2002-2003

Publications
Bridwell KH, Lewis SJ, Lenke LG, Baldus C, Blanke K: Pedicle subtraction osteotomy for the treatment of fixed sagittal imbalance. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (American): March 2003: 85: pp 454-463.

Phillips CB, Barrett JA, Losina E, Mahome NN, Lingard EA, Guadagnoli E, Baron JA, Harris WH, Poss R, and Katz JN: Incidence Rates of Dislocation, Pulmonary Embolism, and Deep Infection During the First Six Months After Elective Total Hip Replacement. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (American): January 2003: 85: pp 20-26.

Cunningham BW, Lewis SJ, Long J, Dmitriev AE, Linville DA, Bridwell KH: Biomechanical evaluation of lumbosacral reconstruction techniques for spondylolisthesis: an in vitro porcine model. Spine: November 2002: 27(21): pp 2321-2327.

Govender PV, Rampersaud YR, Rickards L, Fehlings MG: Use of ostegenic protein-1 in spinal fusion: literature review and preliminary results in a prospective series of high-risk cases. Neurosurgery Focus: December 2002: 13: pp 1-6.

Long J, Lewis S, Kuklo T, Zhu Y, Riew KD: The effect of cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitors on spinal fusion. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (American): October 2002: 84: pp 1763-1768.

MacDermid JC, Roth JH, Rampersaud YR, Bain GI: Trapezial arthroplasty with silicone rubber implantation for advanced osteoarthritis of the trapeziometacarpal joint of the thumb. Canadian Journal of Surgery: April 2003: 46: pp 103-10.

Matsen FA, Katz JN, Losina E, Phillips CB, Mahomed NN, Lew RA, Harris WH, Poss, R. Baron JA, Fossel AH, Maher N, Barrett J, Tullar J: The relationship of surgical volume to quality of care: scientific considerations and policy implications. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (American): August 2002: 84A: pp 1482-85.

Naglie G, Tansey C, Kirkland JL, Ogilvie-Harris DJ, Detsky AS, Etchells E, Tomlinson G, O’Rourke K, Goldlist B: Interdisciplinary inpatient care for elderly people with hip fracture: a randomized controlled trial. Canadian Medical Association Journal: July 2002: 167: pp 25-32.

Mahomed N, Barrett JA, Kat JN, Phillip CB, Losina E, Lew RA, Guadagnoli E, Harris WH, Poss R, and Baron JA: Rates and Outcomes of Primary and Revision Total Hip Replacement in the United States Medicare Population. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (American): January 2003: 85: pp 27-32.

Recht M, White LM, Winalkli CS, Miniaci A, Minas T, Parker RD: MR imaging of cartilage repair procedures National Library of Medicine April 2003: Vol 32(4): pp 185-200.

Riew KD, Long J, Rhee J, Lewis SJ: Time-dependent inhibitory effects of indomethacin on spine fusion. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, AM: April 2003: 85(4): pp 632-634.

Zhang H, Liew CC and Marshall KW: Microarray analysis reveals the involvement of beta Ð2 microgloblulin (B2M) in human osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage: 10: pp 950-960, 2002.

Zhang H., Marshall .W., Tang H., Hwang D.M., Lee M., Liew C.C: Profiling genes expressed in human fetal cartilage using 13,155 expressed sequence tags. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage: May 2003: 11(5): pp 309-319.

 

Invited Visits to other Hospitals/Universities
Davey JR: Emerging Trends Whistler 2003 Orthopaedic Symposium, Whistler, British Columbia, March 2003. 1. Femoral offset in primary total hip replacement. 2. A nasty acetabulum treated with a protrusio cage and why.
Davey JR: Hips and Knees in Pinehurst, Pinehurst, North Carolina, October 2002. 1. Ideal cemented femoral technique 2. Antibiotic bone cement.
Davey JR: Emerging Trends in Hip and Knee, Pinehurst, North Carolina, September 2002. 1. Importance of femoral offset 2. Approaches for revision total hip.
Davey JR: Practice management and total joint arthroplasty, Key Largo, Florida, December 2002. 1. Lateralization and the mallory-head primary stem 2. Surgical approaches and the mallory head revision hip system.
Davey JR: Principles and Techniques in Revision Hip Arthroplasty, Whistler, British Columbia, March 2003. 1. Surgical approaches for revision total hip arthroplsty. 2. Principles using rings and cages. 3. Trabecular metal revision acetabulum. 4. Cemented femoral revisions. 5. A modular revision hip system. 6. A technique using proxmial femoral allografts. 7. Dislocation following total hip arthroplasty. 8. Nerve palsies following total hip arthroplasty.
Davey JR: 13th Annual Winter Total Joint and Sports Medicine Symposium, Park City, Utah, January 2003. 1. The importance of femoral offset. 2. Current design issues in cemented total hip replacement.
Davey JR: Advances in Hip Revision Surgery, Chicago, Illinois, May 2003. 1. Combination acetabular defects. 2. Continuum of constraint: Range of motion versus stability. 3. Modularity in revision hip arthroplasty.
Davey JR: Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association, Hong Kong, November 2002. Femoral offset, a canine cementless total hip model.
Davey JR: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, February 2003. Instructional course lecture: Soft tissue balancing in total hip arthroplasty.
Lewis SJ: Canadian Spine Society, Annual Meeting, Cornerbrook, Newfoundland, March 2003. (1) Surgical Management of Adult Spinal Deformity. (2) Surgical Treatment of High Grade Spondylolisthesis.
Miniaci A: The University of Wisconsin, Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitaiton-2002 Fall Visiting Professor, Madison, Wisconsin, October 2002. 1) Osteochondral Defects of the Knee 2) The Athlete’s Shoulder 3)Multidirectional Shoulder Instability:Decision-Making and Management 4)Failed Shoulder Instability Diagnosis and Management.
Miniaci A: BC Orthopaedic Interior Meeting, Kamloops, British Columbia, September 2002. 1) Osteochondral Injuries of the Knee 2)Failed Shoulder Instability Surgery 3) Proximal Humeral Fractures.
Miniaci A: National Articular Cartilage Course for Sports Medicine Fellows: “Comprehensive Approaches to Articular Cartilage Repair and Management”, Santa Monica, California, December 2002. 1) Skills Session: Workshop Lecturer 2) Osteochondral Grafts: Techniques and Outcomes 3) Panel discussion.
Miniaci A: Emerging Trends Whistler 2003 Orthopaedic Symposium, Whistler, British Columbia, March 2003. 1) Upper Extremity Sessions-Course Director 2)Failed Instability-Causes and Treatment 3) HHR for Four-Part Fractures.
Miniaci A: The Edinburgh Advanced Shoulder Arthroscopy Course--International Faculty, Edinburgh, Scotland, October 2002. 1)Arthroscopic soft tissue reconstruction: tacks vs. sutures for rotator cuff repair 2) Bioabsorbable tacks do not provide a reliable fixation for rotator cuff repair-debate 3) The indications for thermal capsulorraphy in glenohumeral instability 4) Arthroscopic stabilization using the Caspari technique 5) Arthroscopic assessment and surgical management of the sportsman’s shoulder-returning to competition.
Miniaci A: ISAKOS, Auckland, New Zealand, March 2003. Articular Cartilage Injuries - Clinical Treatment Options and Basic Science - Symposium.
Miniaci A: ISAKOS, Auckland, New Zealand, March 2003. Comparison of the Load to Failure of a Cannulated Tack (Suretac II) and a Suture Anchor (Mitek) in Rotator Cuff Repair.
Miniaci A: American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Specialty Day, New Orleans, Lousiana, February 2003. Current Management of Unstable OCD Lesions of the Knee-Spotlight on Surgical Techniques.
Miniaci A: ISAKOS, Auckland, New Zealand, March 2003. Decision Making in Multidirectional Shoulder Instability.
Miniaci A: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, New Orleans, Louisiana, February 2003. MDI: Choice of thermal, arthroscopic plication , or open techniques (Cook, Crimp or Cut?).
Miniaci A: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 70th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, February 2003. (1) Minimally-Invasive versus Open Approaches in Shoulder Surgery: Current Controversies - Symposium. (2) The surgical treatment of articular defects of the knee-Instructional course lecture.
Miniaci A: Medical & Surgical Approaches to Articular Cartilage Disorders of the Knee. The Cleveland Clinic, Section of Sports Medicine, Cleveland, OHIO, April 2003. Osteochondritis Dissecans (OCD).
Miniaci A: ISAKOS, Auckland, New Zealand, March 2003. (1) Osteochondritis Dissecans - Clinical Treatment Options. (2) Shoulder Instability Treatment: Use of Thermal Capsulorrhaphy as an Adjunct to Labral Repair.
Miniaci A: DePuy, Toronto, Ontario, March 2003. Surgical Management of Rotator Cuff Arthropathy - Co-Chairman, 1) Surgical demonstration.
Rampersaud YR: Current Spine -Spinal Science Advacement Foundation, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, November 2002. (1) Advanced posterior cervcial fixation techiques.: Occiptal-cervical, upper cervical, cervicothoracic. (2) Screw insertion techniques for the cervical spine. (3) Surgical decision making for cervical degenerative disc disease.
Rampersaud YR: 15th Annual Ski with the Spine Center, Whistler, British Columbia, January 2003. (1)Lumbar Discography. (2) Postraumatic syrinx.
Rampersaud YR: Innovative Techniques in Bone Fusion, Medtronic Sofamor Danek, Mexico City, Mexico, September 2002. rhBMP and PLIF: Interim clinical results and implications.
Rampersaud YR: American Spinal Injury Association, Miami, Florida, April 2003. Surgical challenges in spinal trauma - posterior surgical mangement of thoracolumbar burst fractures.

 

Research and Investigations
Senior Investigator’s Name Appears in Italics
Characterization of intracellular pathways necessary for osteoblastic differentiation. von Schroeder HP: Zimmer of Canada ($10,000 2003).

Determining the validity and reliability of commonly used knee scoring systems. Mahomed N, Schemitsch E, Davey JR, Waddell JP: Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Dept of Surgery, University of Toronto ($10,000 2002 - 2003).

Elucidating differences in activity and activation mechanisms between large and small osteoclasts and between osteoclasts originating from diseased and healthy bone: implications for pharmacological intervention. Heersche JN, Bogoch ER, Manolson MF, von Schroeder HP: Canadian Institutes of Health Research ($95,091 2002 - 2004).

Evaluation of commonly used knee rating systems. Lau J, Koo J, Davey JR, Waddell JP, Mahomed N: Canadian Orthopaedic Foundation Research Grant ($10,000 2001 - 2002).

Lateral epicondylitis:Prospective assessment of two therapeutic modalities. von Schroeder, HP, Chapelle, S: Ontario College of Massage Therapists ($30,000 2001 - 2002).

Mid-Term Followup of Primary and Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty. Katz JN, Mahomed NN, Harris WH, Phillips CS, Baron J: The Arthritis Foundation (US) ($450,000 2000 - 2005).

Predictors of Disability Outcomes Following Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty. Davis A, Mahomed N, Davey R, Schemitsch E, Grabuz D, Sczali J, Gignac M, Waddell J, Gross A, MacDonald S, Sekundiak T: Canadian Institutes for Health Research ($195,000 2001 - 2004).

Predictors of disability outcomes following revision total knee arthroplasty. Mahomed NN, Davis A, Davey JR, Schemitsch E, Grabuz D, Sczali J, Gignac M, Waddell JP, Gross AE, MacDonald S, Sekundiak T: Canadian Institutes for Health Research ($195,000 2001 - 2004).

Randomized Controlled Trial of Inpatient vs Home Based Rehabilitation Following Primary Total Joint Arthroplasty (a One year follow-up). Mahomed NN, Wright J, Hawker G, Badley L, Davis A Coyte P, Naglie G, Fried S, Jaglal S, Kreder HJ: Physicians Services Incorporated ($42,000 2001 - 2002).

Randomized Controlled Trial of Three Bearing Surfaces in Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty of Patients Under the Age of 65. Mahomed N, Waddell JP: Supported by Smith and Nephew Canada ($50,000 2001 - 2002).

Randomized Multicentre Study of NexGen LPS - Flex Knee. Mahomed NN, Davey JR: Zimmer Cannada ($25,000 2002).

Technician Support. von Schroeder, HP: University Health Network and Department of Surgery ($32,000 2002 - 2003).

The Effect of Hospital and Surgeon Procedure Volume on the Outcomes of Primary and Revision Total Knee Replacement: Magnitude and Mechanisms. Katz JN, Baron J, Mahomed NN, Liang M, Barrett J, Guadiganoli E, Daltroy L: National Institutes of Health ($1,500,000 2001 - 2006).

The efficacy of two modalities - intravenous iron and recombinant erythropoietin for the treatment of profound postoperative anemia. Karkouti K, Quirt I, McCluskey S, Rampersaud R, Yau T: PSI ($99,500 2001 - 2003).

Understanding Early OA. Gignac M, Davis A, Badley E, Hawker G, Mahomed N: Canadian Arthritis Network ($20,484 2002 - 2003).

Validity and reliability study of OA biomarkers. Fortin P, Cibere J, Hawker G, Mahomed N, Abrahamowicz, Poole R: Canadian Arthritis Network ($20,484 2002 - 2003).

 

Honours Received
Davey JR: COA Hong Kong Ambassador 2002, November 2002.
Lau J: Roger H Michael/Johnson & Johnson Research Award (Union Memorial Hospital), July 2002.
Mahomed N N: American British Canadian (ABC) Orthopaedic Travelling Fellowship, July 2002.
Miniaci A: John Joyce Award - Best Research Paper - ISAKOS, March 2003.