Research Publications and Outputs: Recent submissions
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Imaging of Osteoarthritis
Published 2013-02-01Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most prevalent joint disorder in the elderly, and there is no effective treatment. Imaging is essential for evaluating the synovial joint structures (including cartilage, meniscus, subchondral ...Open AccessArticle -
Disease-modifying drugs for knee osteoarthritis: can they be cost-effective?
Published 2013-05-01OBJECTIVE: Disease-modifying osteoarthritis drugs (DMOADs) are under development. Our goal was to determine efficacy, toxicity, and cost thresholds under which DMOADs would be a cost-effective knee OA treatment. DESIGN: ...Open AccessArticle -
Acute low back pain is marked by variability: An internet-based pilot study
Published 2011-10-05BACKGROUND: Pain variability in acute LBP has received limited study. The objectives of this pilot study were to characterize fluctuations in pain during acute LBP, to determine whether self-reported 'flares' of pain ...Open AccessPublisher version -
Presence and Extent of Severe Facet Joint Osteoarthritis Are Associated with Back Pain in Older Adults
Published 2013-09-01Objective To determine whether the presence and extent of severe lumbar facet joint osteoarthritis (OA) are associated with back pain in older adults, accounting for disc height narrowing and other covariates. Design ...Open AccessArticle -
Management of osteoarthritis of the knee
Published 2012-07-30Osteoarthritis is a chronic disease; management should be patient centred and coordinated, with attention to modifiable risk factors and comorbidities Focus on conservative non-drug treatment, particularly exercise; for ...Open AccessArticle