Dr David Hamilton (PhD, BSc (hons), BSc (hons), MCSP)

research fellow

Dept. of Orthopaedics
School of Clinical Sciences
University of Edinburgh

Email: d.f.hamilton@ed.ac.uk

Street: FU 413, Chancellor's Building
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Teaching & PhD supervision

Open to PhD supervision enquiries?

Yes

Current PhD students supervised

Alexandria Sehgal (quantifying instability in primary total knee arthroplasty)

Past PhD students supervised

Maurice Griffin (muscle recovery and physical outcomes following total knee arthropalsty)

Dr Hamilton has specific interests in measuring and assessing physical function, patient outcomes, clinical trials, medical devices, resource utilisation and the business of healthcare. Wider interests transcend musculoskeletal sciences and rehabilitation, from muscle stem cells and regeneration to kinematics and biomechanics.

His main focus is in quanitfying outcomes following joint arthroplasty and revision surgery, the role of physiotherapy in osteoarthtritis, and methodologies to evaluate outcome assessment tools. He has active research collaborations with colleagues in epidemiology (Aberdeen) and outcomes methodology (Innsbruck and Zurich).

Projects

Project activity

Dr Hamilton currenlty leads 3 clinical studies in joint repalcement aiming to assessing physical and clinical outcomes in total hip arthroplasty (CASINO), total knee arthropalsty (TRIMAX) and revision total knee arthroplasty (ReTri).

He is primary investigator on a study evaluating the outcomes fo robotic-assisted hip and knee replacemnt with colleagues at Spire Murrayfield and co-investigator on multicentre trials funded by Arthritis Research UK; A randomised trial investigating the delivery of targeted physiotherapy following total knee arthroplasty (TRIO) and a randomised controlled feasibility trial that aims to assess the acceptability of a pre-operative package of non-operative care versus standard care prior to joint replacement (OPPORTUNITY).

Current project grants

ROBotic-assisted Outcomes of Total joint Arthroplasty (ROBOTA); evaluating patient function following robotic-assisted joint replacement in the UK private healthcare setting.

Targeted Rehabilitation to Improve Outcome after knee replacement (TRIO).

Osteoarthritis Preoperative Package for care of Orthotics, Rehabilitation, Topical and oral agent Usage and Nutrition to Improve ouTcomes at a Year (OPPORTUNITY).

Can Arthroplasty Stem INfluence Outcome (CASINO): A randomised controlled trial of 125mm vs 150mm Exeter stems.

Functional outcomes of revision knee arthroplasty (ReTri).

The effect of implant design on mid-term patient function (TRIMAX).

Publications

Defining the Patient Acceptable Symptom State Using the Forgotten Joint Score 12 After Hip Arthroscopy 15 Dec 2021 In: Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation, vol. 3, pp. e1705-e1712
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asmr.2021.07.027
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published)
Preoperative morbidity and joint awareness while awaiting hip arthroscopy for femoroacetabular impingement 4 Dec 2021 In: Journal of Experimental Orthopaedics, vol. 8
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s40634-021-00431-1
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published)
Do the outcomes of hip arthroscopy for femoroacetabular impingement change over time? 29 Nov 2021 In: Orthopaedics & Traumatology: Surgery & Research (OTSR), pp. 103157
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.otsr.2021.103157
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print)
Meaningful values in the Forgotten Joint Score after total knee arthroplasty: minimal clinical important difference, minimal important and detectable changes, and patient-acceptable symptom state (9 pages) 1 May 2021 In: The Bone & Joint Journal, vol. 103-B, pp. 846-854
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620X.103B5.BJJ-2020-0396.R1
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published)
Global variation in postoperative mortality and complications after cancer surgery: a multicentre, prospective cohort study in 82 countries 21 Jan 2021 In: The Lancet, vol. 397, pp. 387-397
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(21)00001-5
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published)
Epidemiology of university American Football injuries in the United Kingdom (24 pages) 29 Oct 2020 In: Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/2325967120960206
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print)
Targeting rehabilitation to improve outcomes after total knee arthroplasty in patients at risk of poor outcomes: randomised controlled trial 13 Oct 2020 In: British Medical Journal (BMJ), vol. 371, pp. m3576
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.m3576
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published)
TYPE IIB DEFECTS, DO WE NEED TO AUGMENT? A COMPUTATIONAL STUDY OF ASYMMETRIC AND SYMMETRIC TIBIAL CONES (1 page) 1 Oct 2020 In: The Knee, vol. 27, pp. S5
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Meeting abstract (Published)
METAPHYSEAL TRITANIUM CONES IN rTKA: EFFECTS OF VARYING DEFECTS AND THE ROLE OF STEMS (1 page) 1 Oct 2020 In: The Knee, vol. 27, pp. S18
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Meeting abstract (Published)
Responsiveness and ceiling effects of the English version of the 12-item International Hip Outcome Tool following hip arthroscopy at minimum one-year follow-up (6 pages) 1 Aug 2020 In: The Bone & Joint Journal, vol. 102-B, pp. 1010-1015
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620X.102B8.BJJ-2020-0074.R1
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published)
A finite element analysis of tibial tritanium cones without stems in varying bone defects 1 Jun 2020 In: The Knee, vol. 27, pp. 656-666
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.knee.2020.02.019
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published)
Metaphyseal cones in revision total knee arthroplasty: the role of stems 17 Apr 2020 In: Bone & Joint Research, vol. 9, pp. 162-172
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1302/2046-3758.94.BJR-2019-0239.R1
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print)
Reduction in patient outcomes, but implant derived preservation of function 8-years following total knee arthroplasty: Longitudinal follow-up of a randomised controlled trial (8 pages) 1 Apr 2020 In: The Bone & Joint Journal, vol. 102-B, pp. 434-441
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620X.102B4.BJJ-2019-0767.R2
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published)
Osteoarthritis Preoperative Package for care of Orthotics, Rehabilitation, Topical and oral agent Usage and Nutrition to Improve ouTcomes at a Year (OPPORTUNITY); a feasibility study protocol for a randomised controlled trial 19 Feb 2020 In: Trials, vol. 21
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-019-3709-5
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published)
Robotic assisted unicompartmental knee replacement has a greater early functional outcome and shorter length of hospital stay when compared to manual total knee replacement for isolated medial compartment arthritis 8 Jan 2020 In: Bone & Joint Research
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1302/2046-3758.91.BJR-2019-0147.R1
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published)
Evaluation of the patient acceptable symptom state following hip arthroscopy using the 12 item international hip outcome tool (10 pages) 3 Jan 2020 In: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-019-3026-x
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published)
The use of biologics as an adjunct therapy to arthroscopic surgery for the treatment of femoroacetabular impingement 30 Dec 2019 In: Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/2325967119890673
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Literature review (E-pub ahead of print)
Single-item satisfaction scores mask large variations in pain, function and joint awareness in patients following total joint arthroplasty 9 Dec 2019 In: European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, vol. 30, pp. 267–274
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00590-019-02560-x
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published)
Survival and functional outcome of revision total knee arthroplasty with a total stabilizer knee system: minimum 5 years of follow-up Oct 2019 In: European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, vol. 29, pp. 1511–1517
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00590-019-02449-9
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published)
The impact of a pre-operative information leaflet on expectation management, satisfaction and patient outcomes in patients undergoing knee arthroscopy 18 Aug 2019 In: The Knee
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.knee.2019.06.011
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print)

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This article was published on 21 Apr, 2024

Dr David Hamilton (PhD, BSc (hons), BSc (hons), MCSP)

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