Browsing Research publications by Author "Stott, D."
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An 8 to 10 year review of the rotaglide total knee replacement
Horwitz, M.D.; Awan, S.; Chatoo, M.B.; Stott, D.; Powles, D.P. (2009)Mobile-bearing knee arthroplasty (MBKA) is an alternative to fixed-bearing knee arthroplasty. This was a retrospective study of the Rotaglide Total Knee System. We present the results of the monitoring of 77 patients (85 ... -
Change in the moving bodymind : quantitative results from a pilot study on the use of the bodymind approach (BMA) to psychotherapeutic group work with patients with medically unexplained symptoms (MUSs)
Payne, Helen; Stott, D. (2010)This paper reports quantitative results from a pilot study in primary care (PC) undertaken from 2004-2007. The intervention programme, derived from movement psychotherapy was termed 'Learning groups: the bodymind approach,' ... -
CT response assessment combining reduction in both size and arterial phase density correlates with time to progression in metastatic renal cancer patients treated with targeted therapies
Nathan, P.D.; Vinayan, A.; Stott, D.; Juttla, J.; Goh, V. (2010)Background: Response assessment is critical in evaluating effectiveness of anticancer treatment. Tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) in renal cell carcinoma (RCC) are associated with significant clinical benefit but may not ... -
Haemostatic changes in the puerperium '6 weeks postpartum' (HIP Study) — implication for maternal thromboembolism
Saha, P.; Stott, D.; Atalla, R. (2009)Objective : We aim to measure the thrombotic changes during the postnatal period up to 6 weeks after delivery and assess the extent of the risk period. Design : Prospective observational study. Setting : Queen Elizabeth ... -
Impaired endogenous thrombolysis in acute coronary syndrome patients predicts cardiovascular death and nonfatal myocardial infarction
Saraf, S.; Christopoulos, C.; Salha, I.B.; Stott, D.; Gorog, Diana (2010)Objectives: Our objective was to assess endogenous thrombolytic activity in acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients and relate this to their likelihood of future adverse cardiovascular events. Background: Spontaneous lysis ... -
Inter-rater and intra-rater reliability when measuring interphalangeal joints: comparison between three hand-held goniometers
Burr, N.; Pratt, A.L.; Stott, D. (2003)Objective: To establish the inter-rater and intra-rater reliability of measurement using a hand-held goniometer within a team of therapists and to discover if this reliability differs when measuring the proximal and distal ... -
Monitoring patients on methotrexate : hepatic fibrosis not seen in patients with normal serum assays of aminoterminal peptide of type III procollage
Maurice, P.D.L.; Maddox, A.J.; Green, C.A.; Tatnall, F.; Schofield, J.; Stott, D. (2005)Background: The aminoterminal peptide of type III procollagen (PIIINP) is formed during the synthesis of type III collagen and can be measured in the serum. It has been used as a marker for hepatic fibrosis in patients on ... -
A morphometric study of the human ear
Alexander, K.S.; Stott, D.; Sivakumar, B.; Kang, N. (2010)Aims: We examined variations in the shape of the human ear according to age, sex and ethnic group with particular attention to ear prominence. Methods: 420 volunteers were recruited. Measurements included; head height and ... -
Obesity in mammaplasty : a study of complications following breast reduction
Shah, R.; Al-Ajam, Y.; Stott, D.; Kang, N. (2010)Background : Access to effective surgical treatments such as breast reduction is often restricted on the grounds of patient obesity. However, there is a lack of unambiguous data on the surgical risks of obesity in patients ... -
A prospective study of patients with chronic back pain randomised to group exercise, physiotherapy or osteopathy
Chown, M.; Whittamore, L.; Rush, M.; Allan, S.; Stott, D.; Archer, M. (2008)Objective: To investigate the difference in outcome between patients treated with group exercise, physiotherapy or osteopathy. Design: Prospective study of patients referred at random to one of three treatments, with ...