Bone and Joint Institute
The Bone and Joint Institute positions Western as a global leader in research and innovation in musculoskeletal health. With over 145 members, the Institute brings together a critical mass of experts across disciplines to achieve high-impact transdisciplinary research for the benefit of millions of Canadians suffering from pain and reduced mobility.
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Submissions from 2016
Concepts in managing the patient with post-meniscectomy knee pain, Benjamin Bloch, Alan Getgood, Ben Parkinson, and Tim Spalding
Does Deep Cervical Flexor Muscle Training Affect Pain Pressure Thresholds of Myofascial Trigger Points in Patients with Chronic Neck Pain? A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial, Pavlos Bobos, Evdokia Billis, Dimitra Tania Papanikolaou, Constantinos Koutsojannis, and Joy C. Macdermid
Healing Time and Complications in Operatively Treated Atypical Femur Fractures Associated with Bisphosphonate Use: A Multicenter Retrospective Cohort, Yelena Bogdan, Paul Tornetta, Thomas A. Einhorn, Pierre Guy, Lise Leveille, Juan Robinson, Michael J. Bosse, Nikkole Haines, Daniel Horwitz, Clifford Jones, Emil Schemitsch, Claude Sagi, Bryan Thomas, Daniel Stahl, William Ricci, Megan Brady, David Sanders, Michael Kain, Thomas F. Higgins, Cory Collinge, Stephen Kottmeier, and Darin Friess
Outcomes of unilateral and bilateral total knee arthroplasty in 238,373 patients, Eric R. Bohm, Katy Molodianovitsh, Alina Dragan, Naisu Zhu, Greg Webster, Bas Masri, Emil Schemitsch, and Michael Dunbar
A randomized clinical trial to compare the effectiveness of rotator cuff repair with or without augmentation using porcine small intestine submucosa for patients with moderate to large rotator cuff tears: a pilot study, Dianne Bryant, Richard Holtby, Kevin Willits, Robert Litchfield, Darren Drosdowech, Alison Spouge, David White, and Gordon Guyatt
Effect of Soft Tissue Releases on Joint Space Opening in Total Knee Arthroplasty, Timothy A. Burkhart, Kevin I. Perry, Emily Dobbin, James Howard, and Brent Lanting
Re-evaluation of low intensity pulsed ultrasound in treatment of tibial fractures (TRUST): Randomized clinical trial, Jason W. Busse, Mohit Bhandari, Thomas A. Einhorn, Emil Schemitsch, James D. Heckman, Paul Tornetta, Kwok Sui Leung, Diane Heels-Ansdell, Sun Makosso-Kallyth, Gregory J. Della Rocca, Clifford B. Jones, and Gordon H. Guyatt
Global deletion of Panx3 produces multiple phenotypic effects in mouse humeri and femora, Deidre Caskenette, Silvia Penuela, Vanessa Lee, Kevin Barr, Frank Beier, Dale W. Laird, and Katherine E. Willmore
Varus posteromedial rotatory instability, Kevin Chan and George S. Athwal
Selected anteromedial coronoid fractures can be treated nonoperatively, Kevin Chan, Kenneth J. Faber, Graham J.W. King, and George S. Athwal
Treatment of complex elbow fracture-dislocations, Kevin Chan, Graham J.W. King, and Kenneth J. Faber
The development and validation of a multivariable model to predict whether patients referred for total knee replacement are suitable surgical candidates at the time of initial consultation, Laura Churchill, Samuel J. Malian, Bert M. Chesworth, Dianne Bryant, Steven J. MacDonald, Jacquelyn D. Marsh, and J. Robert Giffin
Hip fracture types in Canadian men and women change differently with age: A population-level analysis, Richard G. Crilly, Marita Kloseck, and Selam Mequanint
Synthesis, properties, and antibacterial activity of polyphosphonium semi-interpenetrating networks, Tyler John Cuthbert, Tristan Harrison, Paul J. Ragogna, and Elizabeth Gillies
Reinforcement of flowable dental composites with titanium dioxide nanotubes, Manal O. Dafar, Matthew W. Grol, Peter B. Canham, S. Jeffrey Dixon, and Amin S. Rizkalla
Metabolomics profiling of concussion in adolescent male hockey players: a novel diagnostic method, Mark Daley, Greg Dekaban, Robert Bartha, Arthur Brown, Tanya Charyk Stewart, Timothy Doherty, Lisa Fischer, Jeff Holmes, Ravi S. Menon, C. Anthony Rupar, J. Kevin Shoemaker, and Douglas D. Fraser
Validation of HOBO Pendant data loggers for automated step detection in two age classes of male turkeys: Growers and finishers, Hillary A. Dalton, Benjamin J. Wood, James P. Dickey, and Stephanie Torrey
Osseous Anatomy of the Distal Radioulnar Joint: An Assessment Using 3-Dimensional Modeling and Clinical Implications, Parham Daneshvar, Ryan Willing, Markian Pahuta, Ruby Grewal, and Graham J.W. King
Orthotic use for CMC osteoarthritis: Variations among different health professionals in Brazil, Pedro H.T.Q. de Almeida, Joy C. MacDermid, Tatiana Barcelos Pontes, Clarissa Cardoso dos Santos-Couto-Paz, Licia Maria H. da Mota, and João Paulo C. Matheus
Prevalence of symptoms of depression, anxiety, and posttraumatic stress disorder in workers with upper extremity complaints, Ryan M. Degen, Joy C. Macdermid, Ruby Grewal, Darren S. Drosdowech, Kenneth J. Faber, and George S. Athwal
Early weightbearing and range of motion versus non-weightbearing and immobilization after open reduction and internal fixation of unstable ankle fractures: A randomized controlled trial, Niloofar Dehghan, Michael D. McKee, Richard J. Jenkinson, Emil H. Schemitsch, Venessa Stas, Aaron Nauth, Jeremy A. Hall, David J. Stephen, and Hans J. Kreder
Trunnionosis: Does Head Size Affect Fretting and Corrosion in Total Hip Arthroplasty?, Christopher Del Balso, Matthew G. Teeter, Sok Chuen Tan, James L. Howard, and Brent A. Lanting
Hemiarthroplasty of the elbow: The effect of implant size on joint congruency, Sagar J. Desai, Emily Lalone, George S. Athwal, Louis M. Ferreira, James A. Johnson, and Graham J.W. King
Efficacy of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation for rotator cuff tendinopathy: A systematic review, F. Desmeules, J. Boudreault, J. S. Roy, C. E. Dionne, P. Frémont, and J. C. MacDermid
Efficacy of exercise therapy in workers with rotator cuff tendinopathy: A systematic review, François Desmeules, Jennifer Boudreault, Clermont E. Dionne, Pierre Frémont, Véronique Lowry, Joy C. MacDermid, and Jean Sébastien Roy
Reproducibility: Reliability and agreement of short version of Western Ontario Rotator Cuff Index (Short-WORC) in patients with rotator cuff disorders, Neha Dewan, Joy C. MacDermid, Norma MacIntyre, and Ruby Grewal
A comparison of combined suprascapular and axillary nerve blocks to interscalene nerve block for analgesia in arthroscopic shoulder surgery an equivalence study, Shalini Dhir, Rakesh V. Sondekoppam, Ranjita Sharma, Sugantha Ganapathy, and George S. Athwal
Linking of the American academy of orthopaedic surgeons distal radius fracture clinical practice guidelines to the international classification of functioning, disability, and health; international classification of diseases; and ICF core sets for hand conditions, Saravanan Esakki, Joy MacDermid, and Saipriya Vajravelu
End-Capping Strategies for Triggering End-to-End Depolymerization of Polyglyoxylates, Bo Fan, John Trant, and Elizabeth Gillies
Paraspinal muscle asymmetry and fat infiltration in patients with symptomatic disc herniation, Maryse Fortin, Àron Lazáry, Peter Paul Varga, and Iain McCall
Development of a Clinician-Rated Drop Vertical Jump Scale for Patients Undergoing Rehabilitation After ACL Reconstruction, SS Gagnon, TB Birmingham, BM Chesworth, and D Bryant
Design and Evaluation of a Catheter Contact-Force Controller for Cardiac Ablation Therapy., Daniel Gelman, Allan C Skanes, Mohammad A Tavallaei, and Maria Drangova
The rotator cuff muscles are antagonists after reverse total shoulder arthroplasty, Joshua W. Giles, G. Daniel G. Langohr, James A. Johnson, and George S. Athwal
Post-polymerization functionalization of poly (ethylene oxide)–poly (β-6-heptenolactone) diblock copolymers to tune properties and self-assembly, Elizabeth Gillies, Brooke M. Raycraft, and Jarret MacDonald
The biomechanical effect of anteversion and modular neck offset on stress shielding for short-stem versus conventional long-stem hip implants, Peter Goshulak, Saeid Samiezadeh, Mina S.R. Aziz, Habiba Bougherara, Radovan Zdero, and Emil H. Schemitsch
Accuracy of the modified Hardinge approach in acetabular positioning, Prateek Goyal, Adrian Lau, Richard McCalden, Matthew G. Teeter, James L. Howard, and Brent A. Lanting
The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guideline on: Management of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Brent Graham, Allan E. Peljovich, Robert Afra, Mickey S. Cho, Rob Gray, John Stephenson, Andrew Gurman, Joy MacDermid, Gary Mlady, Atul T. Patel, David Rempel, Tamara D. Rozental, Mohammad Kian Salajegheh, Michael Warren Keith, David S. Jevsevar, Kevin G. Shea, Kevin J. Bozic, Julie Adams, Jay Mark Evans, John Lubahn, Wilson Zachary Ray, Robert Spinner, Grant Thomson, William O. Shaffer, Deborah S. Cummins, Jayson N. Murray, Mukarram Mohiuddin, Kyle Mullen, Peter Shores, Anne Woznica, Erica Linskey, Yasseline Martinez, and Kaitlyn Sevarino
A biomechanical assessment of fixation methods for a coronoid prosthesis, Alia B. Gray, Bashar Alolabi, Simon Deluce, Louis M. Ferreira, George S. Athwal, Graham J.W. King, and James A. Johnson
Group-based exercise combined with dual-task training improves gait but not vascular health in active older adults without dementia, Michael A. Gregory, Dawn P. Gill, Guangyong Zou, Teresa Liu-Ambrose, Ryosuke Shigematsu, Clara Fitzgerald, Vladimir Hachinski, Kevin Shoemaker, and Robert J. Petrella
Proximal pole scaphoid fractures: A computed tomographic assessment of outcomes, Ruby Grewal, Kristina Lutz, Joy C. Macdermid, and Nina Suh
High intensity aerobic exercise training improves deficits of cardiovascular autonomic function in a rat model of type 1 diabetes mellitus with moderate hyperglycemia, Kenneth N. Grisé, T. Dylan Olver, Matthew W. McDonald, Adwitia Dey, Mao Jiang, James C. Lacefield, J. Kevin Shoemaker, Earl G. Noble, and C. W.James Melling
The formation of gold nanoparticles in photopolymerized networks, Ryan Guterman, Elizabeth R. Gillies, and Paul J. Ragogna
Comparative biomechanical study of using decellularized human adipose tissues for post-mastectomy and post-lumpectomy breast reconstruction, Seyyed M.H. Haddad, Ehsan Omidi, Lauren E. Flynn, and Abbas Samani
Erratum to "Weight-bearing asymmetry and vertical activity differences in a rat model of post-traumatic knee osteoarthritis" [Osteoarthritis Cartilage 23 (7) (2015) 1178-85] DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2015.03.001, C. B. Hamilton, M. A. Pest, V. Pitelka, A. Ratneswaran, F. Beier, and B. M. Chesworth
ACL and extra-articular tenodesis, Benjamin V. Herman, Timothy D. Lording, and Alan Getgood
Impact of Platelet-Rich Plasma on Arthroscopic Repair of Small- to Medium-Sized Rotator Cuff Tears: A Randomized Controlled Trial, Richard Holtby, Monique Christakis, Eran Maman, Joy C. MacDermid, Tim Dwyer, George S. Athwal, Kenneth Faber, John Theodoropoulos, Linda J. Woodhouse, and Helen Razmjou
Insertion torques of self-drilling mini-implants in simulated mandibular bone: Assessment of potential for implant fracture, Yara K. Hosein, Angie Smith, Cynthia E. Dunning, and Ali Tassi
Increased postflight carotid artery stiffness and inflight insulin resistance resulting from 6-mo spaceflight in male and female astronauts, Richard L. Hughson, Andrew D. Robertson, Philippe Arbeille, J. Kevin Shoemaker, James W.E. Rush, Katelyn S. Fraser, and Danielle K. Greaves
Disruption of biomineralization pathways in spinal tissues of a mouse model of diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis, Hisataka Ii, Sumeeta Warraich, Neil Tenn, Diana Quinonez, David W. Holdsworth, James R. Hammond, S. Jeffrey Dixon, and Cheryle A. Séguin
Left atrial wall segmentation from CT for radiofrequency catheter ablation planning, Jiro Inoue, John S.H. Baxter, and Maria Drangova
Effect of Left Atrial Wall Thickness on Radiofrequency Ablation Success., Jiro Inoue, Allan C Skanes, Lorne J Gula, and Maria Drangova
Muscle strength differences in healthy young adults with and without generalized joint hypermobility: A cross-sectional study, Pranay Jindal, Amitesh Narayan, Sailakshami Ganesan, and Joy C. MacDermid
Viscosupplementation in knee osteoarthritis: Evidence revisited, Herman Johal, Tahira Devji, Emil H. Schemitsch, and Mohit Bhandari
Retrospective 3D motion correction using spherical navigator echoes, Patricia M. Johnson, Junmin Liu, Trevor Wade, Mohammad Ali Tavallaei, and Maria Drangova
Using simulation to better understand the effects of aging on driver visibility, Tara Kajaks, Brenda Vrkljan, Joy Macdermid, and Allison Godwin
Level of clinical evidence presented at the open and closed American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons annual meeting over 10 years (2005-2014), Jeffrey Kay, Muzammil Memon, Darren De SA, Nicole Simunovic, George S. Athwal, Asheesh Bedi, and Olufemi R. Ayeni
Five-year publication rate of clinical presentations at the open and closed American shoulder and elbow surgeons annual meeting from 2005–2010, J. Kay, M. Memon, D. de SA, A. Duong, N. Simunovic, G. S. Athwal, and O. R. Ayeni
The expanding phenotype of MELAS caused by the m.3291T > C mutation in the MT-TL1 gene, E. Keilland, C. A. Rupar, Asuri N. Prasad, K. Y. Tay, A. Downie, and C. Prasad
Response to: Letter to the Editor Regarding: The Expanding Phenotype of MELAS Caused by the m.3291 T > C tRNA Mutation E Kelland, C. A. Rupar, Asuri N. Prasad, K. Y. Tay, A. Downie and C. Prasad (1) by Josef Finsterer, MD, PhD [1], Sinda Zarrouk-Mahjoub, PhD [2] [1] Krankenanstalt Rudolfstiftung, Vienna [2] Genomics Platform, Pasteur Institute of Tunis, Tunisia, E. Kelland, C. A. Rupar, Asuri N. Prasad, K. Y. Tay, A. Downie, and C. Prasad
Foreword, Graham J.W. King
Role of aortic arch vascular mechanics in cardiovagal baroreflex sensitivity, Stephen A. Klassen, Daniele Chirico, Kylie S. Dempster, J. Kevin Shoemaker, and Deborah D. O’Leary
A comparison of normal and osteoarthritic humeral head size and morphology, Nikolas K. Knowles, Michael J. Carroll, Jay D. Keener, Louis M. Ferreira, and George S. Athwal
Premorbid retroversion is significantly greater in type B2 glenoids, Nikolas K. Knowles, Louis M. Ferreira, and George S. Athwal
The arthritic glenoid: anatomy and arthroplasty designs, Nikolas K. Knowles, Louis M. Ferreira, and George S. Athwal
Quantitative Computed Tomography (QCT) derived Bone Mineral Density (BMD) in finite element studies: a review of the literature, Nikolas K. Knowles, Jacob M. Reeves, and Louis M. Ferreira
Analysis of 3D strain in the human medial meniscus, S. Kolaczek, C. Hewison, S. Caterine, M. X. Ragbar, A. Getgood, and K. D. Gordon
Development of a computational elbow model with experimental validation of kinematics and muscle forces, Jonathan R. Kusins, Ryan Willing, Graham J.W. King, and Louis M. Ferreira
Impact of radius malunion on wrist contact mechanics, Emily A. Lalone, Ruby Grewal, and Joy C. MacDermid
Wear simulation strategies for reverse shoulder arthroplasty implants, G. Daniel G. Langohr, George S. Athwal, James A. Johnson, and John B. Medley
Contact mechanics of reverse total shoulder arthroplasty during abduction: The effect of neck-shaft angle, humeral cup depth, and glenosphere diameter, G. Daniel G. Langohr, Ryan Willing, John B. Medley, George S. Athwal, and James A. Johnson
The Effect of Radial Head Hemiarthroplasty Geometry on Proximal Radioulnar Joint Contact Mechanics, G. Daniel G. Langohr, Ryan Willing, John B. Medley, Graham J.W. King, and James A. Johnson
Clinical impact of trunnion wear after total hip arthroplasty, Brent Lanting, Douglas D.R. Naudie, and Richard W. McCalden
The Effect of Subluxation of Articulating Antibiotic Spacers on Bone Defects and Degree of Constraint in Revision Knee Arthroplasty, Adrian C.K. Lau, James L. Howard, Steven J. Macdonald, Matthew G. Teeter, and Brent A. Lanting
A framework for patient-specific spinal intervention simulation: Application to lumbar spinal durotomy repair, Jonathan C. Lau, Lynn Denning, Stephen P. Lownie, Terry M. Peters, and Elvis C.S. Chen
Does Participation in a Randomized Clinical Trial Change Outcomes? An Evaluation of Patients Not Enrolled in the SPRINT Trial, Carol Alice Lin, Mohit Bhandari, Gordon Guyatt, Stephen D. Walter, Emil H. Schemitsch, Marc Swiontkowski, David Sanders, Paul Tornetta, David W. Sanders, Sheila Sprague, Diane Heels-Ansdell, Lisa Buckingham, Pamela Leece, Helena Viveiros, Tashay Mignott, Natalie Ansell, Natalie Sidorkewicz, Julie Agel, Claire Bombardier, Jesse A. Berlin, Michael Bosse, Bruce Browner, Brenda Gillespie, Alan Jones, Peter O'Brien, Rudolf Poolman, Mark D. Macleod, Timothy Carey, Kellie Leitch, Stuart Bailey, Kevin Gurr, Ken Konito, and Charlene Bartha
Reaming Does Not Affect Functional Outcomes after Open and Closed Tibial Shaft Fractures: The Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial, Carol A. Lin, Marc Swiontkowski, Mohit Bhandari, Stephen D. Walter, Emil H. Schemitsch, David Sanders, and Paul Tornetta
Erratum: Reaming does not affect functional outcomes after open and closed tibial shaft fractures: The results of a randomized controlled trial (Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma (2016) (142)), C. A. Lin, M. Swiontkowski, M. Bhandari, S. D. Walter, E. H. Schemitsch, D. Sanders, and P. Tornetta
Antibacterial and osteo-stimulatory effects of a borate-based glass series doped with strontium ions, Yiming Li, Wendy Stone, Emil H. Schemitsch, Paul Zalzal, Marcello Papini, Stephen D. Waldman, and Mark R. Towler
The enduring value of face-to-face interaction, Joy MacDermid
Carpal tunnel syndrome, Joy C. MacDermid
Sex and gender in hand therapy research, Joy C. MacDermid
The case for better case reports…., Joy C. MacDermid
A comparison of two methods to evaluate a narrow spinal canal: routine magnetic resonance imaging versus three-dimensional reconstruction, Luciana Gazzi Macedo, Anna Bodnar, and Michele C. Battié
The role of bone sialoprotein in the tendon-bone insertion, Ryan Marinovich, Yohannes Soenjaya, Gregory Q. Wallace, Andre Zuskov, Andrew Dunkman, Brian L. Foster, Min Ao, Kevin Bartman, Vida Lam, Amin Rizkalla, Frank Beier, Martha J. Somerman, David W. Holdsworth, Louis J. Soslowsky, François Lagugné-Labarthet, and Harvey A. Goldberg
KNOWN-GROUPS VALIDITY AND TEST-REST RELIABILITY OF THE TOTAL MOMENT OF THE KNEE DURING GAIT, K. A. Marriott, T. Birmingham, and R. Moyer
Knee loading patterns of the non-paretic and paretic legs during post-stroke, Stephanie Marrocco, Lucas D. Crosby, and Ian C. Jones
Cost-effectiveness analysis of arthroscopic surgery compared with non-operative management for osteoarthritis of the knee, Jacquelyn D. Marsh, Trevor B. Birmingham, and J. Robert Giffin
Radial head fractures treated with modular metallic radial head replacement, Jonathan P. Marsh, Ruby Grewal, Kenneth J. Faber, Darren S. Drosdowech, George S. Athwal, and Graham J.W. King
A cost analysis of single-stage bilateral versus two-stage direct anterior total hip arthroplasty, Glynn R. Martin, Jacquelyn D. Marsh, Edward M. Vasarhelyi, Jamie L. Howard, and Brent A. Lanting
Quantitative evaluation of the adhesion of bioactive glasses onto Ti6Al4V substrates, A. Matinmanesh, O. Rodriguez, M. R. Towler, P. Zalzal, E. H. Schemitsch, and M. Papini
Notochord cells in intervertebral disc development and degeneration, Matthew R. McCann and Cheryle A. Séguin
The glucoregulatory response to high-intensity aerobic exercise following training in rats with insulin-treated type 1 diabetes mellitus, Matthew W. McDonald, Michael R. Murray, Kenneth N. Grise, T. Dylan Olver, Adwitia Dey, J. Kevin Shoemaker, Earl G. Noble, and C. W. James Melling
Evidence-based conservative rehabilitation for posterior glenohumeral instability: A systematic review, Kelli McIntyre, Annie Bélanger, Jasdeep Dhir, Lyndsay Somerville, Lyn Watson, Myles Willis, and Jackie Sadi
Bioactive borophosphosilicate-polycaprolactone hybrid biomaterials: Via a non-aqueous sol gel process, Dibakar Mondal, Amin S. Rizkalla, and Kibret Mequanint
Total Hip Arthroplasty After Acetabular Fracture Is Associated With Lower Survivorship and More Complications, Zachary Morison, Dirk Jan F. Moojen, Aaron Nauth, Jeremy Hall, Michael D. McKee, James P. Waddell, and Emil H. Schemitsch
The treatment of atrophic, recalcitrant long-bone nonunion in the upper extremity with human recombinant bone morphogenetic protein-7 (rhBMP-7) and plate fixation: A retrospective review, Zachary Morison, Milena Vicente, Emil H. Schemitsch, and Michael D. McKee
PATIENT-REPORTED OUTCOMES AFTER A 12-WEEK NON-OPERATIVE PROGRAM DIFFER BETWEEN PATIENTS PREPARING TO UNDERGO SURGERY COMPARED TO PATIENTS THAT ARE NOT, R. Moyer, T. Birmingham, and A. Boulougouris
VALIDATION OF A METHOD TO BLIND ASSESSORS TO ORTHOPAEDIC IMPLANTS WHEN PERFORMING MRI MEASURES OF ARTICULAR CARTILAGE MORPHOLOGY, R. Moyer, T. Birmingham, and S. Maschek
CHANGES IN GAIT BIOMECHANICS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH LONG-TERM CLINICALLY IMPORTANT IMPROVEMENTS IN PATIENT-REPORTED OUTCOMES, R. Moyer, T. Birmingham, and R. Pinto