Fields of Research

Rheumatology and arthritis
Epidemiology
Preventative health care
Geriatrics and gerontology
Pain
Endocrinology
Physiotherapy
Pharmaceutical sciences
Primary health care
Medical genetics (excl. cancer genetics)
Clinical sciences
Traditional, complementary and integrative medicine
Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics
Paediatrics
Health services and systems
Aged health care
Orthopaedics
Radiology and organ imaging
Cardiology (incl. cardiovascular diseases)
Nutritional science
Clinical nutrition
Peripheral nervous system
Exercise physiology
Allergy
Public health nutrition
Occupational and workplace health and safety
Nutrition and dietetics
Ophthalmology
Nephrology and urology
Basic pharmacology
Sports medicine
Dermatology
Behavioural epidemiology
Nutritional epidemiology
Autonomic nervous system
Multimorbidity
Health economics
Zoology
Injury prevention
Autoimmunity
Applied statistics
Motor control
Medical biotechnology diagnostics (incl. biosensors)
Health promotion
Medical biochemistry - lipids
Medical microbiology
Medical biotechnology
Clinical chemistry (incl. diagnostics)
Sports science and exercise
Central nervous system
Health counselling
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander medicine and treatments
Health informatics and information systems
Oncology and carcinogenesis
Reproductive medicine
Cellular immunology
Medical ethics
Mental health services
Health and community services
Neonatology
Obstetrics and gynaecology
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander public health and wellbeing

Research Objectives

Clinical health
Other health
Health related to ageing
Diagnosis of human diseases and conditions
Treatment of human diseases and conditions
Preventive medicine
Neonatal and child health
Evaluation of health outcomes
Human pain management
Determinants of health
Prevention of human diseases and conditions
Nutrition
Efficacy of medications
Women's and maternal health
Injury prevention and control
Behaviour and health
Occupational health
Disease distribution and transmission (incl. surveillance and response)
Allied health therapies (excl. mental health services)
Health education and promotion
Primary care
Overweight and obesity
Health status (incl. wellbeing)
Disability and functional capacity
Community health care
Evaluation of health and support services
Expanding knowledge in the health sciences
Mental health
Health policy evaluation
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health system performance

Career Best Publications

Associations between maternal peak bone mass and bone mass in prepubertal male and female children; Journal of Bone and Mineral Research
Genetic mechanisms of knee osteoarthritis: a population based case-control study; Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
Television, Computer, and Video Viewing; Physical Activity; and Upper Limb Fracture Risk in Children: A Population-Based Case Control Study; Journal of Bone and Mineral Research
The Association between Bone Mineral Density, Metacarpal Morphometry, and Upper Limb Fractures in Children: A Population-Based Case-Control Study; The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
The Genetic Contribution to Muscle Strength, Knee Pain, Cartilage Volume, Bone Size, and Radiographic Osteoarthritis; Arthritis and Rheumatism

Research Publications

2011 Young Investigator Award winner: Increased fat mass is associated with high levels of low back pain intensity and disability; Spine (Philadelphia, 1976)
PTPN22 R620W minor allele is a genetic risk factor for giant cell arteritis; RMD Open
WNT16 influences bone mineral density, cortical bone thickness, bone strength, and osteoporotic fracture risk; PLoS Genetics
A comparison of the effects of thiazide diuretics and angiotensin coverting enzyme inhibitors on fracture risk - a randomised controlled trial; PHC ASM
A cross sectional study of the association between Heberden's nodes, radiographic osteoarthritis of the hands, grip strength, disability and pain; Osteoarthritis and Cartilage
A Cross Sectional Study of the Association Between Sex, Smoking, and other Lifestyle Factors and Osteoarthritis of the Hand; Journal of Rheumatology
A cross-sectional study of smoking and bone mineral density in premenopausal parous women: Effect of body mass index, breastfeeding and sports participation; Journal of Bone and Mineral Research
A family history of knee joint replacement increases the progression of knee radiographic osteoarthritis and medial tibial cartilage volume loss over 10 years; Osteoarthritis and Cartilage
A longitudinal study of the association between dietary factors, serum lipids, and bone marrow lesions of the knee; Arthritis Research & Therapy
A longitudinal study of the association between infrapatellar fat pad maximal area and changes in knee symptoms and structure in older adults; ARD Online
A longitudinal study of the association between knee alignment and change in cartilage volume and chondral defects in a largely non-osteoarthritic population; Journal of Rheumatology
A longitudinal study of the effect of sex and age on rate of change in knee cartilage volume in adults; Rheumatology
A longitudinal study of the effect of spinal degenerative disease on bone density in the elderly; Journal of Rheumatology
A meta-analysis of sex differences in osteoarthritis prevalence; International Journal of Sex Differences in Health, Disease and Aging
A Meta-analysis of Sex Differences in Osteoarthritis: 1. Prevalence; XX vs. XY
A meta-analysis of sex differences prevalence, incidence and severity of osteoarthritis; Osteoarthritis and Cartilage
A mother-based intervention trial for osteoporosis prevention in children; Preventive Medicine
A pilot randomized controlled trial evaluating outdoor community walking for knee osteoarthritis: walk; Clinical rheumatology
A pilot study of the reproducibility and validity of measuring knee subchondral bone density in the tibia; Osteoarthritis and Cartilage
A Population-Based Study of Fracture Incidence in Southern Tasmania: Lifetime Fracture Risk and Evidence for Geographic Variations within the Same Country; Osteoporosis International
A population-based study of the association between hip bone marrow lesions, high cartilage signal, and hip and knee pain; Clinical Rheumatology
A population-based study of the relationship between salt intake, bone resorption and bone mass; European Journal of Clinical Nutrition
A prospective cohort study on cam morphology and its role in progression of osteoarthritis; International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases
A prospective study of the associations between 25-hydroxy-vitamin D, sarcopenia progression and physical activity in older adults; Clinical Endocrinology
A prospective study of the impact of musculoskeletal pain and radiographic osteoarthritis on health related quality of life in community dwelling older people; BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
A prospective study of urinary electrolytes and bone turnover in adolescent males; Clinical Nutrition
A protocol for a multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial to compare the effect of annual infusions of zoledronic acid to placebo on knee structural change and knee pain over 24 months in knee osteoarthritis patients - ZAP2; BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
A Randomised Controlled Trial of YOGa and Strengthening Exercise for Knee OsteoArthritis: Protocol for a Comparative Effectiveness Trial (YOGA Trial); Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology
A randomised double-blind placebo-controlled crossover trial of HUMira (adalimumab) for erosive hand OsteoaRthritis - the HUMOR trial; Osteoarthritis and Cartilage
A randomized controlled trial of phytoestrogen supplementation, growth and bone turnover in adolescent males; European Journal of Clinical Nutrition
A randomized single blind crossover trial comparing leather and commercial wrist splints for treating chronic wrist pain in adults; BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
A retrospective review of the persistence on bDMARDs prescribed for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis in the Australian population; International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases
Accelerometer-determined physical activity, muscle mass, and leg strength in community-dwelling older adults; Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle
Activation of the phosphatidylcholine to lysophosphatidylcholine pathway is associated with osteoarthritis knee cartilage volume loss over time; Scientific Reports
Advances in rheumatoid arthritis; Medical Journal of Australia
Allelic variation in the vitamin D receptor, lifestyle factors and lumbar spinal degenerative disease; Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
Ambulatory activity interacts with common risk factors for osteoarthritis to modify increases in MRI-detected osteophytes; Osteoarthritis and Cartilage
Ambulatory Activity, Body Composition, and Lower-Limb Muscle Strength in Older Adults; Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise
Ambulatory activity, nutrient intake and statin use as determinants of sarcopenia in community-dwelling older adults; International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics World Congress
Anti-interleukin-6 receptor antibody treatment in inflammatory autoimmune diseases
Are physiological attributes of jockeys predictors of falls? A pilot study; BMJ Open
Are the metabolic benefits of resistance training in type 2 diabetes linked to improvements in adipose tissue microvascular blood flow?; American Journal of Physiology: Endocrinology and Metabolism
Arthritis Forum Held
Aspirin is associated with reduced cartilage loss in knee osteoarthritis: Data from a cohort study; Maturitas
Association between GDF5 rs143383 polymorphism and knee osteoarthritis: an updated meta-analysis based on 23,995 subjects; BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Association between age and knee structural change: a cross sectional MRI based study; Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
Association between childhood overweight measures and adulthood knee pain, stiffness and dysfunction: a 25-year cohort study; ARD Online
Association between diet quality in adolescence and adulthood and knee symptoms in adulthood: a 25-year cohort study; The British Journal of Nutrition
Association between hip and knee cartilage measured using radiographs and magnetic resonance imaging: the Tasmanian Older Adult Cohort Study; Rheumatology
Association between increased signal intensity at the proximal patellar tendon and patellofemoral geometry in community-based asymptomatic middle-aged adults: a cross-sectional study; BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Association between knee symptoms, change in knee symptoms over 6-9 years, and SF-6D health state utility among middle-aged Australians; Quality of Life Research
Association between knee symptoms, change in knee symptoms over 6–9 years, and SF-6D health state utility among middle-aged Australians
Association between leptin, body composition, sex and knee cartilage morphology in older adults: the Tasmanian Older Adult Cohort (TASOAC) study; Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
Association between meniscal tears and the peak external knee adduction moment and foot rotation during level walking in postmenopausal women without knee osteoarthritis: a cross-sectional study; Arthritis Research & Therapy
Association between metabolic syndrome and knee structural change on MRI; Rheumatology
Association between metabolic syndrome and trajectories of knee pain: a 10.7 year follow-up study
Association between MRI-detected knee joint regional effusion-synovitis and structural changes in older adults: a cohort study; Annals of The Rheumatic Diseases: The Eular Journal
Association between MRI-detected osteophytes and changes in knee structures and pain in older adults: a cohort study; Osteoarthritis and Cartilage
Association between musculoskeletal pain at multiple sites and objectively measured physical activity and work capacity: Results from UK Biobank study; Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport
Association Between Pain at Sites Outside the Knee and Knee Cartilage Volume Loss in Elderly People Without Knee Osteoarthritis: A Prospective Study; Arthritis Care & Research
Association between popliteal artery wall thickness and structural progression in patients with symptomatic knee osteoarthritis; Rheumatology
Association between quantitatively measured infrapatellar fat pad high signal intensity alteration and MRI-assessed progression of knee osteoarthritis; Arthritis Care & Research
Association between radiographic hand osteoarthritis and bone microarchitecture in a population-based sample; Arthritis Research and Therapy
Association between serum levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D and osteoarthritis: a systematic review; Rheumatology: The Interdisciplinary Concept
Association between urinary potassium, urinary sodium, current diet, and bone density in prepubertal children; American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Association of adiposity measures in childhood and adulthood with knee cartilage thickness, volume and bone area in young adults; International Journal of Obesity
Association of age, sex and BMI with the rate of change in tibial cartilage volume: a 10.7-year longitudinal cohort study; Arthritis Research and Therapy
Association of baseline knee bone size, cartilage volume, and body mass index with knee cartilage loss over time: a longitudinal study in younger or middle-aged adults; Journal of Rheumatology
Association of body composition and hormonal and inflammatory factors with tibial cartilage volume and sex difference in cartilage volume in young adults; Arthritis Care & Research
Association of body composition, physical activity and physical performance with knee cartilage thickness and bone area in young adults; Rheumatology
Association of cartilage defects are associated with loss of knee cartilage in healthy, middle-age adults: prospective study; Arthritis & Rheumatism
Association of childhood adiposity measures with adulthood knee cartilage defects and bone marrow lesions: a 25-year cohort study; Osteoarthritis and Cartilage
Association of glucose homeostasis and metabolic syndrome with knee cartilage defects and cartilage volume in young adults; Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism
Association of pain phenotypes with risk of falls and incident fractures; Biomedicines
Association of patellar bone marrow lesions with knee pain, patellar cartilage defect and patellar cartilage volume loss in older adults: a cohort study; Osteoarthritis and Cartilage
Association of physical activity and physical performance with tibial cartilage volume and bone area in young adults; Arthritis Research & Therapy
Association of prevalent and incident knee cartilage defects with loss of tibial and patellar cartilage; Arthritis and Rheumatism
Association of weight gain with incident knee pain, stiffness, and functional difficulties: A longitudinal study; Arthritis Care and Research
Associations between body composition, physical activity, and diet and radial bone microarchitecture in older adults: a 10-year population-based study; Archives of Osteoporosis
Associations Between Dietary Nutrient Intake and Muscle Mass and Strength in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: The Tasmanian Older Adult Cohort Study; American Geriatrics Society. Journal
Associations between dietary patterns and osteoporosis-related outcomes in older adults: a longitudinal study; European Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Associations between endogenous sex hormones and MRI structural changes in patients with symptomatic knee osteoarthritis; Osteoarthritis and Cartilage
Associations between fat mass and multi-site pain: A 5-year longitudinal study; Arthritis Care & Research
Associations between knee effusion-synovitis and joint structural changes in patients with knee osteoarthritis; Journal of Rheumatology
Associations between maternal peak bone mass and bone mass in prepubertal male and female children; Journal of Bone and Mineral Research
Associations between MRI-detected early osteophytes and knee structure in older adults: a population-based cohort study; Osteoarthritis and Cartilage
Associations between proximal tibiofibular joint (PTFJ) types and knee osteoarthritic changes in older adults; Osteoarthritis and Cartilage
Associations between serum levels of inflammatory markers and change in knee pain over 5 years in older adults: a prospective cohort study; Annals of The Rheumatic Diseases
Associations between socioeconomic status and obesity, sarcopenia, and sarcopenic obesity in community-dwelling older adults: The Tasmanian Older Adult Cohort Study; Experimental Gerontology
Associations between systemic bone mineral density and early knee cartilage changes in middle-aged adults without clinical knee disease: a prospective cohort study; Arthritis Research and Therapy
Associations of breastfeeding, maternal smoking, and birth weight with bone density and microarchitecture in young adulthood: a 25-year birth-cohort study; Journal of Bone and Mineral Research
Associations of dietary patterns with bone density and fractures in adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis; Australian Journal of General Practice
Associations of dietary patterns with bone mass, muscle strength and balance in a cohort of Australian middle-aged women; British Journal of Nutrition
Associations of low muscle mass and the metabolic syndrome in Caucasian and Asian middle-aged and older adults; Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging
Associations of Sarcopenic Obesity and Dynapenic Obesity with Bone Mineral Density and Incident Fractures Over 5-10 Years in Community-Dwelling Older Adults; Calcified Tissue International
Associations of surgical and nonsurgical weight loss with knee musculature: a cohort study of obese adults; Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases
Asthma, Inhaled Corticosteroid Use, and Bone Mass in Prepubertal Children; Journal of Asthma
Asymptomatic vertebral deformity as a major risk factor for subsequent fractures and mortality: a long-term prospective study; Journal of Bone and Mineral Research
B-cell-targeted therapy for systemic lupus erythematosus: an update
Belimumab Human Genome Sciences/Cambridge Antibody Technology/GlaxoSmithKline
Belimumab Therapy for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Potential Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis; Drug Development Research
Benefit-risk assessment of diacerein in the treatment of osteoarthritis; Drug Safety
Beverage-specific alcohol intake and bone loss in older men and women: a longitudinal study; European Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Birth weight, birth length, and bone density in prepubertal children: Evidence for an association that may be mediated by genetic factors; Calcified Tissue International
Blocking the effects of interleukin-6 in rheumatoid arthritis and other inflammatory rheumatic diseases: systematic literature review and meta-analysis informing a consensus statement; Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
Body fat is associated with increased and lean mass with decreased knee cartilage loss in older adults: a prospective cohort study; International Journal of Obesity
Body fat predicts an increase and limb muscle strength predicts a decrease in leptin in older adults over 2.6 years; Clinical Endocrinology
Bone Assessment in Children: Clinical Relevance and Interpretation; Clinical Reviews in Bone and Mineral Metabolism
Bone density interpretation and relevance in Caucasian children aged 9-17 years of age: insights from a population based fracture study; Journal of Clinical Densitometry
Bone Density Testing: An Under-Utilised and Under-Researched Health Education Tool for Osteoporosis Prevention?
Bone marrow lesions in people with knee osteoarthritis predict progression of disease and joint replacement: a longitudinal study ; Rheumatology
Bone marrow lesions predict site-specific cartilage defect development and volume loss: a prospective study in older adults; Arthritis Research & Therapy
Bone Mass in Prepubertal Children: Gender Differences and the Role of Physical Activity and Sunlight Exposure; Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism
Bone microarchitecture, volumetric or areal bone mineral density for discrimination of vertebral deformity in adults: a cross-sectional study; Journal of Clinical Densitometry
Bone strength study
Boswellia for osteoarthritis (Protocol); Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
Both baseline and change in lower limb muscle strength in younger women are independent predictors of balance in middle age: A 12-Year population-based prospective study; Journal of Bone and Mineral Research
Boys bones stronger than girls
Breast Feeding Study
Breastfeeding in early life and bone mass in prepubertal children: A longitudinal study; Osteoporosis International
Calcaneal bone marrow lesions and plantar fascia imaging biomarkers are associated with chronic plantar heel pain: a case-control study; Arthritis Care & Research
Calcium supplementation for improving bone mineral density in children; Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
Calcium supplementation for improving bone mineral density in children; Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
Calcium supplements in healthy children do not affect weight gain, height, or body composition; Obesity
Can BMD Assessed by DXA at Age 8 Predict Fracture Risk in Boys and Girls During Puberty?: An Eight-Year Prospective Study; Journal of Bone and Mineral Research
Capsaicin for Osteoarthritis Pain; Capsaicin as a Therapeutic Molecule
Cardiovascular risks of calcium supplements in women; BMJ
Change in knee angle influences the rate of medial tibial cartilage volume loss in knee osteoarthritis; Osteoarthritis and Cartilage: Journal of The Osteoarthritis Research Society International
Change in knee structure and change in tibiofemoral joint space width: a five year longitudinal population–based study; BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Characterizing and validating the phenotype of knee pain: a latent class analysis
Childhood physical performance measures predict adulthood knee cartilage volume and bone area: A 25-year cohort study; Arthritis Care & Research
Children playing sport and bone fractures
Chronic plantar heel pain modifies associations of ankle plantarflexor strength and body mass index with calcaneal bone density and microarchitecture; PLoS ONE
Circulating C reactive protein in osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis; ARD Online
Circulating levels of IL-6 and TNF-α are associated with knee radiographic osteoarthritis and knee cartilage loss in older adults; Osteoarthritis and Cartilage
Circulating levels of inflammatory markers predict change in bone mineral density and resorption in older adults: a longitudinal study; Journal of Clinical and Endocrinology
Clinical overview of osteoarthritis (OA) and the challenges faced for future management
Clinical perspective on pain and pain phenotypes in osteoarthritis; Current Rheumatology Reports
Clinical relevance of MRI knee abnormalities in Australian rules football players: a longitudinal study; BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine
Clinical risk factors but not bone density are associated with prevalent fractures in prepubertal children; Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health
Common variants in the region around Osterix are associated with bone mineral density and growth in childhood; Human Molecular Genetics
Compared to a general wellness programme, an 18-month exercise programme for older women improves bone mineral density and fall risk but has similar improvements in predicted coronary heart disease risk; Evidence - Based Nursing: current evidence for nursing
Comparison of conventional standing knee radiographs and magnetic resonance imaging in assessing progression of tibiofemoral joint osteoarthritis; Osteoarthritis and Cartilage
Comparison of radiographic and MRI osteoarthritis definitions and their combination for prediction of tibial cartilage loss, knee symptoms and total knee replacement: a longitudinal study; Osteoarthritis and Cartilage
Comparison of tocilizumab monotherapy versus methotrexate monotherapy in patients with moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis: the AMBITION study ; Annals of The Rheumatic Diseases: The Eular Journal
Consensus statement on blocking the effects of interleukin-6 and in particular by interleukin-6 receptor inhibition in rheumatoid arthritis and other inflammatory conditions; Annals of The Rheumatic Diseases: The Eular Journal
Constitutive melanin density is associated with higher 25-hydroxyvitamin D and potentially total body BMD in older Caucasian adults via increased sun tolerance and exposure; Osteoporosis International
Constitutive melanin density is associated with prevalent and short-term, but not long-term, incident fracture risk in older Caucasian adults; Osteoporosis International
Contribution of the COMT Val158Met variant to symptomatic knee osteoarthritis; Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases: The Euler Journal
Correlates of Hip Cartilage Defects: A Cross-sectional Study in Older Adults; Journal of Rheumatology
Correlates of knee bone marrow lesions in younger adults; Arthritis Research & Therapy
Correlates of knee pain in older adults: Tasmanian Older Adult Cohort Study; Arthritis and Rheumatism
Correlates of knee pain in younger subjects; Clinical Rheumatology
Correlates of Subchondral BMD: A Cross-Sectional Study; Journal of Bone and Mineral Research
Correlation between changes in global knee structures assessed on Magnetic Resonance Imaging and radiographic osteoarthritis changes over 10 years in a mid-life cohort; Arthritis Care & Research
Correlations between radiographic assessments and MRI features of knee osteoarthritis - a cross-sectional study; Osteoarthritis and Cartilage
Corticosteroid osteoperosis; British Journal of Rheumatology
Cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between circulating leptin and knee cartilage thickness in older adults; Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases: The Euler Journal
Cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between knee joint effusion synovitis and knee pain in older adults; Journal of Rheumatology
Cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between serum inflammatory cytokines and knee bone marrow lesions in patients with knee osteoarthritis; Osteoarthritis and Cartilage
Cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between serum levels of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, knee bone marrow lesions, and knee pain in patients with knee osteoarthritis; Arthritis Care & Research
Cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between systemic, subchondral bone mineral density and knee cartilage thickness in older adults with or without radiographic osteoarthritis; Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases: The Euler Journal
Cross-sectional and temporal differences in health-related quality of life of people with and without osteoarthritis: a 10-year prospective study; Rheumatology
Cross-sectional associations between leg strength, body composition and pedometer-determined ambulatory activity in older adults; Australian Association for Exercise and Sports Science 2008 National Conference. Science and Nutrition in Exercise and Sport. From Research to Practice
Cut-points for associations between vitamin D status and multiple musculoskeletal outcomes in middle-aged women; Osteoporosis International
Database research in Australia: time to dredge up some action; Internal Medicine Journal
Declining incidence of osteoporotic hip fracture in Australia; Archives of Osteoporosis
Definition of osteoarthritis on MRI: results of a Delphi exercise; Osteoarthritis and Cartilage: Journal of The Osteoarthritis Research Society International
Delay in estrogen commencement is associated with lower bone mineral density in Turner syndrome; Climacteric
Depression in patients with knee osteoarthritis: risk factors and associations with joint symptoms; BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Determinants of skeletal age deviation in a cross-sectional study; Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism
Differentiating knee pain phenotypes in older adults: a prospective cohort study; Rheumatology
Direct Clinical and Welfare Costs of Osteoporotic Fractures in Elderly Men and Women; Osteoporosis International
Disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs and non-melanoma skin cancer in inflammatory arthritis patients: a retrospective cohort study; Rheumatology
Distal radius bone microarchitecture: what are the differences between age 25 and old age?; Archives of Osteoporosis
Do early life factors affect the development of knee osteoarthritis in later life: a narrative review; Arthritis Research & Therapy
Do knee pain phenotypes have different risks of total knee replacement?; Journal of Clinical Medicine
Do NSAIDs Affect Longitudinal Changes in Knee Cartilage Volume and Knee Cartilage Defects in Older Adults?; The American Journal of Medicine
Do older adults with low muscle mass or strength, in the presence of obesity, have an increased risk of joint replacement over 13 Years?; Calcified Tissue International
Does cartilage volume measurement or radiographic osteoarthritis at baseline independently predict ten-year cartilage volume loss?; BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Does statin use have a disease modifying effect in symptomatic knee osteoarthritis? Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial; Trials
Does weight in the offspring of people with a total knee replacement for severe primary knee osteoarthritis have a more detrimental effect on knee cartilage and pain? A 10-year prospective study
Dual energy X-ray absorptiometry
Early Life Nutrition and Bone Development in Children; Nestle Nutrition Institute Workshop Series
Early radiographic osteoarthritis is associated with substantial changes in cartilage volume and tibial bone surface area in both males and females; Osteoarthritis and Cartilage
Education, occupation and operational measures of sarcopenia: six years of Australian data; Australasian Journal on Ageing
Effect of atorvastatin on knee cartilage volume in patients with symptomatic knee osteoarthritis: results from a randomized placebo-controlled trial; Arthritis and Rheumatology
Effect of atorvastatin on skeletal muscles of patients with knee osteoarthritis: Post-hoc analysis of a randomised controlled trial; Frontiers in Medicine
Effect of biologic therapy on radiological progression in rheumatoid arthritis: what does it add to methotrexate?; Biologics
Effect of intravenous zoledronic acid on tibiofemoral cartilage volume among patients with knee osteoarthritis with bone marrow lesions: a randomized clinical trial; JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association
Effect of physical activity on cartilage development in healthy kids; British Journal of Sports Medicine
Effect of spinal degenerative disease on longitudinal measurements of bone density; Perth International Bone Meeting
Effect of vitamin D supplementation on aortic stiffness and arterial hemodynamics in people with osteoarthritis and vitamin D deficiency; Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Effect of vitamin D supplementation on depressive symptoms in patients with knee osteoarthritis; Journal of The American Medical Directors Association
Effect of vitamin D supplementation on tibial cartilage volume and knee pain among patients with symptomatic knee osteoarthritis: a randomized clinical trial; Journal of The American Medical Association
Effect of Zoledronic Acid and Denosumab in patients with low back pain and modic change: A proof-of-principle trial; Journal of Bone and Mineral Research
Effect of zoledronic acid with or without methylprednisolone on 3D bone area and bone shape in patients with symptomatic knee osteoarthritis: A post-hoc analysis of the ZAP2 trial; Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism
Effectiveness of Curcuma longa extract for the treatment of symptoms and effusion-synovitis of knee osteoarthritis : a randomized trial; Annals of Internal Medicine
Effectiveness of vitamin D supplementation for cardiovascular health outcomes; Pulse
Effects of bone density feedback and group education on osteoporosis knowledge and osteoporosis self-efficacy in premenopausal women; Journal of Clinical Densitometry
Effects of calcium supplementation on bone density in healthy children:meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials; British Medical Journal
Effects of estrogen exposure and reproductive factors on bone mineral density and osteoporotic fractures; Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism
Effects of Individualized Bone Density Feedback and Educational Interventions on Osteoporosis Knowledge and Self-Efficacy: A 12-Yr Prospective Study; Journal of Clinical Densitometry
Effects of vitamin D supplementation on bone density in healthy children: systematic review and meta-analysis; British Medical Journal
Effects of vitamin D supplementation on disabling foot pain in patients with symptomatic knee osteoarthritis; Arthritis Care & Research
Efficacy and safety during extended treatment of lesinurad in combination with febuxostat in patients with tophaceous gout: CRYSTAL extension study; Arthritis Research & Therapy
Efficacy and safety of collagenase clostridium histolyticum injection for dupuytren contracture: Short-term results from 2 open-label studies; Journal of Hand Surgery
Efficacy and safety of plant-derived products for the treatment of osteoarthritis; Botanics: Targets and Therapy
Efficacy and safety of turmeric extracts for the treatment of knee osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials; Current Rheumatology Reports
Elevated plasma glutathione peroxidase concentration in rheumatoid arthritis; Medicines design to delivery
EVOLVE: The Australian Rheumatology Association's 'top five' list of investigations and interventions doctors and patients should question; Internal Medicine Journal
Excess body fat is associated with higher risk of vertebral deformities in older women but not in men: a cross-sectional study; Osteoporosis International
Factors affecting progression of knee cartilage defects in normal subjects over 2 years; Rheumatology
Factors associated with prevalent and incident foot pain: data from the Tasmanian Older Adult Cohort Study; Maturitas
Factors association with hip cartilage volume measured by magnetic resonance imaging. The Tasmanian Older Adult Cohort Study; Arthritis & Rheumatism
Falls risk is associated with pain and dysfunction but not radiographic osteoarthritis in older adults: Tasmanian Older Adult Cohort Study; Osteoarthritis and Cartilage
Familial effects on structural changes relevant to knee osteoarthritis: a prospective cohort study; Osteoarthritis and Cartilage
Familial resemblance in trabecular and cortical volumetric bone mineral density and bone microarchitecture as measured by HRpQCT; Bone
Familial, structural, and environmental correlates of MRI-defined bone marrow lesions: a sibpair study; Arthritis Research & Therapy
Fat mass is a predictor of incident foot pain; Obesity
Feasibility of ‘parkrun’ for people with knee osteoarthritis: A mixed methods pilot study; Osteoarthritis and Cartilage Open
Fish oil in knee osteoarthritis: a randomised clinical trial of low dose versus high dose; Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
Five-year efficacy and safety of Tocilizumab Monotherapy in patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis who were Methotrexate- and Biologic-naive or free of Methotrexate for 6 months: the AMBITION Study; Journal of Rheumatology
Fracture Prediction and the Definition of Osteoporosis in Children and Adolescents: The ISCD 2013 Pediatric Official Positions; Journal of Clinical Densitometry
Gene hunt based here
Genetic analyses in a sample of individuals with high or low BMD shows association with multiple Wnt pathway genes; Journal of Bone and Mineral Research
Genetic determinants of heel bone properties: Genome-wide association meta-analysis and replication in the GEFOS/GENOMOS consortium; Human Molecular Genetics
Genetic mechanisms of knee osteoarthritis: a population based case-control study; Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
Genetic mechanisms of knee osteoarthritis: a population-based longitudinal study; Arthritis Research & Therapy
Genome-Wide Association Study Using Extreme Truncate Selection Identifies Novel Genes Affecting Bone Mineral Density and Fracture Risk; PLoS Genetics
Genome-wide meta-analysis identifies 56 bone mineral density loci and reveals 14 loci associated with risk of fracture; Nature Genetics
Glutamine repeat variants in human RUNX2 associated with decreased femoral neck BMD, broadband ultrasound attenuation and target gene transactivation; PLoS One
Growth, children, and fractures
Guideline development for the management of gout: role of combination therapy with a focus on lesinurad; Drug Design Development and Therapy
Hand examination, ultrasound and its association with hand pain and function in community-based older adults; Arthritis Care & Research
Harmonising measures of knee and hip osteoarthritis in population-based cohort studies: an international study; Osteoarthritis and Cartilage
High dose intermittent vitamin D to correct vitamin D deficiency in adolescents: a randomised controlled trial; 2010 Primary Health Care Research Conference
Higher serum levels of resistin are associated with knee synovitis and structural abnormalities in patients with symptomatic knee osteoarthritis; Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
Hip shape as a predictor of osteoarthritis progression in a prospective population cohort; Arthritis Care & Research
History of knee injury and MRI-assessed knee structures in middle- and older-aged adults: a cross-sectional study; Clinical Rheumatology
How do MRI-detected subchondral bone marrow lesions (BMLs) on two different MRI sequences correlate with clinically important outcomes?; Calcified Tissue International
How do women change osteoporosis-preventive behaviours in their children?; European Journal of Clinical Nutrition
How important is MRI for detecting early osteoarthritis?; Nature Clinical Practice Rheumatology
How lifestyle factors and their associated pathogenetic mechanisms impact psoriasis; Clinical Nutrition
Hypointense signals in the infrapatellar fat pad assessed by magnetic resonance imaging are associated with knee symptoms and structure in older adults: a cohort study; Arthritis Research & Therapy
Ibandronate in benign bone disease; Reviews on Recent Clinical Trials
Identification of IDUA and WNT16 phosphorylation-related non-synonymous polymorphisms for bone mineral density in meta-analyses of genome-wide association studies; Journal of Bone and Mineral Research
Identification of a novel FGFRL1 microRNA target site polymorphism for bone mineral density in meta-analyses of genome-wide association studies; Human Molecular Genetics
Identification of early knee osteoarthritis - a new horizon; Current Rheumatology Reviews
Identifying subgroups of community-dwelling older adults and their prospective associations with long-term knee osteoarthritis outcomes; Clinical Rheumatology
Impact of tocilizumab monotherapy on patient-reported outcomes in patients with rheumatoid arthritis from two randomised controlled trials; RMD Open
Impairments in adipose tissue microcirculation in Type 2 diabetes mellitus assessed by real-time contrast-enhanced ultrasound; Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging
In time: vitamin D deficiency: who needs supplementation?; Revista Paulista de Pediatria
Incidence and circumstances of falls among middle-aged women: a cohort study; Osteoporosis International
Incidence and predictors of fractures in older adults with and without obesity defined by body mass index versus body fat percentage; Bone
Increase in vastus medialis cross-sectional area is associated with reduced pain, cartilage loss, and joint replacement risk in knee osteoarthritis; Arthritis and Rheumatism
Increasing children's future bone strength
Individualized fracture risk feedback and long-term benefits after 10 years; American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Infra Patellar Fat Pad Signal Intensity Alterations and Effusion-Synovitis Predict Knee Pain, Cartilage Volume Loss and Total Knee Replacement over 10.7 Years in Older Adults
Infrapatellar fat pad in the knee: Is local fat good or bad for knee osteoarthritis?; Arthritis Research & Therapy
Injectable gold preparations: overview of efficacy and toxicity
Intermittent high-dose vitamin D corrects vitamin D deficiency in adolescents: a pilot study; European Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Interventions to improve adherence to exercise for chronic musculoskeletal pain in adults; Australian Family Physician
Intravenous bisphosphonates do not improve knee pain or bone marrow lesions in people with knee osteoarthritis: a meta-analysis; Rheumatology
Investigation of chromosome 2q in osteoarthritis of the hand: no significant linkage in a Tasmanian population; Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
Is there a relationship between occupational activities and low back pain in obese, middle-aged women?; Climacteric
Is topical therapy a way forward in osteoarthritis?; International journal of rheumatic diseases
KARAOKE: Krill oil versus placebo in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis: protocol for a randomised controlled trial; Trials
Knee and hip radiographic osteoarthritis predict total hip bone loss in older adults: a prospective study; Journal of Bone and Mineral Research
Knee Articular Cartilage Development in Children: A Longitudinal Study of the Effect of Sex, Growth, Body Composition, and Physical Activity; Pediatric Research
Knee cartilage defects in a sample of older adults: natural history, clinical significance and factors influencing change over 2.9 years; Osteoarthritis and Cartilage
Knee cartilage defects: association with early radiographic osteoarthritis, decreased cartilage volume, increased joint surface area and type II breakdown; Osteoarthritis and Cartilage
Knee cartilage loss in symptomatic knee osteoarthritis over 4.5 years; Arthritis Research and Therapy
Knee cartilage study for Hobart teenagers
Knee effusion-synovitis volume measurement and effects of vitamin D supplementation in patients with knee osteoarthritis; Osteoarthritis and Cartilage
Knee function, pain and magnetic resonance imaging abnormalities in Australian Rules Football players: a cohort study
Knee meniscal extrusion in a largely non-osteoarthritic cohort: association with greater loss of cartilage volume; Arthritis Research & Therapy
Knee osteoarthritis and time-to all-cause mortality in six community-based cohorts: an international meta-analysis of individual participant-level data; Aging Clinical and Experimental Research
Knee structural alteration and BMI: A cross-sectional study; Obesity Research
Knee structural alteration and body mass index: a cross-sectional study; Obesity Research
Lesinurad, a selective uric acid reabsorption inhibitor, in combination with febuxostat in patients with tophaceous gout: Findings of a Phase III Clinical Trial; Arthritis & Rheumatology
Letters to the Editor: Under-use of biosphosphonates in rural elderly women who have sustained fractures; Australian Journal of Rural Health
Lifestyle modifications to improve musculoskeletal and bone health and reduce disability – A life-course approach; Best Practice & Research: Clinical Rheumatology
Light physical activity is positively associated with cognitive performance in older community dwelling adults; Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport
Linear and nonlinear associations between physical activity, body composition, and multimorbidity over 10 years among community-dwelling older adults ; Journals of Gerontology. Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences
Lipidomic profiling identifies serum lipids associated with persistent multisite musculoskeletal pain; Metabolites
Longitudinal associations between adiposity and change in knee pain: Tasmanian older adult cohort study; Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism
Longitudinal associations between dietary inflammatory index and musculoskeletal health in community-dwelling older adults; Clinical Nutrition
Longitudinal associations between serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D, physical activity, knee pain and dysfunction and physiological falls risk in community-dwelling older adults; Experimental Gerontology
Longitudinal associations of dietary patterns with sociodemographic and lifestyle factors in older adults: the TASOAC study; European Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Longitudinal associations of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin-D, physical activity, and knee pain and dysfunction with muscle loss in community-dwelling older adults; Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences
Longitudinal study of the relationship between physical activity and knee pain and functional limitation in community-dwelling older adults; Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics
Low bone mass in premenopausal parous women; Journal of Clinical Densitometry
Lower limb muscle strength is associated with poor balance in middle-aged women: linear and nonlinear analyses; Osteoporosis International
Lumbar disc degeneration is associated with modic change and high paraspinal fat content - a 3.0T magnetic resonance imaging study; BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Lumirocoxib (Novatis)
Lysophosphatidylcholines to phosphatidylcholines ratio predicts advanced knee osteoarthritis; Rheumatology
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-assessed knee abnormalities in Australian rules football players – AFL tas knee study
Magnetic resonance imaging markers as predictors for total knee replacement over 10.7 years in older adults
Maintaining vitamin D sufficiency is associated with improved structural and symptomatic outcomes in knee osteoarthritis; American Journal of Medicine
Mass effect and signal intensity alteration in the suprapatellar fat pad: associations with knee symptoms and structure; Osteoarthritis and Cartilage
Maternal antenatal peanut consumption and peanut and rye sensitization in the offspring at adolescence ; Clinical and Experimental Allergy
Maternal diet during pregnancy is associated with bone mineral density in children: a longitudinal study; European Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Maternal diet, breastfeeding and adolescent body composition: a 16-year prospective study; European Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Maternal smoking during pregnancy and offspring overweight: is there a dose-response relationship? An individual patient data meta-analysis; International Journal of Obesity
Maternal Smoking during pregnancy, growth, and bone mass in prepubertal children; Journal of Bone and Mineral Research
Measures of Childhood Fitness and Body Mass Index are Associated With Bone Mass in Adulthood: A 20-Year Prospective Study; Journal of Bone and Mineral Research
Measuring Disease Progression in Osteoarthritis; Current Treatment Options in Rheumatology
Mechanisms of pain in osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis; Musculoskeletal Pain: Basic Mechanisms and Implications
Meniscal tear and increased tibial plateau bone area in healthy post-menopausal women; Osteoarthritis and Cartilage
Meniscal Tear as an Osteoarthritis Risk Factor in a Largely Non-Osteoarthritic Cohort: A Cross-Sectional Study; Journal of Rheumatology
Menstrual irregularity and bone mass in premenopausal women: Cross-sectional associations with testosterone and SHBG ; BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Metabolic syndrome and trajectory of knee pain in older adults; Osteoarthritis and Cartilage
Metabolomic signatures for the longitudinal reduction of muscle strength over 10 years; Skeletal Muscle
MJA practice essentials .13. Ancillary services in rheumatology - Rheumatology; Medical Journal of Australia
Moderate vitamin D deficiency is associated with changes in knee and hip pain in older adults: a 5-year longitudinal study; Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity but not sedentary time is associated with musculoskeletal health outcomes in a cohort of Australian middle-aged women; Journal of Bone and Mineral Research
Modic changes in the lumbar spine and their association with body composition, fat distribution and intervertebral disc height - a 3.0 T-MRI study; BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Mothers bone density link with children
MRI-detected osteophytes of the knee: natural history and structural correlates of change; Arthritis Research & Therapy
Multifaceted educational program increases prescribing of preventive medication for corticosteroid induced osteoporosis; Journal of Rheumatology
Multistage genome-wide association meta-analyses identified two new loci for bone mineral density; Human Molecular Genetics
Muscle function, quality and relative mass are associated with knee pain trajectory over 10.7 years; Pain
Musculoskeletal chest wall pain
Musculoskeletal conditions - what's new from Cochrane and how might this affect your practice?; Australia Family Physician
My joint pain, a web-based resource, effects on education and quality of care at 24 months; BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Natural history and clinical significance of meniscal tears over 8 years in a midlife cohort; BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Natural history and clinical significance of MRI-detected bone marrow lesions at the knee: a prospective study in community dwelling older adults; Arthritis Research & Therapy
Natural history of areal bone marrow lesions; Osteoarthritis Research Society International
Natural History of Knee Cartilage Defects and Factors Affecting Change; Archives of Internal Medicine
Neither leg muscle strength nor balance are associated with the incidence of falls in middle-aged women: A 5-year population-based prospective study; Journals of Gerontology. Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences
New insights and long-term safety of tocilizumab in rheumatoid arthritis; Therapeutic Advances in Musculoskeletal Disease
Not a simple fat-soluble vitamin: changes in serum 25-(OH)D levels are predicted by adiposity and adipocytokines in older adults; Journal of Internal Medicine
Obesity is associated with reduced disc height in the lumbar spine but not at the lumbosacral junction; Spine
Objectively measured daily steps and subsequent long term all-cause mortality: The Tasped Prospective Cohort Study; PLoS One
Occupational activity is associated with knee cartilage morphology in females; Maturitas: International Journal for The Study of The Climacteric
Once-yearly zoledronic acid and change in abdominal aortic calcification over 3 years in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis: results from the HORIZON Pivotal Fracture Trial; Osteoporosis International
Operational definitions of sarcopenia and their associations with 5-year changes in falls risk in community-dwelling middle-aged and older adults; Osteoporosis International
Optimal sampling of MRI slices for the assessment of knee cartilage volume for cross-sectional and longitudinal studies; BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Oral administration of type II collagen suppresses pro-inflammatory mediator production by synoviocytes in rats with adjuvant arthritis; Clinical and Experimental Immunology
Oral contraceptive use and bone; Current Osteoporosis Reports
Oral contraceptive use and bone mass in women aged 26-36 years; Osteoporosis International
Oral cyclosporin plus topical corticosteroid therapy diminishes bone mass in children with eczema; Pediatric Dermatology
Osteoarthritis; Nature Reviews. Disease Primers
Osteoarthritis and cartilage defects: does size matter
Osteoarthritis bone marrow lesions at the knee and large artery characteristics; Osteoarthritis and Cartilage
Osteoarthritis management of the knee - Treatment options post the NSAID cardiotoxicity controversy
Osteoarthritis, bone-density, postural stability, and osteoporotic fractures - a population-based study; Journal of Rheumatology
Osteoporosis: An Australian perspective; EIGHTH APLAR CONGRESS OF RHEUMATOLOGY
Pain at multiple sites is associated with prevalent and incident fractures in older adults; Journal of Bone and Mineral Research
Pain at multiple sites is associated with prevalent and incident fractures in older adults: a 5.1-year follow-up study; ASBMR Annual Meeting 2018
Pain in knee osteoarthritis is associated with variation in the neurokinin 1/substance P receptor (TACR1) gene; European Journal of Pain
Patellar tendon enthesis abnormalities and their association with knee pain and structural abnormalities in older adults; Osteoarthritis and Cartilage
Patellofemoral bone marrow lesions: natural history and associations with pain and structure; Arthritis Care & Research
Pedometer determined ambulatory activity and bone mass: a population-based longitudinal study in older adults; Osteoporosis International
Pharmacist-provided quantitative heel ultrasound screening for rural women at risk of osteoporosis; The Annals of Pharmacotherapy
Physical Activity and Knee Structural Change: A Longitudinal Study Using MRI; Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise
Physical Activity and Osteoarthritis of the Knee: Can MRI Scans Shed More Light on This Issue?; The Physician and Sportsmedicine: A Peer Reviewed Journal of Medical Aspects of Sports, Exercise and Fitness
Physical inactivity is associated with narrower lumbar intervertebral discs, high fat content of paraspinal muscles and low back pain and disability; Arthritis Research & Therapy
Plasma glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) concentration is elevated in rheumatoid arthritis: a case–control study; Clinical Rheumatology
Popliteal cysts and subgastrocnemius bursitis are associated with knee symptoms and structural abnormalities in older adults: a cross-sectional study; Arthritis Research and Therapy
Population Vitamin D Stores Are Increasing in Tasmania, and This Is Associated with Less BMD Loss over 10 Years; Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism
Post-switch effectiveness of etanercept biosimilar versus continued etanercept in rheumatoid arthritis patients with stable disease: A prospective multinational observational study; Advances in Therapy
Predictors of Beagley-Gibson skin cast grade in older adults; Skin Research and Technology
Predictors of pain severity trajectory in older adults: a 10.7-year follow-up study; Osteoarthritis and Cartilage
Predictors of race-day jockey falls in flat racing in Australia; Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Predictors of race-day jockey falls in jumps racing in Australia; Accident Analysis and Prevention
Predictors of total hip replacement in community based older adults: a cohort study; Osteoarthritis and Cartilage
Prevalence and clinical significance of residual or reconverted red bone marrow on knee MRI; Diagnostics
Prevalent vertebral deformities: Relationship to bone mineral density and spinal osteophytosis in elderly men and women; Osteoporosis International
Preventing the onset of osteoporosis
Project to find arthritis cause
Promoting mobility and healthy aging in men: a narrative review; Osteoporosis International
Prospective association between inflammatory markers and knee cartilage volume loss and pain trajectory; Pain and Therapy
Prospective associations between ambulatory activity, body composition and muscle function in older adults; Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports
Prospective associations of low muscle mass and function with 10-year falls risk, incident fracture and mortality in community-dwelling older adults; Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging
Prospective associations of low muscle mass and strength with health-related quality of life over 10-year in community-dwelling older adults; Experimental Gerontology
Prospective associations of osteosarcopenia and osteodynapenia with incident fracture and mortality over 10 years in community-dwelling older adults; Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics
Prospective study of self-reported pain, radiographic osteoarthritis, sarcopenia progression, and falls risk in community-dwelling older adults; Arthritis Care & Research
Psoriatic arthritis: A quantitative overview of therapeutic options; 4th International Cochrane Colloquium
Psoriatic arthritis: A Quantitative Overview of Therapeutic Options; New Zealand and Australian Rheumatology Association Annual Scientific Meeting
Psoriatic Arthritis: A Quantitative Overview of Therapeutic Options; British Journal of Rheumatology
Psoriatic arthritis: an overview of therapy and toxicity
Quantification of hip effusion-synovitis and its cross-sectional and longitudinal associations with hip pain, MRI findings and early radiographic hip OA; BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Quantitative assessment of knee effusion-synovitis assessment in older adults: Associations with knee structural abnormalities; Arthritis & Rheumatology
Radiographic osteoarthritis and pain are independent predictors of knee cartilage loss: a prospective study; Internal Medicine Journal
Rate of cartilage loss at two years predicts subsequent total knee arthroplasty: a prospective study; Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
Recommended calcium intakes in children: have we set the bar to high?; IBMS BoneKEy
Recreational physical activity and risk of incident knee osteoarthritis: An international meta-analysis of individual participant-level data; Arthritis & Rheumatology
Reduced Bone Density Among Children With Severe Hemophilia; Pediatrics
Reduced bone density in children on long-term warfarin; Pediatric Research
Relationship between obesity and foot pain and its association with fat mass, fat distribution, and muscle mass; Arthritis Care & Research
Reply Letter to the Editor: Knee joint replacement and individual susceptibility for progression of knee osteoarthritis and tibial cartilage volume loss: not only genes run in the family; Osteoarthritis and Cartilage: Journal of The Osteoarthritis Research Society International
Reply to a Letter to the Editor: Site specificity of fracture prediction in children; Journal of Bone and Mineral Research
Reply to letter by Hayashi et al. commenting on choice of pulse sequences for MRI based semi-quantitative assessment of cartilage defects ; Arthritis & Rheumatism
Reply: Vitamin D supplementation; Australian Family Physician
research into osteoporosis
Response to ‘Infrapatellar fat pad maximal area and changes in knee symptoms: genderrelated difference or gender difference in reporting?’ by Bai et al; Annals of The Rheumatic Diseases: The Eular Journal
Responsiveness of Magnetic Resonance Imaging-derived Measures Over 2.7 Years; Journal of Rheumatology
Restricting branched-chain amino acids within a high-fat diet prevents obesity; Metabolites
Risk-taking, coordination and upper limb fractures in children: a population based case-control study; Osteoporosis International
Sarcopenic obesity and dynapenic obesity: 5-year associations with falls risk in middle-aged and older adults; Obesity: a research journal
Seminar discusses ways of countering the bone wasting disease osteoporosis
Seminar on osteoporosis prevention today
Serum Levels of Vitamin D, Sunlight Exposure, and Knee Cartilage Loss in Older Adults; Arthritis and Rheumatism
Serum Metabolomic Signatures for Knee Cartilage Volume Loss over 10 Years in Community-Dwelling Older Adults; Life
Sex and site differences in cartilage development; Arthritis and Rheumatism
Sex differences in knee cartilage volume in adults: role of body and bone size, age and physical activity; Rheumatology
Sex differences in the relationship between bone mineral density and tibial cartilage volume; Rheumatology
Shorter lumbar paraspinal fascia is associated with high intensity low back pain and disability; Spine
Signal intensity alteration in the infrapatellar fat pad at baseline for the prediction of knee symptoms and structure in older adults: a cohort study; ARD Online
Single nucleotide polymorphism genes and mitochondrial DNA haplogroups as biomarkers for early prediction of knee osteoarthritis structural progressors: use of supervised machine learning classifiers; BMC Medicine
Skeletal age deviation assessed by the Tanner-Whitehouse 2 method is associated with bone mass and fracture risk in children; Bone
Skeletal and hormonal responses to sunlight deprivation in Antarctic expeditioners; Osteoporosis International
Skeletal and hormonal responses to vitamin D supplementation during sunlight deprivation in Antarctic expeditioners; Osteoporosis International
Skeletal muscle microvascular-linked improvements in glycemic control from resistance training in individuals with Type 2 Diabetes; Diabetes Care
Skin photosensitivity is associated with 25-Hydroxyvitamin D and BMD but not fractures independent of melanin density in older caucasian adults; Calcified Tissue International
Sleep disturbance and bone mineral density, risk of falls and fracture: Results from a 10.7-year prospective cohort study; Bone
Sleep disturbance and its association with pain severity and multisite pain: a prospective 10.7-Year study; Pain and Therapy
Smoking interacts with family history with regard to change in knee cartilage volume and cartilage defect development; Arthritis & Rheumatism
Social disadvantage, bone mineral density and vertebral wedge deformities in the Tasmanian Older Adult Cohort; Osteoporosis International
Sociodemographic factors associated with calcium intake in premenopausal women: a cross-sectional study; European Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Soft Drink and Milk Consumption, Physical Activity, Bone Mass, and Upper Limb Fractures in Children: A Population-Based Case-Control Study; Calcified Tissue International
Sources of pain in osteoarthritis: implications for therapy; International Journal of Clinical Rheumatology
Sphingomyelin is involved in multisite musculoskeletal pain: evidence from metabolomic analysis in two independent cohorts; Pain
State lead in arthritis research
State lead in arthritis research
Static Knee Alignment Is Associated with the Risk of Unicompartmental Knee Cartilage Defects; Journal of Orthopaedic Research
Statin therapy, muscle function and falls risk in community-dwelling older adults; Q J M: Monthly Journal of The Association of Physicians
Statistical shape modeling of the hip and the association with hip osteoarthritis: a systematic review; Osteoarthritis and Cartilage
Strong bones develop in early years
Strontium ranelate - Does it affect the management of postmenopausal osteoporosis?; Australian Family Physician
Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial of diacerein versus placebo to treat knee osteoarthritis with effusion-synovitis (DICKENS); Trials
Subchondral Bone and Cartilage Damage - A Prospective Study in Older Adults; Arthritis and Rheumatism
Subcutaneous tocilizumab for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis; Expert Review of Clinical Immunology
Supplementation with omega-3 fish oil has no effect on bone mineral density in adults with knee osteoarthritis: a 2-year randomized controlled trial; Osteoporosis International
Symptomatic Fracture Incidence in Southern Tasmania: Does Living in the Country Reduce Your Fracture Risk?; Osteoporosis International
Symptomatic fracture incidence in those under 50 years of age in southern Tasmania; Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health
Synovial haemangioma of the knee: a case report; Clinical Rheumatology
Systematic review of the literature on abdominal and multifidus muscle function, assessment methods and their measurement reliability in older adults; APA Conference 2013
Targeting IL-6 in the treatment of inflammatory and autoimmune diseases
Technology evaluation: MRA, Chugai; Current Opinion in Molecular Therapeutics
Television, Computer, and Video Viewing; Physical Activity; and Upper Limb Fracture Risk in Children: A Population-Based Case Control Study; Journal of Bone and Mineral Research
Test-retest reliability of measurements of abdominal and multifidus muscles using ultrasound imaging in adults aged 50-79 years; Musculoskeletal Science and Practice
Testing Bone Density in Children
The AMBITION trial: tocilizumab monotherapy for rheumatoid arthritis; Expert Review of Clinical Immunology
The assessment of abdominal and multifidus muscles and their role in physical function in older adults: a systematic review; Physiotherapy
The association between ambulatory activity, body composition and hip or knee joint replacement due to osteoarthritis: a prospective cohort study; Osteoarthritis and Cartilage
The Association between Bone Mineral Density, Metacarpal Morphometry, and Upper Limb Fractures in Children: A Population-Based Case-Control Study; The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
The association between breastfeeding, maternal smoking in utero, and birth weight with bone mass and fractures in adolescents: a 16-year longitudinal study; Osteoporosis International
The association between change in bone marrow lesion size and change in tibiofemoral cartilage volume and knee symptoms; Rheumatology
The association between first fractures sustained during childhood and adulthood and bone measures in young adulthood; Journal of Pediatrics
The association between hip bone marrow lesions and bone mineral density: a cross-sectional and longitudinal population-based study; Osteoarthritis and Cartilage
The Association Between Hip Muscle Cross-Sectional Area, Muscle Strength, and Bone Mineral Density; Calcified Tissue International
The association between hormonal and reproductive factors and hand osteoarthritis; Maturitas
The association between incident vertebral deformities, health-related quality of life and functional impairment: a 10.7-year cohort study; Osteoporosis International
The association between jockey experience and race-day falls in flat racing in Australia; Injury Prevention
The association between leptin, interleukin-6, and hip radiographic osteoarthritis in older people: a cross-sectional study; Arthritis Research & Therapy
The association between maternal diet during pregnancy and bone mass of the children at age 16; European Journal of Clinical Nutrition
The association between non-melanoma skin cancer and osteoporotic fractures a population-based record linkage study; Osteoporosis International
The association between objectively measured physical activity and knee structural change using MRI; Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
The association between oral contraceptive use, bone mineral density and fractures in women aged 50-80 years; Contraception
The association between parity and knee cartilage in young women; Rheumatology
The association between physical activity and reduced body fat lessens with age - Results from a cross-sectional study in community-dwelling older adults; Experimental Gerontology
The association between socioeconomic status and joint replacement of the hip and knee: a population-based cohort study of older adults in Tasmania; Internal Medicine Journal
The association of knee structural pathology with pain at the knee is modified by pain at other sites in those with knee osteoarthritis; Clinical Rheumatology
The association of subchondral and systemic bone mineral density with osteoarthritis-related joint replacements in older adults; Osteoarthritis and Cartilage
The association of vitamin D in youth and early adulthood with bone mineral density and microarchitecture in early adulthood; Calcified Tissue International
The associations between indices of patellofemoral geometry and knee pain and patella cartilage volume: a cross-sectional study; BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
The associations between parity, other reproductive factors and cartilage in women aged 50-80 years; Osteoarthritis and Cartilage: Journal of The Osteoarthritis Research Society International
The clinical correlates of articular cartilage defects in symptomatic knee osteoarthritis: a prospective study; Rhuematology
The clinical significance, natural history and predictors of bone marrow lesion change over eight years; Arthritis Research & Therapy
The design of a valid and reliable questionnaire to measure osteoporosis knowledge in women: the Osteoporosis Knowledge Assessment Tool (OKAT); BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
The effect of FTO variation on increased osteoarthritis risk is mediated through body mass index: a mendelian randomisation study; Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
The effect of a fracture protocol on in hospital prescriptions after minimal trauma fractured neck of femur: a retrospective audit; Osteoporosis international
The effect of bone mineral density feedback and group education on osteoporosis preventive behaviour and bone mineral density in premenopausal women: a randomised controlled trial; Twenty-fifth Annual Meeting of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research
The effect of treatment on radiological progression in rheumatoid arthritis: a systematic review of randomized placebo controlled trials; Rheumatology: The Interdisciplinary Concept
The effect on behavior and bone mineral density of individualized bone mineral density feedback and educational interventions in premenopausal women: a randomized controlled trial; BMC Public Health
The epidemiology of sarcopenia in community living older adults: what role does lifestyle play?; Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle
The genetic contribution and relevance of knee cartilage defects: Case-control and sib-pair studies; Journal of Rheumatology
The genetic contribution to longitudinal changes in knee structural and muscle strength: A Sibpair Study; Arthritis & Rheumatism
The Genetic Contribution to Muscle Strength, Knee Pain, Cartilage Volume, Bone Size, and Radiographic Osteoarthritis; Arthritis and Rheumatism
The global burden of hip and knee osteoarthritis: Estimates from the Global Burden of Disease 2010 study; Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
The High Prevalence of Vitamin D Insufficiency across Australian Populations Is Only Partly Explained by Season and Latitude; Environmental Health Perspectives
The Ile585Val TRPV1 variant is involved in risk of painful knee osteoarthritis; Annals of The Rheumatic Diseases: The Eular Journal
The impact of comorbidities on health-related quality of life of people with osteoarthritis over 10 years; Rheumatology
The incidence of race day jockey falls in Australia during the 2002/3 to 2005/6 racing seasons; Australian Equine Science Society
The incidence of race-day jockey falls in Australia, 2002-2006; Medical Journal of Australia
The influence of sun exposure in childhood and adolescence on atopic disease at adolescence; Pediatric Allergy and Immunology
The interaction between early life upper respiratory tract infection and birth during the pollen season on rye-sensitized hay fever and ryegrass sensitization - a birth cohort study; Pediatric Allergy and Immunology
The interaction between physical activity and amount of baseline knee cartilage; Rheumatology
The interaction between weight and family history of total knee replacement with knee cartilage: a 10-year prospective study; Osteoarthritis and Cartilage
The longitudinal relationship between changes in body weight and changes in medial tibial cartilage, and pain among community-based adults with and without meniscal tears; Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases: The Eular Journal
The natural history of cartilage defects in people with knee osteoarthritis; Osteoarthritis and Cartilage
The natural history of Modic changes in a community-based cohort; Joint Bone Spine
The offspring of people with a total knee replacement for severe primary knee osteoarthritis have a higher risk of worsening knee pain over 8 years; ARD Online
The optimal dosage regimen of vitamin D supplementation for correcting deficiency in adolescents: a pilot randomized controlled trial; European Journal of Clinical Nutrition
The Recommended Dietary Intake (RDI) for protein and indicators of sarcopenia in community-dwelling older adults; 2009 ERA National Conference
The relationship between body composition and structural changes at the knee; Rheumatology
The relationship between cumulative lifetime ultraviolet radiation exposure, bone mineral density, falls risk and fractures in older adults; Osteoporosis International
The relationship between mental health and foot pain; Arthritis Care & Research
The relationship between objectively assessed physical activity and bone health in older adults differs by sex and is mediated by lean mass; Osteoporosis International
The role of community pharmacy in screening for osteoporosis; Australian Pharmacist
The web-based osteoarthritis management resource my joint pain improves quality of care: A quasi-experimental study; Journal of Medical Internet Research
Thiazide diuretics and fractures: Can metaanalysis help?; Journal of Bone and Mineral Research
Tibial subchondral bone size and knee cartilage defects: relevance to knee osteoarthritis; Osteoarthritis and Cartilage
Tilmacoxib (Japan Tobacco)
Tocilizumab: a review of its safety and efficacy in rheumatoid arthritis; Clinical Medicine Insights: Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Disorders
Tracking of areal bone mineral density from age eight to young adulthood and factors associated with deviation from tracking: A 17-year prospective cohort study; Journal of Bone and Mineral Research
Tracking of bone mass from childhood to adolescence and factors that predict deviation from tracking; Bone
Treating the symptoms of osteoarthritis: oral treatments; Australian Family Physician
Treatment with 4Jointz reduces knee pain over 12 weeks of treatment in patients with clinical knee osteoarthritis: a randomised controlled trial; Osteoarthritis and Cartilage: Journal of The Osteoarthritis Research Society International
Two-year prospective longitudinal study exploring the factors associated with change in femoral cartilage volume in a cohort largely without knee radiographic osteoarthritis; Osteoarthritis and Cartilage: Journal of The Osteoarthritis Research Society International
Ultrasound imaging: Reliability of measurements of abdominal and multifidus muscle thickness and multifidus cross-sectional area of adults aged 50-79 years; Australian Physiotherapy Association Conference
Use magnetic resonance imaging to assess articular cartilage; Therapeutic Advances in Musculoskeletal Disease
Using biological and physical measurements in children to predict disease risk; Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Variation in plasma levels of glucosamine with chronic dosing: a possible reason for inconsistent clinical outcomes in osteoarthritis; Clinical Therapeutics
Vastus medialis fat infiltration - a modifiable determinant of knee cartilage loss; Osteoarthritis and Cartilage
Vertebral fracture risk with long-term corticosteroid therapy - Prevalence and relation to age, bone density, and corticosteroid use; Archives of Internal Medicine
Vitamin D
Vitamin D
Vitamin D and Bone Health in Childhood and Adolescence
Vitamin D and bone health in childhood and adolescence; Calcified Tissue International
Vitamin D and physical activity status: Associations with five-year changes in body composition and muscle function in community-dwelling older adults; Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism
Vitamin D and the musculoskeletal health of older adults; Australian Family Physician
Vitamin D Deficiency
Vitamin D deficiency and secondary hyperparathyroidism: clinical and biochemical associations in older non-institutionalised Southern Tasmanians; Australian and New Zealand Journal of Medicine
Vitamin D deficiency in Tasmania and its treatment
Vitamin D deficiency in Tasmania: A whole of life perspective; Internal Medicine Journal
Vitamin D insufficiency in adolescent males in Southern Tasmania: prevalence, determinants, and relationship to bone turnover markers; Osteoporosis international
Vitamin D insufficiency in adolescent males in Southern Tasmania: prevalence, determinants, and relationship to bone turnover markers; Osteoporosis International
Vitamin D levels in prepubertal children in Southern Tasmania: prevalence and determinants; European Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Vitamin D supplementation and inflammatory and metabolic biomarkers in patients with knee osteoarthritis: post hoc analysis of a randomised controlled trial; British Journal of Nutrition
Vitamin D supplementation for improving bone mineral density in children; Evidence-Based Child Health
Vitamin D supplementation for improving bone mineral density in children ; Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
Vitamin D supplementation for improving bone mineral density in children (Intervention Review); Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
Vitamin D supplementation in infancy for improving bone density (protocol); The Cochrane Library
Vitamin D Supplementation in Patients with Osteoarthritis; Journal of The American Medical Association
Vitamin D supplementation in the management of knee osteoarthritis: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial; Trials
Vitamin D supplements for trunk muscle morphology in older adults: secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial; Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle
Water Flouridation, Fractures and Bone Mass: A Quantitive Overview of the Literature; Australian and New Zealand Bone and Mineral Society Annual Scientific Meeting
Water fluoridation, bone mass and fracture: a quantitative overview of the literature; Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
Weight change and change in tibial cartilage volume and symptoms in obese adults; ARD Online
What can we learn about osteoarthritis by studying a healthy person against a person with early onset of disease?; Current Opinion in Rheumatology
What's new in osteoarthritis pathogenesis?; Internal Medicine Journal
When do bisphosphonates make the most sense?
Which bone mass measures discriminate adolescents who have fractured from those who have not?; Osteoporosis International
Which factors associate with localized knee pain and generalized pain: A 10-year longitudinal study?; Arthritis & Rheumatology
Which subchondral bone measure is the best predictor of cartilage damage?
Women lose patella cartilage at a faster rate than men: A 4.5-year cohort study of subjects with knee OA; Maturitas: International Journal for The Study of The Climacteric
Young people have more fractures than old (ABC)
Young people have more fractures than old (Southern Cross)
Zoledronic acid does not slow spinal radiographic progression of osteoarthritis in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis and radiographic osteoarthritis; Therapeutic Advances in Musculoskeletal Disease
Zoledronic acid plus methylprednisolone versus zoledronic acid or placebo in symptomatic knee osteoarthritis: a randomized controlled trial; Therapeutic Advances in Musculoskeletal Disease
Zoledronic acid reduces knee pain and bone marrow lesions over 1 year: a randomised controlled trial; Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Research Projects

A 10-year follow-up of the Tasmanian Older Adult Cohort (TASOAC); National Health & Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
A controlled longitudinal study of knee cartilage volume in the offspring of subjects with osteoarthritis of the knee; National Health & Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
A genome wide association study for MRI measures of osteoarthritis; Arthritis Australia (AFA)
A long-term follow-up of the offspring cohort; National Health & Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
A longitudinal study of bone development and fracture risk in the early pubertal years; Royal Hobart Hospital Research Foundation (RHHRF)
A Longitudinal Study of Bone Development in Children; National Health & Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
A Longitudinal Study of Knee Osteoarthritis Using X-Ray and Magnetic Resonance Imaging; National Health & Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
A randomised controlled trial evaluating community walking for knee osteoarthritis; Arthritis Australia (AFA)
A randomised trial of krill oil for osteoarthritis of the knee; National Health & Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
A randomised trial of zoledronic acid for osteoarthritis of the knee; National Health & Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
Accelerometers for Measurement of Physical Activity; National Health & Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
An evaluation of bone density screening in premenopausal women; National Health & Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
APLAR Study Grant for Dr Ma Dequing; Arthritis Australia (AFA)
Are Serum Inflammatory Markers Predictive of Knee Structural Changes and Bone Loss in the Elderly? The TASOAC Study; Tasmanian Community Fund (TasCF)
Australian Genomewide Association Study in Osteoporosis; National Health & Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
Bone Density and Vertebral Deformity: Prevalence and Determinants in a Representative Elderly Sample (The TASOAC Study); Royal Hobart Hospital Research Foundation (RHHRF)
Bone density feedback as an intervention to promote long-term improvements in osteoporosis preventive behaviours and bone health in younger women; Royal Australian College of General Practitioners/Osteoporosis Australia (RACGP/OA)
Bone shape predict femoroactabular impingement; Arthritis Australia (AFA)
Building Australia's Capacity to Study Preventable Causes of Common Diseases through Epidemiological Research; National Health & Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
Characterisation of the 12Gso Mouse: a Model for the Study of Skeletal Development; National Health & Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
Childhood and adulthood determinants knee cartilage health assessed using biomarkers; Royal Hobart Hospital Research Foundation (RHHRF)
Clinical and metabolic factors and imaging abnormalities in chronic plantar heel pain; Rebecca L Cooper Medical Research Foundation (RLCMRF)
Clinical and metabolic factors and imaging abnormalities in chronic plantar heel pain.; Royal Hobart Hospital Research Foundation (RHHRF)
Clinical, metabolic and imaging prognostic factors in chronic plantar heel pain: a 12 month longitudinal follow-up study; Physiotherapy Research Foundation (PRF)
Core muscles in an elderly population: predictors and associations with physical function; Royal Hobart Hospital Research Foundation (RHHRF)
Determinants of bone density in children: antenatal, neonatal and current influences; National Health & Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
DICKENS - A randomised controlled trial of DIaCerein to treat KneE osteoarthritis with effusioN-Synovitis; National Health & Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
Does childhood physical activity, fitness and fatness impact on knee structural change 20 years later?; National Health & Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
Does either zoledronic acid or denosumab change back pain and morphology of Modic changes: a randomised open label pilot study; Arthritis Australia (AFA)
Does statin use have a disease modifying effect in symptomatic knee osteoarthritis? A multicentre randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial; National Health & Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
Does vitamin D supplementation prevent progression of knee osteoarthritis? A randomised controlled trial; National Health & Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
Drug continuation of Janus-Kinase (JAK) inhibitors in rheumatoid arthritis patients in the Australian landscape; Pfizer Inc (PFIZERUSA)
Early life strategies for improving fracture risk factors throughout life. ; Arthritis Australia (AFA)
Effect of vitamin D supplementation of the currently used dosage regime of 400 IU/d on vitamin D levels in infants; Royal Hobart Hospital Research Foundation (RHHRF)
Effects of krill oil supplementation versus placebo on knee pain and effusion in patients with symptomatic knee osteoarthritis; Arthritis Australia (AFA)
Falls Risk and Vertebral Fractures in Rheumatoid Arthritis; Australian Association of Gerontology Inc. (AAG)
Fish oil in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis; National Health & Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
From imaging to intervention in osteoarthritis; National Health & Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
Genetic Approaches to Osteoarthritis of the Hand; National Health & Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
Genetics of Rheumatoid Arthritis; CRC For Discovery of Genes for Common Human Diseases (CRCDGCHD)
Graeme Jones Practitioner Fellowship; National Health & Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
Grant for Dr Ding; Arthritis Australia (AFA)
Haemachromatosis Register; Rheumatism and Arthritis Foundation of Tasmania (RAFT)
Hip Cartilage Volume in Healthy Adults: Normative Data, Gender Differences and Relationship to Knee Cartilage, Cartilage Biochemistry and Lifestyle Factors; Royal Hobart Hospital Research Foundation (RHHRF)
Improving outcomes in patients with knee osteoarthritis: identifying pain phenotypes with relationships to long-term health outcomes; University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Investigations of strategies to address the long term maintenance of bone density in younger women: fracture risk feedback and vitamin D; National Health & Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
Is Knee Cartilage Volume Reduced in the Offspring of those who have had knee replacement for non-traumatic osteoarthritis?; Masonic Medical Research Foundation Limited (MMRF)
Is Vitamin K Metabolism Important for Bones and Joints? The TASOAC Study; Arthritis Australia (AFA)
Knee Cartilage Development in Healthy Children: The Role of Gender, Pubertal Stage, Linear Growth and Physical Activity; Arthritis Australia (AFA)
Mechanisms of Osteoporosis and Vertebral Fractures in Rheumatoid Arthritis; Royal Hobart Hospital Research Foundation (RHHRF)
METHODS - A randomised controlled trial of METhotrexate to treat Hand Osteoarthritis with Synovitis; National Health & Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
MicroRNAs in knee osteoarthritis; Arthritis Australia (AFA)
Normative Data on Hip Cartilage Volume in Healthy Adults; Arthritis Australia (AFA)
Osteoporosis education and changes in osteoporosis knowledge, lifestyle factors and bone mineral density; Department of Health and Human Services Tasmania (DHHS)
Practitioner Fellowship (Level 1); National Health & Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
Practitioner Grant - Graeme Jones; National Health & Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
Program evaluation of the osteoarthritis awareness hub; Australian Research Council (ARC)
Providing high-value care for osteoarthritis patients at the Royal Hobart Hospital (RHH); Royal Hobart Hospital Research Foundation (RHHRF)
Rheumatoid Arthritis, Osteoporosis and Vertebral Fractures - A Risk Factor Study; Royal Hobart Hospital Research Foundation (RHHRF)
Risk Factors for Upper Limb Fractures in Adolescence; National Health & Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
Risk Factors for Upper Limb Fractures in Adolescence; Clifford Craig Medical Research Trust/UTAS (CCMRT/UTAS)
Salt and bone: a population-based study of the relationship between salt intake and osteoporosis; Arthritis Australia (AFA)
Sanyo Upright Freezer; National Health & Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
T Bone Study: 25 Year Follow-up; National Health & Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
Tasmanian Older Adult Cohort Study (TASOAC); Tasmanian Community Fund (TasCF)
Testing new treatments for back pain: a randomised open label pilot study; Tasmanian Community Fund (TasCF)
The effect of krill oil on cartilage composition of knee osteoarthritis patients; Tasmanian Community Fund (TasCF)
The effects of vitamin D supplementation bone density in vitamin D insufficient teenagers: randomised controlled trial; Royal Hobart Hospital Research Foundation (RHHRF)
The Objectives Study in Rheumatoid Arthritis Designed to Test the Value of a Treatment Objective rather than a Drug; University of New South Wales (UNSW)
The relationship of sleep and pain trajectories: a role of inflammation mechanism; Royal Hobart Hospital Research Foundation (RHHRF)
The role of systemic inflammation in osteoarthritis pain trajectories; Arthritis Australia (AFA)
The Tasmanian Older Adult Cohort Study (TASOAC); University of Tasmania (UTAS)
To develop Models to Assess Hip Shape and Bone Quality on DEXA Images; Osteoarthritis Research Society International (OARSI)
Unlocking the potential of a novel setting to promote physical activity (PA) among patients with Knee Osteoarthritis (KOA) - parkrun; Medibank Better Health Foundation (MBHF)
Unravelling Metabolic Mechanisms in Knee Osteoarthritis Pain; Arthritis Australia (AFA)
Urban Rural Differences In Fracture Risk Factors and Osteoarthritis; University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Variability in plasma concentration of glucosamine in osteoarthritis patients taking various glucosamine formulations.; Royal Hobart Hospital Research Foundation (RHHRF)
Vitamin D Effects on Osteoarthritis: A Randomised Control Trial; Arthritis Australia (AFA)
Vitamin D for correcting deficiency in adolescents: a general practice-based RCT ; Royal Australian College of General Practitioners/Osteoporosis Australia (RACGP/OA)
Vitamin D levels in Southern Tasmanians aged 50-79 years; Masonic Medical Research Foundation Limited (MMRF)
Vitamin D Status, Knee Structural Change, Fall Risk and Change in Bone Density...in TASAOC; Arthritis Australia (AFA)
Why and How do Women Change their Own and their Children's Calcium Intake and Physical Activity Levels? A Qualitative Study.; Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP)
A Multinational, Multicenter, Randomised, Double-Blind...Group Study Comparing the Efficacy and Safety of Intravenous ZOLEDRONIC ACID 5mg once yearly & Oral RISEDRONATE 5mg daily..Induced Osteoporosis
A randomised trial of Curcuma longa (turmeric) for osteoarthritis of the knee
A randomised trial of krill oil for osteoarthritis of the knee
A randomised trial of zoledronic acid and VOLT01 for osteoarthritis of the knee (the ZAP 2 trial)
A Randomised, Placebo-controlled, Parallel Group Single Dose Study of SB-681323 in Patients with Active RA to Investigate the CRP Dose Response Relationship
A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of the safety and efficacy of AA4500 for the treatment of adhesive capsulitis of the shoulder
A review of monotherapy in rheumatoid arthritis
COAST-1: Clinical Knee Oesteoarthritis Symptom Treatment Study 1
CREATE-1 Study: CRPS Treatment Evaluation 1 Study
F1J-MC-HMEH 'A 1 year Safety Study of Duloxetine in Patients with Fibromyalgia Syndrome'
F1J-MC-HMEH 'A 1 year Safety Study of Duloxetine in Patients with Fibromyalgia Syndrome'
H4Z-MC-GJAD - Effects of ARZOXIFENE on Vertebral Fracture Incidence and on Invasive Breast Cancer Incidence in Postmenopausal Women with Osteoporosis or with Low Bone Density without Osteoporosis
Is the use of thermocyclopad effective for knee pain?
Randomized, 16-Week, Multi-Phase, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability and Efficacy of Fulranumab as Adjunctive Therapy in Subjects with and Symptoms of Osteoart

Research Candidate Supervision

A Controlled Longtitudinal Study of Knee Cartilage Volume in the Offspring of Subjects with Osteoarthritis of the Knee
Biomarkers in Osteoarthritis
Core Muscle Function in an Elderly Population- Association with Peripheral Muscle Function and Vitamin D
Determinants, Correlates and Modifiers of Musculoskeletal Pain
Effects of Fatness and Physical Activity During Childhood on Knee Structual Changes After 20 Years
Epidemiology of Jockey Falls in the Thoroughbred Racing Industry in Australia, 2002/03 to 2008/09 Racing Seasons
Epidemiology of Sarcopenia in Community-Dwelling Older Adults
Factures affecting bone density, co-ordination and fractures in adolescence
Genetic Epidemiology of Musculoskeletal Disease
Genetics of osteoarthritis of the hand
Hip Structure Assessment Using MRI and Radiographic Assessment of OA, Statistical Analysis and Development of Epidemiological Methods
MRI Studies in Osteoarthritis
Musculoskeletal Epidemiology
Osteoporosis Prevention in Premenopausal Women and Children
Physical Activity and Musculoskeletal Health
Reproductive Factors and their Associations with Osteoporosis and Osteoarthritis in Women
Risk factors associated with childhood upper limb fractures
Risk Factors for Upper Limb Fractures in Children
Synovitis Assessed by MRI in Osteoarthritis
The Effects of Vitamin D Supplement on Sex Hormones in Osteoarthritis
The Epidemiology and Enhanced Surveillance of Infectious Diseases in Tasmania
The Role of Subchondral Bone in Osteoarthritis
Therapeutic Interventions for Plantar Heel Pain
Understanding Osteoarthritis Utilising Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Vitamin D Effects on Osteoarthritis (VIDEO) Study