"I could have a proper ankle" - a qualitative study of patients' perceptions of total ankle replacement and ankle fusion surgery. (2022)
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Anderson, A. M., Chapman, L. S., Siddle, H. J., Watson, S., Klugerman, J., Antcliff, D., …Brockett, C. L. (2022). "I could have a proper ankle" - a qualitative study of patients' perceptions of total ankle replacement and ankle fusion surgery. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 15(1), Article 88. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13047-022-00595-8

BACKGROUND: End-stage ankle osteoarthritis typically causes severe pain and impaired function. Surgical treatment involves total ankle replacement (TAR) or ankle fusion. Definitive evidence about which procedure is optimal is lacking. No previous stu... Read More about "I could have a proper ankle" - a qualitative study of patients' perceptions of total ankle replacement and ankle fusion surgery..

Content and delivery of pre-operative interventions for patients undergoing total knee replacement: a rapid review. (2022)
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Anderson, A. M., Drew, B. T., Antcliff, D., Redmond, A. C., Comer, C., Smith, T. O., & McHugh, G. A. (2022). Content and delivery of pre-operative interventions for patients undergoing total knee replacement: a rapid review. Systematic Reviews, Article 184. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-022-02019-x

BACKGROUND: Total knee replacement (TKR) is a common operation typically performed for end-stage knee osteoarthritis. Patients awaiting TKR often have poor health-related quality of life. Approximately 20% of patients experience persistent pain post-... Read More about Content and delivery of pre-operative interventions for patients undergoing total knee replacement: a rapid review..

Consensus on pre-operative total knee replacement education and prehabilitation recommendations: a UK-based modified Delphi study (2021)
Journal Article
Anderson, A. M., Comer, C., Smith, T. O., Drew, B. T., Pandit, H., Antcliff, D., …McHugh, G. A. (2021). Consensus on pre-operative total knee replacement education and prehabilitation recommendations: a UK-based modified Delphi study. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-021-04160-5

Over 90,000 total knee replacement (TKR) procedures are performed annually in the United Kingdom (UK). Patients awaiting TKR face long delays whilst enduring severe pain and functional limitations. Almost 20% of patients who undergo TKR are not satis... Read More about Consensus on pre-operative total knee replacement education and prehabilitation recommendations: a UK-based modified Delphi study.