Publications by authors named "Shaun Kai Kiat Chua"
Background: Beyond knee pain itself, the fear of movement, also known as kinesiophobia, recently has been proposed as a potential factor contributing to disability and functional limitation in patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA). Nevertheless, the available evidence on the association of kinesiophobia with patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) in knee OA remains limited.
Questions/purposes: Among patients with nonoperatively treated knee OA, we asked: (1) Is kinesiophobia associated with decreased quality of life (QoL), functional outcomes, and physical activity? (2) What are the patient disease and psychosocial demographic factors associated with kinesiophobia?
Methods: This was a multicenter, cross-sectional study of 406 general orthopaedic patients from two urban, referral-based tertiary hospitals in Singapore under a single healthcare group who received nonoperative treatment for knee OA.
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- The study examines the effectiveness of a new synthetic bone graft made of PCL-TCP compared to allogeneic bone grafts in patients who undergo medial opening wedge high tibial osteotomy (MOWHTO).
- Results show that the PCL-TCP group had significantly better bone union outcomes at various post-op intervals (1, 3, 6, and 12 months) compared to the allograft group.
- Both groups experienced similar complication rates, indicating that the synthetic graft is a viable alternative without increasing risk of adverse effects.
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- Proximal humerus fractures (PHFs) are common, especially in older adults, and while most are treated nonoperatively, traditional biomedical factors have not effectively predicted recovery outcomes.
- Recent studies emphasize the importance of psychological factors in recovery, yet the impact of social factors remains underexplored and warrants further investigation.
- Among 171 patients with nonoperatively treated PHFs, findings showed lower recovery capability at six months and one year linked to unemployment and the presence of domestic workers, suggesting these social factors influence patient-reported outcomes.
Purpose: To evaluate the clinical outcomes of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) with meniscal allograft transplantation (MAT) through a systematic review of current available evidence.
Methods: A systematic database search of PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, and CINAHL was performed from inception up to December 7, 2021, in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses. Follow-up studies (inception cohort studies/nonrandomized controlled trials/retrospective cohort studies) and case series that had more than 10 people published in English and involved patients who underwent a combination of ACLR and MAT were included.
There have been increasing reports of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), a rare but debilitating neurological disease, occurring post-COVID-19 vaccination. However, the outcomes and relationships between patient demographics and clinical outcomes of post-COVID-19 vaccination GBS remain unclear. To bridge this gap, our study investigates the outcomes and clinical factors associated with poorer GBS outcomes following COVID-19 vaccination.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The relationship between Parkinson's disease (PD) and coronary artery disease (CAD) is unclear.
Objective: This study aims to investigate whether PD and CAD are associated through systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies.
Methods: Electronic database search of PubMed, EMBASE, and Web of Science for observational studies published from 1 January 2010 to 1 August 2021 was conducted using terms related to PD and CAD.