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Prediction of persistent knee pain by pressure pain detection thresholds: results from the Knee Pain In the Community cohort (KPIC) (2018)
Conference Proceeding
McWilliams, D. F., Frowd, N., Marshall, L., Stocks, J., Sarmanova, A., Fernandes, G. S., …Walsh, D. A. (2018). Prediction of persistent knee pain by pressure pain detection thresholds: results from the Knee Pain In the Community cohort (KPIC).

Background: Knee pain results from a combination of nociceptive input from the joint, and processing by the central nervous system. Pressure pain detection thresholds (PPTs) are lower and pain is more severe in people with greater central sensitisat... Read More about Prediction of persistent knee pain by pressure pain detection thresholds: results from the Knee Pain In the Community cohort (KPIC).

Effect of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy vs Standard Wound Management on 12-Month Disability Among Adults With Severe Open Fracture of the Lower Limb: The WOLLF Randomized Clinical Trial (2018)
Journal Article
Costa, M. L., Achten, J., Bruce, J., Tutton, E., Petrou, S., Lamb, S. E., …for the UK WOLLF Collaboration. (2018). Effect of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy vs Standard Wound Management on 12-Month Disability Among Adults With Severe Open Fracture of the Lower Limb: The WOLLF Randomized Clinical Trial. Journal of the American Medical Association, 319(22), 2280-2288. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2018.6452

Importance: Open fractures of the lower limb occur when a broken bone penetrates the skin. There can be major complications from these fractures, which can be life-changing. Objectives: To assess the disability, rate of deep infection, and quali... Read More about Effect of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy vs Standard Wound Management on 12-Month Disability Among Adults With Severe Open Fracture of the Lower Limb: The WOLLF Randomized Clinical Trial.

Alpha-defensin and the Synovasure lateral flow device for the diagnosis of prosthetic joint infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2018)
Journal Article
Marson, B. A., Deshmukh, S. R., Grindlay, D. J. C., & Scammell, B. E. (2018). Alpha-defensin and the Synovasure lateral flow device for the diagnosis of prosthetic joint infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Bone and Joint Journal, 100-B(6), 703-711. https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620x.100b6.bjj-2017-1563.r1

Aims The aim of this review is to evaluate the available literature and to calculate a pooled diagnostic sensitivity and specificity for the different alpha-defensin test systems to diagnose peri-prosthetic infection. Materials and Methods Studi... Read More about Alpha-defensin and the Synovasure lateral flow device for the diagnosis of prosthetic joint infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Long-term topical corticosteroid use and risk of skin cancer: a systematic review (2018)
Journal Article
Ratib, S., Burden-Teh, E., Leonardi-Bee, J., Harwood, C., & Bath-Hextall, F. (in press). Long-term topical corticosteroid use and risk of skin cancer: a systematic review. JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports, 16(6), https://doi.org/10.11124/jbisrir-2017-003393

Objective: The objective of this systematic review was to synthesize available research evidence to determine the risk of skin cancer in patients with long-term use of topical corticosteroids (TCS). Introduction: Topical corticosteroids are one of... Read More about Long-term topical corticosteroid use and risk of skin cancer: a systematic review.

Early motion and directed exercise (EMADE) versus usual care post ankle fracture fixation: study protocol for a pragmatic randomised controlled trial (2018)
Journal Article
Matthews, P. A., Scammell, B. E., Ali, A., Coughlin, T., Nightingale, J., Khan, T., & Ollivere, B. J. (in press). Early motion and directed exercise (EMADE) versus usual care post ankle fracture fixation: study protocol for a pragmatic randomised controlled trial. Trials, 19(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-018-2691-7

Background: Following surgical fixation of ankle fractures, the traditional management has included immobilisation for 6 weeks in a below-knee cast. However, this can lead to disuse atrophy of the affected leg and joint stiffness. While early rehabil... Read More about Early motion and directed exercise (EMADE) versus usual care post ankle fracture fixation: study protocol for a pragmatic randomised controlled trial.

The fecal metabolome as a functional readout of the gut microbiome (2018)
Journal Article
Zierer, J., Jackson, M. A., Kastenmüller, G., Mangino, M., Long, T., Telenti, A., …Menni, C. (2018). The fecal metabolome as a functional readout of the gut microbiome. Nature Genetics, 50(6), 790-795. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41588-018-0135-7

© 2018 The Author(s). The human gut microbiome plays a key role in human health 1 , but 16S characterization lacks quantitative functional annotation 2 . The fecal metabolome provides a functional readout of microbial activity and can be used as an... Read More about The fecal metabolome as a functional readout of the gut microbiome.

Monosodium urate crystal deposits are common in asymptomatic sons of people with gout: The Sons of gout study (2018)
Journal Article
Abhishek, A., Courtney, P., Jenkins, W., Sandoval-Plata, G., Jones, A., Zhang, W., & Doherty, M. (2018). Monosodium urate crystal deposits are common in asymptomatic sons of people with gout: The Sons of gout study. Arthritis and Rheumatology, 70(11), 1847-1852. https://doi.org/10.1002/art.40572

Objective To estimate the prevalence and distribution of asymptomatic monosodium urate (MSU) crystal deposition in sons of people with gout. Method People with gout were mailed an explanatory letter enclosing a postage-paid study-pack to mail to t... Read More about Monosodium urate crystal deposits are common in asymptomatic sons of people with gout: The Sons of gout study.

What’s new in psoriasis treatment? An analysis of systematic reviews published in 2015 (2018)
Journal Article
Foulkes, A., Ferguson, F., Grindlay, D. J., Williams, H. C., Griffiths, C., & Warren, R. (2018). What’s new in psoriasis treatment? An analysis of systematic reviews published in 2015. Clinical and Experimental Dermatology, 43(7), 759-765. https://doi.org/10.1111/ced.13601

This review provides a summary of key findings from 27 systematic reviews of 51 articles first published or indexed during 2015, focusing on the treatment of psoriasis as well as precision medicine in psoriasis. Evidence supports weight loss interven... Read More about What’s new in psoriasis treatment? An analysis of systematic reviews published in 2015.

Glycosylation profile of immunoglobulin G is cross-sectionally associated with cardiovascular disease risk score and subclinical atherosclerosis in two independent cohorts (2018)
Journal Article
Menni, C., Gudelj, I., Macdonald-Dunlop, E., Mangino, M., Zierer, J., Bešić, E., …Valdes, A. (2018). Glycosylation profile of immunoglobulin G is cross-sectionally associated with cardiovascular disease risk score and subclinical atherosclerosis in two independent cohorts. Circulation Research, 122(11), 1555-1564. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.117.312174

Rationale: One measure of protein glycosylation (GlycA) has been reported to predict higher cardiovascular risk by reflecting inflammatory pathways. Objective: The main objective of this study is to assess the role of a comprehensive panel of Ig... Read More about Glycosylation profile of immunoglobulin G is cross-sectionally associated with cardiovascular disease risk score and subclinical atherosclerosis in two independent cohorts.

Factors associated with pain and osteoarthritis at the hip and knee in Great Britain's Olympians: a cross sectional study (2018)
Journal Article
Cooper, D. J., Scammell, B. E., Batt, M. E., & Palmer, D. (2018). Factors associated with pain and osteoarthritis at the hip and knee in Great Britain's Olympians: a cross sectional study. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 52(17), 1101-1108. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2017-098315

Background: Knowledge of the epidemiology and potentially modifiable factors associated with musculoskeletal disease is an important first step in injury prevention among elite athletes. Aim: This study investigated the prevalence and factors asso... Read More about Factors associated with pain and osteoarthritis at the hip and knee in Great Britain's Olympians: a cross sectional study.

Gut microbial diversity is associated with lower arterial stiffness in women (2018)
Journal Article
Valdes, A. M., Menni, C., Lin, C., Cecelja, M., Mangino, M., Matey-Hernandez, M. L., …Chowienczyk, P. (2018). Gut microbial diversity is associated with lower arterial stiffness in women. European Heart Journal, 39(25), 2390a-2397a. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehy226

© The Author(s)2018 All rights reserved. Aims The gut microbiome influences metabolic syndrome (MetS) and inflammation and is therapeutically modifiable. Arterial stiffness is poorly correlated with most traditional risk factors. Our aim was to exam... Read More about Gut microbial diversity is associated with lower arterial stiffness in women.

Does the intensity of daily walking matter for protecting against the development of a slow gait speed in people with or at high risk of knee osteoarthritis? An observational study (2018)
Journal Article
Fenton, S. A., Neogi, T., Dunlop, D., Nevitt, M., Doherty, M., Duda, J. L., …White, D. K. (2018). Does the intensity of daily walking matter for protecting against the development of a slow gait speed in people with or at high risk of knee osteoarthritis? An observational study. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 26(9), 1181-1189. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2018.04.015

Objective Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a risk factor for a decline in gait speed. Daily walking reduces the risk of developing slow gait speed and future persistent functional limitation. However, the protective role of walking intensity is unclear... Read More about Does the intensity of daily walking matter for protecting against the development of a slow gait speed in people with or at high risk of knee osteoarthritis? An observational study.

Discordance between pain and inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis (2018)
Presentation / Conference
McWilliams, D. F. (2018, May). Discordance between pain and inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis. Paper presented at British Society for Rheumatology Annual Conference 2018, Liverpool. UK

Recent research interest has focused on the continuing problem of pain in RA. The long term prognosis for pain could be improved, even when inflammation is being suppressed. This talk will describe the progression of pain, and examine how factors oth... Read More about Discordance between pain and inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis.

Risk of skin cancer in people with vitiligo: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2018)
Journal Article
Ban, L., Labbouz, S., Grindlay, D. J., Batchelor, J. M., & Ratib, S. (2018). Risk of skin cancer in people with vitiligo: a systematic review and meta-analysis. British Journal of Dermatology, 179(4), 971-972. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjd.16703

Vitiligo is a chronic disorder causing skin depigmentation with around 1% global prevalence, affecting people of all ages, skin types and genders.1 Due to the absence of melanin in lesional skin there is a theoretical concern that there might be a hi... Read More about Risk of skin cancer in people with vitiligo: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Environmental hypoxia favors myoblast differentiation and fast phenotype but blunts activation of protein synthesis after resistance exercise in human skeletal muscle (2018)
Journal Article
Gnimassou, O., Fernández-Verdejo, R., Brook, M., Naslain, D., Balan, E., Sayda, M., …Deldicque, L. (2018). Environmental hypoxia favors myoblast differentiation and fast phenotype but blunts activation of protein synthesis after resistance exercise in human skeletal muscle. FASEB Journal, 32, https://doi.org/10.1096/fj.201800049rr

We hypothesized that a single session of resistance exercise performed in moderate hypoxic (FiO2: 14%) environmental conditions would potentiate the anabolic response during the recovery period spent in normoxia. Twenty subjects performed a 1-leg kne... Read More about Environmental hypoxia favors myoblast differentiation and fast phenotype but blunts activation of protein synthesis after resistance exercise in human skeletal muscle.

General and disease-specific pain trajectories as predictors of social and political outcomes in arthritis and cancer (2018)
Journal Article
James, R. J. E., Walsh, D. A., & Ferguson, E. (2018). General and disease-specific pain trajectories as predictors of social and political outcomes in arthritis and cancer. BMC Medicine, 16, Article 51. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-018-1031-9

Background: While the heterogeniety of pain progression has been studied in chronic diseases, it is unclear the extent to which patterns of pain progression among people in general as well as across different diseases impacts on social, civic and po... Read More about General and disease-specific pain trajectories as predictors of social and political outcomes in arthritis and cancer.

Home interventions and light therapy for treatment of vitiligo (HI-Light Vitiligo Trial): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial (2018)
Journal Article
Haines, R. H., Thomas, K. S., Montgomery, A. A., Ravenscroft, J. C., Akram, P., Chalmers, J., …Batchelor, J. M. (2018). Home interventions and light therapy for treatment of vitiligo (HI-Light Vitiligo Trial): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. BMJ Open, 8(4), Article e018649. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-018649

Vitiligo is a condition resulting in white patches on the skin. People with vitiligo can suffer from low self-esteem, psychological disturbance and diminished quality of life. Vitiligo is often poorly managed, partly due to lack of high quality evide... Read More about Home interventions and light therapy for treatment of vitiligo (HI-Light Vitiligo Trial): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

Porous calcium phosphate glass microspheres for orthobiologic applications (2018)
Journal Article
Hossain, K. M. Z., Patel, U., Kennedy, A. R., Macri-Pellizzeri, L., Sottile, V., Grant, D. M., …Ahmed, I. (2018). Porous calcium phosphate glass microspheres for orthobiologic applications. Acta Biomaterialia, 72, 396-406. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actbio.2018.03.040

© 2018 Orthobiologics is a rapidly advancing field utilising cell-based therapies and biomaterials to enable the body to repair and regenerate musculoskeletal tissues. This paper reports on a cost-effective flame spheroidisation process for producti... Read More about Porous calcium phosphate glass microspheres for orthobiologic applications.

Interpretation of DAS28 and its components in the assessment of inflammatory and non-inflammatory aspects of rheumatoid arthritis (2018)
Journal Article
McWilliams, D. F., Kiely, P. D., Young, A., Joharatnam, N., Wilson, D., & Walsh, D. A. (in press). Interpretation of DAS28 and its components in the assessment of inflammatory and non-inflammatory aspects of rheumatoid arthritis. BMC Rheumatology, 2(8), https://doi.org/10.1186/s41927-018-0016-9

Background: DAS28 is interpreted as the inflammatory disease activity of RA. Non-inflammatory pain mechanisms can confound assessment. We aimed to examine the use of DAS28 components or DAS28-derived measures that have been published as indices of no... Read More about Interpretation of DAS28 and its components in the assessment of inflammatory and non-inflammatory aspects of rheumatoid arthritis.