Shoulder replacement surgery is an effective intervention that can relieve pain and improve function for people with severe shoulder disorders. The use of shoulder replacement has been steadily increasing over time worldwide because of the expanding range of clinical indications, including osteoarthritis, which is most [...]
Lower limb total joint arthroplasty (TJA) is usually offered to patients to alleviate symptoms of their hip or knee osteoarthritis when conservative management fails. In other orthopaedic conditions, second opinions have been found to result in up to half of the patients initially recommended for [...]
Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is a common procedure employed to treat end-stage osteoarthritis. While TKA is generally believed to have acceptable outcomes, many patients report pain or functional deficits not in line with their expectation following the procedure. It has been postulated that patient’s pre-operative [...]
The primary objective was to determine the population prevalence of glenohumeral joint imaging abnormalities in asymptomatic adults. We systematically reviewed studies reporting the prevalence of X-ray, ultrasound (US), computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) abnormalities in adults without shoulder symptoms.
Multimodal analgesia regimens are recommended for the postoperative period after hip and knee replacement surgeries. However, there are no data on practice patterns for analgesic use in the immediate postoperative period after hip and knee replacements in Australia. The objective of this study is to [...]
With advances in health state valuation methods, new value sets may be developed for some countries. Quantifying the impact of moving between existing and new value sets is critical for guiding decisions around utility score interpretation, reporting and comparison with published scores. The aim of [...]
There is a need to increase the capacity and capability of musculoskeletal researchers to design, conduct, and report high-quality clinical trials. The objective of this study was to identify and prioritise clinical trial learning needs of musculoskeletal researchers in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand. Findings [...]
We aimed to systematically review contemporary evidence on the barriers and enablers to implementing and sustaining short-stay arthroplasty programs for elective primary total hip and knee replacement from the perspectives of patients, health professionals, carers, healthcare administrators, funders and policymakers and to map the findings [...]
The CRISTAL trial (a cluster randomized, crossover, non-inferiority trial of aspirin compared to low molecular weight heparin for venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in hip or knee arthroplasty, a registry nested study) was designed to investigate the efficacy and safety of aspirin compared with enoxaparin for the [...]
This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (intervention). The objectives are as follows: To evaluate the effects of exercise alone or exercise plus education compared with inactive control or education alone to prevent non‐specific LBP.