2004-2005

Publications
Charles MN, Bourne RB, Davey JR, Greenwald AS, Morrey BF, Rorabeck CH: Soft-tissue balancing of the hip: The role of femoral offset restoration. In: Instructional Course Lectures (Vincent D. Pellegrini, JR, MD, eds). American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Rosemont, IL: 2005: pp 131-141.

Clark DL, von Schroeder HP: Scapholunate ligament injury: the natural history. Canadian Journal of Surgery: August 2004: 47, No 4: pp 298-299.

Clark JP , Hudak PL, Hawker GA, Coyte PC, Mahomed NN, Kreder HJ, and Wright JG: The moving target: A qualitive study of elderly patients’ decision-making regarding total joint replacement surgery. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (American): July 2004: 86-A: pp 1366-1374.

Fehlings MG, Zeidman SM , Rampersaud YR: Cauda equina syndrome. In: Spine Surgery, Techniques, Complications Avoidance and Management (EC Benzel, ed). Elsevier Churchill Livingstone, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: 2005: pp 1130.

Karkouti K, McCluskey S. A, Evans L, Mahomed N, Ghannam M, Davey JR: Erythropoietin is an effective clinical modality for reducing RBC transfusion in joint surgery. Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia: January 2005: 52: pp 362-368.

Katz JN, Barrett J, Mahomed N, Baron JA, Wright RJ, Losina E: Association between hospital and surgeon procedure volume and the outcomes of total knee replacement. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (American): September 2004: 86: pp 1909-1916.

Lau J, Mahomed N, Schon L: Results of an internet survery determining the most frequently used ankle scores by AOFAS members. Foot Ankle: June 2005: 26(6): pp 479-482.

Mahomed NN, Barrett J, Katz JN, Baron JA, Wright WJ, Losina E: Epidemiology of total knee replacement in the United States medicare population. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery: June 2005: 87-A: pp 1222-1228.

McCartney CJ, Brull R, Chan VW, Abbas S, Graham B, Nova H, Rawson R, Anastakis DJ, von Schroeder HJ: Early but no long-term benefit of regional compared with general anaesthesia for ambulatory hand surgery. Anesthesiology: August 2004: 101: pp 461-467.

Ramperaud YR, Pik JHT, Salonen D, Farooq S: Clinical accuracy of fluoroscopic computer-assisted pedical screw fixation: A CT analysis. Spine: February 2005: 30 (7): pp E183-190.

von Schroeder HP, Malempati H, Van Houwelingen A, Van Vliet A: Orthopaedics. In: The Toronto Notes Toronto Notes Medical Publishing, Toronto: 2005: pp OR 1-44.

White LM, Wunder JS, Bell RS, O’Sullivan B, Catton C, Ferguson, Blackstein M, Kandel R: Histologic assessment of peritumoral edema in soft tissue sarcoma. international journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics: April 2005: 61: pp 1439-1445.

Yagaer TD, Edmpsey AA, Tang HH, Stamaniou D, Chao S, Marshall KW, Liew CC: First comprehensive mappings of cartilage transcripts to the human genome. Genomics: July 2004: 84: pp 524-535.

 

Invited Visits to Other Hospitals/Universities
Davey JR: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Washington, District of Columbia, February 2005. A randomized controlled trial of hydroxyapatite coated femoral hippProstheses.
Davey JR: Canadian Orthopaedic Association, Montreal, Quebec, June 2005. A randomized controlled trial of hydroxyapatite coated femoral hip prostheses.
Davey JR: The Orthopaedic & Arthritic Institute Arthroplasty Symposium, Toronto, Ontario, June 2005. Avoiding limp through offset restoration; avoiding nerve injury.
Davey JR: Advances in Hip and Knee Arthroplasty., San Francisco, California., June 2005. Cemented total hip arthroplasty. femoral offset.
Davey JR: Contemporary and Future Concepts in Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty. Muskoka, Ontario., September 25 - 26, 2004. 1) Unicompartment Total Knee. 2) TKA Following High Tibial Osteotomy. 3) Minimally Invasive Total Hip Arthroplasty.
Davey JR: Geriatric Medicine for the Practising Physician, Ontario Long Term Care Physicians, Toronto, Ontario, October 2004. Post Hip Fracture Treatment.
Davey JR: University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, May 2005. Soft tissue balancing in total hip arthroplasty.
Mahomed N N: The Canadian Orthopaedic Association, Montreal, Quebec, June 2005. Access to care: What can be done in Canada? The National Standards Committee Wants Your Input into Federal/Provincial Policy Recommendations & What is the Physician’s Liability?
Mahomed N N: MEDEC Orthopaedic Committee, Montreal, Quebec, June 2005. Orthopaedic health economics / future Plans for Ontario Disease Management.
Mahomed N N: Society of Graduates in Health Policy, Management & Evaluation, Toronto, Ontario, May 2005. Progress in transforming total joint replacement care in the GTA.
Mahomed N N: The Arthritis Society, Toronto, Ontario, June 2005. Total joint replacement are you ready for it?
Mahomed N N: University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, November 2004. 1) Towards an Evidence Based Continuum of Care for Total Joint Arthroplasty. 2) Volume and Outcomes of Joint Replacement Surgery in the US.
Marshall KW: Orthopaedic Resarch Society 51st annual meeting, Washington, District of Columbia, January 2005. Expressed genome signatures identify blood biomarkers of human osteoarthritis.
Marshall KW: Proceedings of the 10th SCBA International Symposium, Beijing, China, July 2004. Illuminating the molecular pathways underlying osteoarthritis of the knee.
Marshall KW: Annual meeting of ASCI, Orlando, Florida., January 2005. Novel human cancer biomarkes identified by bloos cells gene expression.
Rampersaud YR: 17th Annual Ski with the Spine Center, Whistler, British Columbia, January 2005. Cervical spine - top 10 papers of 2004.
Rampersaud YR: Orthopaedic Research Societies Meeting, Banff, Alberta, October 2004. Computer-assisted spinal surgery.
Rampersaud YR: Spine Trauma Study Group Meeting, New Orleans, Los Angeles, September 2004. Digital imaging systems: A validation study.
Rampersaud YR: 31 Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Spinal Injury Association, Dallas, Texas, May 2005. Is there a role for minimally invase surgical treatment for T-L trauma?
Rampersaud YR: AAOS Specialty Day, Federation of Spine Associations, Washington, District of Columbia, February 2005. Is there a role for minimally invase surgical treatment for T-L trauma?
Rampersaud YR: Japanese Society for Minimally Invasive Orthopaedic Surgery, Okayama, Japan, November 2004. Minimally invasive technique for spine fusion.
Rampersaud YR: Emerging Technologies Focus Group (Summer Think Tank), Pheonix, Arizona, September 2004. Motion preserving spinal technologies.
Rampersaud YR: AANS Masters Series Program, Boston, Massachussetts, August 2004. Sacral and pelvic fixation.
Rampersaud YR: Canadian Orthopaedic Residents Association (CORA), Montreal, Quebec, November 2004. Surgical management of metastatic spinal disease.
von Schroeder HP: Trimed, Toronto, Ontario, December 2004. Course organizer and instructor, distal radius fixation.
von Schroeder HP: Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, December 2004. Scaphoid fractures and non-unions.

 

Research and Investigations
Senior Investigator’s Name Appears in Italics
A prospective clinical trial of 1st MTPJ arthrodesis compared to 1st MTPJ hemiarthroplasty in severe hallux rigidus. Lau J, Daniels T, Waddell J: Zimmer Research Fund ($10,000 2004 - 2005).

A prospective clinical trial to determine the role of ankle distraction in the treatment of ankle arthritis. Lau J: Rehabilitation Solutions Research Advisory Board ($10,000 2004 - 2005).

A randomized controlled clinical trial of 1st MTPJ arthrodesis compared to 1st MTPJ hemiarthroplasty in severe hallux rigidus. Lau J, Daniels T, Waddell J, Mahomed N: Canadian Orthopaedic Foundation ($10,000 2003 - 2004).

A randomized controlled clinical trial of 1st MTPJ arthrodesis compared to 1st MTPJ hemiarthroplasty in severe hallux rigidus. Lau J, Daniels T, Mahomed N: Physician Service Incorporated ($73,000 2004 - 2006).

An Integrated Model of Care for Total Joint Replacements. Nizar M, Davis A: Ontario Ministry of Health and Longterm Care ($700,000 2005 - 2007).

Cell-based VEGF gene transfer to promote fracture healing. Schemitsch E, Stewart D, von Schroeder H, Li R: Zimmer of Canada ($10,000 2005 - 2006).

Defining the Role of Electrodiagnostric Testing in the Diagnosis of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. Graham B, Ashby P: Research Advisory Council, Workplace Safety and Insurance Board ($45,472 2003 - 2004).

Determinants and consequences of pain and fatigue in osteoarthritis (OA), using a biopsychosocial approach. Hawker G, Badley E, Gignac M, Davis A, Romans S, Gordan A, Murray B, Benazon n, Grigoriadis S, Mahomed N, Sale J, Juurlink D, Gagliese L, Steele L, Henry J: Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR) ($1,495,170 2004 - 2009).

Evaluating the international classification of function as a model for evaluating rehabilitation outcomes. Davis A, Badley E, Gignac M, Beaton D, Mahomed N, Streiner D, Flannery J, Schemitsch E: Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR) ($75,000 2003 - 2006).

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).

Optimizing in vitro osteogenesis: applications towards the study of scaphoid fracture nonunions. von Schroeder HP: Manus Canada ($2,500 2004 - 2006).

Predictors of disability outcomes following revision total knee arthroplasty. Davis A, Mahomed N, Davey JR, 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).

The biology of scaphoid fracture nonunions. von Schroeder HP: The Physicians’ Services Incorporated Foundation ($121,000 2004 - 2006).

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).

 

Honours Received
Lau J: North American Travelling Fellowship (Canadian Orthopaedic Association, 2005), June 2005.
Lewis SJ: AO Spine Centre of Excellence Award, September 2004.
Lewis SJ: Education Award for Outstanding Contributions to Surgical Skills Education, May 2005.
Lewis SJ: Robert Salter Award, for Outstanding Teaching of the Orthopaedic Residents, University of Toronto, Department of Surgery, November 2004.
Mahomed NN: Wightman-Berris Academy teaching award, May 2005.