A message from our Director of Research:
The Division of Orthopaedic Surgery Research Team is comprised of several clinical practice units, which include the Orthopaedic oncology, adult reconstruction, upper extremity, joint preservation, trauma, foot and ankle, and spine experts. Our strong collaborative nature with the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, the University of Ottawa Biomechanics Laboratory, the Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Immunology at the Faculty of Medicine, and the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Carleton University continues to provide a strong driving force for quality research output. The majority of our research efforts have been supported by industry, peer-reviewed grants, and The Ottawa Hospital. Our clinical trials range from local principal investigator initiated to international multi-centre studies.
Dr. Peter Lapner, MD FRCSC
Mission Statement
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Research Associates
Hakim Louati, MASC – Research Engineer
Mr. Louati received his BASc in Mechanical Engineering with a concentration in Biomedical Design from the University of Ottawa in 2009 and his MASc in Mechanical Engineering in 2014 from Carleton University. His research focuses on experimental biomechanics and the development and evaluation of innovative surgical procedures, implants and diagnostic tools for improved MSK treatment options. Areas of interest include: in-vitro simulation of joint pathology and treatment, development and evaluation of surgical techniques, implant design and assessment and tendon-bone healing and rehabilitation.
Location: Carleton University
Guy Trudel, MD MSC FRCPC – Professor of Medicine, Surgery and Biochemistry and Direction of the Bone and Joint Research Laboratory
A native of Quebec City, Dr Trudel completed his medical school training at Laval University in Quebec City, in 1988. He was certified as a Fellow by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (FRCPC) in Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine in 1993 at Dalhousie University. He earned a MSc degree in Anatomy and Neurobiology at Dalhousie University as a Fellow of the Rich Hansen Man-in-Motion Foundation. In 1995, he arrived in Ottawa to establish his clinical practice and research program. His tertiary academic rehabilitation unit delivers rehabilitation care to people after polytrauma and serious / complex medical and surgical complications. For the past 20 years, as Director of the Bone and Joint Research Laboratory, Dr Guy Trudel has pursued clinical and laboratory-based research on 3 areas related to the musculoskeletal complications of immobility: joint contractures, tendonopathies and fat accumulation in the bone marrow. His team has published over 60 original research papers during this time. Dr Trudel has received more than 6 million dollars as Principal Investigator, chiefly from CIHR and 23 millions in Co-Investigations.
Location: University of Ottawa
Marcos Sampaio, MD FRCPC – MSK Radiologist and Assistant Professor
Dr. Marcos Loreto Sampaio has been a MSK radiologist at the Ottawa Hospital and assistant professor of the University of Ottawa since 2009, when he arrived in Canada from Brazil. Dr. Sampaio did his electronic engineering, medical and radiological studies at the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil and a MSK research fellowship at the Hospital of Joint Diseases (New York University). Dr. Sampaio has special interest in sports medicine, rheumatology, marrow imaging and particularly in the use of ultrasound and MRI in MSK imaging. Dr. Sampaio is also interested in medical education and he was awarded as best clinical teacher by undergraduate, residents and fellows in the last years. Currently, he is the MSK fellowship director, and is involved in various research projects in his department.
Location: University of Ottawa and the Ottawa Hospital
Ryan Foster, MD, FRCPC – MSK Radiologist
Dr. Ryan Foster is a musculoskeletal radiologist in the Department of Radiology at The Ottawa Hospital and an assistant professor at the University of Ottawa. He completed his fellowship at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City. His clinical and research interests include sports injuries, osteoarthritis, and peripheral neuropathy. He has authored peer reviewed publications on image guided MSK interventions and gadolinium safety. Dr. Foster has presented at national and international conferences on topics of quality control in radiology, subtle osseous pelvic pathology and hamstring syndrome. He was awarded an ARRS Certificate of Merit for his collaborative efforts on the electronic exhibit entitled “Extraspinal Causes of Sciatica”.
Location: The Ottawa Hospital
Mario Lamontagne, PhD – Vice Dean of Research
Mario Lamontagne received his PhD in biomedical engineering from the École Polytechnique at the University of Montreal. He is currently a professor in biomechanics at the School of Human Kinetics of the University of Ottawa, with a cross-appointment to the Department of Mechanical Engineering. Dr. Lamontagne’s research focuses on biomedical sciences and biomechanics, particularly on numerical and musculoskeletal modelling of human joints, design and adaptive technology of prosthetics and orthotics, injury prevention and neuromuscular adaptation. His major research programs focus on the mechanics of the human healthy and pathological hip and knee joint, as well as on the biomechanical assessment of the mobility of patients who have undergone a total hip and knee arthroplasty. His research interests include biomedical sciences, biomechanics, numerical and musculoskeletal modeling, injury prevention, assisted technology design (prosthetics and orthotics), and neuromuscular adaptation. His current research program funded by NSERC is to develop a numerical and musculoskeletal model of the hip joint for patients suffering from the femoroacetabular deformity.
Location: University of Ottawa and the Ottawa Hospital
Website: http://www.biomech.uottawa.ca/
Gerd Melkus, PhD – MRI Physicist
Gerd Melkus, PhD, is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Radiology with a cross-appointment to the Division of Orthopedic Surgery at the University of Ottawa. Dr. Melkus obtained his PhD in Physics, specializing in Medical Imaging, from the University of Würzburg, Germany in 2010. Before coming to Ottawa, he spent three years as a postdoctoral fellow at the Musculoskeletal Quantitative Imaging Research Group and as director of the 7 Tesla preclinical Magnetic Resonance Imaging facility at the University of California in San Francisco. He joined the Department of Medical Imaging at the Ottawa Hospital in July 2013. Dr. Melkus’ research interests include technical developments and applications of new Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Spectroscopy methods and advance image data processing algorithms. The clinical focus of his work is on musculoskeletal diseases and most notably non-invasive quantitative characterization of cartilage, tendon and muscle tissues.
Location: The Ottawa Hospital
Greg O. Cron, PhD – MRI Physicist
Dr. Cron is an MRI physicist in the Department of Medical Imaging at The Ottawa Hospital. He is also the facility manager of the University of Ottawa Preclinical Imaging Core. Dr. Cron has affiliations with the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, The University of Ottawa, Carleton University, and the Ottawa Medical Physics Institute. His MSK-related research interests have included perfusion measurements around hip implants, perfusion measurements in MSK tumours, differentiation of lipoma from liposarcoma, and high-field high-resolution MRI of animal and human MSK tissue.
Location: The Ottawa Hospital
Hanspeter Frei, PhD – Physicist
Dr. Frei is an Associate Professor in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Carleton University. Dr. Frei’s research focuses on hip and spine biomechanics. Particularly, his interests are the pathomechanism of hip osteoarthritis, the prediction, prevention and repair of osteoporotic hip fractures and spinal fusion surgery. He combines experimental and numerical research for a deeper understanding of pathomechanisms, which may lead to new treatment strategies. In addition, Dr. Frei explores additive manufacturing technologies to develop patient specific spinal and hip implants.
Location: Carleton University
Isabelle Catelas, PhD – Cellular and Molecular Medicine
Dr. Isabelle Catelas (Diplôme d’Ingénieur [UTC, France], MASc [Polytechnique Montréal], PhD [McGill] is an Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Ottawa, with cross-appointments to the Department of Surgery and to the Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology at the Faculty of Medicine. She joined the University of Ottawa in 2008 after working in the biotechnology industry for a few years. Her current research focuses on hip implant failure mechanisms and the development of new bone substitutes. Since joining the University of Ottawa, Dr. Catelas has been collaborating closely with the Division of Orthopaedic Surgery at The Ottawa Hospital, and this ongoing collaboration has led to the establishment of a growing collection of clinical samples from patients undergoing hip implant revision surgery.
Location: University of Ottawa
Kawan Rakhra, MD, FRCPS – MSK Radiologist
Dr. Kawan Rakhra is the Head of the Musculoskeletal Imaging Section in the Department of Medical Imaging at The Ottawa Hospital (TOH), and Associate Professor in the Department of Radiology at the University of Ottawa with cross appointment to the Division of Orthopaedic Surgery. His clinical interests and research endeavors focus on MRI of hip disease including Femoroacetabular Impingement (FAI), advanced cartilage MRI techniques and sports medicine.
Location: The Ottawa Hospital
Leanne Ward, MD, FRCPC – Endocrinology Collaborator
Dr. Leanne Ward is the Director of the Pediatric Bone Health Clinical and Research Programs at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, and an Associate Professor in the Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism of the Department of Paediatrics. Dr. Ward’s research focus is on the mechanisms and treatment of bone and muscle injury secondary to chronic systemic illness, particularly osteoporosis arising from childhood cancer, glucocorticoid therapy, inflammatory diseases, and impaired mobility. She is the Principal Investigator of the STOPP (STeroid-induced Osteoporosis in the Pediatric Population) research program, a CIHR- funded, pan-Canadian initiative involving 12 paediatric, tertiary care centres coast to coast. She has published extensively on the mechanisms and epidemiology of bone morbidity in children. Dr. Ward is actively involved in the conduct of drug trials for children with bone disorders including bisphosphononate and denosumab therapy for primary and secondary osteoporosis, and anti-FGF-23 antibody for the treatment of hypophosphatemic rickets. Dr. Ward is particularly interested in cross-talk between muscle and bone, and the effect of bone-targeted therapy on underlying diseases including disorders affecting muscle health.
Location: CHEO
Stéphane Poitras, PhD – Scientific Lead on Quality Improvement
Stéphane Poitras obtained his BSc in physiotherapy from the University of Ottawa in 1995. He completed an MSc in clinical sciences from the University of Sherbrooke in 1998, and a PhD in public health (health care organization option) from the University of Montréal in 2005. He was a postdoctoral fellow in epidemiology and biostatistics at McGill University from 2005 to 2007. He is a professor at the University of Ottawa since May 2007. His research interests revolve around the efficacy, effectiveness and efficiency of musculoskeletal health problem management. He is also interested in health services research related to the management of these health problems.
Location: University of Ottawa
Daniel Benoit, PhD – Associate Professor
Associate Professor at the School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Dr. Daniel Benoit received his B.Sc. in Human Kinetics from the University of Ottawa and his M.Sc. in Human Biodynamics (Biomechanics) from McMaster University. He pursued his career in Europe as director of a clinical biomechanics laboratory in Perugia-Italy where, in addition to clinical responsibilities, he investigated in vivo ACL strain and knee joint loading. Dr. Benoit then moved to Stockholm-Sweden where he was awarded his Ph.D. in Sports Medicine from the Karolinska Institutet for his studies relating to knee joint neuromuscular control, in vivo tibiofemoral joint measurement, and the quantification of skin movement artifact during motion analysis. He then completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Delaware-Center for Biomedical Engineering Research where he was involved in NIH funded research related to the prediction of muscle and joint forces in an ACL injured population, as well as a project involving the integration of robotics, FES and biomechanical modeling to improve gait in stroke patients. In addition to continuing his previous research interests, at the University of Ottawa Dr. Benoit’s current research focuses on understanding the role muscles play in creating dynamic joint stability and how this is affected by neurological and musculoskeletal disorders with the goals of preventing injury and improving rehabilitation.
Location: University of Ottawa, Canada
dbenoit@uottawa.ca – http://www.dlbenoit.ca/
Kathryn Culliton – Laboratory Technician
Ms. Culliton received her B.Eng in Biomedical and Mechanical Engineering from Carleton University in 2017. She has recently joined the division of Orthopaedics as a Laboratory Technician at the Orthopaedic Biomechanics Laboratory. Kathryn has previously worked as a research assistant at Carleton University in the department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and completed a one year internship at the Orthopaedic Biomechanics Laboratory. Her research focuses on development and evaluation of surgical procedures, hip morphology in patients with femoroacetabular impingement, and diagnostic tools for improved MSK treatment options. Areas of interest include: osteoarthritis, and the development and evaluation of surgical techniques.
Location: University of Ottawa, Canada
Publications
Does treatment order matter? Investigating the ability of bacteriophage to augment antibiotic activity against staphylococcus aureus biofilms
Author(s): Dilini Kumaran, Mariam Taha, QiLong Yi, Sandra Ramirez-Arcos, Jean-Simon Diallo, Alberto Carli, Hesham Abdelbary
PubMed ID: 29459853
Differential Proteomic Analysis of Synovial Fluid from Hip Arthroplasty Patients with a Pseudotumor vs. Periprosthetic Osteolysis
Author(s): Catelas I, Lehoux EA, Ning Z, Figeys D, Baskey SJ, Beaule PE.
PubMed ID: 29352728
Urgent care access: finding solutions that match causation
Author(s): Beaule PE, Nagpal S, Balaa F, Sundaresan S
PubMed ID: 29335266
The Acetabular and Spino-Pelvic Morphologies are Different in Subjects with Symptomatic Cam Femoro-Acetabular Impingement
Author(s): Grammatopoulos G, Speirs AD, Ng KCG, Riviere C, Rakhra KS, Lamontagne M, Beaule PE
PubMed ID: 29323746
Validation of an alignment method using motion tracking system for in-vitro orientation of cadaveric hip joints with reduced set of anatomical landmarks
Author(s): Bsat S, Haider I, Speirs A, Beaule P, Frei H
PubMed ID: 29239748
Arthroscopic management of suprascapular neuropathy of the shoulder improves pain and functional outcomes with minimal complication rates.
Author(s): Memon M, Kay J, Ginsberg L, Simunovic N, Bak K, Lapner P, Ayeni OR
PubMed ID: 28879607
Exploration of the Inter-Relationships Between Obesity, Physical Inactivity, Inflammation, and Low Back Pain.
Author(s): Hashem LE, Roffey DM, Alfasi AM, Papineau GD, Wai DC, Phan P, Kingwell SP, Wai EK
PubMed ID: 29419713.
The Effect of Dorsally Angulated Distal Radius Deformities on Carpal Kinematics: An In Vitro Biomechanical Study
Author(s): Padmore CE, Stoesser H, Nishiwaki M, Gammon B, Langohr GDG, Lalone EA, Johnson JA, King GJW
PubMed ID: 29573895
Arthrokinematics of the Distal Radioulnar Joint Measured Using Intercartilage Distance in an In-Vitro Model
Author(s): Gammon B, Lalone E, Nishiwaki M, Willing R, Johnson J, King GJW
PubMed ID: 28951101
I Am What I Am Because of Who We All Are: The 2017 American-British-Canadian Traveling Fellowship
Author(s): Braman JP, Bernthal N, Freedman B, Gofton W, Hsu J, Sheps D, Strauss E
PubMed ID: 29509624
How Does Orthopaedic Research Affect Patient Care
Author(s): Archdeacon MT, Papp SR, Bernstein M, Giannoudis PV, Bhandari M, Harvey EJ
PubMed ID: 29461399.
Are large clinical trials in orthopaedic trauma justified?
Author(s): Sprague S, Tornetta P 3rd, Slobogean GP, O’Hara NN, McKay P, Petrisor B, Jeray KJ, Schemitsch EH, Sanders D, Bhandari M; FLOW Investigators
PubMed ID: 29678204
A comparison of outcomes between Canada and the United States in patients recovering from hip fracture repair: secondary analysis of the FOCUS trial
Author(s): Beaupre LA, Wai EK, Hoover DR, Noveck H, Roffey DM, Cook DR, Magaziner JS, Carson JL
PubMed ID: 29385446
Intradural Hematoma and Arachnoid Cyst Following Lumbar Spinal Surgery: A Case Report
Author(s): Taccone MS, Theriault PG, Roffey DM, AlShumrani M, Alkherayf F, Wai EK
PubMed ID: 29117875
Predictors of Blood Transfusion in Posterior Lumbar Spinal Fusion: A Canadian Spine Outcome and Research Network Study
Author(s): Morcos MW, Jiang F, McIntosh G, Johnson M, Christie S, Wai E, Ouellet J, Bailey C, Ahn H, Paquet J, Manson N, Fisher C, Rampersaud R, Thomas K, Hall H, Weber MH
PubMed ID: 28187072
Development of the HOOS(global) to Assess Patient-Reported Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Hip Preservation Procedures. Am J Sports Med
Author(s): Jacobs CA, Peabody MR, Duncan ST, Muchow RD, Nunley RM; ANCHOR Group, Clohisy JC, Beaule PE, Kim YJ, Millis MB, Podeszwa DA, Schoenecker PL, Sierra RJ, Sink EL, Sucato DJ, Trousdale RT, Zaltz I.
PubMed ID: 29345504
Anatomic Predictors of Sagittal Hip and Pelvic Motions in Patients with a Cam Deformity
Author(s): Ng KCG, Lamontagne M, Jeffers JRT, Grammatopoulos G, Beaulé PE
PubMed ID: 29517923
Predicting hospital length of stay and short-term function after hip or knee arthroplasty: are both performance and comorbidity measures useful?
Author(s): Poitras S, Au K, Wood K, Dervin G, Beaulé PE
PubMed ID: 29453585
Soft Tissue Structures Differ in Patients with Prearthritic Hip Disease
Author(s): Le Bouthillier A, Rakhra KS, Belzile EL, Foster RCB, Beaulé PE
PubMed ID: 29373449
Tertiary care centre adherence to unified guidelines for management of periprosthetic joint infections: a gap analysis
Author(s): Armstrong MD, Carli AV, Abdelbary H, Poitras S, Lapner P, Beaulé PE
PubMed ID: 29368675
Quality of Recovery, Postdischarge Hospital Utilization, and 2-Year Functional Outcomes After an Outpatient Total Knee Arthroplasty Program
Author(s): Gauthier-Kwan OY, Dobransky JS, Dervin GF.
PubMed ID: 29506929
Current Options and Emerging Biomaterials for Periprosthetic Joint Infection
Author(s): : Levack AE, Cyphert EL, Bostrom MP, Hernandez CJ, von Recum HA, Carli AV
PubMed ID: 29713837
Molecular analyses in the diagnosis and prediction of prognosis in non-GIST soft tissue sarcomas: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Author(s): Kandel RA, Yao X, Dickson BC, Ghert M, Popovic S, Purgina BM, Verma S, Werier J
PubMed ID: 29709714
Effect of patient decision aid was influenced by presurgical evaluation among patients with osteoarthritis of the knee.
Author(s): Boland L, Taljaard M, Dervin G, Trenaman L, Tugwell P, Pomey MP, Stacey D
PubMed ID: 29368674
Does Treatment Order Matter? Investigating the Ability of Bacteriophage to Augment Antibiotic Activity against Staphylococcus aureus Biofilms
Author(s): Kumaran D, Taha M, Yi Q, Ramirez-Arcos S, Diallo JS, Carli A, Abdelbary H
PubMed ID: 29459853
Occult fractures around the hip
Author(s): Grammatopoulos G, McCarthy C, Carli A, Gofton W
PubMed ID: 29620975
Selected Heat-Sensitive Antibiotics Are Not Inactivated During Polymethylmethacrylate Curing and Can Be Used in Cement Spacers for Periprosthetic Joint Infection
Author(s): Carli A, Sethuraman AS, Bhimani SJ, Ross FP, Bostrom MPG
PubMed ID: 29610009
Polyethylene Wear Increases in Liners Articulating with Scratched Oxidized Zirconium Femoral Heads
Author(s): Carli A, Koch CN, Esposito CI, Wright TM, Padgett DE
PubMed ID: 29389782
Supraspinatus tendon repair using anchors: a biomechanical evaluation in the rabbit
Author(s): Louati H, Uhthoff HK, Culliton K, Laneuville O, Lapner P, Trudel G.
PubMed ID: 29587870
Reverse total shoulder arthroplasty using helical blade to optimize glenoid fixation and bone preservation: preliminary results in thirty-five patients with minimum two-year follow-up.
Author(s): Zilber S, Camana E, Lapner P, Haritinian E, Nove Josserand L
PubMed ID: 29582118
Aspirin or Rivaroxaban for VTE Prophylaxis after Hip or Knee Arthroplasty
Author(s): Anderson DR, Dunbar M, Murnaghan J, Kahn SR, Gross P, Forsythe M, Pelet S, Fisher W, Belzile E, Dolan S, Crowther M, Bohm E, MacDonald SJ, Gofton W, Kim P, Zukor D, Pleasance S, Andreou P, Doucette S, Theriault C, Abianui A, Carrier M, Kovacs MJ, Rodger MA, Coyle D, Wells PS, Vendittoli PA
PubMed ID: 29466159.
Trends and Risk Factors for 1-Year Revision of the Latarjet Procedure: The New York State Experience during the Past Decade
Author(s): Paoli AR, Pickell M, Mahure SA, McAllister D, Mai DH, Alaia MJ, Virk MS, Campbell KA
PubMed ID: 29570763
Use of 3D Navigation in Subaxial Cervical Spine Lateral Mass Screw Insertion
Author(s): Arab A, Alkherayf F, Sachs A, Wai EK
PubMed ID: 29473011
Factors Associated With Revision Surgery After Internal Fixation of Hip Fractures.
Author(s): Sprague S, Schemitsch EH, Swiontkowski M, Della Rocca GJ, Jeray KJ, Liew S, Slobogean GP, Bzovsky S, Heels-Ansdell D, Zhou Q, Bhandari M; FAITH Investigators
PubMed ID: 29677091
Tertiary care centre adherence to unified guidelines for management of periprosthetic joint infections: a gap analysis.
Author(s): Armstrong MD, Carli AV, Abdelbary H, Poitras S, Lapner P, Beaule PE.
PubMed ID: 29171826
Surgical Correction of Cam Deformity in Association with Femoroacetabular Impingement and Its Impact on the Degenerative Process within the Hip Joint
Author(s): Beaule PE, Speirs AD, Anwander H, Melkus G, Rakhra K, Frei H, Lamontagne M.
PubMed ID: 28816897
Impact of Definition and Timeframe on Capturing Surgery-Related Readmissions After Primary Joint Arthroplasty
Author(s): Chen BP, Dobransky J, Poitras S, Forster A, Beaule PE
PubMed ID: 28735805
Hip arthroscopy in patients less than 25 years of age in the treatment of labral tears: aetiology and clinical outcomes
Author(s): Bayley G, Poitras S, Parker G, Beaule PE
PubMed ID: 28605000
Does the Dual-Mobility Hip Prosthesis Produce Better Joint Kinematics During Extreme Hip Flexion Task?
Author(s): Catelli DS, Kowalski E, Beaule PE, Lamontagne M.
PubMed ID: 28578844
Trochanteric Fixation With a Third-Generation Cable-Plate System: An Independent Experience
Author(s): Stewart AD, Abdelbary H, Beaule PE.
PubMed ID: 28552443
A Single-Center Experience With a Titanium Modular Neck Total Hip Arthroplasty
Author(s): Gofton WT, Illical EM, Feibel RJ, Kim PR, Beaule PE.
PubMed ID: 28479057
A Contemporary Definition of Hip Dysplasia and Structural Instability: Toward a Comprehensive Classification for Acetabular Dysplasia
Author(s): Wilkin GP, Ibrahim MM, Smit KM, Beaule PE.
PubMed ID: 28389135
A Multicenter Randomized Control Trial Comparing a Novel Intramedullary Device (InterTAN) Versus Conventional Treatment (Sliding Hip Screw) of Geriatric Hip Fractures
Author(s): Sanders D, Bryant D, Tieszer C, Lawendy AR, MacLeod M, Papp S, Liew A, Viskontas D, Coles C, Gurr K, Carey T, Gofton W, Bailey C, Bartley D, Trenholm A, Stone T, Leighton R, Foxall J, Zomar M, Trask K.
PubMed ID: 27763958
Intradural Hematoma and Arachnoid Cyst Following Lumbar Spinal Surgery: A Case Report
Author(s): Taccone MS, Theriault PG, Roffey DM, AlShumrani M, Alkherayf F, Wai EK.
PubMed ID: 29117875
Activities performed and treatments conducted before consultation with a spine surgeon: are patients and clinicians following evidence-based clinical practice guidelines?
Author(s): Layne EI, Roffey DM, Coyle MJ, Phan P, Kingwell SP, Wai EK.
PubMed ID: 28882524
A simplified clinical prediction rule for prognosticating independent walking after spinal cord injury: a prospective study from a Canadian multicenter spinal cord injury registry
Author(s): Hicks KE, Zhao Y, Fallah N, Rivers CS, Noonan VK, Plashkes T, Wai EK, Roffey DM, Tsai EC, Paquet J, Attabib N, Marion T, Ahn H, Phan P; RHSCIR Network
PubMed ID: 28716636
Properties of the cartilage layer from the cam-type hip impingement deformity
Author(s): Speirs AD, Beaule PE, Huang A, Frei H.
PubMed ID: 28259463
Defining modes of failure after joint-preserving surgery of the hip
Author(s): Beaule PE, Bleeker H, Singh A, Dobransky J
PubMed ID: 28249968
Effects of hip implant modular neck material and assembly method on fatigue life and distraction force
Author(s): Aljenaei F, Catelas I, Louati H, Beaule PE, Nganbe M.
PubMed ID: 27862223
Increased Hip Stresses Resulting From a Cam Deformity and Decreased Femoral Neck-Shaft Angle During Level Walking
Author(s): Ng KC, Mantovani G, Lamontagne M, Labrosse MR, Beaule PE.
PubMed ID: 27580734
Can Surgeons Adequately Capture Adverse Events Using the Spinal Adverse Events Severity System (SAVES) and OrthoSAVES?
Author(s): Chen BP, Garland K, Roffey DM, Poitras S, Dervin G, Lapner P, Phan P, Wai EK, Kingwell SP, Beaule PE.
PubMed ID: 27511203
T1Rho Hip Cartilage Mapping in Assessing Patients With Cam Morphology: How Can We Optimize the Regions of Interest?
Author(s): Anwander H, Rakhra KS, Melkus G, Beaule PE.
PubMed ID: 27506970
Using a non-invasive secure skin closure following total knee arthroplasty leads to fewer wound complications and no patient home care visits compared to surgical staples
Author(s): Carli AV, Spiro S, Barlow BT, Haas SB.
PubMed ID: 28797879
Imaging of the rabbit supraspinatus enthesis at 7 Tesla: a 4-week time course after repair surgery and effect of channeling
Author(s): Trudel G, Melkus G, Cron GO, Louati H, Sheikh A, Larson PEZ, Schweitzer M, Lapner P, Uhthoff HK, Laneuville O.
PubMed ID: 28152242
Vitamin D Use and Health Outcomes After Surgery for Hip Fracture
Author(s): Sprague S, Slobogean GP, Bogoch E, Petrisor B, Garibaldi A, O’Hara N, Bhandari M; FAITH Investigators
PubMed ID: 29039872
Fracture fixation in the operative management of hip fractures (FAITH): an international, multicentre, randomised controlled trial
Author(s): Fixation using Alternative Implants for the Treatment of Hip fractures (FAITH) Investigators.
PubMed ID: 28262269
Arthrokinematics of the Distal Radioulnar Joint Measured Using Intercartilage Distance in an In Vitro Model
Author(s): Gammon B, Lalone E, Nishiwaki M, Willing R, Johnson J, King GJW.
PubMed ID: 28951101
Incidence, risk factors, and location of articular malreductions of the tibial plateau
Author(s): Meulenkamp B, Martin R, Desy NM, Duffy P, Korley R, Puloski S, Buckley R.
PubMed ID: 27755337
Quantification of Peri-Implant Bacterial Load and in Vivo Biofilm Formation in an Innovative, Clinically Representative Mouse Model of Periprosthetic Joint Infection
Author(s): Carli AV, Bhimani S, Yang X, Shirley MB, de Mesy Bentley KL, Ross FP, Bostrom MP.
PubMed ID: 28291188
Periprosthetic femoral fractures and trying to avoid them: what is the contribution of femoral component design to the increased risk of periprosthetic femoral fracture?
Author(s): Carli AV, Negus JJ, Haddad FS.
PubMed ID: 28042119
Short to Midterm Follow-Up of the Tritanium Primary Acetabular Component: A Cause for Concern
Author(s): Carli AV, Warth LC, de Mesy Bentley KL, Nestor BJ.
PubMed ID: 27642044
Substrain-specific differences in bone parameters, alpha-2-macroglobulin circulating levels, and osteonecrosis incidence in a rat model
Author(s): Carli AV, Harvey EJ, Azeddine B, Gao C, Li Y, Li A, Sayegh M, Wang H, Nahal A, Michel RP, Henderson JE, Seguin C.
PubMed ID: 26895739
Effect of patient decision aid was influenced by presurgical evaluation among patients with osteoarthritis of the knee.
Author(s): Boland L, Taljaard M, Dervin G, Trenaman L, Tugwell P, Pomey MP, Stacey D.
PubMed ID: 29171829
Evaluation of a Patient Decision Aid for Unicompartmental or Total Knee Arthroplasty for Medial Knee Osteoarthritis
Author(s): de Jesus C, Stacey D, Dervin GF.
PubMed ID: 28712797
Cost savings of outpatient versus standard inpatient total knee arthroplasty
Author(s): Huang A, Ryu JJ, Dervin G.
PubMed ID: 28234591
Current review-The rise of bacteriophage as a unique therapeutic platform in treating peri-prosthetic joint infections
Author(s): Akanda ZZ, Taha M, Abdelbary H.
PubMed ID: 28971508
Anatomic Shoulder Arthroplasty: Technical Considerations
Author(s): Matache BA, Lapner P.
PubMed ID: 29152006
Humeral Head Replacement and Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty for the Treatment of Proximal Humerus Fracturesm
Author(s): Frombach AA, Brett K, Lapner P.
PubMed ID: 29152005
Evaluating the Extent of Clinical Variability Among Treatment Options for Patients With Adult Spinal Deformity
Author(s): Phan P, Ploumis A, Hess K, Wood KB.
PubMed ID: 27352371
Editorial Commentary: When Is It Just a Labral Tear and Not Femoroacetabular Impingement? Arthroscopy
Author(s): Beaulé PE
PubMed ID: 27916185
Assessing functional recovery shortly after knee or hip arthroplasty: a comparison of the clinimetric properties of four tools
Author(s): Poitras S, Wood KS, Savard J, Dervin GF, Beaulé PE
PubMed ID: 27852257
Femoral Deformity May Be More Predictive of Hip Range of Motion Than Severity of Acetabular Disease in Patients With Acetabular Dysplasia: An Analysis of the ANCHOR Cohort
Author(s): Fabricant PD, Sankar WN, Seeley MA, Beaulé PE, Clohisy JC, Kim YJ, Millis MB, Peters CL, Podeszwa DA, Schoenecker PL, Sierra RJ, Sink EL, Sucato DJ, Zaltz I
PubMed ID: 27314923
Continuous quality improvement in orthopedic surgery: changes and implications with health system funding reform
Author(s): Beaulé PE, Roffey DM, Poitras S
PubMed ID: 27240282
Activity Level and Severity of Dysplasia Predict Age at Bernese Periacetabular Osteotomy for Symptomatic Hip Dysplasia
Author(s): Matheney T, Zaltz I, Kim YJ, Schoenecker P, Millis M, Podeszwa D, Zurakowski D, Beaulé P, Clohisy J; ANCHOR Study Group
PubMed ID: 27098325
Contemporary Strategies for Rapid Recovery Total Hip Arthroplasty
Author(s): Stambough JB, Beaulé PE, Nunley RM, Clohisy J
PubMed ID: 27049192
Femoral subchondral bone properties of patients with cam-type femoroacetabular impingement
Author(s): Haider I, Speirs A, Alnabelseya A, Beaulé PE, Frei H
PubMed ID: 26774735
Hip Dysplasia in the Young Adult
Author(s): Gala L, Clohisy JC, Beaulé PE
PubMed ID: 26738905
Blood metal ion levels are not a useful test for adverse reactions to metal debris: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Author(s): Pahuta M, Smolders JM, van Susante JL, Peck J, Kim PR, Beaulé PE
PubMed ID: 27612918
A randomized, double-blind sham-controlled trial on the efficacy of arthroscopic tennis elbow release for the management of chronic lateral epicondylitis
Author(s): Matache BA, Berdusco R, Momoli F, Lapner PL, Pollock JW
PubMed ID: 27245219
Developing a Clinically Representative Model of Periprosthetic Joint Infection
Author(s): Carli AV, Ross FP, Bhimani SJ, Nodzo SR, Bostrom MP
PubMed ID: 27707853
Evidence-based guideline recommendations on treatment strategies for localized Ewing’s sarcoma of bone following neo-adjuvant chemotherapy
Author(s): Werier J, Yao X, Caudrelier JM, di Primio G, Ghert M, Gupta AA, Kandel R, Verma S
PubMed ID: 27312034
A randomized, double-blind sham-controlled trial on the efficacy of arthroscopic tennis elbow release for the management of chronic lateral epicondylitis
Author(s): Matache BA, Berdusco R, Momoli F, Lapner PL, Pollock JW
PubMed ID: 27245219
Does Participation in a Randomized Clinical Trial Change Outcomes? An Evaluation of Patients Not Enrolled in the SPRINT Trial
Author(s): Lin CA, Bhandari M, Guyatt G, Walter SD, Schemitsch EH, Swiontkowski M, Sanders D, Tornetta P 3rd; SPRINT Investigators
PubMed ID: 27326429
Effect of Perioperative Vitamin C Supplementation on Postoperative Pain and the Incidence of Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Author(s): Chen S, Roffey DM, Dion CA, Arab A, Wai EK
PubMed ID: 25654537
Understanding and Taking Control of Surgical Learning Curves
Author(s): Gofton WT, Papp SR, Gofton T, Beaulé PE
PubMed ID: 27049228
A New Instrument for Assessing Resident Competence in Surgical Clinic: The Ottawa Clinic Assessment Tool
Author(s):Rekman J, Hamstra SJ, Dudek N, Wood T, Seabrook C, Gofton W
PubMed ID: 27052202
Evaluating the Extent of Clinical Variability Among Treatment Options for Patients With Adult Spinal Deformity
Author(s): Phan P, Ploumis A, Hess K, Wood KB
PubMed ID: 27352371
Entrustability Scales: Outlining Their Usefulness for Competency-Based Clinical Assessment
Author(s): Rekman J, Gofton W, Dudek N, Gofton T, Hamstra SJ
PubMed ID: 26630609
Is the hip capsule thicker in diseased hips?
Author(s): Rakhra KS, Bonura AA, Nairn R, Schweitzer ME, Kolanko NM, Beaulé PE
PubMed ID: 27903506
Comparative assessment of two frailty instruments for risk-stratification in elderly surgical patients: study protocol for a prospective cohort study
Author(s): McIsaac DI, Taljaard M, Bryson GL, Beaulé PE, Gagne S, Hamilton G, Hladkowicz E, Huang A, Joanisse J, Lavallée LT, Moloo H, Thavorn K, van Walraven C, Yang H, Forster AJ
PubMed ID: 27842511
Intraoperative and Early Postoperative Complications After Hip Arthroscopic Surgery: A Prospective Multicenter Trial Utilizing a Validated Grading Scheme
Author(s): Larson CM, Clohisy JC, Beaulé PE, Kelly BT, Giveans MR, Stone RM, Samuelson KM; ANCHOR Study Group. Intraoperative and Early Postoperative Complications After Hip Arthroscopic Surgery: A Prospective Multicenter Trial Utilizing a Validated Grading Scheme
PubMed ID: 27311412
The impact of frailty on outcomes and healthcare resource usage after total joint arthroplasty: a population-based cohort study
Author(s): McIsaac DI, Beaulé PE, Bryson GL, Van Walraven C
PubMed ID: 27235523
What Do Reported Learning Curves Mean for Orthopaedic Surgeons?
Author(s): Gofton WT, Solomon M, Gofton T, Pagé A, Kim PR, Netting C, Bhandari M, Beaulé PE
PubMed ID: 27049229
Migration pattern of a cobalt-chrome monoblock acetabular component after metal-on-metal hip resurfacing
Author(s): Roda R, Whittingham-Jones PM, Lee J, Ryu JJ, Beaulé PE
PubMed ID: 27013490
T1Ï MRI detects cartilage damage in asymptomatic individuals with a cam deformity
Author(s): Anwander H, Melkus G, Rakhra KS, Beaulé PE
PubMed ID: 26573964
Will There Be a Difference If Things Go Bad? Commentary on an article by Tesfaye H. Leta, MPhil, et al.: “Outcomes of Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty After Aseptic Revision to Total Knee Arthroplasty. A Comparative Study of 768 TKAs and 578 UKAs Revised to TKAs from the Norwegian Arthroplasty Register (1994 to 2011)”
Author(s): Dervin GF
PubMed ID: 26984922
Design and implementation of the 2012 Canadian shoulder course for senior orthopedic residents
Author(s): CSES, Canadian Shoulder and Elbow Society
PubMed ID: 27743999
Outcomes of Custom Flange Acetabular Components in Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty and Predictors of Failure
Author(s): Barlow BT, Oi KK, Lee YY, Carli AV, Choi DS, Bostrom MP
PubMed ID: 26742903
Future directions for bone metastasis research – highlights from the 2015 bone and the Oncologist new updates conference (BONUS)
Author(s):Fernandes R, Siegel P, Komarova S, Hilton J, Addison C, Ibrahim MF, Werier J, Dennis K, Singh G, Amir E, Jarvis V, Emmenegger U, Mazzarello S, Clemons M
PubMed ID: 27335772
A High-throughput Pharmacoviral Approach Identifies Novel Oncolytic Virus Sensitizers
Author(s): Diallo JS, Boeuf FL, Lai F, Cox J, Vaha-Koskela M, Abdelbary H, MacTavish H, Waite K, Falls T, Wang J, Brown R, Blanchard JE, Brown ED, Kirn DH, Hiscott J, Atkins H, Lichty BD, Bell JC
PubMed ID: 28178494
Development of a Competence-Based Spine Surgery Fellowship Curriculum Set of Learning Objectives in Canada
Author(s): Larouche J, Yee AJ, Wadey V, Ahn H, Hedden DM, Hall H, Broad R, Bailey C, Nataraj A, Fisher C, Christie S, Fehlings M, Moroz PJ, Bouchard J, Carey T, Chapman M, Chow D, Lundine K, Dommisse I, Finkelstein J, Fox R, Goytan M, Hurlbert J, Massicotte E, Paquet J, Splawinski J, Tsai E, Wai E, Wheelock B, Paquette S
PubMed ID: 26966976
Regional versus General Anesthesia for Promoting Independence after Hip Fracture (REGAIN): protocol for a pragmatic, international multicentre trial
Author(s): Neuman MD, Ellenberg SS, Sieber FE, Magaziner JS, Feng R, Carson JL; and the REGAIN Investigators
PubMed ID: 27852723
Use of the supercapsular percutaneously assisted total hip approach for femoral neck fractures: surgical technique and case series
Author(s): Bodrogi AW, Sciortino R, Fitch DA, Gofton W
PubMed ID: 27733183
What Do Reported Learning Curves Mean for Orthopaedic Surgeons?
Author(s): Gofton WT, Solomon M, Gofton T, Pagé A, Kim PR, Netting C, Bhandari M, Beaulé PE
PubMed ID: 27049229
Character, Incidence, and Predictors of Knee Pain and Activity After Infrapatellar Intramedullary Nailing of an Isolated Tibia Fracture
Author(s): Obremskey W, Agel J, Archer K, To P, Tornetta P 3rd; SPRINT Investigators
PubMed ID: 26496180
Effects of Hip Implant Modular Neck Material and Assembly Method on Fatigue Life and Distraction Force
Author(s): Aljenaei F, Catelas I, Louati H, Beaulé PE, Nganbe M
PubMed ID: 27862223
Blood metal ion levels are not a useful test for adverse reactions to metal debris: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Author(s): Pahuta M, Smolders JM, van Susante JL, Peck J, Kim PR, Beaulé PE
PubMed ID: 27612918
Amélioration continue de la qualité en chirurgie orthopédique: modifications et répercussions de la réforme du financement du système de santé
Author(s): Beaulé PE, Roffey DM, Poitras S
PubMed ID: 27240283
The acetabular labrum: a review of its function
Author(s): Bsat S, Frei H, Beaulé PE
PubMed ID: 27235512
Understanding and Taking Control of Surgical Learning Curves
Author(s): Gofton WT, Papp SR, Gofton T, Beaulé PE
PubMed ID: 27049228
Perfusion MRI in hips with metal-on-metal and metal-on-polyethylene total hip arthroplasty: A pilot study
Author(s): Anwander H, Cron GO, Rakhra K, Beaulé PE
PubMed ID: 26935768
Differences in anatomical parameters between the affected and unaffected hip in patients with bilateral cam-type deformities
Author(s): Ng KC, Lamontagne M, Beaulé PE
PubMed ID: 26895447
Hip Joint Stresses Due to Cam-Type Femoroacetabular Impingement: A Systematic Review of Finite Element Simulations
Author(s): Ng KC, Lamontagne M, Labrosse MR, Beaulé PE
PubMed ID: 26812602
Assessing functional recovery shortly after knee or hip arthroplasty: a comparison of the clinimetric properties of four tools
Author(s): Poitras S, Wood KS, Savard J, Dervin GF, Beaulé PE
PubMed ID: 27852257
Impact of patient decision aids on appropriate and timely access to hip or knee arthroplasty for osteoarthritis: a randomized controlled trial
Author(s): Stacey D, Taljaard M, Dervin G, Tugwell P, O’Connor AM, Pomey MP, Boland L, Beach S, Meltzer D, Hawker G
PubMed ID: 26254238
What Do Reported Learning Curves Mean for Orthopaedic Surgeons?
Author(s): Gofton WT, Solomon M, Gofton T, Pagé A, Kim PR, Netting C, Bhandari M, Beaulé PE
PubMed ID: 27049229
Strategies for obtaining bone biopsy specimens from breast cancer patients – Past experience and future directions
Author(s): Ibrahim MF, Hilton J, Addison C, Robertson S, Werier J, Mazzarello S, Vandermeer L, Jacobs C, Clemons M
PubMed ID: 28008380
A systematic review of optimal treatment strategies for localized Ewing’s sarcoma of bone after neo-adjuvant chemotherapy
Author(s): Werier J, Yao X, Caudrelier JM, Di Primio G, Ghert M, Gupta AA, Kandel R, Verma S
PubMed ID: 26979636
A systematic review of preoperative predictors for postoperative clinical outcomes following lumbar discectomy
Author(s): Wilson CA, Roffey DM, Chow D, Alkherayf F, Wai EK
PubMed ID: 27497886
Character, Incidence, and Predictors of Knee Pain and Activity After Infrapatellar Intramedullary Nailing of an Isolated Tibia Fracture
Author(s): Obremskey W, Agel J, Archer K, To P, Tornetta P 3rd; SPRINT Investigators
PubMed ID: 26496180
The Effect of Varying Tension of a Suture Button Construct in Fixation of the Tibiofibular Syndesmosis – Evaluation Using Stress Computed Tomography
Author(s): Morellato J, Louati H, Bodrogi A, Stewart A, Papp S, Liew A, Gofton W
PubMed ID: 27755331
Does Participation in a Randomized Clinical Trial Change Outcomes? An Evaluation of Patients Not Enrolled in the SPRINT Trial
Author(s): Lin CA, Bhandari M, Guyatt G, Walter SD, Schemitsch EH, Swiontkowski M, Sanders D, Tornetta P 3rd; SPRINT Investigators
PubMed ID: 27326429
Virtually bloodless posterior midline exposure of the lumbar spine using the “para-midline” fatty plane
Author(s): Moghimi MH, Leonard DA, Cho CH, Schoenfeld AJ, Phan P, Harris MB, Bono CM
PubMed ID: 26582166
Continued Validation of the O-SCORE (Ottawa Surgical Competency Operating Room Evaluation): Use in the Simulated Environment
Author(s): MacEwan MJ, Dudek NL, Wood TJ, Gofton WT
PubMed ID: 26787087
A Coding System for Reoperations Following Total Ankle Replacement and Ankle Arthrodesis
Author(s):Younger AS, Glazebrook M, Veljkovic A, Goplen G, Daniels TR, Penner M, Wing KJ, Dryden PJ, Wong H, Lalonde KA
PubMed ID: 27530987
