It is merely subjective opinion that patient-reported outcome measures are not objective tools
Journal Article
Hamilton, D. F., Giesinger, J. M., & Giesinger, K. (2017)
It is merely subjective opinion that patient-reported outcome measures are not objective tools. Bone & Joint Research, 6(12), 665-666. https://doi.org/10.1302/2046-3758.612.bjr-2017-0347
Evidence-Based Evaluation of Practice and Innovation in Physical Therapy Using the IDEAL-Physio Framework
Journal Article
Beard, D., Hamilton, D., Davies, L., Cook, J., Hirst, A., McCulloch, P., & Paez, A. (2018)
Evidence-Based Evaluation of Practice and Innovation in Physical Therapy Using the IDEAL-Physio Framework. Physical Therapy, 98(2), 108-121. https://doi.org/10.1093/ptj/pzx103
The IDEAL framework is an established method for initial and ongoing evaluations of innovation and practice for complex health care interventions. First derived for surgical s...
Impact of Comorbidities on Outcome After Total Hip Arthroplasty
Journal Article
Loth, F. L., Giesinger, J. M., Giesinger, K., MacDonald, D. J., Simpson, A. H. R., Howie, C. R., & Hamilton, D. F. (2017)
Impact of Comorbidities on Outcome After Total Hip Arthroplasty. Journal of Arthroplasty, 32(9), 2755-2761. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arth.2017.04.013
Background
Patient-reported outcome scores gain increasing importance in quantifying clinical success and procedure remuneration. Our aim was to evaluate the impact of comorbi...
Posterior condylar offset is an independent predictor of functional outcome after revision total knee arthroplasty
Journal Article
Clement, N. D., MacDonald, D. J., Hamilton, D. F., & Burnett, R. (2017)
Posterior condylar offset is an independent predictor of functional outcome after revision total knee arthroplasty. Bone & Joint Research, 6(3), 172-178. https://doi.org/10.1302/2046-3758.63.bjr-2015-0021.r1
Objectives
Preservation of posterior condylar offset (PCO) has been shown to correlate with improved functional results after primary total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Whether th...
Validation of the English language Forgotten Joint Score-12 as an outcome measure for total hip and knee arthroplasty in a British population
Journal Article
Hamilton, D. F., Loth, F. L., Giesinger, J. M., Giesinger, K., MacDonald, D. J., Patton, J. T., …Howie, C. R. (2017)
Validation of the English language Forgotten Joint Score-12 as an outcome measure for total hip and knee arthroplasty in a British population. Bone and Joint Journal, 99-B(2), 218-224. https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620x.99b2.bjj-2016-0606.r1
Aims
To validate the English language Forgotten Joint Score-12 (FJS-12) as a tool to evaluate the outcome of hip and knee arthroplasty in a United Kingdom population.
Patient...
Aseptic Revision Knee Arthroplasty With Total Stabilizer Prostheses Achieves Similar Functional Outcomes to Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty at 2 Years: A Longitudinal Cohort Study
Journal Article
Hamilton, D. F., Simpson, P. M., Patton, J. T., Howie, C. R., & Burnett, R. (2017)
Aseptic Revision Knee Arthroplasty With Total Stabilizer Prostheses Achieves Similar Functional Outcomes to Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty at 2 Years: A Longitudinal Cohort Study. Journal of Arthroplasty, 32(4), 1234-1240. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arth.2016.10.028
Background
Patient function is poorly characterized following revision total knee arthroplasty (TKA), although is generally accepted to be inferior to that following primary p...
Factors that shape the patient's hospital experience and satisfaction with lower limb arthroplasty: an exploratory thematic analysis
Journal Article
Lane, J. V., Hamilton, D. F., MacDonald, D. J., Ellis, C., & Howie, C. R. (2016)
Factors that shape the patient's hospital experience and satisfaction with lower limb arthroplasty: an exploratory thematic analysis. BMJ Open, 6(5), https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2015-010871
Objective: It is generally accepted that the patients’ hospital experience can influence their overall satisfaction with the outcome of lower limb arthroplasty; however, littl...
Patterns of Hamstring Muscle Tears in the General Population: A Systematic Review
Journal Article
Kuske, B., Hamilton, D. F., Pattle, S. B., & Simpson, A. H. R. W. (2016)
Patterns of Hamstring Muscle Tears in the General Population: A Systematic Review. PLOS ONE, 11(5), https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0152855
Background
Hamstring tears are well recognised in the sporting population. Little is known about these injuries in the general population.
Purpose
Evaluating the rates, patte...
Harmonising data collection from osteoarthritis studies to enable stratification: recommendations on core data collection from an Arthritis Research UK clinical studies group
Journal Article
Kingsbury, S. R., Corp, N., Watt, F. E., Felson, D. T., O’Neill, T. W., Holt, C. A., …Arthritis Research UK Osteoarthritis and Crystal Disease Clinical Studies Group working group, . (2016)
Harmonising data collection from osteoarthritis studies to enable stratification: recommendations on core data collection from an Arthritis Research UK clinical studies group. Rheumatology, 55(8), 1394-1402. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kew201
Objective. Treatment of OA by stratifying for commonly used and novel therapies will likely improve the range of effective therapy options and their rational deployment in thi...
Responsiveness and ceiling effects of the Forgotten Joint Score-12 following total hip arthroplasty
Journal Article
Hamilton, D. F., Giesinger, J. M., MacDonald, D. J., Simpson, A. H. R. W., Howie, C. R., & Giesinger, K. (2016)
Responsiveness and ceiling effects of the Forgotten Joint Score-12 following total hip arthroplasty. Bone & Joint Research, 5(3), 87-91. https://doi.org/10.1302/2046-3758.53.2000480
Objectives
To assess the responsiveness and ceiling/floor effects of the Forgotten Joint Score -12 and to compare these with that of the more widely used Oxford Hip Score (OHS...