Flinders Medical Centre

Substantial improvement in short-term survivorship in patients receiving robotic arm-assisted medial unicompartmental knee arthroplasty

Aims Robotic arm-assisted unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (R-UKA) has been shown to improve alignment and accuracy of component placement compared with conventional unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (C-UKA). Despite this, there is conflicting evidence for whether this has an...

The pathway to gender affirming surgical care in Australia: A qualitative and experiential analysis

Background Access to gender affirming surgical care is shaped by complex structural, interpersonal, and psychosocial factors, but less is known about how these barriers interact with and influence the care pathway in the Australian healthcare context.Aim To explore the lived expe...

Assessment and management of torsional malalignment in paediatric patients with patellofemoral joint instability

Purpose Torsional malalignment is an important but frequently underrecognized contributor to patellofemoral instability (PFI) in children and adolescents. This review aimed to provide a clinically focused overview of the development, assessment, imaging evaluation, and contempora...

Advances in Cubosome-Based Transdermal Delivery: Structural Design, Manufacturing, and Engineering Strategies

Abstract Cubosomes are third-generation lipidic nanocarriers characterized by bicontinuous cubic liquid-crystalline nanostructures and exceptionally high internal surface areas. These architectures enable the encapsulation of hydrophilic, hydrophobic, and amphiphilic compounds wh...

Survival among patients with systemic sclerosis‐associated pulmonary arterial hypertension in the Australian scleroderma cohort study

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Systemic sclerosis (scleroderma; SSc) patients can develop pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), which is a leading cause of death. We sought to evaluate severity, therapeutic strategy and survival of SSc-PAH in the Australian Scleroderma Cohort Study (ASCS)...

Long-term patient-reported knee-related outcomes and quality of life of patients with tibial plateau fractures: A mixed-methods study

Abstract Purposes This study aims to 1) provide a comprehensive assessment of the long-term functional outcomes in patients who sustained a tibial plateau fracture by combining patient-reported outcomes and a qualitative analysis of their healthcare experiences and 2) compare the...

P1.210. Improving Quality of Life in Resectable Oesophageal Cancer Patients Through Perioperative Allied Health Interventions: A Systematic Review

Abstract Topic Esophageal Cancer: Surgical Treatment of Esophageal Cancer – early outcomes and complications Background In patients with resectable disease, the 5-year survival is higher, with a rate of 44-52% for those who have undergone an esophagectomy, however there is an ove...

P1.208. Long-Term Health Related Quality of Life Following Curative Treatment for Esophageal Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Abstract Topic Esophageal Cancer: Surgical Treatment of Esophageal Cancer – long term outcomes Background Treatment for esophageal cancer has a significant impact on health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Advances in treatment have resulted in improved survival rates, and the ne...

P1.169. Magnetic and ICG High Risk Lymph Node Mapping in Upper GI Cancer: A Safety, Feasibility and Diagnostic Performance Clinical Study

Abstract Topic Esophageal Cancer: Surgical Treatment of Esophageal Cancer Background Accurate localisation of high-risk lymph node (HRLN) stations in upper gastrointestinal cancer could enable tailored resection and focused ultra-staging while avoiding unnecessary lymphadenectomy...

P1.209. Long-Term Survival Outcomes After Esophagectomy for Cancer in Australia

Abstract Topic Esophageal Cancer: Surgical Treatment of Esophageal Cancer – long term outcomes Background Five-year overall survival following esophagectomy for esophageal cancer is infrequently reported at a national level. This study investigated the influence of hospital annua...

Issues in the clinical assessment and management of people living with motor neurone disease (MND): a survey of Australian healthcare professionals

Objective: To inform the development of the Australian MND Guideline, this study aimed to identify challenges Australian healthcare professionals (HCPs) face in the clinical assessment and management of people living with MND (plwMND) including where practice varies from evidence...

Neurocognitive outcomes after treatment of unruptured anterior communicating artery aneurysms – a systematic review

Cognitive changes after treatment of ruptured anterior communicating artery (AComA) aneurysms have been recognized for decades. Whether such deficits occur after elective treatment of unruptured aneurysms remains uncertain. A systematic search in MEDLINE (via PubMed and via Ovid)...