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Books
2021, Hippocrasy How doctors are betraying their oath, NewSouth Publishing
,2016, Surgery, The Ultimate Placebo A Surgeon Cuts Through the Evidence (16pt Large Print Edition)
,2016, Surgery as Placebo A Surgeon Cuts Through the Evidence, NewSouth
,2016, Surgery, the Ultimate Placebo A Surgeon Cuts Through the Evidence
,Book Chapters
2018, 'Paine and burke: God, nature and politics', in Thomas Paine, pp. 119 - 147, http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781351144643-8
,2009, 'Cryotherapy following total knee replacement', in Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Wiley, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/14651858.cd007911
,2005, 'How to be a table instructor', in Green JS; de Boer PG (ed.), AO Principles of teaching and learning, edn. 1st, AO Publishing, Switzerland, pp. 65 - 76
,Journal articles
2024, 'Compliance with Australian Orthopaedic Association guidelines does not reduce the risk of venous thromboembolism after total hip and knee arthroplasty', Scientific Reports, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-54916-x
,2024, 'Does preoperative opioid use predict outcomes to 6 months following primary unilateral knee or hip arthroplasty for osteoarthritis? A data-linked retrospective study', Arthroplasty, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s42836-024-00234-6
,2024, 'Hip-specific and generic patient-reported outcome measure scores after primary hip replacement are associated with early revision surgery: a national registry study', Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s41687-024-00713-z
,2024, 'Transitivity, coherence, and reliability of network meta-analyses comparing proximal humerus fracture treatments: a meta-epidemiological study', BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 25, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12891-023-07119-w
,2024, 'Behavioural 'nudging' interventions to reduce low-value care for low back pain in the emergency department (NUDG-ED): protocol for a 2×2 factorial, before-after, cluster randomised trial', BMJ open, 14, pp. e079870, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-079870
,2024, 'Improving hip fracture care: A five-year review of the early contributors to the Australian and New Zealand Hip Fracture Registry', Australasian Journal on Ageing, 43, pp. 31 - 42, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ajag.13270
,2024, 'Optimising body weight in people with obesity prior to knee or hip arthroplasty: A feasibility study utilising a dietitian-led low inflammatory diet', Musculoskeletal Care, 22, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/msc.1867
,2024, 'Establishing a hierarchy of total knee arthroplasty patients' goals and its congruity to health professionals' perceptions: a cohort study', ANZ Journal of Surgery, 94, pp. 234 - 240, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ans.18817
,2024, 'Stemmed Tibial Fixation for Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty in Obese Patients—A National Registry Study', Journal of Arthroplasty, 39, pp. 355 - 362, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.arth.2023.08.028
,2024, 'Variation in care and outcomes for people after hip fracture with and without cognitive impairment; results from the Australian and New Zealand Hip Fracture Registry', Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging, 28, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jnha.2023.100030
,2024, 'HIP fracture Supplemental Therapy to Enhance Recovery (HIPSTER): A protocol for a randomised controlled trial', BMJ Open, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-079846
,2024, 'Development of the Reporting Infographics and Visual Abstracts of Comparative studies (RIVA-C) checklist and guide', BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjebm-2023-112784
,2024, 'Do the Revision Rates of Arthroplasty Surgeons Correlate With Postoperative Patient-reported Outcome Measure Scores? A Study From the Australian Orthopaedic Association National Joint Replacement Registry', Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, 482, pp. 98 - 112, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/CORR.0000000000002737
,2024, 'First knee for pain and function versus second knee for quality of life', Bone and Joint Open, 5, pp. 202 - 209, http://dx.doi.org/10.1302/2633-1462.53.BJO-2023-0035.R1
,2024, 'Measurement Properties of the Oxford Shoulder Score and Minimal Clinically Important Changes After Primary Total Shoulder Replacement Surgery', Arthritis Care and Research, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/acr.25304
,2024, 'Readmission to a non-index hospital following total joint replacement prevalence and association with mortality in 394,248 Australian patients', Bone and Joint Open, 5, pp. 60 - 68, http://dx.doi.org/10.1302/2633-1462.51.BJO-2023-0118.R1
,2024, 'The Impact of Surgical Approach on 90-Day Prosthetic Joint Infection After Total Hip Replacement — A Population-Based, Propensity Score-Matched Cohort Study', Journal of Arthroplasty, 39, pp. 151 - 156, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.arth.2023.06.033
,2024, 'Utilizing Stems in Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty: Analysis of the Australian Orthopaedic Association National Joint Replacement Registry Data', Journal of Arthroplasty, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.arth.2024.01.031
,2023, 'A mixed methods approach to investigating physical activity in people with obesity participating in a chronic care programme awaiting total knee or hip arthroplasty', Musculoskeletal Care, 21, pp. 1447 - 1462, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/msc.1825
,2023, 'A systematic review and meta-analysis of short-stay programmes for total hip and knee replacement, focusing on safety and optimal patient selection', BMC Medicine, 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12916-023-03219-5
,2023, 'Challenges of conducting a randomised placebo-controlled trial of spinal surgery: the SUcceSS trial of lumbar spine decompression', Trials, 24, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13063-023-07772-5
,2023, 'Discharge to inpatient rehabilitation following arthroplasty is a strong predictor of persistent opioid use 90 days after surgery: a prospective, observational study', BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 24, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12891-023-06142-1
,2023, 'Patients' experiences of subacute pain management following total hip or knee arthroplasty: A qualitative study', Musculoskeletal Care, 21, pp. 1612 - 1621, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/msc.1837
,2023, 'Preliminary insights into patient preparedness for knee or hip arthroplasty: a descriptive survey study', BMC Research Notes, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13104-023-06329-8
,2023, 'Stakeholder perspectives on short-stay joint replacement programs: results from a national cross-sectional study', BMC Health Services Research, 23, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-023-10427-5
,2023, 'The effect of body mass index and preoperative weight loss in people with obesity on postoperative outcomes to 6 months following total hip or knee arthroplasty: a retrospective study', Arthroplasty, 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s42836-023-00203-5
,2023, 'Two-country comparison of the prescription of bone protection medication before and early after hip fracture', Archives of Osteoporosis, 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11657-022-01197-4
,2023, 'Do we understand each other when we develop and implement hip fracture models of care? A systematic review with narrative synthesis', BMJ Open Quality, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjoq-2023-002273
,2023, 'Elective spinal surgery in New South Wales adults, 2001–20, by procedure funding type: a cross-sectional study', Medical Journal of Australia, 219, pp. 303 - 309, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja2.52046
,2023, 'Why do some people with osteoarthritis and obesity awaiting hip or knee arthroplasty achieve successful weight management? A qualitative study', Journal of Clinical Nursing, 32, pp. 7543 - 7559, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jocn.16841
,2023, 'Cryotherapy following total knee replacement', Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2023, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD007911.pub3
,2023, 'Audit of surgeon billing in workers compensation-insured elective spinal surgery in New South Wales, Australia from 2010 to 2018', ANZ Journal of Surgery, 93, pp. 2106 - 2111, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ans.18647
,2023, 'Response to Durbhakula and colleagues', Pain Medicine (United States), 24, pp. 1127 - 1128, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/pm/pnad061
,2023, 'Hip Arthroplasty Outcomes in the Presence of Kidney Failure: A National Data Linkage Study', Journal of Arthroplasty, 38, pp. 1295 - 1302, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.arth.2023.01.014
,2023, 'Is Enoxaparin Associated With a Higher Risk of Persistent Wound Drainage Than Aspirin? A Secondary Analysis of Data From the CRISTAL Randomized Trial', Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, 481, pp. 1351 - 1359, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/CORR.0000000000002544
,2023, 'The impact of fixation type for intertrochanteric femoral fracture on patient survival', ANZ Journal of Surgery, 93, pp. 1917 - 1923, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ans.18562
,2023, 'Developing a patient decision aid for Achilles tendon rupture management: a mixed-methods study', BMJ Open, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-072553
,2023, 'Effect of Aspirin vs Enoxaparin on 90-Day Mortality in Patients Undergoing Hip or Knee Arthroplasty: A Secondary Analysis of the CRISTAL Cluster Randomized Trial', JAMA Network Open, 6, pp. E2317838, http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.17838
,2023, 'Does Radiographic Alignment Correlate With Patient-Reported Functional Outcomes and Posttreatment Complications in Older Patients Treated for Wrist Fractures?', Journal of Hand Surgery, 48, pp. 533 - 543, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhsa.2023.02.012
,2023, 'The association between body mass index and patient-reported outcome measures before and after primary total hip or knee arthroplasty: a registry', ANZ Journal of Surgery, 93, pp. 1665 - 1673, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ans.18449
,2023, 'How do people perceive different advice for rotator cuff disease? A content analysis of qualitative data collected in a randomised experiment', BMJ Open, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-069779
,2023, 'Less improvement in knee function and higher rates of dissatisfaction in the short-term following total knee arthroplasty in people with mild radiographic arthritis', Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, 143, pp. 2721 - 2731, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00402-022-04564-5
,2023, 'Low back pain of disc, sacroiliac joint, or facet joint origin: a diagnostic accuracy systematic review', eClinicalMedicine, 59, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2023.101960
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