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Classification of fracture and non-fracture groups by analysis of coherent X-ray scatter (2016)
Journal Article
Dicken, A., Evans, J., Rogers, K., Stone, N., Greenwood, C., Godber, S., Clement, J., Lyburn, I., Martin, R., & Zioupos, P. (2016). Classification of fracture and non-fracture groups by analysis of coherent X-ray scatter. Scientific reports, 6, Article 29011. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep29011

Osteoporotic fractures present a significant social and economic burden, which is set to rise
commensurately with the aging population. Greater understanding of the physicochemical differences
between osteoporotic and normal conditions will facilit... Read More about Classification of fracture and non-fracture groups by analysis of coherent X-ray scatter.

Implementation of musculoskeletal Models of Care in primary care settings: Theory, practice, evaluation and outcomes for musculoskeletal health in high-income economies (2016)
Journal Article
Dziedzic, K., French, S., Davis, A. M., Geelhoed, E., & Porcheret, M. (2016). Implementation of musculoskeletal Models of Care in primary care settings: Theory, practice, evaluation and outcomes for musculoskeletal health in high-income economies. Best Practice and Research: Clinical Rheumatology, 30(3), 375 - 397. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.berh.2016.08.004

Musculoskeletal conditions represent one of the largest causes of years lived with disability in high-income economies. These conditions are predominantly managed in primary care settings, and yet, there is a paucity of evidence on which approaches w... Read More about Implementation of musculoskeletal Models of Care in primary care settings: Theory, practice, evaluation and outcomes for musculoskeletal health in high-income economies.

Age and Life Course Location as Interpretive Resources for Decisions Regarding Disclosure of HIV to Parents and Children: Findings from the HIV and Later Life Study (2016)
Journal Article
(2016). Age and Life Course Location as Interpretive Resources for Decisions Regarding Disclosure of HIV to Parents and Children: Findings from the HIV and Later Life Study. Journal of Aging Studies, 81-91. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaging.2016.06.001

Studies of disclosure among older people living with HIV (PLWH) are uninformed by critical social-gerontological approaches that can help us to appreciate how older PLWH see and treat age as relevant to disclosure of their HIV status. These approache... Read More about Age and Life Course Location as Interpretive Resources for Decisions Regarding Disclosure of HIV to Parents and Children: Findings from the HIV and Later Life Study.

Testosterone Undecanoate improves Sexual Function in Men with Type 2 diabetes and Severe Hypogonadism: Results from a 30 week randomized placebo controlled study. (2016)
Journal Article
(2016). Testosterone Undecanoate improves Sexual Function in Men with Type 2 diabetes and Severe Hypogonadism: Results from a 30 week randomized placebo controlled study. BJU International, 804-813. https://doi.org/10.1111/bju.13516

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the Sexual Function response to 30 weeks treatment with Long Acting Testosterone Undecanoate (TU) or Placebo (P) 199 men with type 2 diabetes and either severe or mild hypogonadism. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Men with hypogonadism (... Read More about Testosterone Undecanoate improves Sexual Function in Men with Type 2 diabetes and Severe Hypogonadism: Results from a 30 week randomized placebo controlled study..

Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology heart failure nurse curriculum. (2016)
Journal Article
(2016). Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology heart failure nurse curriculum. European Journal of Heart Failure, 736-743. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejhf.568

Recent advances in care and management of heart failure have improved outcome, largely as a result of the developing evidence basis for medications, implantable devices and the organization of heart failure follow-up. Such developments have also incr... Read More about Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology heart failure nurse curriculum..

Low-Dose versus Standard-Dose Intravenous Alteplase in Acute Ischemic Stroke (2016)
Journal Article
Roffe. (2016). Low-Dose versus Standard-Dose Intravenous Alteplase in Acute Ischemic Stroke. New England Journal of Medicine, 2313-2323. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa1515510

BACKGROUND
Thrombolytic therapy for acute ischemic stroke with a lower-than-standard dose of intravenous alteplase may improve recovery along with a reduced risk of intracerebral hemorrhage.

METHODS
Using a 2-by-2 quasi-factorial open-label desi... Read More about Low-Dose versus Standard-Dose Intravenous Alteplase in Acute Ischemic Stroke.

Assessing chronic cough in children (2016)
Journal Article
Gilchrist. (2016). Assessing chronic cough in children. Paediatrics and Child Health, 273-275. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paed.2016.03.002

Cough is a protective physiological reflex that aids the clearance of airway secretions and aspirated material. As such, it is normal to cough. Coughing becomes abnormal when the frequency or severity impacts on the child's ability to eat, sleep, pla... Read More about Assessing chronic cough in children.

A review of prednisolone prescribing for children with acute asthma in the UK (2016)
Journal Article
Gilchrist, F. J., Ahmad, A. N., Batchelor, H. K., Marriott, J. F., & Lenney, W. (2016). A review of prednisolone prescribing for children with acute asthma in the UK. Journal of Asthma, 53(6), 563 -566. https://doi.org/10.3109/02770903.2015.1118498

INTRODUCTION: Worldwide asthma guidelines recommend short courses of oral prednisolone in children with acute exacerbations generating high prescription numbers. There is a paucity of evidence to inform the optimal dose and course duration. This has... Read More about A review of prednisolone prescribing for children with acute asthma in the UK.

Accessing rehabilitation after stroke - a guessing game? (2016)
Journal Article
(2016). Accessing rehabilitation after stroke - a guessing game?. Disability and Rehabilitation, 709- 713. https://doi.org/10.3109/09638288.2016.1160448

AIM: To explore the use, meaning and value of the term "rehabilitation potential". METHOD: The authors of this commentary met to discuss concerns relating to the pressure on health service staff created by reduced length of stay in acute settings of... Read More about Accessing rehabilitation after stroke - a guessing game?.

Virtual imaging for patient information on radiotherapy planning and delivery (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Sule-Suso, J., Finney, S., Bisson, J., Hammersley, S., Jassal, S., Knight, C., Ellis, C., Sargeant, S., Lam, K., Belcher, J., Collins, D., Bhana, R., Adab, F., O'Donovan, C., & Moloney, A. (2016, April). Virtual imaging for patient information on radiotherapy planning and delivery. Poster presented at ESTRO 35, Turin, Italy

Purpose or Objective: To assess whether both patients and
their relatives would welcome further information on a oneto-one basis on RT planning and delivery using the virtual
reality (VR) system VERT.

The Maintaining Musculoskeletal Health (MAmMOTH) Study: Protocol for a randomised trial of cognitive behavioural therapy versus usual care for the prevention of chronic widespread pain (2016)
Journal Article
(2016). The Maintaining Musculoskeletal Health (MAmMOTH) Study: Protocol for a randomised trial of cognitive behavioural therapy versus usual care for the prevention of chronic widespread pain. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 179 - 179. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-016-1037-4

Background Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) has been shown to improve outcomes for patients with fibromyalgia, and its cardinal feature chronic widespread pain (CWP). Prediction models have now been developed which identify groups who are at high-... Read More about The Maintaining Musculoskeletal Health (MAmMOTH) Study: Protocol for a randomised trial of cognitive behavioural therapy versus usual care for the prevention of chronic widespread pain.

POPULATION PREVALENCE AND DISTRIBUTION OF ANKLE PAIN AND SYMPTOMATIC RADIOGRAPHIC ANKLE OSTEOARTHRITIS IN COMMUNITY-DWELLING OLDER ADULTS (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Murray, C. L., Marshall, M., Rathod, T., Menz, H., & Roddy, E. POPULATION PREVALENCE AND DISTRIBUTION OF ANKLE PAIN AND SYMPTOMATIC RADIOGRAPHIC ANKLE OSTEOARTHRITIS IN COMMUNITY-DWELLING OLDER ADULTS. Presented at Rheumatology 2016, SECC Glasgow, UK

Background: OA is highly prevalent in the UK general population, particularly in adults =50 years of age. Numerous epidemiological studies have estimated the population prevalence of OA at joint sites such as the hands, hips and knees, while fewer st... Read More about POPULATION PREVALENCE AND DISTRIBUTION OF ANKLE PAIN AND SYMPTOMATIC RADIOGRAPHIC ANKLE OSTEOARTHRITIS IN COMMUNITY-DWELLING OLDER ADULTS.

Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation With or Without Pre-implantation Balloon Aortic Valvuloplasty: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis (2016)
Journal Article
Bagur, R., Shing Kwok, C., Nombela-Franco, L., Ludman, P., de Belder, M., Sponga, S., Gunning, M., Nolan, J., Kiaii, B., Diamantouros, P., Chu, M., Teefy, P., & Mamas, M. (2016). Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation With or Without Pre-implantation Balloon Aortic Valvuloplasty: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Journal of the American Heart Association Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 67(13), 411-411. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0735-1097%2816%2930412-0

Objectives: Pre-implantation balloon-aortic valvuloplasty (BAV) is considered routine procedure during transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) to facilitate prosthesis implantation and expansion; however, it has been speculated that fewer embo... Read More about Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation With or Without Pre-implantation Balloon Aortic Valvuloplasty: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Islet-intrinsic effects of CFTR mutation (2016)
Journal Article
Harper. (2016). Islet-intrinsic effects of CFTR mutation. Diabetologia, 1350-1355. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00125-016-3936-1

Cystic fibrosis-related diabetes (CFRD) is the most significant extra-pulmonary comorbidity in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients, and accelerates lung decline. In addition to the traditional view that CFRD is a consequence of fibrotic destruction of the... Read More about Islet-intrinsic effects of CFTR mutation.

Molecular and genetic predictors of the requirement for joint replacement in rheumatoid arthritis (2016)
Thesis
Jenvey, C. A. Molecular and genetic predictors of the requirement for joint replacement in rheumatoid arthritis. (Thesis). Keele University. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/827982

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory auto-immune disease of the synovial joints leading to progressive joint destruction and functional impairment. As a result of joint damage many RA patients will undergo total joint replacement. The... Read More about Molecular and genetic predictors of the requirement for joint replacement in rheumatoid arthritis.

Autologous Bone Plug Supplemented With Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation in Osteochondral Defects of the Knee. (2016)
Journal Article
Bhattacharjee, A., McCarthy, H. S., Tins, B., Roberts, S., Kuiper, J. H., Harrison, P. E., & Richardson, J. B. (2016). Autologous Bone Plug Supplemented With Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation in Osteochondral Defects of the Knee. American Journal of Sports Medicine, 44(5), 1249 - 1259. https://doi.org/10.1177/0363546516631739

BACKGROUND: Structural and functional outcome of bone graft with first- or second-generation autologous chondrocyte implantation (ACI) in treating cartilage and subchondral bone defect has not been reported previously. PURPOSE: To evaluate the outcom... Read More about Autologous Bone Plug Supplemented With Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation in Osteochondral Defects of the Knee..