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Journal articles
2020, 'Health and return to work in the first two years following road traffic injury: a comparison of outcomes between compensation claimants in Victoria and New South Wales, Australia', Injury, 51, pp. 2199 - 2208, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.injury.2020.07.002
,2020, 'Surgery for chronic musculoskeletal pain: The question of evidence', Pain, 161, pp. S95 - S103, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/j.pain.0000000000001881
,2020, 'Has the reporting quality of published randomised controlled trial protocols improved since the SPIRIT statement? A methodological study', BMJ Open, 10, pp. e038283, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-038283
,2020, 'Associations between pre-surgical daily opioid use and short-term outcomes following knee or hip arthroplasty: A prospective, exploratory cohort study', BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12891-020-03413-z
,2020, 'Letter to the editor regarding “Unipolar versus bipolar hemiarthroplasty for displaced femoral neck fractures: A pooled analysis of 30,250 participants data”', Injury, 51, pp. 1135, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.injury.2020.02.021
,2020, 'Tranexamic acid in hip fracture surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis', Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery, 28, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2309499019887995
,2020, 'Health effects of a low-inflammatory diet in adults with arthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis', Journal of Nutritional Science, 9, pp. e37 - e37, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/jns.2020.31
,2019, 'CRISTAL: Protocol for a cluster randomised, 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', BMJ Open, 9, pp. e031657, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-031657
,2019, 'Patient factors associated with weight gain and weight loss after knee or hip arthroplasty', Obesity Research and Clinical Practice, 13, pp. 371 - 377, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.orcp.2019.05.002
,2019, 'Assessment of Outcomes of Inpatient or Clinic-Based vs Home-Based Rehabilitation After Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis', JAMA network open, 2, pp. e192810, http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.2810
,2019, 'Selecting and optimising patients for total knee arthroplasty', Medical Journal of Australia, 210, pp. 135 - 141, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja2.12109
,2017, 'The over-representation of significant p values in abstracts compared to corresponding full texts: A systematic review of surgical randomized trials', Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications, 7, pp. 194 - 199, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.conctc.2017.07.007
,2017, 'Evidence base and practice variation in acute care processes for knee and hip arthroplasty surgeries', PLoS ONE, 12, pp. e0180090, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0180090
,2017, 'Predictors of seeking financial compensation following motor vehicle trauma: inception cohort with moderate to severe musculoskeletal injuries', BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 18, pp. 177, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12891-017-1535-z
,2017, 'Are outcomes reported in surgical randomized trials patient-important? A systematic review and meta-analysis', Canadian Journal of Surgery, 60, pp. 86 - 93, http://dx.doi.org/10.1503/cjs.010616
,2017, 'Surgery for type B ankle fracture treatment: A Combined Randomised and Observational Study (CROSSBAT)', BMJ Open, 7, pp. e013298, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-013298
,2017, 'The quality of surgical versus non-surgical randomized controlled trials', Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications, 5, pp. 63 - 66, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.conctc.2016.12.001
,2016, 'Factors affecting patient participation in orthopaedic trials comparing surgery to non-surgical interventions', Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications, 3, pp. 153 - 157, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.conctc.2016.05.007
,2016, 'Morbidity and in-hospital mortality after hip fracture surgery on weekends versus weekdays', Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery, 24, pp. 41 - 44, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/230949901602400111
,2015, 'Correction: Randomised trial support for orthopaedic surgical procedures (PLoS ONE 10(12): e0144682 DOI10.1371/journal.pone.0144682)', PLoS ONE, 10, pp. e0144682, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0144682
,2015, 'Reply to letter: CONSORT Compliance in Surgical Randomized Trials: Possible Solutions', Annals of Surgery, 261, pp. e135, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/SLA.0000000000000420
,2015, 'Quality of conduct and reporting of meta-analyses of surgical interventions', Annals of Surgery, 261, pp. 685 - 694, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/SLA.0000000000000836
,2014, 'Randomised trial support for orthopaedic surgical procedures', PLoS ONE, 9, pp. e96745, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0096745
,2013, 'A systematic review of the diagnostic performance of orthopedic physical examination tests of the hip', BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 14, pp. 257 - 265, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2474-14-257
,2013, 'Can the Oxford Scores be used to monitor symptomatic progression of patients awaiting knee or hip arthroplasty?', Journal of Arthroplasty, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.arth.2013.03.003
,2013, 'CONSORT compliance in surgical randomised trials: are we there yet? A systematic review', Annals of Surgery
,2013, 'Discordance between patient and surgeon satisfaction after total joint arthroplasty', Journal of Arthroplasty, 28, pp. 722 - 727, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.arth.2012.07.044
,2013, 'Reply to "CONSORT Compliance in Surgical Randomized Trials"', Annals of Surgery, pp. 1 - 1, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/SLA.0000000000000420
,2012, 'Cryotherapy following total knee replacement', Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Sep 12, pp. 1 - 86, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD007911.pub2
,2012, 'Is discharge knee range of motion a useful and relevant clinical indicator after total knee replacement? Part 1', Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, 18, pp. 644 - 651, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2753.2011.01655.x
,2012, 'Is discharge knee range of motion a useful and relevant clinical indicator after total knee replacement? Part 2', Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, 18, pp. 652 - 658, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2753.2011.01656.x
,2012, 'Nonoperative versus operative treatment for thoracolumbar burst fractures without neurologic deficit: A meta-analysis', Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, 470, pp. 567 - 577, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11999-011-2157-7
,2012, 'Satisfaction with joint replacement in public versus private hospitals: A cohort study', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery, 82, pp. 616 - 624, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1445-2197.2012.06113.x
,2012, 'Tourniquet application only during cement fixation in total knee arthroplasty: A double-blind, randomized controlled trial', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery, 82, pp. 428 - 433, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1445-2197.2012.06083.x
,2011, 'Correlation between metal allergy and treatment outcomes after ankle fracture fixation', Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery, 19, pp. 309 - 313
,2011, 'Practice variation in common fracture presentations: A survey of orthopaedic surgeons', Injury - International Journal of the Care of the Injured, 42, pp. 403 - 407, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.injury.2010.11.011
,2011, 'Pulsed electromagnetic field stimulation for acute tibial shaft fractures: a multicenter, double-blind, randomized trial', The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 93, pp. 1569 - 1576, http://dx.doi.org/10.2106/JBJS.J.00869
,2011, 'Scope for a 'one size fits all' rehabilitation approach after knee replacement? Heterogeneity in patient preferences makes this unlikely', International Journal of Person-Centered Medicine, 1, pp. 260 - 267, http://dx.doi.org/10.5750/ijpcm.v1i2.68
,2011, 'Validity and reliability of using photography for measuring knee range of motion: a methodological study', BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 12, pp. 77, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2474-12-77
,2010, 'Cryotherapy after total knee arthroplasty - A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials', Journal of Arthroplasty, 25, pp. 709 - 715, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.arth.2009.07.010
,2010, 'Endorsing single-unit transfusion combined with a restrictive haemoglobin transfusion threshold after knee arthroplasty', Quality and Safety in Health Care, 19, pp. 239 - 243, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/qshc.2008.031039
,2009, 'Critical evaluation: Sliding hip screw or Gamma nail for hip fractures? Appraisal of a Cochrane review', ANZ Journal of Surgery, 79, pp. 851 - 853, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1445-2197.2009.05116.x
,2009, 'Non-emergency management of hip fractures in older patients', Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong), 17, pp. 301 - 304
,2009, 'Resection of liver metastases from colorectal cancer: does preoperative chemotherapy affect the accuracy of PET in preoperative planning?', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery, 79, pp. 358 - 361, http://dx.doi.org/10.111/j.1445-2197.2009.04889.x
,2007, 'HP08 DOES NEO‐ADJUVANT CHEMOTHERAPY AFFECT THE ACCURACY OF FDG‐PET FOR PRE‐OPERATIVE PLANNING IN HEPATIC COLORECTAL METASTASES?', ANZ Journal of Surgery, 77, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1445-2197.2007.04122_8.x
,2007, 'HP36P DOES NEO‐ADJUVANT CHEMOTHERAPY AFFECT THE ACCURACY OF HELICAL CT AND CT PORTOGRAPHY FOR PRE‐OPERATIVE PLANNING IN HEPATIC COLORECTAL METASTASES?', ANZ Journal of Surgery, 77, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1445-2197.2007.04122_36.x
,Conference Papers
2007, 'Does neo-adjuvant chemotherapy affect the accuracy of FDG-Pet for pre-operative planning in hepatic colorectal metastases? Abstract No: HP08', in Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia, pp. A41 - A41, presented at Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Annual Scientific meeting (RACS 2007), Christchruch, New Zealand, 07 May 2007 - 11 May 2007
,2007, 'Does neo-adjuvant chemotherapy affect the accuracy of helical ct and ct portography for pre-operative planning in hepatic colorectal metastases? Abstract No: HP36P', in Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia, pp. A48 - A48, presented at Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Annual Scientific meeting (RACS 2007), Christchruch, New Zealand, 07 May 2007 - 11 May 2007
,Conference Abstracts
2023, 'OPTIMIZING PATIENT WEIGHT MANAGEMENT PRIOR TO ARTHROPLASTY: A FEASIBILITY STUDY', in Orthopaedic Proceedings, British Editorial Society of Bone & Joint Surgery, Vol. 105-B, pp. 75 - 75, http://dx.doi.org/10.1302/1358-992x.2023.2.075
,2021, 'Has the reporting quality of published randomised controlled trial protocols improved since the SPIRIT statement?', in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY, OXFORD UNIV PRESS, Vol. 50, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000695815900622&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
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