francesco Paolucci, Peter F Choong, Michelle M Dowsey, Philip Clarke

2022-12-28

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Waste in clinical trials remains rife. We developed an economic model to predict the cost of trials base..

Implementing predictive tools in surgery: A narrative review in the context of orthopaedic surgery

Yuxuan Zhou, Daniel Gould, Peter Choong, Michelle Dowsey, Chris Schilling

2022-12-01

Clinical predictive tools are a topic gaining interest. Many tools are developed each year to predict various outcomes in medicine..

The Impact of Sex on the Outcomes of Prosthetic Joint Infection Treatment with Debridement, Antibiotics and Implant Retention: A Systematic Review and Individual Patient Data Meta-analysis.

Annabelle L Choong, Cade Shadbolt, Emma Choong, Tim Spelman, Ernesto Muñoz-Mahamud, Jaime Lora-Tamayo, Katy Kim, Marjan Wouthuyzen-Bakker, Mark Spangehl, Methee Chayakulkeeree, Simon W Young, Peter FM Choong, Michelle M Dowsey

2022-11-01

BACKGROUND: The influence of sex on the failure of débridement antibiotics and implant retention (DAIR) for treating prosthetic jo..

Understanding the Impact and Tackling the Burden of Osteoarthritis for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People

Penny O'Brien, Ryan Prehn, Charmaine Green, Ivan Lin, Wanda Flanagan, Brooke Conley, Dawn Bessarab, Juli Coffin, Peter FM Choong, Michelle M Dowsey, Samantha Bunzli

2022-10-10

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to understand and describe the lived experience of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peop..

Developing and internally validating a prediction model for total knee replacement surgery in patients with osteoarthritis.

Sharmala Thuraisingam, Patty Chondros, Jo-Anne Manski-Nankervis, Tim Spelman, Peter F Choong, Jane Gunn, Michelle M Dowsey

2022-09-01

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to develop and internally validate a clinical algorithm for use in general practice tha..

Total joint replacement may be a valuable treatment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with osteoarthritis, but uptake is low

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

2022-08-13

BACKGROUND: Despite bearing a higher burden of osteoarthritis, little research has examined disparities in the access, utilisation..

Laying the foundations of community engagement in Aboriginal health research: establishing a community reference group and terms of reference in a novel research field.

Penny O'Brien, Ryan Prehn, Naz Rind, Ivan Lin, Peter FM Choong, Dawn Bessarab, Juli Coffin, Toni Mason, Michelle M Dowsey, Samantha Bunzli

2022-08-04

BACKGROUND: Community engagement or community involvement in Aboriginal health research is a process that involves partnering, col..

The role of digital health interventions to improve health literacy in surgical patients: a narrative review in arthroplasty

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

2022-08-04

BACKGROUND: Arthroplasty is a high-volume but costly treatment option for advanced osteoarthritis. Health literacy and patient edu..

Patterns and Predictors of Outpatient Antibiotic Dispensation Following Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty

Elise Naufal, Cade Shadbolt, Yassin Elsiwy, Sharmala Thuraisingam, Yves S Poy Lorenzo, Jonathan Darby, Sina Babazadeh, Peter FM Choong, Michelle M Dowsey, Jarrad M Stevens

2022-05-12

BACKGROUND: This study aimed to evaluate the month-to-month prevalence of antibiotic dispensation in the 12 months before and afte..

Effect of Bariatric Surgery on Risk of Complications After Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Michelle M Dowsey, Wendy A Brown, Angela Cochrane, Paul R Burton, Danny Liew, Peter F Choong

2022-04-14

Importance: People with severe obesity who undergo a total knee arthroplasty (TKA) for osteoarthritis (OA) are at higher risk of s..

Patient and clinician characteristics and preferences for increasing participation in placebo surgery trials: a scoping review of attributes to inform a discrete choice experiment

Madeleine Hinwood, Laura Wall, Danielle Lang, Zsolt J Balogh, Angela Smith, Michelle Dowsey, Phillip Clarke, Peter Choong, Samantha Bunzli, Francesco Paolucci

2022-04-12

BACKGROUND: Orthopaedic surgeries include some of the highest volume surgical interventions globally; however, studies have shown ..

A Nomogram for Predicting Non-Response to Surgery One Year after Elective Total Hip Replacement

Michelle M Dowsey, Tim Spelman, Peter FM Choong

2022-03-01

Background: Total hip replacement (THR) is a common and cost-effective procedure for end-stage osteoarthritis, but inappropriate u..

Evaluating willingness for surgery using the SMART Choice (Knee) patient prognostic tool for total knee arthroplasty: study protocol for a pragmatic randomised controlled trial

Yuxuan Zhou, Claire Weeden, Lauren Patten, Michelle Dowsey, Samantha Bunzli, Peter Choong, Chris Schilling

2022-02-24

BACKGROUND: Approximately 1 in 5 patients feel unsatisfied after total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Prognostic tools may aid in the pa..

Methodological Challenges in Predicting Periprosthetic Joint Infection Treatment Outcomes: A Narrative Review.

Elise Naufal, Marjan Wouthuyzen-Bakker, Sina Babazadeh, Jarrad Stevens, Peter FM Choong, Michelle M Dowsey

2022-01-01

The management of periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) generally requires both surgical intervention and targeted antimicrobial th..

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

Lea Ettlin

2021-11-01

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

What influences patient satisfaction after total knee replacement? A qualitative long-term follow-up study

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

2021-11-01

OBJECTIVES: To explore whether a conceptual model of patient satisfaction previously developed 1-2 years post-total knee replaceme..

Assessing the suitability of general practice electronic health records for clinical prediction model development: a data quality assessment

Sharmala Thuraisingam, Patty Chondros, Michelle M Dowsey, Tim Spelman, Stephanie Garies, Peter F Choong, Jane Gunn, Jo-Anne Manski-Nankervis

2021-10-30

BACKGROUND: The use of general practice electronic health records (EHRs) for research purposes is in its infancy in Australia. Giv..

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

2021-06-01

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

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

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

2021-04-06

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

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

2021-02-08

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

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

2021-01-28

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

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

2021-01-27

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

Cohort profile: the St Vincent's Melbourne Arthroplasty Outcomes (SMART) Registry, a pragmatic prospective database defining outcomes in total hip and knee replacement patients

Daniel Gould, Sharmala Thuraisingam, Cade Shadbolt, Josh Knight, Jesse Young, Chris Schilling, Peter F Choong, Michelle M Dowsey

2021-01-01

PURPOSE: The St Vincent's Melbourne Arthroplasty Outcomes (SMART) Registry is an institutional clinical registry housed at a terti..

Patient-Related Risk Factors for Unplanned 30-Day Hospital Readmission Following Primary and Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Daniel Gould, Michelle M Dowsey, Tim Spelman, Olivia Jo, Wassif Kabir, Jason Trieu, James Bailey, Samantha Bunzli, Peter Choong

2021-01-01

Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is a highly effective procedure for advanced osteoarthritis of the knee. Thirty-day hospital readmis..

Developing prediction models for total knee replacement surgery in patients with osteoarthritis: Statistical analysis plan

Sharmala Thuraisingam, Michelle Dowsey, Jo-Anne Manski-Nankervis, Tim Spelman, Peter Choong, Jane Gunn, Patty Chondros

2020-12-01

Background Approximately 12–20% of those with osteoarthritis (OA) in Australia who undergo total knee replacement (TKR) surgery do..

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

2020-11-01

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

Embedding consumer and community involvement within an established research centre: moving from general recommendations to an actionable framework

T Gunatillake, C Shadbolt, D Gould, M Lam, MG Hearst, C Vleeskens, P Choong, M Dowsey

2020-10-27

Background: The value of involving consumers and community members in every stage of the research process is gaining recognition a..

Patient-Reported Outcomes Following Total Knee Replacement in Patients < 65 Years of Age-A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Jason Trieu, Daniel J Gould, Chris Schilling, Tim Spelman, Michelle M Dowsey, Peter F Choong

2020-10-01

An increasing number of total knee replacements (TKRs) are being performed in response to the growing burden of osteoarthritis. Pa..

Sex-based differences in the outcomes of total hip and knee arthroplasty: a narrative review

Annabelle LC Choong, Cade Shadbolt, Michelle M Dowsey, Peter FM Choong

2020-09-21

Total joint arthroplasty (TJA) is an effective treatment for end-stage osteoarthritis, which aims to alleviate pain and improve fu..

National osteoarthritis strategy brief report Advanced care

Xia Wang, David J Hunter, Michelle Dowsey, Ian Harris, Peter O'Sullivan, Bill Donnelly, Thomas Buttel, Anita Wluka, Philip Clark, Raj Anand, Yuen Leow, Jane M Gunn, Yingyu Feng, Peter Choong

2020-09-01

BACKGROUND: Osteoarthritis (OA) is one of the most common chronic joint diseases and a leading cause of pain and disability in Aus..

Opioid Use and Total Joint Replacement

Cade Shadbolt, Chris Schilling, Maria C Inacio, J Haxby Abbott, Yana Pryymachenko, Ross Wilson, Peter FM Choong, Michelle M Dowsey

2020-08-17

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: We provide an overview of recent research into the relationship between preoperative opioid use and total joint..

Tackling the Burden of Osteoarthritis as a Health Care Opportunity in Indigenous Communities-A Call to Action

Penny O'Brien, Samantha Bunzli, Ivan Lin, Tilini Gunatillake, Dawn Bessarab, Juli Coffin, Gail Garvey, Michelle Dowsey, Peter Choong

2020-08-01

Osteoarthritis is a highly prevalent and disabling disease, causing a significant individual and socioeconomic burden worldwide. U..

What Influences Patient Satisfaction after TKA? A Qualitative Investigation

Nardia-Rose Klem, Anne Smith, Peter O'Sullivan, Michelle M Dowsey, Robert Schutze, 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..

Early surgical complications of total hip arthroplasty related to surgical approach

Wayne Hoskins, Michelle M Dowsey, Tim Spelman, Peter FM Choong

2020-07-20

BACKGROUND: Total hip arthroplasty (THA) can be performed through a number of surgical approaches. The aim was to compare the inci..

Population growth, ageing and obesity do not sufficiently explain the increased utilization of total knee replacement in Australia

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

2020-07-15

BACKGROUND: The utilization of total knee replacement (TKR) has increased significantly. The objective of this study was to assess..

Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs): can they be used to guide patient-centered care and optimize outcomes in total knee replacement?

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

2020-07-10

PURPOSE: As patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) are increasingly integrated into clinical practice, there is a need to trans..

Preoperative opioid use and complications following total joint replacement: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Cade Shadbolt, Daniel Gould, Ximena Camacho, Josh Knight, Siddharth Rele, Sharmala Thuraisingam, Yuting Zhang, Michelle M Dowsey, Peter Fm Choong

2020-06-16

INTRODUCTION: Mounting evidence now indicates that preoperative opioid use is associated with an array of complications following ..

A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing a Medial Stabilised Total Knee Prosthesis to a Cruciate Retaining and Posterior Stabilised Design - A Report of the Clinical and Functional Outcomes Following Total Knee Replacement

Michelle M Dowsey, Daniel Gould, Tim Spelman, Marcus G Pandy, Peter F Choong

2020-06-01

Background The purpose of this randomized controlled trial was to compare the performance of 3 total knee joint replacement (TKJR)..

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..

Arthroplasty information on the internet: quality or quantity?

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

2020-04-01

Aims: Total joint replacement (TJR) is a high-cost, high-volume procedure that impacts patients' quality of life. Informed decisio..

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..

Better Knee, Better Me (TM): effectiveness of two scalable health care interventions supporting self-management for knee osteoarthritis - protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Kim L Bennell, Catherine Keating, Belinda J Lawford, Alexander J Kimp, Thorlene Egerton, Courtney Brown, Jessica Kasza, Libby Spiers, Joseph Proietto, Priya Sumithran, Jonathan G Quicke, Rana S Hinman, Anthony Harris, Andrew M Briggs, Carolyn Page, Peter F Choong, Michelle M Dowsey, Francis Keefe, Christine Rini

2020-03-12

BACKGROUND: Although education, exercise, and weight loss are recommended for management of knee osteoarthritis, the additional be..

Attitudes of patients and surgeons towards sham surgery trials: a protocol for a scoping review of attributes to inform a discrete choice experiment

Laura Wall, Madeleine Hinwood, Danielle Lang, Angela Smith, Samantha Bunzli, Philip Clarke, Peter FM Choong, Michelle M Dowsey, Francesco Paolucci

2020-03-01

INTRODUCTION: In order to properly evaluate the efficacy of orthopaedic procedures, rigorous, randomised controlled sham surgery t..

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

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

2020-02-18

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

The influence of sex and pre-operative obesity on biomechanics two years after total knee arthroplasty: A longitudinal cohort study

KL Paterson, L Sosdian, KL Bennell, BR Metcalf, T Wrigley, J Kasza, MM Dowsey, PF Choong, RS Hinman

2020-02-01

BACKGROUND: Sex and obesity may influence knee biomechanics associated with poor outcomes following primary total knee arthroplast..

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 ..

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

AIM: To describe the use of opioid analgesics over three years before and after total joint replacement surgery in New Zealand. ME..

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-..

Chlorhexidine-alcohol versus iodineealcohol for surgical site skin preparation in an elective arthroplasty (ACAISA) study: a cluster randomized controlled trial

TN Peel, MM Dowsey, KL Buising, AC Cheng, PFM Choong

2019-10-01

OBJECTIVES: Surgical site skin preparation is an effective method to prevent wound complications. The optimal agent has not been e..

The effect of mindfulness training prior to total joint arthroplasty on postoperative pain and physical function: A randomised controlled trial

Michelle Dowsey, David Castle, Simon Knowles, Kaveh Monshat, Michael Salzberg, Elizabeth Nelson, Anthony Dunin, Jo Dunin, Tim Spelman, Peter Choong

2019-10-01

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the efficacy of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) in improving pain and physical function following..

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

BACKGROUND: Osteoarthritis is a debilitating condition as well as a growing global health problem, and total knee arthroplasty is ..

How do surgeons' trade-off between patient outcomes and risk of complications in total knee arthroplasty? a discrete choice experiment in Australia

Sandie Szawlowski, Peter FM Choong, Jinhu Li, Elizabeth Nelson, Mandana Nikpour, Anthony Scott, Vijaya Sundararajan, Michelle M Dowsey

2019-08-01

OBJECTIVE: To measure the trade-off between risk of complications versus patient improvement in pain and function in orthopaedic s..

Knee Arthroplasty Component Malrotation Does Not Affect Function or Quality of Life in the Short to Medium Term

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

2019-07-01

BACKGROUND: Component rotation in total knee arthroplasty is thought to affect patella tracking, flexion gap, and balancing and he..

Antipsychotic choice: understanding shared decision-making among doctors and patients

Vivien Yeo, Michelle Dowsey, Victoria Alguera-Lara, Jemimah Ride, Emily Lancsar, David J Castle

2019-06-21

BACKGROUND: In deciding pharmacotherapy treatment, doctors have to balance the risks and benefits of treatment, and their preferen..

Effectiveness of behavioural interventions on physical activity levels after hip or knee joint replacement: a systematic review

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

2019-05-07

Purpose: To evaluate the effect of behavioural interventions on levels of physical activity after hip or knee joint replacement.Ma..

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

Usual care after hip or knee joint replacement does not adequately address the problem of low physical activity levels. We aimed t..

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

AIMS: As the population ages, there is projected to be an increase in the level of demand for total knee arthroplasty (TKA) in oct..

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

BACKGROUND: Both obesity and underweight are associated with a higher risk of mortality in adulthood, but the association between ..

A Systematic Review of Clinical Functional Outcomes After Medial Stabilized Versus Non-Medial Stabilized Total Knee Joint Replacement

Tony Young, Michelle M Dowsey, Marcus Pandy, Peter F Choong

2018-04-11

BACKGROUND: Medial stabilized total knee joint replacement (TKJR) construct is designed to closely replicate the kinematics of the..

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

BACKGROUND: The global demand for total hip arthroplasty (THA) is increasing, underscoring its moniker as the "operation of the ce..

Effects of sex and obesity on gait biomechanics before and six months after total knee arthroplasty: A longitudinal cohort study

KL Paterson, L Sosdian, RS Hinman, TV Wrigley, J Kasza, M Dowsey, P Choong, KL Bennell

2018-03-01

BACKGROUND: Gait biomechanics, sex, and obesity can contribute to suboptimal outcomes from primary total knee arthroplasty. The ai..

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

BACKGROUND: Elective total hip arthroplasty (THA) and total knee arthroplasty (TKA) are effective options for the management of os..

A blinded, three-arm randomised trial assessing joint function and measuring three-dimensional knee joint kinematics in individuals six months after a total knee joint replacement; comparing a medially stabilised design, to standard fixed bearing conventional designs – posterior stabilising and cruciate retaining

Michelle M Dowsey, Marcus Pandy, Tony J Young, Hans Gray, Shangyuanye Guan, Peter F Choong

2018-01-23

<jats:p>&lt;p class="abstract"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Background:&lt;/strong&gt; No randomised trial exists to assess the relative prost..

Association of All-Cause Mortality with Overweight and Obesity following Total Hip Arthroplasty

M Dowsey, T Spelman, Liz Paxton, Robert S Namba, Maria Inacio, Peter Choong

2018-01-01

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

BACKGROUND: Gap balancing (GB) has been noted to sacrifice joint-line maintenance to improve gap symmetry. This study aims to dete..

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..

Achieving Consensus on Total Joint Replacement Trial Outcome Reporting Using the OMERACT Filter: Endorsement of the Final Core Domain Set for Total Hip and Total Knee Replacement Trials for Endstage Arthritis

Jasvinder A Singh, Michelle M Dowsey, Michael Dohm, Susan M Goodman, Amye L Leong, Marieke MJH Scholte Voshaar, Peter F Choong

2017-11-01

OBJECTIVE: Discussion and endorsement of the OMERACT total joint replacement (TJR) core domain set for total hip replacement (THR)..

Barriers and facilitators to orthopaedic surgeons’ uptake of decision aids for total knee arthroplasty: a qualitative study

A Scott, S Bunzli, S French, P Choong, M Dowsey

2017-11-01

Objectives: The demand for total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is increasing. Differentiating who will derive a clinically meaningful im..

The influence of sex and obesity on gait biomechanics in people with severe knee osteoarthritis scheduled for arthroplasty

KL Paterson, L Sosdian, RS Hinman, TV Wrigley, J Kasza, M Dowsey, P Choong, KL Bennell

2017-11-01

BACKGROUND: Sex and body mass may influence knee biomechanics associated with poor total knee arthroplasty (TKA) outcomes for knee..

Variations in pain and function before and after total knee arthroplasty: a comparison between Swedish and Australian cohorts

MM Dowsey, O Robertsson, M Sundberg, LS Lohmander, PFM Choong, A W-Dahl

2017-06-01

OBJECTIVE: Preoperative pain and function is viewed as an important predictor of total knee arthroplasty (TKA) outcomes. We examin..

Patient Endorsement of the Outcome Measures in Rheumatology (OMERACT) Total Joint Replacement (TJR) clinical trial draft core domain set

Jasvinder A Singh, Michelle Dowsey, Peter F Choong

2017-03-15

BACKGROUND: A patient- and surgeon-Delphi-derived Outcome Measures in Rheumatology (OMERACT) draft core domain set for total joint..

Predicting the Long-Term Gains in Health-Related Quality of Life After Total Knee Arthroplasty

Chris G Schilling, Michelle M Dowsey, Dennis J Petrie, Philip M Clarke, Peter F Choong

2017-02-01

BACKGROUND: We investigated the predictors of long-term gains in quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) from total knee arthroplasty ..