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 2019
Ectopic spinal calcification associated with diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH): A quantitative micro-ct analysis, Dale E. Fournier, Chris J.D. Norley, Steven I. Pollmann, Christopher S. Bailey, Fahad Al Helal, Katherine E. Willmore, David W. Holdsworth, S. Jeffrey Dixon, and Cheryle A. Séguin
Radial head fractures, Tym Frank and Graham J.W. King
Management of chronic distal biceps tendon ruptures: primary repair vs. semitendinosus autograft reconstruction, Tym Frank, Anna Seltser, Ruby Grewal, Graham J.W. King, and George S. Athwal
Clinimetrics: Single Assessment Numeric Evaluation, Rochelle Furtado and Joy MacDermid
Clinimetrics: Short Western Ontario Rotator Cuff Index, Rochelle Furtado and Joy C. MacDermid
A systematic review of the cross-cultural adaptations and measurement properties of the Shoulder Pain and Disability Index, Rochelle Furtado, Goris Nazari, and Joy C. MacDermid
Complications of elbow arthroscopy, Braden Gammon and Graham J.W. King
The Role of Cultural and Family Values on Social Connectedness and Loneliness among Ethnic Minority Elders, Laura Garcia Diaz, Marie Y. Savundranayagam, Marita Kloseck, and Deborah Fitzsimmons
Eliminating the effects of motion during radiofrequency lesion delivery using a novel contact-force controller., Daniel Gelman, Allan C Skanes, Douglas L Jones, Michael Timofeyev, Tal Bar-On, and Maria Drangova
Eliminating the effects of motion during radiofrequency lesion delivery using a novel contact-force controller, Daniel Gelman, Allan C. Skanes, Douglas L. Jones, Michael Timofeyev, Tal Bar-on, and Maria Drangova
The Stability study: a protocol for a multicenter randomized clinical trial comparing anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with and without Lateral Extra-articular Tenodesis in individuals who are at high risk of graft failure, A Getgood, D Bryant, A Firth, and R Litchfield
Development and validation of a finite element model to simulate the opening of a medial opening wedge high tibial osteotomy, Alan Getgood
The anterolateral complex of the knee: results from the International ALC Consensus Group Meeting, Alan Getgood, Charles Brown, Timothy Lording, Andrew Amis, Steven Claes, Andrew Geeslin, Volker Musahl, Andrew Amis, Charles Brown, and Etienne Cavaignac
Image-Based Comparison Between the Bilateral Symmetry of the Distal Radii Through Established Measures, Robert J. Gray, Mitchell Thom, Michael Riddle, Nina Suh, Timothy Burkhart, and Emily Lalone
The Effect of Wrist Position on Finger Tendon Loads Following Pulley Sectioning and Operative Reconstruction, Mohammad M. Haddara, B. Byers, Shrikant Chinchalkar, Louis M. Ferreira, and Nina Suh
Phosphonium Polyelectrolyte Complexes for the Encapsulation and Slow Release of Ionic Cargo, Tristan D. Harrison, Olga Yunyaeva, Aneta Borecki, Cameron C. Hopkins, John R. De Bruyn, Paul J. Ragogna, and Elizabeth R. Gillies
The number of purposeful headers female youth soccer players experience during games depends on player age but not player position, Alexandra Harriss, Andrew M. Johnson, David M. Walton, and James P. Dickey
Patients undergoing surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis experience unique courses of pain and disability: A group-based trajectory analysis, Jeffrey J. Hebert, Edward Abraham, Niels Wedderkopp, Erin Bigney, Eden Richardson, Mariah Darling, Hamilton Hall, Charles G. Fisher, Y. Raja Rampersaud, Kenneth C. Thomas, Bradley Jacobs, Michael Johnson, Jerome Paquet, Najmedden Attabib, Peter Jarzem, Eugene K. Wai, Parham Rasoulinejad, Henry Ahn, Andrew Nataraj, Alexandra Stratton, and Neil Manson
Development of Fertilizer Coatings from Polyglyoxylate-Polyester Blends Responsive to Root-Driven pH Change, Spencer M. Heuchan, Bo Fan, Jessica J. Kowalski, Elizabeth R. Gillies, and Hugh A.L. Henry
Peripheral fixation of meniscal allograft does not reduce coronal extrusion under physiological load, Christopher Hewison, Sandra Kolaczek, Scott Caterine, Rebecca Berardelli, Tyler Beveridge, Tim Lording, Jason Akindolire, Ben Herman, Mark Hurtig, Karen Gordon, and Alan Getgood
A novel technique for measurement of orthodontic mini-implant stability using the Osstell ISQ device, Yara K. Hosein, S. Jeffrey Dixon, Amin S. Rizkalla, and Ali Tassi
Ortho-Biologics for Osteoarthritis, Kyla Huebner, Rachel M. Frank, and Alan Getgood
An In Vitro Study to Determine the Effect of Ulnar Shortening on Distal Forearm Loading During Wrist and Forearm Motion: Implications in the Treatment of Ulnocarpal Impaction, Ahaoiza D. Isa, Martine E. Mcgregor, Clare E. Padmore, Daniel G. Langohr, James A. Johnson, Graham J.W. King, and Nina Suh
Effect of Radial Lengthening on Distal Forearm Loading Following Simulated In Vitro Radial Shortening During Simulated Dynamic Wrist Motion, Ahaoiza D. Isa, Martine E. McGregor, Clare E. Padmore, Daniel G. Langohr, James A. Johnson, Graham J.W. King, and Nina Suh
Apparent Proximal Ulna Dorsal Angulation Variation Due to Ulnar Rotation, Geoff C. Jarvie, Brett Kilb, Ryan Willing, Graham J. King, and Parham Daneshvar
Modified lemaire lateral extra-articular tenodesis augmentation of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, Satyen Jesani and Alan Getgood
Treatment and re/habilitation of children with cerebral palsy in India: a scoping review, Pranay Jindal, Joy C. Macdermid, Peter Rosenbaum, Briano Direzze, Amitesh Narayan, and Sharada L. Nayak
Conditional generative adversarial network for 3D rigid-body motion correction in MRI, Patricia M. Johnson and Maria Drangova
Rigid-body motion correction in hybrid PET/MRI using spherical navigator echoes, P. M. Johnson, R. Taylor, T. Whelan, J. D. Thiessen, U. Anazodo, and M. Drangova
Workflow Development of a 3D Printed Novel Implant Abutment, Les Kalman, Yara Hosein, and Tom Chimel
The star excursion balance test is a reliable and valid outcome measure for patients with knee osteoarthritis, LE Kanko, TB Birmingham, DM Bryant, and K Gillanders
Bridge plate fixation of the elbow, Graham J.W. King, George S. Athwal, and Gregory Bain
Asynchronous action potential discharge in human muscle sympathetic nerve activity, Stephen A. Klassen, M. Erin Moir, Jacqueline K. Limberg, Sarah E. Baker, Wayne T. Nicholson, Timothy B. Curry, Michael J. Joyner, and J. Kevin Shoemaker
Development of a validated glenoid trabecular density-modulus relationship, Nikolas K. Knowles, G. Daniel G. Langohr, Mohammadreza Faieghi, Andrew Nelson, and Louis M. Ferreira
The Effect of Material Heterogeneity, Element Type, and Down-Sampling on Trabecular Stiffness in Micro Finite Element Models, Nikolas K. Knowles, Kenneth Ip, and Louis M. Ferreira
Correction to: Material Mapping of QCT-Derived Scapular Models: A Comparison with Micro-CT Loaded Specimens Using Digital Volume Correlation (Annals of Biomedical Engineering, (2019), 47, 11, (2188-2198), 10.1007/s10439-019-02312-2), Nikolas K. Knowles, Jonathan Kusins, Mohammadreza Faieghi, Melissa Ryan, Enrico Dall’Ara, and Louis M. Ferreira
Material Mapping of QCT-Derived Scapular Models: A Comparison with Micro-CT Loaded Specimens Using Digital Volume Correlation, Nikolas K. Knowles, Jonathan Kusins, Mohammadreza Faieghi, Melissa Ryan, Enrico Dall’Ara, and Louis M. Ferreira
Polyethylene glenoid component fixation geometry influences stability in total shoulder arthroplasty, Nikolas K. Knowles, G. Daniel G. Langohr, George S. Athwal, and Louis M. Ferreira
A comparison of density–modulus relationships used in finite element modeling of the shoulder, Nikolas K. Knowles, G. Daniel G. Langohr, Mohammadreza Faieghi, Andrew J. Nelson, and Louis M. Ferreira
3D strain in native medial meniscus is comparable to medial meniscus allograft transplant, Sandra Kolaczek, Christopher Hewison, Scott Caterine, Rebecca Berardelli, Tyler Beveridge, Ben Herman, Mark Hurtig, Karen Gordon, and Alan Getgood
Arthroscopy Association of Canada Position Statement on Intra-articular Injections for Knee Osteoarthritis, Michaela Kopka, Brendan Sheehan, Ryan Degen, Ivan Wong, Laurie Hiemstra, Olufemi Ayeni, Alan Getgood, Cole Beavis, Monika Volesky, Ross Outerbridge, and Bogdan Matache
The Capitate-to-Axis-of-Radius Distance (CARD): A New Radiographic Measurement for Wrist and Carpal Alignment in the Sagittal Plane, Stefanie Peggy Kuhnel, Aaron T. Bigham, Robert Y. McMurtry, Kenneth J. Faber, Graham J.W. King, and Ruby Grewal
Performance of QCT-Derived scapula finite element models in predicting local displacements using digital volume correlation, Jonathan Kusins, Nikolas Knowles, Melissa Ryan, Enrico Dall'Ara, and Louis Ferreira
Analysis of the process parameters affecting the bone burring process: An in-vitro porcine study, Jonathan R. Kusins, O. Remus Tutunea-Fatan, George S. Athwal, and Louis M. Ferreira
Active labour market policies for people with disabilities in receipt of public income benefits: A scoping review, Pamela Mary Lahey, Bonnie Kirsch, Joy Macdermid, Emile Tompa, and Rebecca E. Gewurtz
The effect of altering head length on corrosion using a material loss method, Brent A. Lanting, Thomas J. Wood, Sam Young, Douglas W. Van Citters, Steven J. MacDonald, James L. Howard, and Matthew G. Teeter
MagA expression attenuates iron export activity in undifferentiated multipotent P19 cells, Linshan Liu, Kobra Alizadeh, Sarah C. Donnelly, Praveen Dassanayake, Tian Tian Hou, Rebecca McGirr, R. Terry Thompson, Frank S. Prato, Neil Gelman, Lisa Hoffman, and Donna E. Goldhawk
Improved Methods to Measure Outcomes After High Tibial Osteotomy, Amanda L. Lorbergs, Trevor B. Birmingham, and Codie A. Primeau
Healing of Osteochondral Defects via Endochondral Ossification in an Ovine Model, Helen Lydon, Alan Getgood, and Frances M.D. Henson
The PRWE/PRWHE update, Joy C. MacDermid
Two-month point prevalence of exposure to critical incidents in firefighters in a single fire service, Joy C. MacDermid, Goris Nazari, Coomal Rashid, Kathryn Sinden, Nicholas Carleton, and Heidi Cramm
Work Functioning Among Firefighters: A Comparison Between Self-Reported Limitations and Functional Task Performance, Joy C. MacDermid, Kenneth Tang, Kathryn E. Sinden, and Robert D’Amico
The association between occupational loading and spine degeneration on imaging – a systematic review and meta-analysis, Luciana G. Macedo and Michele C. Battié
The Effectiveness of a Hinged Elbow Orthosis in Medial Collateral Ligament Injuries: An In Vitro Biomechanical Study, Ranita H.K. Manocha, James A. Johnson, and Graham J.W. King
Gait biomechanics after combined HTO-ACL reconstruction versus HTO alone: A matched cohort study, K Marriott, TB Birmingham, R Pinto, and C Primeau
Strong independent associations between gait biomechanics and pain in patients with knee osteoarthritis, Kendal A. Marriott, Trevor B. Birmingham, and Kristyn M. Leitch
Significant cost savings and similar patient outcomes associated with early discharge following total knee arthroplasty, Jacquelyn Marsh, Lyndsay Somerville, James L. Howard, and Brent A. Lanting
Polyelectrolyte Coatings Can Control Charged Fluorocarbon Nanodroplet Stability and Their Interaction with Macrophage Cells, Amanda L. Martin, Christa M. Homenick, Yun Xiang, Elizabeth Gillies, and Naomi Matsuura
Understanding the patellofemoral joint in total knee arthroplasty, Jacob Matz, Brent A. Lanting, and James L. Howard
Prevention of the Infected Fracture: Evidence-Based Strategies for Success!, Cyril Mauffrey, David J. Hak, David Rojas, Kent Doan, Brendan R. Southam, Michael T. Archdeacon, Martin Boyer, Michael McKee, Peter V. Giannoudis, and Emil H. Schemitsch
Systematic review of the measurement properties of performance-based functional tests in patients with neck disorders, Steven McGee, Taylor Sipos, Thomas Allin, Celia Chen, Alexandra Greco, Pavlos Bobos, and Joy Macdermid
Examination of psychological risk factors for chronic pain following cardiac surgery: protocol for a prospective observational study, Michael H. McGillion, Shaunattonie Henry, Jason W. Busse, Carley Ouellette, Joel Katz, Manon Choinière, Andre Lamy, Richard Whitlock, Shirley Pettit, Jacqueline Hare, Krysten Gregus, Katheryn Brady, Nazari Dvirnik, Stephen Su Yang, Joel Parlow, Deborah Dumerton-Shore, Ian Gilron, D. Norman Buckley, Harsha Shanthanna, Sandra L. Carroll, Peter C. Coyte, Shanil Ebrahim, Wanrudee Isaranuwatchai, Denise N. Guerriere, Jeffrey Hoch, James Khan, Joy MacDermid, Geraldine Martorella, J. Charles Victor, Judy Watt-Watson, Kimberly Howard-Quijano, Aman Mahajan, and Matthew T.V. Chan
Depression affects the recovery trajectories of patients with distal radius fractures: A latent growth curve analysis., Shirin Modarresi, Nina Suh, David M. Walton, and J. C. MacDermid
Porous and biodegradable polycaprolactone-borophosphosilicate hybrid scaffolds for osteoblast infiltration and stem cell differentiation, Dibakar Mondal, Shigang Lin, Amin S. Rizkalla, and Kibret Mequanint
Effect of Medial Soft Tissue Releases During Posterior-Stabilized Total Knee Arthroplasty on Contact Kinematics and Patient-Reported Outcomes, MW Morcos, BA Lanting, J Webster, and JL Howard
Matrix composition in 3-D collagenous bioscaffolds modulates the survival and angiogenic phenotype of human chronic wound dermal fibroblasts, Pascal Morissette Martin, Aaron Grant, Douglas W. Hamilton, and Lauren E. Flynn
Validation of a novel blinding method for measuring postoperative knee articular cartilage using magnetic resonance imaging, Rebecca Moyer, Trevor Birmingham, and Felix Eckstein
International Expert Consensus on a Cell Therapy Communication Tool: DOSES, Iain R. Murray, Jorge Chahla, Marc R. Safran, Aaron J. Krych, Daniel B.F. Saris, Arnold I. Caplan, Robert F. Laprade, Brian J. Cole, Farshid Guilak, Scott A. Rodeo, Christian Lattermann, Mark A. Birch, Bruno Peault, Leela C. Biant, Constance R. Chu, Matthew J. Dalby, Allan B. Dietz, Jason L. Dragoo, Lars Engebretsen, Denis Evseenko, Alan Getgood, Andrew G. Geeslin, Anthony P. Hollander, Johnny Huard, Elizaveta Kon, Nicola Maffulli, Bert R. Mandelbaum, Rodrigo Mardones, Frank A. Petrigliano, A. Hamish R.W. Simpson, James H.C. Wang, Henning Madry, and Chris H. Jo
The effectiveness of surgical vs conservative interventions on pain and function in patients with shoulder impingement syndrome. A systematic review and meta-analysis, G Nazari, JC MacDermid, D Bryant, and GS Athwal
Effects of arthroscopic vs. mini-open rotator cuff repair on function, pain & range of motion. A systematic review and meta-analysis, G Nazari, JC MacDermid, D Bryant, and N Dewan
Psychometric properties of the single assessment numeric evaluation in patients with lower extremity pathologies. A systematic review, Goris Nazari, Pavlos Bobos, Steve Lu, and Joy C. MacDermid
The Effectiveness of Instrument-Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization in Athletes, Participants Without Extremity or Spinal Conditions, and Individuals with Upper Extremity, Lower Extremity, and Spinal Conditions: A Systematic Review, Goris Nazari, Pavlos Bobos, Joy C. MacDermid, and Trevor Birmingham
Comparison of Canadian firefighters and healthy controls based on submaximal fitness testing and strength considering age and gender, Goris Nazari, Joy C. MacDermid, Kathryn E. Sinden, and Tom J. Overend
Inter-instrument reliability and agreement of fitbit charge measurements of heart rate and activity at rest, during the modified Canadian aerobic fitness test, and in recovery, Goris Nazari, Joy C. Macdermid, Kathryn E. Sinden, Julie Richardson, and Ada Tang
Three-dimensional characterization of the anteverted glenoid (type D) in primary glenohumeral osteoarthritis, Lionel Neyton, Marc Olivier Gauci, Pierric Deransart, Philippe Collotte, Gilles Walch, and George S. Athwal
Unpacking the Literature on Stress and Resiliency: A Narrative Review Focused on Learners in the Operating Room, Richard Ng, Saad Chahine, Brent Lanting, and James Howard
Long-Term Survival Analysis and Outcomes of Meniscal Allograft Transplantation With Minimum 10-Year Follow-Up: A Systematic Review, João V. Novaretti, Neel K. Patel, Jayson Lian, Ravi Vaswani, Darren de SA, Alan Getgood, and Volker Musahl
A Systematic Review and Standardized Comparison of Available Evidence for Outcome Measures Used to Evaluate Proximal Humerus Fracture Patients, Lauren L. Nowak, Aileen M. Davis, Muhammad Mamdani, Dorcas Beaton, Carol Kennedy, and Emil H. Schemitsch
A concept analysis and overview of outcome measures used for evaluating patients with proximal humerus fractures, Lauren L. Nowak, Aileen M. Davis, Muhammad Mamdani, Dorcas Beaton, and Emil H. Schemitsch
A higher reoperation rate following arthroplasty for failed fixation versus primary arthroplasty for the treatment of proximal humeral fractures: A retrospective population-based study, L. L. Nowak, J. Hall, M. D. McKee, and E. H. Schemitsch
Duration of surgery affects the risk of complications following total hip arthroplasty, L. L. Nowak and E. H. Schemitsch
Same-day and delayed hospital discharge are associated with worse outcomes following total knee arthroplasty, L. L. Nowak and E. H. Schemitsch
Response to Long et al regarding: “Cutibacterium acnes and the shoulder microbiome”, David B. O'Gorman, Ana M. Pena-Diaz, Darren Drosdowech, Kenneth J. Faber, George S. Athwal, Jeremy P. Burton, Kait Al, Tony Huang, and Boyang Qiu
Persistent insulin signaling coupled with restricted PI3K activation causes insulin-induced vasoconstriction, T. Dylan Olver, Zachary I. Grunewald, Thaysa Ghiarone, Robert M. Restaino, Allan R.K. Sales, Lauren K. Park, Pamela K. Thorne, Rama Rao Ganga, Craig A. Emter, Peter W.R. Lemon, J. Kevin Shoemaker, Camila Manrique-Acevedo, Luis A. Martinez-Lemus, and Jaume Padilla
Effect of varying chemoreflex stress on sympathetic neural recruitment strategies during apnea, Elizabeth P. Ott, Sarah E. Baker, Walter W. Holbein, J. Kevin Shoemaker, and Jacqueline K. Limberg
Measurement properties of the SF-MPQ-2 neuropathic qualities subscale in persons with CRPs: Validity, responsiveness, and Rasch analysis, Tara L. Packham, Debbie Bean, Malcolm H. Johnson, Joy C. MacDermid, Sharon Grieve, Candida S. McCabe, and R. Norman Harden
Antibacterial Activity of Polymers: Discussions on the Nature of Amphiphilic Balance, Edmund F. Palermo, Karen Lienkamp, Elizabeth R. Gillies, and Paul J. Ragogna
Comparison of CPG's for the diagnosis, prognosis and management of non-specific neck pain: A systematic review, Pulak Parikh, Pasqualina Santaguida, Joy MacDermid, Anita Gross, and Arshia Eshtiaghi
A rationale for universal tranexamic acid in major joint arthroplasty: overall efficacy and impact of risk factors for transfusion, Katerina Pavenski, Sarah E. Ward, Gregory M.T. Hare, John Freedman, Robisa Pulendrarajah, Razak A. Pirani, Nicholas Sheppard, Colm Vance, Alexander White, Nick Lo, James P. Waddell, Alex Ho, Emil H. Schemitsch, Mark Kataoka, Earl R. Bogoch, Kiran Saini, C. David Mazer, and James E. Baker
What factors contribute to falls-related distal radius fracture?, Sheena S. Philip, Joy C. Macdermid, Saranya Nair, Dave Walton, and Ruby Grewal
THE FEASIBILITY AND EFFICACY OF A 12-WEEK BODY RE-COMPOSITION AND NEUROMUSCULAR EXERCISE PROGRAM IN PATIENTS WITH KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS, C. A. Primeau, T. B. Birmingham, and G. Thomas
Degenerative Meniscal Tears and High Tibial Osteotomy Do Current Treatment Algorithms Need to Be Realigned?, Codie A. Primeau, Trevor B. Birmingham, and Kristyn M. Leitch
The importance of costing perspective: an example evaluating the cost-effectiveness of a locking versus nonlocking plate in medial opening wedge high tibial osteotomy, Codie A. Primeau, Jacquelyn D. Marsh, and Trevor B. Birmingham
Effect of drug loading on the properties of temperature-responsive polyester–poly(ethylene glycol)–polyester hydrogels, David Andrew Prince, Ian J. Villamagna, Cameron C. Hopkins, John R. de Bruyn, and Elizabeth R. Gillies
Is there an increased risk of an infected prosthetic joint after cystoscopy or transurethral prostatectomy?, Nahid Punjani, J. Andrew McClure, Brent Lanting, and Blayne Welk
Early post-operative outcomes of plate versus nail fixation for humeral shaft fractures, Jill G. Putnam, Lauren Nowak, David Sanders, Melanie MacNevin, Abdel Rahman Lawendy, Clifford Jones, Michael McKee, and Emil Schemitsch
EGFR Signaling: Friend or Foe for Cartilage?, Ling Qin and Frank Beier
The Walch type B humerus: glenoid retroversion is associated with torsional differences in the humerus, Sumit Raniga, Nikolas K. Knowles, Emily West, Louis M. Ferreira, and George S. Athwal
Systematic Study of Polyglyoxylamides as Powerful, High-Cloud-Point Kinetic Hydrate Inhibitors, Lilian H.S. Ree, Quinton E.A. Sirianni, Elizabeth R. Gillies, and Malcolm A. Kelland
The effect of inhomogeneous trabecular stiffness relationship selection on finite element outcomes for shoulder arthroplasty, Jacob M. Reeves, George S. Athwal, James A. Johnson, and G. Daniel G. Langohr