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Implant Removal Versus Implant Retention Following Posterior Surgical Stabilization of Thoracolumbar Burst Fractures: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Kweh BTS, Tan T, Lee HQ, Hunn M, Liew S, Tee JW

(2022), GLOB SPINE J, 12(4), 700-18

DOI: 10.1177/21925682211005411

Comparison of the quality of documentation between electronic and paper medical records in orthopaedic trauma patients

Witkowski C, Kimmel L, Edwards E, Cosic F

(2022), Aust Health Rev, 46(2), 204-9

DOI: 10.1071/AH21112

Tibio-talar-calcaneal nail fixation for unstable ankle fractures: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Tan YY, Nambiar M, Onggo JR, Hickey B, Babazadeh S, Tay WH, Hsuan, Bedi H

(2022), J Foot Ankle Surg, 61(6), 1325-33

DOI: 10.1053/j.jfas.2021.10.006

Clavicular osteotomy to assess subclavian vein injury during internal fixation of midshaft clavicle fractures

Rawal A, Mannambeth R, Murray S, Moaveni A

(2022), Shoulder & Elbow, 14(6), 642-7

DOI: 10.1177/17585732211047206

Benchmarking physiotherapists' usual care for total hip and knee joint arthroplasty in Australia and New Zealand

Hart J, Tarrant K, Liew S, Kimmel L

(2021), New Zealand Journal of Physiotherapy, 49(2), 99-112

DOI: 10.15619/NZJP/49.2.06

Fixation using Alternative Implants for the Treatment of Hip Fractures (FAITH-2): The Exploratory Health-Related Quality of Life and Patient-Reported Functional Outcomes of a Multi-Centre 2 × 2 Factorial Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial in Young Femoral Neck Fracture Patients

Slobogean GP, Sprague S, Bzovsky S, Scott T, Thabane L, Heels-Ansdell D, O'Toole RV, Howe A, Gaski GE, Hill LC, Brown KM, Viskontas D, Zomar M, Della Rocca GJ, O'Hara NN, Bhandari M; FAITH-2 Investigators

(2021), Injury, 52(10), 3051-9

DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2021.02.030

Is antibiotic treatment effective in the management of chronic low back pain with disc herniation? Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

Urquhart DM, Rosenfeld JV, van Tulder M, Wluka AE, Leder K, Cheng AC, Forbes AB, Chan P, O'Sullivan R, Liew S, Cicuttini FM

(2021), Trials, 22(1), 759

DOI: 10.1186/s13063-021-05728-1

Risk factors for surgical site infections following spinal column trauma in an Australian trauma hospita

Baroun-Agob L, Liew S, Gabbe B

(2021), ANZ J Surg, 91(4), 639-46

DOI: 10.1111/ans.16649

Outcomes of surgical site infections following spinal column trauma

Baroun-Agob L, Liew S, Gabbe B

(2021), ANZ J Surg, 91(4), 647-52

DOI: 10.1111/ans.16578

Predicting fracture outcomes from clinical registry data using artificial intelligence supplemented models for evidence-informed treatment (PRAISE) study protocol

Dipnall JF, Page R, Du L, Costa M, Lyons RA, Cameron P, de Steiger R, Hau R, Bucknill A, Oppy A, Edwards E, Varma D, Jung MC, Gabbe BJ

(2021), PLoS One, 16(9), e0257361

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0257361. eCollection 2021

Outcomes of severe lower limb injury with Mangled Extremity Severity Score ≥ 7

Hoogervorst LA, Hart MJ, Simpson PM, Kimmel LA, Oppy A, Edwards ER, Gabbe BJ

(2021), Bone Joint J, 103-B(4), 769-74

DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.103B4.BJJ-2020-1647.R1

Study Summaries

FAITH Investigators; HEALTH Investigators

(2020), J Orthop Trauma, 34 Suppl 3, Sii-Siii

DOI: 10.1097/BOT.0000000000001927

The impact of an innovative pharmacist-led inpatient opioid de-escalation intervention in post-operative orthopedic patients

Bui T, Grygiel R, Konstantatos A, Christelis N, Liew S, Hopkins R, Dooley M

(2020), Journal of Opioid Management, 16(3), 167-76

DOI: 10.5055/jom.2020.0565

Can displaced extra-articular fractures of the scapula be stabilized through a direct lateral-column approach

Mannambeth R, Kirzner NB, Moaveni AK

(2020), Journal of Clinical Orthopaedics and Trauma, 11(Suppl4), S626-30

DOI: 10.1016/j.jcot.2020.05.017

Discharge destination and patient-reported outcomes after inpatient treatment for isolated lower limb fractures

Kimmel LA, Simpson PM, Holland AE, Edwards ER, Cameron PA, de Steiger RS, Page RS, Hau R, Bucknill A, Kasza J, Gabbe BJ

(2020), MED J AUSTRALIA, 212(6), 263-70

DOI: 10.5694/mja2.50485

Twelve month mortality rates and independent living in people aged 65 years or older after isolated hip fracture: A prospective registry-based study

Giummarra MJ, Ekegren CL, Gong J, Simpson P, Cameron PA, Edwards E, Gabbe BJ

(2020), Injury, 51(2), 420-8

DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2019.11.034

PRECICE intramedullary nail in the treatment of adult leg length discrepancy

Cosic F, Edwards E

(2020), Injury, 51(4), 1091-6

DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2020.03.004

Patients from residential aged care with hip fractures—Does discharge destination from acute care affect outcomes?

Anderson, Lara; Moran, Chris; Liew, Susan M.; Kimmel, Lara

(2020), AUSTRALAS J AGEING, 39(4), e522-e528

DOI: 10.1111/ajag.12824

Outcomes following operatively managed acetabular fractures in patients aged 60 years and older

Navarre, Pierre; Gabbe, Belinda J.; Griffin, Xavier L.; Russ, Matthias K.; Bucknill, Andrew T.; Edwards, Elton; Esser, Max P.

(2020), BONE JOINT J, 102-B(12), 1735-1742.

DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.102B12.BJJ-2020-0728.R1

Perioperative antimicrobial decision making: Focused ethnography study in orthopedic and cardiothoracic surgeries in an Australian hospital

Peel TN, Watson E, Cairns K, Lam HYA, Li HZ, Ravindran G, Seneviratne J, Daly D, Liew S, McGiffin D, Myles P, Ayton D

(2020), INFECT CONT HOSP EP, 41(6), 645-52

DOI: 10.1017/ice.2020.48