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 2017
Evaluating dementia home care practices: The reification of care norms, Ryan DeForge, Catherine Ward-Griffin, Oona St-Amant, Jodi Hall, Carol McWilliam, Dorothy Forbes, Marita Kloseck, and Abe Oudshoorn
Implant Alternatives for Tibial Osteotomies, Ryan M. Degen and Alan Getgood
Extended applications of the reamer-irrigator-aspirator (RIA) system, Niloofar Dehghan and Emil H. Schemitsch
Intramedullary nail fixation of non-traditional fractures: Clavicle, forearm, fibula, Niloofar Dehghan and Emil H. Schemitsch
Anterolateral Complex Reconstruction: Who, When, and How?, Aad Dhollander and Alan Getgood
The role of alignment in meniscal tears and the role of osteotomy, Aad Dhollander and Alan Getgood
Determination of knee cartilage volume and surface area in beagle dogs: a pilot study, Aad Dhollander, Amanda Malone, James Price, and Alan Getgood
Appraisal of: Role of physical therapists in the management of individuals at risk for or diagnosed with venous thromboembolism: evidence-based clinical practice guideline, Saravanan Esakki and Joy C. MacDermid
A sensorized glove for therapist skill performance assessment during neck manipulation, Abelardo Escoto, Ana Luisa Trejos, David M. Walton, and Jackie Sadi
Connexin43 Mutant Patient-Derived Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Exhibit Altered Differentiation Potential, Jessica L. Esseltine, Qing Shao, Courtney Brooks, Jacinda Sampson, Dean H. Betts, Cheryle A. Séguin, and Dale W. Laird
Poly(ethyl glyoxylate)-Poly(ethylene oxide) Nanoparticles: Stimuli- Responsive Drug Release via End-to-End Polyglyoxylate Depolymerization, Bo Fan and Elizabeth Gillies
Poly(ethyl glyoxylate)-Poly(ethylene oxide) Nanoparticles: Stimuli-Responsive Drug Release via End-to-End Polyglyoxylate Depolymerization, Bo Fan and Elizabeth R. Gillies
Thermo-responsive self-immolative nanoassemblies: Direct and indirect triggering, Bo Fan, John F. Trant, Gauvin Hemery, Olivier Sandre, and Elizabeth R. Gillies
In-Vitro quantification of medial collateral ligament tension in the elbow, Louis M. Ferreira, Graham J.W. King, and James A. Johnson
A respiratory-gated micro-CT comparison of respiratory patterns in free-breathing and mechanically ventilated rats, Nancy L. Ford, Lynda McCaig, Andrew Jeklin, James F. Lewis, Ruud A.W. Veldhuizen, David W. Holdsworth, and Maria Drangova
Association between paraspinal muscle morphology, clinical symptoms and functional status in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis, Maryse Fortin, Àron Lazáry, Peter Paul Varga, and Michele C. Battié
Evaluation of an automated thresholding algorithm for the quantification of paraspinal muscle composition from MRI images, Maryse Fortin, Mona Omidyeganeh, Michele Crites Battié, and Omair Ahmad
Development of a Clinician-Rated Drop Vertical Jump Scale for Patients Undergoing Rehabilitation After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Delphi Approach, SS Gagnon, TB Birmingham, BM Chesworth, and D Bryant
The Anterolateral Complex—Why all the Fuss?, Alan Getgood and Elmar Herbst
International Meniscus Reconstruction Experts Forum (IMREF) 2015 Consensus Statement on the Practice of Meniscal Allograft Transplantation, Alan Getgood, Robert F. LaPrade, Peter Verdonk, Wayne Gersoff, Brian Cole, Tim Spalding, Annunziato Amendola, Andrew Amis, Seong Il Bin, William Bugbee, David Caborn, Tom Carter, Kai Ming Chan, Camila Cohen, Moises Cohen, Vincenzo Condello, Tom DeBerardino, Florian Dirisamer, Lars Engebretsen, Jack Farr, Andreas Gomoll, Chris Harner, Mark Heard, Laurie Hiemstra, Jin Goo Kim, J. M. Kim, Jong Min Kim, Elizaveta Kon, Koen Laggae, Bum Sik Lee, Robert Litchfield, Maurillio Marcacci, and Robert McCormack
Subtypes of endothelial progenitor cells affect healing of segmental bone defects differently, Erica M. Giles, Charles Godbout, Wendy Chi, Michael A. Glick, Tony Lin, Ru Li, Emil H. Schemitsch, and Aaron Nauth
Self-Healing Polyphosphonium Ionic Networks, Elizabeth Gillies, Tyler J. Cuthbert, Joshua J. Jadischke, John R. de Bruyn, Paul J. Ragogna, and Elizabeth R. Gillies
MONOCRYL and DERMABOND vs Staples in Total Hip Arthroplasty Performed Through a Lateral Skin Incision: A Randomized Controlled Trial Using a Patient-Centered Assessment Tool, RA Glennie, A Korczak, DD Naudie, and DM Bryant
Effect of Acetabular Position on Polyethylene Liner Wear Measured Using Simultaneous Biplanar Acquisition, Prateek Goyal, James L. Howard, Xunhua Yuan, Matthew G. Teeter, and Brent A. Lanting
Effect of Acetabular Component Positioning on Functional Outcomes in Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty, Prateek Goyal, Adrian Lau, Douglas D. Naudie, Matthew G. Teeter, Brent A. Lanting, and James L. Howard
Combined Dual-Task Gait Training and Aerobic Exercise to Improve Cognition, Mobility, and Vascular Health in Community-Dwelling Older Adults at Risk for Future Cognitive Decline 1, Michael A. Gregory, Narlon C. Boa Sorte Silva, Dawn P. Gill, Cheri L. McGowan, Teresa Liu-Ambrose, J. Kevin Shoemaker, Vladimir Hachinski, Jeff Holmes, and Robert J. Petrella
Cannabis-induced psychosis: A review, Ruby S. Grewal and Tony P. George
Paraspinal Muscle Passive Stiffness Remodels in Direct Response to Spine Stiffness: A Study Using the ENT1-Deficient Mouse, Kelsey Y. Gsell, Derek P. Zwambag, Dale E. Fournier, Cheryle A. Séguin, and Stephen H.M. Brown
Cross Validation Through Two-Dimensional Solution Surface for Cost-Sensitive SVM, Bin Gu, Victor S. Sheng, Keng Yeow Tay, Walter Romano, and Shuo Li
Synthesis and functionalization of polymer networks: Via germane-ene chemistry, Ryan Guterman, Tristan D. Harrison, Elizabeth R. Gillies, and Paul J. Ragogna
ANG1 treatment reduces muscle pathology and prevents a decline in perfusion in DMD mice, Kelly M. Gutpell, Nikola Tasevski, Boaz Wong, William Thomas Hrinivich, Feng Su, Lise Desjardins, Ting-Yim Lee, and Lisa Marie Hoffman
Prospective Randomized Clinical Trial Investigating the Effect of the Reamer-Irrigator-Aspirator on the Volume of Embolic Load and Respiratory Function during Intramedullary Nailing of Femoral Shaft Fractures, Jeremy A. Hall, Michael D. Mckee, Milena R. Vicente, Zachary A. Morison, Niloofar Dehghan, Christine E. Schemitsch, Hans J. Kreder, Brad Petrisor, and Emil H. Schemitsch
Delayed repair of distal biceps tendon ruptures is successful: a case-control study, John Haverstock, Ruby Grewal, Graham J.W. King, and George S. Athwal
Functional outcomes of infected hip arthroplasty: A comparison of different surgical treatment options, Benjamin V. Herman, Mark Nyland, Lyndsay Somerville, Steven J. Macdonald, Brent A. Lanting, and James L. Howard
Effect of counter ions on the self-assembly of polystyrene-polyphosphonium block copolymers, Benjamin Hisey, Jasmine V. Buddingh, Elizabeth R. Gillies, and Paul J. Ragogna
Phosphonium-Functionalized Polymer Micelles with Intrinsic Antibacterial Activity, Benjamin Hisey, Paul J. Ragogna, and Elizabeth Gillies
Determining whether Citrullinated and Homocitrullinated Lipoproteins have a Role in Rheumatoid Arthritis-Associated Atherosclerosis by Promoting Proinflammatory Cytokine Release from Macrophages, Alexander Hofkirchner, David Bell, Ewa Cairns, and Bryan Heit
Neer Award 2017: A rapid method for detecting Propionibacterium acnes in surgical biopsy specimens from the shoulder, Scott Holmes, Ana M. Pena Diaz, George S. Athwal, Kenneth J. Faber, and David B. O'Gorman
High Rates of Return to Sports Activities and Work After Osteotomies Around the Knee: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, Alexander Hoorntje, Suzanne Witjes, P. Paul F.M. Kuijer, Koen L.M. Koenraadt, Rutger C.I. van Geenen, Joost G. Daams, Alan Getgood, and Gino M.M.J. Kerkhoffs
A Comparison of the Mechanical Measures Used for Assessing Orthodontic Mini-Implant Stability, Yara K. Hosein, S. Jeffrey Dixon, Amin S. Rizkalla, and Ali Tassi
Susceptibility-weighted imaging using inter-echo-variance channel combination for improved contrast at 7 tesla, Zahra Hosseini, Junmin Liu, Igor Solovey, Ravi S. Menon, and Maria Drangova
Antegrade versus retrograde nailing techniques and trochanteric versus piriformis intramedullary nailing entry points for femoral shaft fractures: A systematic review and meta-Analysis, Nasir Hussain, Farrah Naz Hussain, Corey Sermer, Hera Kamdar, Emil H. Schemitsch, Amir Sternheim, and Paul Kuzyk
Left atrial wall segmentation using clinically correlated metrics, Jiro Inoue and Maria Drangova
An atypical lipomatous tumor mimicking a giant fibrovascular polyp of the hypopharynx, Khrystyna E. Ioanidis, Stephanie Danielle MacNeil, Keng Yeow Tay, and Bret Wehrli
Assessing reading levels of health information: Uses and limitations of flesch formula, Pranay Jindal and Joy C. Macdermid
Evaluation of the vibration attenuation properties of an air-inflated cushion with two different heavy machinery seats in multi-axis vibration environments including jolts, Xiaoxu Ji, Tammy R. Eger, and James P. Dickey
Decoding the intervertebral disc: Unravelling the complexities of cell phenotypes and pathways associated with degeneration and mechanotransduction, Geoffrey J. Kerr, Matthew A. Veras, Min Kyu M. Kim, and Cheryle A. Séguin
C57BL/6 mice are resistant to joint degeneration induced by whole-body vibration, G. J. Kerr, M. R. McCann, J. K. Branch, A. Ratneswaran, M. A. Pest, D. W. Holdsworth, F. Beier, S. J. Dixon, and C. A. Séguin
Improving the diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis using a senior-friendly peer-led community education and mentoring model: A randomized controlled trial, Marita Kloseck, Deborah A. Fitzsimmons, Mark Speechley, Marie Y. Savundranayagam, and Richard G. Crilly
What is the reliability of clinical measurement tests for humeral head position? A systematic review, Christine Konieczka, Christine Gibson, Leeann Russett, Leah Dlot, Joy MacDermid, Lyn Watson, and Jackie Sadi
Fabrication of extracellular matrix-derived foams and microcarriers as tissue-specific cell culture and delivery platforms, Anna Kornmuller, Cody F.C. Brown, Claire Yu, and Lauren E. Flynn
Collagenase treatment enhances proteomic coverage of low-abundance proteins in decellularized matrix bioscaffolds, Miljan Kuljanin, Cody F.C. Brown, Matthew J. Raleigh, Gilles A. Lajoie, and Lauren E. Flynn
Immune Responses to Peptides Containing Homocitrulline or Citrulline in the DR4-Transgenic Mouse Model of Rheumatoid Arthritis, Patrick Lac, Sheri Saunders, Elena Tutunea-Fatan, and Lillian Barra
Patient-specific atrium models for training and pre-procedure surgical planning, Justin Laing, John Moore, Daniel Bainbridge, Maria Drangova, and Terry Peters
Design of Anatomical Population-Based and Patient-Specific Radial Head Implants, Emily A. Lalone, Simon R. Deluce, Hannah Shannon, Graham J.W. King, and James A. Johnson
Effect of Radial Head Implant Shape on Radiocapitellar Joint Congruency, Emily A. Lalone, Hannah L. Shannon, Simon R. Deluce, Joshua W. Giles, Graham J.W. King, and James A. Johnson
Marker-based technique for visualizing radiolucent implant components in radiographic imaging, Kimberley Lam-Tin-Cheung, Xunhua Yuan, Hristo N. Nikolov, Brent A. Lanting, Douglas D. Naudie, and Matthew G. Teeter
Electromagnetic Tracking of the Kinematics of Articulating Joints, G. Daniel G. Langohr, Jacob Reeves, and James A. Johnson
Bikini versus traditional incision direct anterior approach: Is there any difference in soft tissue damage?, Brent A. Lanting, Kirk C. Hartley, Adam J. Raffoul, Timothy A. Burkhart, Lyndsay Sommerville, Glynn R. Martin, James L. Howard, and Marjorie Johnson
Outcome following subluxation of mobile articulating spacers in two-stage revision total knee arthroplasty, Brent A. Lanting, Adrian Lau, Matthew G. Teeter, and James L. Howard
Metal-on-Metal Compared With Metal-on-Polyethylene: The Effect on Trunnion Corrosion in Total Hip Arthroplasty, Brent A. Lanting, Matthew G. Teeter, James L. Howard, Steven J. MacDonald, and Douglas W. Van Citters
The menisci: A comprehensive review of their anatomy, biomechanical function and surgical treatment, Robert F. LaPrade, Elizabeth A. Arendt, Alan Getgood, and Scott Faucett
Incorporating ligament laxity in a finite element model for the upper cervical spine, Timothy L. Lasswell, Duane S. Cronin, John B. Medley, and Parham Rasoulinejad
Method of B0 mapping with magnitude-based correction for bipolar two-point Dixon cardiac MRI, Junmin Liu, Dana C. Peters, and Maria Drangova
Characterization and fracture property of different strontium-containing borate-based glass coatings for Ti6Al4V substrates, Yiming Li, Ali Matinmanesh, Declan J. Curran, Emil H. Schemitsch, Paul Zalzal, Marcello Papini, Anthony W. Wren, and Mark R. Towler
Rotational Laxity Control by the Anterolateral Ligament and the Lateral Meniscus Is Dependent on Knee Flexion Angle: A Cadaveric Biomechanical Study (vol 475, pg 2401, 2017), T Lording, G Corbo, D Bryant, and TA Burkhart
Erratum to: Rotational Laxity Control by the Anterolateral Ligament and the Lateral Meniscus Is Dependent on Knee Flexion Angle: A Cadaveric Biomechanical Study (Clin Orthop Relat Res, 10.1007/s11999-017-5364-z), Timothy Lording, Gillian Corbo, Dianne Bryant, Timothy A. Burkhart, and Alan Getgood
Erratum to: Rotational Laxity Control by the Anterolateral Ligament and the Lateral Meniscus Is Dependent on Knee Flexion Angle: A Cadaveric Biomechanical Study (Clin Orthop Relat Res, 10.1007/s11999-017-5364-z), Timothy Lording, Gillian Corbo, Dianne Bryant, Timothy A. Burkhart, and Alan Getgood
Extra-articular plasty with ACL reconstruction: Long-term results of associated procedure, Timothy Lording, David Dejour, Philippe Neyret, and Alan Getgood
Efficacy of workplace interventions for shoulder pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis, Véronique Lowry, Ariel Desjardins-Charbonneau, Jean Sébastien Roy, Clermont E. Dionne, Pierre Frémont, Joy C. Macdermid, and François Desmeules
Bias…can occur during the research or publication process, Joy C. MacDermid
Twenty years of patient-reported outcomes measures, and much to discover, Joy C. MacDermid
Optimizing the rehabilitation of elbow lateral collateral ligament injuries: a biomechanical study, Ranita H.K. Manocha, Jonathan R. Kusins, James A. Johnson, and Graham J.W. King
Quantifying the mode II critical strain energy release rate of borate bioactive glass coatings on Ti6Al4V substrates, A. Matinmanesh, Y. Li, O. Clarkin, P. Zalzal, E. H. Schemitsch, M. R. Towler, and M. Papini
Outcomes of Surgical Management of Supracondylar Periprosthetic Femur Fractures, Nicholas F. Matlovich, Brent A. Lanting, Edward M. Vasarhelyi, Douglas D. Naudie, Richard W. McCalden, and James L. Howard
Do Changes in Patellofemoral Joint Offset Lead to Adverse Outcomes in Total Knee Arthroplasty With Patellar Resurfacing? A Radiographic Review, Jacob Matz, James L. Howard, David J. Morden, Steven J. MacDonald, Matthew G. Teeter, and Brent A. Lanting
Differences in Trochlear Surface Damage and Wear Between Three Different Total Knee Arthroplasty Designs, Jacob Matz, James L. Howard, Zachary W. Sisko, Matthew G. Teeter, and Brent A. Lanting
Whole-body vibration of mice induces progressive degeneration of intervertebral discs associated with increased expression of Il-1β and multiple matrix degrading enzymes, Matthew R. McCann, Matthew A. Veras, Cynthia Yeung, Gurkeet Lalli, Priya Patel, Kristyn M. Leitch, David W. Holdsworth, S. Jeffrey Dixon, and Cheryle A. Séguin
Whole-body vibration of mice induces articular cartilage degeneration with minimal changes in subchondral bone, M. R. McCann, C. Yeung, M. A. Pest, A. Ratneswaran, S. I. Pollmann, D. W. Holdsworth, F. Beier, S. J. Dixon, and C. A. Séguin
The relation of social support and depression in patients with chronic low back pain, Ashley B. McKillop, Linda J. Carroll, C. Allyson Jones, and Michele C. Battié
The first international workshop on the epigenetics of osteoarthritis, Ingrid M. Meulenbelt, Nidhi Bhutani, Wouter den Hollander, Steffen Gay, Udo Oppermann, Louise N. Reynard, Andrew J. Skelton, David A. Young, Frank Beier, and John Loughlin
Conductive polymer sensor arrays for smart orthopaedic implants, Carolina Micolini, F. Benjamin Holness, James A. Johnson, and Aaron D. Price
Assessment of embedded conjugated polymer sensor arrays for potential load transmission measurement in orthopaedic implants, Carolina Micolini, Frederick Benjamin Holness, James A. Johnson, and Aaron David Price
Determining the impact of a new physiotherapist-led primary care model for back pain: Protocol for a pilot cluster randomized controlled trial, Jordan Miller, David Barber, Catherine Donnelly, Simon French, Michael Green, Jonathan Hill, Joy MacDermid, Jacquelyn Marsh, Kathleen Norman, Julie Richardson, Monica Taljaard, Timothy Wideman, Lynn Cooper, and Colleen McPhee
Ventricular pacing site separation by cardiac computed tomography: validation for the prediction of clinical response to cardiac resynchronization therapy, S. Modi, Raymond Yee, David Scholl, John Stirrat, Jorge A. Wong, Carmen Lydell, Vamshi Kotha, Lorne J. Gula, Allan C. Skanes, Peter Leong-Sit, David McCarty, Maria Drangova, and James A. White
Erratum to: Ventricular pacing site separation by cardiac computed tomography: validation for the prediction of clinical response to cardiac resynchronization therapy (The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging, (2017), 33, 9, (1433-1442), 10.1007/s10554-017-1120-4), S. Modi, Raymond Yee, David Scholl, John Stirrat, Jorge A. Wong, Carmen Lydell, Vamshi Kotha, Lorne J. Gula, Allan C. Skanes, Peter Leong‑Sit, David McCarty, Maria Drangova, and James A. White
Evaluating Mental Health Literacy in the Workplace: Development and Psychometric Properties of a Vignette-Based Tool, Sandra Moll, Mona Zanhour, Scott B. Patten, Heather Stuart, and Joy MacDermid
Mechanically-competent and cytocompatible polycaprolactone-borophosphosilicate hybrid biomaterials, Dibakar Mondal, S. Jeffrey Dixon, Kibret Mequanint, and Amin S. Rizkalla
THREE ENZYMES CO-EXPRESSED ON THE OUTER MEMBRANE OF P.GINGIVALIS, COLLABORATE IN BREAKING TOLERANCE TO CITRULLINATED PROTEINS, Anna B. Montgomery, Ashish Patel, Sheri Saunders, and Dominika Staniec
Combined versus individual effects of a valgus, knee brace and lateral wedge foot orthotic during stair use in patients with knee osteoarthritis, Rebecca Moyer, Trevor Birmingham, and Colin Dombroski
Contributions of the anterolateral complex and the anterolateral ligament to rotatory knee stability in the setting of ACL Injury: a roundtable discussion, Volker Musahl, Alan Getgood, Philippe Neyret, Steven Claes, Jeremy M. Burnham, Cecile Batailler, Bertrand Sonnery-Cottet, Andy Williams, Andrew Amis, Stefano Zaffagnini, and Jón Karlsson
Fracture fixation in the operative management of hip fractures (FAITH): an international, multicentre, randomised controlled trial, Aaron Nauth, Aaron T. Creek, Abby Zellar, Abdel Rahman Lawendy, Adam Dowrick, Ajay Gupta, Akhil Dadi, Albert van Kampen, Albert Yee, Alexander C. de Vries, Alexander de Mol van Otterloo, Alisha Garibaldi, Allen Liew, Allison W. McIntyre, Amal Shankar Prasad, Amanda W. Romero, Amar Rangan, Amber Oatt, Amir Sanghavi, Amy L. Foley, Anders Karlsten, Andrea Dolenc, Andrew Bucknill, Andrew Chia, Andrew Evans, Andrew Gong, Andrew H. Schmidt, Andrew J. Marcantonio, Andrew Jennings, Angela Ward, Angshuman Khanna, Anil Rai, and Anke B. Smits
Estimation of health-related-quality of life depends on which utility measure is selected for patients with carpal tunnel syndrome, Goris Nazari, Joy C. MacDermid, James Bain, Carolyn M. Levis, and Achilleas Thoma
Orthopaedic surgeons’ opinions surrounding the management of proximal humerus fractures: an international survey, Lauren L. Nowak, Milena R. Vicente, Michael D. McKee, Jeremy A. Hall, Aaron Nauth, and Emil H. Schemitsch
Measurement properties of painDETECT: Rasch analysis of responses from community-dwelling adults with neuropathic pain, Tara L. Packham, Joseph C. Cappelleri, Alesia Sadosky, Joy C. MacDermid, and Florian Brunner
Prospective Comparison of Changes in Lumbar Spine MRI Findings over Time between Individuals with Acute Low Back Pain and Controls: An Exploratory Study, J. Panagopoulos, J.S. Magnussen, J. Hush, and C.G. Maher
Is There a Role for Preoperative Iron Supplementation in Patients Preparing for a Total Hip or Total Knee Arthroplasty?, Stephen M. Petis, Brent A. Lanting, Edward M. Vasarhelyi, Douglas D.R. Naudie, Fiona E. Ralley, and James L. Howard
Patterns of C-2 fracture in the elderly: comparison of etiology, treatment, and mortality among specific fracture types, Ingrid Radovanovic, Jennifer C. Urquhart, Parham Rasoulinejad, and Kevin R. Gurr
Patterns of C-2 fracture in the elderly: Comparison of etiology, treatment, and mortality among specific fracture types, Ingrid Radovanovic, Jennifer C. Urquhart, Parham Rasoulinejad, Kevin R. Gurr, Fawaz Siddiqi, and Christopher S. Bailey
Rasch analysis indicates that the Simple Shoulder Test is robust, but minor item modifications and attention to gender differences should be considered, Jayaprakash Raman, Joy C. MacDermid, David Walton, and George S. Athwal