Implant design influences patient outcome after total knee arthroplasty: a prospective double-blind randomised controlled trial
Journal Article
Hamilton, D. F., Burnett, R., Patton, J. T., Howie, C. R., Moran, M., Simpson, A. H. R. W., & Gaston, P. (2015)
Implant design influences patient outcome after total knee arthroplasty: a prospective double-blind randomised controlled trial. Bone and Joint Journal, 97-B(1), 64-70. https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620x.97b1.34254
Abstract not available.
The identification and quantification of instability in a primary total knee replacement prior to revision
Journal Article
Hamilton, D. F., Burnett, R., Patton, J. T., Howie, C. R., & Simpson, A. H. R. W. (2014)
The identification and quantification of instability in a primary total knee replacement prior to revision. Bone and Joint Journal, 96-B(10), 1339-1343. https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620x.96b10.33654
Instability is the reason for revision of a primary total knee replacement (TKR) in 20% of patients. To date, the diagnosis of instability has been based on the patient’s symp...
Cervical isometric strength and range of motion of elite rugby union players: a cohort study
Journal Article
Hamilton, D. F., & Gatherer, D. (2014)
Cervical isometric strength and range of motion of elite rugby union players: a cohort study. BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation, 6(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/2052-1847-6-32
Background: Head and neck injury is relatively common in Rugby Union. Despite this, strength and range-of-motion characteristics of the cervical spine are poorly characterised...
Validation of the use of radiographic fracture-healing scores in a small animal model
Journal Article
Tawonsawatruk, T., Hamilton, D. F., & Simpson, A. H. R. W. (2014)
Validation of the use of radiographic fracture-healing scores in a small animal model. Journal of Orthopaedic Research, 32(9), 1117-1119. https://doi.org/10.1002/jor.22665
Precise assessment of fracture‐healing is vital in both clinical and research settings, where therapies are typically assessed using animal models with union as the study end ...
Comparative cervical profiles of adult and under-18 front-row rugby players: implications for playing policy
Journal Article
Hamilton, D. F., Gatherer, D., Robson, J., Graham, N., Rennie, N., MacLean, J. G. B., & Simpson, A. H. R. W. (2014)
Comparative cervical profiles of adult and under-18 front-row rugby players: implications for playing policy. BMJ Open, 4(5), e004975. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2014-004975
Objective
To compare the cervical isometric strength, fatigue endurance and range of motion of adult and under-18 age-grade front-row rugby players to inform the development ...
Assessing treatment outcomes using a single question: the Net Promoter Score
Journal Article
Hamilton, D. F., Lane, J. V., Gaston, P., Patton, J. T., MacDonald, D. J., Simpson, A. H. R. W., & Howie, C. R. (2014)
Assessing treatment outcomes using a single question: the Net Promoter Score. Bone and Joint Journal, 96-B(5), 622-628. https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620x.96b5.32434
Satisfaction with care is important to both patients and to those who pay for it. The Net Promoter Score (NPS), widely used in the service industries, has been introduced into...
Five-year survivorship and patient-reported outcome of the Triathlon single-radius total knee arthroplasty
Journal Article
Scott, C. E. H., Clement, N. D., MacDonald, D. J., Hamilton, D. F., Gaston, P., Howie, C. R., & Burnett, R. (2015)
Five-year survivorship and patient-reported outcome of the Triathlon single-radius total knee arthroplasty. Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy, 23(6), 1676-1683. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00167-014-2922-8
The Triathlon single-radius total knee arthroplasty (TKA) was used in 11 % of primary procedures in England and Wales in 2011 making it the third most common prosthesis implan...
Authors' reply to Cobb
Journal Article
Howie, C. R., & Hamilton, D. F. (2014)
Authors' reply to Cobb. BMJ, 348, g1920-g1920. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.g1920
No abstract available.
Evaluating the Clinical Relevance of Codon 594 (G>A) Polymorphism of Estrogen Receptor Alpha in Knee Osteoarthritis
Journal Article
Tawonsawatruk, T., Mulpruek, P., Hamilton, D., & Wajanavisit, W. (2014)
Evaluating the Clinical Relevance of Codon 594 (G>A) Polymorphism of Estrogen Receptor Alpha in Knee Osteoarthritis. Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal, 8(1), 37-41. https://doi.org/10.5704/moj.1403.016
It has been reported that oestrogen receptor alpha (ER-α) polymorphisms are associated with knee osteoarthritis (OA). In this study, we assessed whether there was any associat...
A Technique of Predicting Radiographic Joint Line and Posterior Femoral Condylar Offset of the Knee
Journal Article
Clement, N. D., Hamilton, D. F., & Burnett, R. (2014)
A Technique of Predicting Radiographic Joint Line and Posterior Femoral Condylar Offset of the Knee. Arthritis, 2014, 1-5. https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/121069
Purpose. To describe a reliable method of predicting native joint line and posterior condylar offset (PCO) using true lateral digital radiographs of the distal femur.
Method...