Spine Growth
By Dr. Ron El-Hawary | Posted to this site on: Jun 4, 2017
Research Publications
Scoliosis
By Dr. Ron El-Hawary | Posted to this site on: Jun 4, 2017
Early Onset Scoliosis
By Dr. Ron El-Hawary | Posted to this site on: Jun 4, 2017
EOS Time for Consensus Spine Deformity March 2015 – Akbarnia El-Hawary
Children’s Spine Foundation Annual Report 2016
By Dr. Ron El-Hawary | Posted to this site on: Jun 4, 2017
Dr. Michael Dunbar named as research chair
By Marc Butler and Dr. Michael Dunbar | Posted to this site on: Sep 17, 2015
Dr. Michael Dunbar named as research chair
Yesterday among donors, partners, colleagues and friends, Dr. Michael Dunbar was named the inaugural QEII Foundation Endowed Chair in Arthroplasty Outcomes.
Orthopaedic surgeon at the QEII Health Sciences Centre and a professor at Dalhousie University in the Departments of Surgery, Biomedical Engineering, and Community Health and Epidemiology, Dr. Dunbar’s research will focus on improving delivery of care and outcomes for arthroplasty patients, giving them timely access to care and better quality of life. Arthroplasty is a surgical procedure to restore the integrity and function of a joint.
Each year, over 6,600 Atlantic Canadians receive orthopaedic surgery – 1,200 of those receive hip and knee replacement surgery. Nova Scotia has significant challenges associated with the delivery of arthroplasty care, including long wait times for surgery and even more concerning, a higher failure rate than the national average.
“The power of this chair position is how it intersects with many disciplines and the ability to look for patterns,” explains Dr. Dunbar. “Atlantic Canada is chronically behind in arthroplasty outcomes and we need to know why. As chair, I can align with national and international efforts and research data to improve arthroplasty care and bring that learning here to the QEII.” The QEII Foundation Endowed Chair in Arthroplasty Outcomes is a $2.8-million investment and was made possible through generous QEII Foundation donors, and funding partners BMO Financial Group and the QEII Health Sciences Centre Division of Orthopaedic Surgery.
Full Story – http://qe2foundation.ca/file/stay-connected/Arthroplasty-Chair-Media-Release.pdf
Dr. Dunbar’s Presentation – Satisfaction after Knee Surgery
By Dr. Michael Dunbar | Posted to this site on: Jun 19, 2013
Video presentation at the Current Concepts of Joint Replacement (ccjr.com), by Dr. Dunbar.
Title: “I can’t get no satisfaction” after my TKA: Rhymes and Reasons
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Postoperative improvement in health-related quality of life
By Dr. Bill Oxner and dal-admin | Posted to this site on: Jan 10, 2013
Rampersaud YR, Wai EK, Fisher CG, Yee AJ, Dvorak MF, Finkelstein JA, Gandhi R, Abraham EP, Lewis SJ, Alexander DI, Oxner WM, Davey JR, Mahomed N. Postoperative improvement in health-related quality of life: a national comparison of surgical treatment for focal (one- to two-level) lumbar pinal stenosis compared with total joint arthroplasty for osteoarthritis. The Spine Journal. 2011. Nov. 11(11):1033-41.
