CDHA CAAR

March 18, 2020

CAAR – Journal of the American Medical Association Article Abstracts – March 18, 2020

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A. “Association Between Uncemented vs Cemented Hemiarthroplasty and Revision Surgery Among Patients With Hip Fracture,” by Kanu Okike, Priscilla H. Chan, Heather A. Prentice, PhD2; Elizabeth W. Paxton, and Robert A. Burri (Vol. 323 No. 11, March 18, 2020, p. 1077-1084).

jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2762907

B. “Association Between Surgical Approach and Major Surgical Complications in Patients Undergoing Total Hip Arthroplasty,” by
Daniel Pincus, Richard Jenkinson, Michael Paterson, Timothy Leroux, and Bheeshma Ravi (Vol. 323 No. 11, March 18, 2020, p. 1070-1076).

jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2762906

December 6, 2019

CAAR – New England Journal of Medicine Article – December 6, 2019

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Note: Check with your organization’s library for availability. “Total Hip Arthroplasty or Hemiarthroplasty for Hip Fracture,” by the HEALTH Investigators (Vol. 381, No. 23, December 5, 20192019, p. 2199-2208).

www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1906190

September 5, 2019

CAAR – Journal of the American Medical Association Article Abstract – September 5, 2019

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“Effect of Low-Intensity vs Standard-Intensity Warfarin Prophylaxis on Venous Thromboembolism or Death Among Patients Undergoing Hip or Knee Arthroplasty: A Randomized Clinical Trial,” by Brian F. Gage, Anne R. Bass, Hannah Lin, Scott C. Woller, Scott M. Stevens, Noor Al-Hammadi, Jeffrey L. Anderson, Juan Li, Tomás Rodriguez Jr, J. Philip Miller, Gwendolyn A. McMillin, Robert C. Pendleton, Amir K. Jaffer, Cristi R. King, Brandi Whipple, Rhonda Porche-Sorbet, Lynnae Napoli, Kerri Merritt, Anna M. Thompson, Gina Hyun, Wesley Hollomon, Robert L. Barrack, Ryan M. Nunley, Gerard Moskowitz, Victor Dávila-Román, and Charles S. Eby (Vol. 322, No. 9, September 3, 2019, p. 834-842).

jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2749215

September 3, 2019

CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Articles – September 3, 2019

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A. “No association between preoperative physical activity level and time to return to work in patients after total hip or knee arthroplasty: A prospective cohort study,” by Anton R. Boersma, Sandra Brouwer, Wendy Koolhaas, Reinoud W. Brouwer, Wierd P. Zijlstra, Jan van Beveren, and Martin Stevens (PLoS ONE 14(9): e0221932. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0221932, HTML, XML, and .pdf format, 13p.).

journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0221932

B. “Subjective judgments of rhythmic complexity in Parkinson’s disease: Higher baseline, preserved relative ability, and modulated by tempo,” by Kjetil Vikene, Geir Olve Skeie, and Karsten Specht (PLoS ONE 14(9): e0221752. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0221752, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 21p.).

journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0221752

June 21, 2019

CAAR – Canadian Institute for Health Information/Institut Canadien D’information Sur La Sante Report – June 21, 2019

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“Hip and Knee Replacements in Canada, 2017–2018,” (June 2019, .pdf and Excel format, 52p.).

www.cihi.ca/en/hip-and-knee-replacements-in-canada-cjrr-report-0

February 15, 2019

CAAR – Lancet Article Abstracts – February 15, 2019

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A. “How long does a hip replacement last? A systematic review and meta-analysis of case series and national registry reports with more than 15 years of follow-up,” by Jonathan T. Evans, Jonathan P. Evans, Robert W. Walker, Ashley W. Blom, Michael R. Whitehouse, and Adrian Sayers (Vol. 393, No. 10172, February 16, 2019, p. 647-654).

www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(18)31665-9/fulltext

B. “How long does a knee replacement last? A systematic review and meta-analysis of case series and national registry reports with more than 15 years of follow-up,” by Jonathan T. Evans, Robert W. Walker, Jonathan P. Evans, Ashley W. Blom, Adrian Sayers, and Michael R. Whitehouse (Vol. 393, No. 10172, February 16, 2019, p. 655-663).

www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(18)32531-5/fulltext

June 19, 2018

CAAR – Canadian Institute for Health Information/Institut Canadien D’information Sur La Sante Report – June 19, 2018

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“Hip and knee replacements in Canada, 2016-2017,” (June 2018, .pdf and Excel format, 50p.).

www.cihi.ca/en/hip-and-knee-replacements-in-canada

February 26, 2018

CAAR – New England Journal of Medicine Article – February 26, 2018

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“Aspirin or Rivaroxaban for VTE Prophylaxis after Hip or Knee Arthroplasty,” by David R. Anderson, Michael Dunbar, John Murnaghan, Susan R. Kahn, Peter Gross, Michael Forsythe, Stephane Pelet, William Fisher, Etienne Belzile, Sean Dolan, Mark Crowther, Eric Bohm, Steven J. MacDonald, Wade Gofton, Paul Kim, David Zukor, Susan Pleasance, Pantelis Andreou, Steve Doucette, Chris Theriault, Abongnwen Abianui, Marc Carrier, Michael J. Kovacs, Marc A. Rodger, Doug Coyle, Philip S. Wells, and Pascal-Andre Vendittoli (Vol. 378, No. 8, February 22, 2018, p. 699-707).

www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1712746

September 28, 2017

CAAR – Journal of the American Medical Association Article – September 28, 2017

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Note: The link below is to the table of contents for the current issue of JAMA (Vol. 318, No. 12, September 26, 2017). Check with your organization’s information center for availability.

jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/issue/318/12

“Effect of Genotype-Guided Warfarin Dosing on Clinical Events and Anticoagulation Control Among Patients Undergoing Hip or Knee Arthroplasty
The GIFT Randomized Clinical Trial,” by Brian F. Gage, Anne R. Bass, Hannah Lin, Scott C. Woller, Scott M. Stevens, Noor Al-Hammadi, Juan Li, Tomas Rodríguez Jr, J. Philip Miller, Gwendolyn A. McMillin, Robert C. Pendleton, Amir K. Jaffer, Cristi R. King, Brandi DeVore Whipple, Rhonda Porche-Sorbet, Lynnae Napoli, Kerri Merritt, Anna M. Thompson, Gina Hyun, Jeffrey L. Anderson, Wesley Hollomon, Robert L. Barrack, Ryan M. Nunley, Gerard Moskowitz, Victor Dávila-Román, and Charles S. Eby (p. 1115-1124).

August 17, 2017

CAAR – Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) [University of Bonn, Germany] Working Paper – August 17, 2017

Filed under: Working Papers — Tags: , — admin @ 4:45 pm

“Taking the CON out of Pennsylvania: Did Hip and Knee Replacement Patients Benefit?” by Susan L. Averett, Sabrina Terrizzi, and Yang Wang (Discussion Paper no. 10917, July 2017, .pdf format, 30p.). Note: Links to the abstract and the full text of the paper available at:

legacy.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers/viewAbstract?dp_id=10917

June 27, 2017

CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Article – June 27, 2017

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“Early mobilisation after total hip or knee arthroplasty: A multicentre prospective observational study,” by Matthew J. Chua, Andrew J. Hart, Rajat Mittal, Ian A. Harris, Wei Xuan, and Justine M. Naylor (PLoS ONE 12(6): e0179820. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0179820, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 15p.).

journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0179820

April 7, 2017

CAAR – Lancet Article Abstract – April 7, 2017

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“The effect of patient age at intervention on risk of implant revision after total replacement of the hip or knee: a population-based cohort study,” by Lee E. Bayliss, David Culliford, A. Paul Monk, Sion Glyn-Jones, Daniel Prieto-Alhambra, Andrew Judge, Cyrus Cooper, Andrew J. Carr, Nigel K. Arden, David J. Beard, and Andrew J. Price (Vol. 389, No. 10077, April 8, 2017, p. 1424-1430).

thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(17)30059-4/abstract

December 15, 2016

CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Article – December 15, 2016

Filed under: Reports and Articles — Tags: , , — admin @ 5:00 pm

“Patients’ Expectations Impact Their Satisfaction following Total Hip or Knee Arthroplasty,” by Audrey Neuprez, Jean-Pierre Delcour, Firouzeh Fatemi, Philippe Gillet, Jean-Michel Crielaard, Olivier Bruyere, and Jean-Yves Reginster (PLoS ONE 11(12): e0167911. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0167911, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 14p.).

journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0167911

September 15, 2015

CAAR – Journal of the American Medical Association Articles – September 15, 2015

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Note: The link below is to the table of contents for the current issue of JAMA (Vol. 314, No. 11, September 15, 2015). Check with your organizations information for availability.

jama.jamanetwork.com/issue.aspx?journalid=67&issueid=934469&direction=P

“Outcomes After Hip Fracture Surgery Compared With Elective Total Hip Replacement,” by Yannick Le Manach, Gary Collins, Mohit Bhandari, Amal Bessissow, Jacques Boddaert, Frederic Khiami, Harman Chaudhry, Justin De Beer, Bruno Riou, Paul Landais, Mitchell Winemaker, MD5; Thierry Boudemaghe, and P. J. Devereaux (p. 1159-166).

August 11, 2015

CAAR – Brookings Institution Paper, Blog – August 11, 2015

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A. “Social Security coverage for state and local government workers: A reconsideration,” by William G. Gale, Sarah E. Holmes and David C. John (June 2015, .pdf format, 38p.).

www.brookings.edu/research/papers/2015/08/11-social-security-coverage-state-local-government-workers

B. “Breaking down Medicare’s bold new proposal to transform hip and knee replacements,” by Steven A. Farmer, Meaghan George and Mark B. McClellan (August 2015).

www.brookings.edu/blogs/health360/posts/2015/08/joint-replacement-model-care

March 17, 2015

CAAR – British Medical Journal Article – March 17, 2015

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“Setting benchmark revision rates for total hip replacement: analysis of registry evidence,” by Ngianga-Bakwin Kandala, Martin Connock, Ruth Pulikottil-Jacob, Paul Sutcliffe, Michael J. Crowther, Amy Grove, Hema Mistry, and Aileen Clarke (Vol. 350, No. 7999, March 14, 2015, .pdf and HTML format, BMJ 2015;350:h756).

www.bmj.com/content/350/bmj.h756

February 12, 2015

CAAR – US National Center for Health Statistics Data Brief – February 12, 2015

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“Hospitalization for Total Hip Replacement Among Inpatients Aged 45 and Over: United States, 2000–2010,” by Monica L. Wolford, Kathleen Palso, and Anita Bercovitz (Data Brief No. 186, February 2015, .pdf and HTML format, p.).

www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db186.htm

October 1, 2014

CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Article – October 1, 2014

Filed under: Reports and Articles — Tags: , — admin @ 4:52 pm

“Effects of Home-Based Interval Walking Training on Thigh Muscle Strength and Aerobic Capacity in Female Total Hip Arthroplasty Patients: A Randomized, Controlled Pilot Study,” by Yutaka Morishima, Takashi Mizushima, Katsuya Yamauchi, Mayuko Morikawa, Shizue Masuki, and Hiroshi Nose (PLoS ONE 9(9): e108690. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0108690, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 9p.).

www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0108690

September 15, 2014

CAAR – British Medical Journal Article – September 15, 2014

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“Appraisal of evidence base for introduction of new implants in hip and knee replacement: a systematic review of five widely used device technologies,” by Marc J. Nieuwenhuijse, R. G. H. H. Nelissen, J. W. Schoones, and A. Sedrakyan (Vol. 349, No. 7974, September 13, 2014, BMJ 2014;349:g5133, HTML and .pdf format).

www.bmj.com/content/349/bmj.g5133

July 8, 2014

CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Articles – July 8, 2014

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A. “Total Hip Replacement for the Treatment of End Stage Arthritis of the Hip: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis,” by Alexander Tsertsvadze, Amy Grove, Karoline Freeman, Rachel Court, Samantha Johnson, Martin Connock, Aileen Clarke, and Paul Sutcliffe (PLoS ONE 9(7): e99804. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0099804, HTML, XML, and .pdf format, 10p.).

www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0099804

B. “The Adherence to Initial Processes of Care in Elderly Patients with Acute Venous Thromboembolism,” by Anna K. Stuck, Marie Méan, Andreas Limacher, Marc Righini, Kurt Jaeger, Hans-Jurg Beer, Joseph Osterwalder, Beat Frauchiger, Christian M. Matter, Nils Kucher, Michael Egloff, Markus Aschwanden, Marc Husmann, Anne Angelillo-Scherrer, Nicolas Rodondi, and Drahomir Aujesky (PLoS ONE 9(7): e100164. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0100164, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 7p.).

www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0100164

February 7, 2014

CAAR – British Medical Journal Article – February 7, 2014

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“Failure rate of cemented and uncemented total hip replacements: register study of combined Nordic database of four nations,” by Keijo T Makela, Markus Matilainen, Pekka Pulkkinen, Anne M. Fenstad, Leif Havelin, Lars Engesaeter, Ove Furnes, Alma B. Pedersen, Soren Overgaard, Johan Karrholm, Henrik Malchau, Goran Garellick, Jonas Ranstam, and Antti Eskelinen (Vol. 348, No. 7944, February 8, 2014, BMJ 2014;348:f7592, .pdf and HTML format).

www.bmj.com/content/348/bmj.f7592

September 27, 2013

CAAR – Lancet Article Abstract – September 27, 2013

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Note: Lancet requires free registration prior to providing content:

“90-day mortality after 409,096 total hip replacements for osteoarthritis, from the National Joint Registry for England and Wales: a retrospective analysis,” by Linda P. Hunt, Yoav Ben-Shlomo, Emma M. Clark, Paul Dieppe, Andrew Judge, Alex J. MacGregor, Jon H. Tobias, Kelly Vernon, and Ashley W. Blom, on behalf of the National Joint Registry for England, Wales and Northern Ireland (Vol. 382, No. 9898, September 28, 2013, p. 1097-1104).

www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736%2813%2961749-3/abstract

August 8, 2013

CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Articles – August 8, 2013

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A. “A Qualitative Study of Alcohol, Health and Identities among UK Adults in Later Life,” by Graeme B. Wilson, Eileen F. S. Kaner, Ann Crosland, Jonathan Ling, Karen McCabe, and Catherine A. Haighton (PLoS ONE 8(8): e71792. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0071792, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 6p.).

www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0071792

B. “Do Older Professional Musicians Have Cognitive Advantages?” by Tarek Amer, Beste Kalender, Lynn Hasher, Sandra E. Trehub, and Yukwal Wong (PLoS ONE 8(8): e71630. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0071630, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 8p.).

www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0071630

C. “Epidemiological Survey of Quantitative Ultrasound in Risk Assessment of Falls in Middle-Aged and Elderly People,” by Ling-Chun Ou, Zih-Jie Sun, Yin-Fan Chang, Chin-Sung Chang, Ting-Hsing Chao, Po-Hsiu Kuo, Ruey-Mo Lin, and Chih-Hsing Wu (PLoS ONE 8(8): e71053. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0071053, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 7p.).

www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0071053

D. “Metal Ion Concentrations in Body Fluids after Implantation of Hip Replacements with Metal-on-Metal Bearing – Systematic Review of Clinical and Epidemiological Studies,” by Albrecht Hartmann, Franziska Hannemann, Jorg Lutzner, Andreas Seidler, Hans Drexler, Klaus-Peter Gunther, and Jochen Schmitt (PLoS ONE 8(8): e70359. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0070359, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 25p.).

www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0070359

July 19, 2013

CAAR – Canadian Institute for Health Information/Institut Canadien D’information Sur La Sante Brief – July 19, 2013

Filed under: Reports and Articles — Tags: — admin @ 3:41 pm

“The Effect of Bearing Surface on Early Revisions Following Total Hip Arthroplasty,” (July 2013, .pdf format, 15p.).

secure.cihi.ca/estore/productFamily.htm?locale=en&pf=PFC2288&lang=en&media=0

June 11, 2013

CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Articles – June 11, 2013

Filed under: Reports and Articles — Tags: , — admin @ 4:19 pm

A. “Metal-on-Metal Hip Prostheses and Systemic Health: A Cross-Sectional Association Study 8 Years after Implantation,” by Jennifer R. Prentice, Matthew J. Clark, Nigel Hoggard, Allison C. Morton, Claire Tooth, Martyn N. Paley, Ian Stockley, Marios Hadjivassiliou, and J. Mark Wilkinson (PLoS ONE 8(6): e66186. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0066186, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 9p.).

www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0066186

B. “Intra-Individual Reaction Time Variability in Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer’s Disease: Gender, Processing Load and Speed Factors,” by Michelle Phillips, Peter Rogers, Judy Haworth, Antony Bayer, and Andrea Tales (PLoS ONE 8(6): e65712. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0065712, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 12p.).

www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0065712

C. “Inflammatory Proteins in Plasma Are Associated with Severity of Alzheimer’s Disease,” by Rufina Leung, Petroula Proitsi, Andrew Simmons, Katie Lunnon, Andreas Güntert, Deborah Kronenberg, Megan Pritchard, Magda Tsolaki, Patrizia Mecocci, Iwona Kloszewska, Bruno Vellas, Hilkka Soininen, Lars-Olaf Wahlund, and Simon Lovestone (PLoS ONE 8(6): e64971. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0064971, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 10p.).

www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0064971

April 4, 2013

CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Articles – April 4, 2013

Filed under: Reports and Articles — Tags: , , , , — admin @ 4:31 pm

A. “Rasagiline Ameliorates Olfactory Deficits in an Alpha-Synuclein Mouse Model of Parkinson’s Disease,” by Geraldine H. Petit, Elijahu Berkovich, Mark Hickery, Pekka Kallunki, Karina Fog, Cheryl Fitzer-Attas, and Patrik Brundin (PLoS ONE 8(4): e60691. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0060691, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 13p.).

www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0060691

B. “Genetic Loci Associated with Alzheimer’s Disease and Cerebrospinal Fluid Biomarkers in a Finnish Case-Control Cohort,” by Lyzel S. Elias-Sonnenschein, Seppo Helisalmi, Teemu Natunen, Anette Hall, Teemu Paajanen, Sanna-Kaisa Herukka, Marjo Laitinen, Anne M. Remes, Anne M. Koivisto, Kari M. Mattila, Terho Lehtimaki, Frans R. J. Verhey, Pieter Jelle Visser, Hilkka Soininen, and Mikko Hiltunen (PLoS ONE 8(4): e59676. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0059676, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 9p.).

www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0059676

C. “Patients with Severe Radiographic Osteoarthritis Have a Better Prognosis in Physical Functioning after Hip and Knee Replacement: A Cohort-Study,” by J. Christiaan Keurentjes, Marta Fiocco, Cynthia So-Osman, Ron Onstenk, Ankie W. M. M. Koopman-Van Gemert, Ruud G. Poll, Herman M. Kroon, Thea P. M. Vliet Vlieland, and Rob G. Nelissen (PLoS ONE 8(4): e59500. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0059500, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 8p.).

www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0059500

March 29, 2013

CAAR – British Medical Journal Article – March 29, 2013

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“Cemented, cementless, and hybrid prostheses for total hip replacement: cost effectiveness analysis,” by Mark Pennington, Richard Grieve, Jasjeet S. Sekhon, Paul Gregg, Nick Black, and Jan H. van der Meulen (Vol. 346, No. 7901, March 30, 2013, BMJ 2013;346:f1026, .pdf and HTML format).

www.bmj.com/content/346/bmj.f1026

March 8, 2013

CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Articles – March 8, 2013

Filed under: Reports and Articles — Tags: , , , , — admin @ 4:53 pm

A. “Organisational Culture in Residential Aged Care Facilities: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study,” by Christopher Etherton-Beer, Lorraine Venturato, and Barbara Horner (PLoS ONE 8(3): e58002. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0058002, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 7p.).

www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0058002

B. “Site-Specific Perturbations of Alpha-Synuclein Fibril Structure by the Parkinson’s Disease Associated Mutations A53T and E46K,” by Luisel R. Lemkau, Gemma Comellas, Shin W. Lee, Lars K. Rikardsen, Wendy S. Woods, Julia M. George, and Chad M. Rienstra (PLoS ONE 8(3): e49750. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0049750, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 8p.).

www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0049750

C. “Ginsenoside Rg1 Decreases A{beta}1-42 Level by Upregulating PPAR? and IDE Expression in the Hippocampus of a Rat Model of Alzheimer’s Disease,” by QianKun Quan, Jue Wang, Xi Li, and Yi Wang (PLoS ONE 8(3): e59155. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0059155, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 8p.).

www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0059155

D. “Oleuropein Aglycone Protects Transgenic C. elegans Strains Expressing A{beta}42 by Reducing Plaque Load and Motor Deficit,” by Luisa Diomede, Stefania Rigacci, Margherita Romeo, Massimo Stefani, and Mario Salmona (PLoS ONE 8(3): e58893. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0058893, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 9p.).

www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0058893

E. “The Proton-Pump Inhibitor Lansoprazole Enhances Amyloid Beta Production,” by Nahuai Badiola, Victor Alcalde, Albert Pujol, Lisa-Marie Munter, Gerd Multhaup, Alberto Lleo, Mireia Coma, Montserrat Soler-Lopez, and Patrick Aloy (PLoS ONE 8(3): e58837. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0058837, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 8p.).

www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0058837

F. “Socio-Economic Position Has No Effect on Improvement in Health-Related Quality of Life and Patient Satisfaction in Total Hip and Knee Replacement: A Cohort Study,” by J. Christiaan Keurentjes, David Blane, Melanie Bartley, Johan J. B. Keurentjes, Marta Fiocco, and Rob G. Nelissen (PLoS ONE 8(3): e56785. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0056785, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 11p.).

www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0056785

September 28, 2012

CAAR – British Medical Journal Articles – September 28, 2012

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A. “Lifestyle, social factors, and survival after age 75: population based study,” by Debora Rizzuto, Nicola Orsini, Chengxuan Qiu, Hui-Xin Wang, and Laura Fratiglioni (BMJ 2012;345:e5568, HTML and .pdf format).

www.bmj.com/content/345/bmj.e5568

B. “Mortality and implant revision rates of hip arthroplasty in patients with osteoarthritis: registry based cohort study,” by D. J. W. McMinn, K. I. E. Snell, J. Daniel, R. B. C. Treacy, P. B. Pynsent, and R. D. Riley ( BMJ 2012;344:e3319, HTML and .pdf format).

www.bmj.com/content/344/bmj.e3319

July 10, 2012

CAAR – US National Institutes of Health (NIH) Seniorhealth Website Update – July 9, 2012

Filed under: Websites of Interest — Tags: — admin @ 2:40 pm

A section on “Hip Replacement” has been added to NIHSeniorHealth.

nihseniorhealth.gov/hipreplacement/whoneeds/01.html

NIHSeniorHealth:

nihseniorhealth.gov/

June 25, 2012

CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Articles – June 25, 2012

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A. “Comparison of Brief Cognitive Tests and CSF Biomarkers in Predicting Alzheimer’s Disease in Mild Cognitive Impairment: Six-Year Follow-Up Study,” by Sebastian Palmqvist, Joakim Hertze, Lennart Minthon, Carina Wattmo, Henrik Zetterberg, Kaj Blennow, Elisabet Londos, and Oskar Hansson (PLoS ONE 7(6): e38639. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0038639, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 7p.).

www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0038639

B. “Comparison between Bipolar Hemiarthroplasty and Total Hip Arthroplasty for Unstable Intertrochanteric Fractures in Elderly Osteoporotic Patients,” by Lihong Fan, Xiaoqian Dang, and Kunzheng Wang (PLoS ONE 7(6): e39531. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0039531, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 6p.).

www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0039531

C. “Cooperativity among Short Amyloid Stretches in Long Amyloidogenic Sequences,” by Lele Hu, Weiren Cui, Zhisong He, Xiaohe Shi, Kaiyan Feng, Buyong Ma, and Yu-Dong Cai (PLoS ONE 7(6): e39369. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0039369, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 7p.).

www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0039369

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CAAR – British Medical Journal Article – May 7, 2012

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“Total hip arthroplasty versus resurfacing arthroplasty in the treatment of patients with arthritis of the hip joint: single centre, parallel group, assessor blinded, randomised controlled trial,” by Matthew L. Costa, Juul Achten, Nicholas R. Parsons, Richard P. Edlin, Pedro Foguet, Udai Prakash, and Damian R, Griffin (BMJ 2012;344:e2147, .pdf and HTML format).

www.bmj.com/content/344/bmj.e2147

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