Objectives We aimed to determine whether the site of anatomical degenerative change
could be identified as an independent risk factor influencing clinical outcome of total knee …

Background Short-stem femoral implants (SSFIs) promote the preservation of bone in the
femoral neck, reduce soft tissue disruption, and facilitate minimally invasive surgical …

Cost-utility analysis may not be sufficient to support reimbursement decisions when the
assessed health intervention requires a large proportion of the healthcare budget or when …

BACKGROUND Over the past years, patient specific instrumentation (PSI) for total knee
arthroplasty (TKA) has been implemented and routinely used. No clear answer has been …

Aims This study investigates the use of the metabolic equivalent of task (MET) score in a
young hip arthroplasty population, and its ability to capture additional benefit beyond the …

There is increasing interest in the extra-skeletal effects of vitamin D. In patients undergoing
total hip (THR) or knee (TKR) replacement surgery, insufficiency has been linked to adverse …

In the era of patient centred medical practice, we are forced to regularly adapt our approach
to keep up with the growing demands of an aging population while focusing on quality …

Whilst there are some laudable successes from the COVID-19 period, it has also highlighted
and accentuated many vulnerable aspects of our healthcare system. The waiting list and …

Patient-reported outcomes (PROMs) have been widely utilised to evaluate the TKR outcome
and to predict it. Although PROMs inform on the patient's perception of function, they are …

Three-dimensional biomechanical gait analysis is a clinical tool to measure patient function
prior to and following total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Patient-reported outcome (PRO) …