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Challenges to wellbeing amongst clinical academic health professionals (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Jennings, A., Galpin, K., Smith, L., Jarvis, C., & Bellaouaied, M. (2023, November). Challenges to wellbeing amongst clinical academic health professionals. Paper presented at Developing and Celebrating a Research Skilled Workforce Conference 2023, University of Plymouth

Background: The Covid-19 pandemic exacerbated the toll on the NHS of a decade of austerity and increasing demand from an aging population with talk of giving attention to staff wellbeing. In the literature, employee wellbeing is clearly recognized... Read More about Challenges to wellbeing amongst clinical academic health professionals.

Patients self-present for revision arthroplasty: Results from the UK SAFE study (2020)
Presentation / Conference
Smith, L., Czoski-Murray, C., Kingsbury, S., Shuweildi, F., West, R., Conaghan, P., & Stone, M. (2020, September). Patients self-present for revision arthroplasty: Results from the UK SAFE study. Poster presented at British Orthopaedic Association Virtual Congress 2020, Online

Background A group of patients with hip or knee joint replacements was studied to assess whether they might self-present for revision surgery if they were not under long term follow-up. In an observational cohort study of patients undergoing revisi... Read More about Patients self-present for revision arthroplasty: Results from the UK SAFE study.

Evidence-based follow-up recommendations following primary hip and knee replacement (UK SAFE) (2020)
Presentation / Conference
Smith, L., Stone, M., Kingsbury, S., Czoski-Murray, C., Judge, A., Pinedo-Villanueva, R., …Conaghan, P. (2020, September). Evidence-based follow-up recommendations following primary hip and knee replacement (UK SAFE). Paper presented at British Orthopaedic Association Virtual Congress 2020, Online

Background: Follow-up of arthroplasty varies widely across the UK. The aim of this NIHR-funded study was to employ a mixed-methods approach to examine the requirements for arthroplasty follow-up and produce evidence-based and consensus-based recomme... Read More about Evidence-based follow-up recommendations following primary hip and knee replacement (UK SAFE).

Assessment of the tibial tuberosity-trochlear groove distance in trochlear dysplasia- a new radiographic method (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Keehan, R., Gill, A., Smith, L. K., Ahmad, R., & Eldridge, J. (2017, September). Assessment of the tibial tuberosity-trochlear groove distance in trochlear dysplasia- a new radiographic method. Poster presented at BOA Annual Congress 2017, Liverpool, England

The tibial tuberosity - trochlea groove distance (TT-TG) is an important radiological measurement in the assessment of patellofemoral instability, and the planning of its surgical treatment. This poster describes the testing of a new method of radio... Read More about Assessment of the tibial tuberosity-trochlear groove distance in trochlear dysplasia- a new radiographic method.

Towards UK poSt Arthroplasty Follow-up rEcommendations: UK SAFE (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Czoski Murray, C., Kingsbury, S., Smith, L. K., Wright, J., Stone, M., & Conaghan, P. (2017, July). Towards UK poSt Arthroplasty Follow-up rEcommendations: UK SAFE. Poster presented at Health Services Research UK (HSRUK) Symposium 2017, Nottingham Conference Centre

In the current economic climate there is increasing pressure to identify cost-saving measures across the NHS. Our recent work suggests that many centres are curtailing primary hip and knee arthroplasty follow-up services to deal with the growing pres... Read More about Towards UK poSt Arthroplasty Follow-up rEcommendations: UK SAFE.

Hip replacement: You've had a hip replacement? Great… but do you ever need an MOT? (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Smith, L. K. (2015, May). Hip replacement: You've had a hip replacement? Great… but do you ever need an MOT?. Poster presented at North Bristol Trust Science Quarter Launch, Research & Development Building, Southmead Hospital, Bristol

Traditional orthopaedic care would have provided many of the patients with a hip replacement the opportunity for some follow up beyond six months after their operation. The current economic challenge within healthcare, together with the number of hi... Read More about Hip replacement: You've had a hip replacement? Great… but do you ever need an MOT?.

Cementless acetabular cups in total hip arthroplasty: A comparison of two generations at mid-term review (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Pulido, P., Carlino, W., Smith, L. K., & Spencer, R. (2015, March). Cementless acetabular cups in total hip arthroplasty: A comparison of two generations at mid-term review. Poster presented at Annual Conference of the British Hip Society 2015, London, UK

Introduction Early versions of cementless acetabular cups in total hip arthroplasty (THA) led to peri-acetabular osteolysis from back-side wear of the polyethylene liner. This unforeseen problem contradicted benefits of using cementless components... Read More about Cementless acetabular cups in total hip arthroplasty: A comparison of two generations at mid-term review.

Management of wound infection following total joint replacement (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Pulido, P., Smith, L. K., Honeyman, C., & Langkamer, V. (2014, November). Management of wound infection following total joint replacement. Paper presented at South West Orthopaedic Club conference, Bristol 2014, Bristol, UK

Presence of superficial wound infection following total joint replacement (TJR) increases risk of deep prosthetic infection and revision surgery. Early identification and management are advocated. We conducted an audit to identify the number of suspe... Read More about Management of wound infection following total joint replacement.

A pilot study of the association between tobacco use and mid-term outcomes following total hip replacement (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Cook, W., & Smith, L. K. (2014, February). A pilot study of the association between tobacco use and mid-term outcomes following total hip replacement. Poster presented at Annual Conference of the British Hip Society 2014, Exeter

Introduction: Smoking is an important and modifiable risk factor in many disease processes. The detrimental effects of smoking are numerous and well documented with smokers being at increased risk of respiratory disease, cardiovascular disease and ma... Read More about A pilot study of the association between tobacco use and mid-term outcomes following total hip replacement.