This study established a hierarchy of the goals most important to patients, identifying key goals as improving mobility, reducing pain, and improving daily tasks. Health professionals involved in the recommendation of knee arthroplasty were generally found to be able to identify what patients wanted to [...]
This study captured the physical activity trajectory and explored barriers and enablers to physical activity in a socially and culturally diverse sample with obesity awaiting TKA or THA. For context, we collected many baseline measures capturing disease severity. The baseline average Oxford scores indicated moderate [...]
We compared revision rates and reasons for revision for primary total knee arthroplasty (TKA) performed for osteoarthritis with and without tibial stem extensions. Data from the Australian Orthopaedic Association National Joint Replacement Registry (AOANJRR) were used to compare all cause revision, reason and type of [...]
This study highlights the growing disease burden of OA in Australia over three decades, drawing on national-level modelled data from the longstanding Global Burden of Disease Study. Hand OA was recently included as a separate cause of disease, enabling us to examine prevalence and disability [...]
Few studies have investigated the association between obesity, preoperative weight loss and postoperative outcomes beyond 30- and 90-days post-arthroplasty. This study investigated whether body mass index (BMI) and preoperative weight loss in people with obesity predict postoperative complications and patient-reported outcomes 6 months following total knee [...]
The burden of MSK complaints at the primary care level is high as evidenced by the prevalence of people with musculoskeletal complaints presenting to a general practitioner, the preponderance of comorbidities and the numerous consultations per year. Identification and evaluation of strategies to reduce this [...]
Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of arthritis and has been estimated to affect over 2.2 million Australians. While mild to moderate forms of the condition can be managed via non-surgical means (e.g. with guideline-recommended education, exercise, weight management and pharmacological treatments), more severe [...]
Arthroscopic knee surgery remains a common treatment for symptomatic knee osteoarthritis, including for degenerative meniscal tears, despite guidelines strongly recommending against its use. This Cochrane Review is an update of a non‐Cochrane systematic review published in 2017.
To evaluate the efficacy and safety of opioids for analgesic therapy for people with osteoarthritis. Systematic review and meta‐analysis of randomised, placebo‐controlled trials of opioid therapies for treating the pain of osteoarthritis. The primary outcome was medium term pain relief (six weeks to less than [...]
It is time to start a conversation about shoulder OA. Shoulder (glenohumeral) OA is most common among older people and like other forms of OA, it can be debilitating with respect to pain, restricted joint motion and impaired functional ability. Yet shoulder OA is rarely given [...]