The number of arthroplasties of the hip and knee is predicted to increase rapidly during the
next 20 years. Accompanying this is the dilemma of how to follow-up these patients …

Objective With the rising demand for Orthopaedics in the healthcare sector, service delivery
innovations need to be explored to accommodate the increasing workload. Senior …

Objectives: The primary aim of this UK-based study was to identify core clinical
competencies (skills, knowledge, attitudes, and behaviours) for primary-care-based …

Objective To evaluate outcomes following a state-wide implementation of post arthroplasty
review (PAR) clinics for patients following total hip and knee arthroplasty, led by advanced …

The article reports on a survey which was conducted between 2012 and 2013 to investigate
the state of hip arthroplasty surveillance in Great Britain. The survey was administered to 52 …

Introduction Follow-up after hip and knee arthroplasty is advocated to identify asymptomatic
loosening and improve patient satisfaction. There are, however, financial and time …

Background. Poor interprofessional collaboration has been shown to negatively affect
patient care within many fields of medicine. Growing evidence is suggesting that improved …

Every year there are 1.3 million hip fractures globally; this is expected to rise to 6 million by
2050. Estimates of global cost is 1.75 million disability adjusted life years, and in established …

Objective This study evaluated whether the satisfaction of patients attending a physiotherapy-
led postarthroplasty review out-patient clinic was non-inferior to that of patients attending …

Demand for joint arthroplasty surgery in the UK has increased significantly over the past 10
years. Advanced clinical practitioner (ACP) roles in arthroplasty care, typically fulfilled by …