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  • 2007 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

David W. Murray is affiliated with the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom and has a research profile centered mainly in the field of medicine, with a focus on surgery. Their scholarly output comprises over 220 publications, predominantly related to surgical practice and specifically knee arthroplasty.

The primary subfields of study for Murray include surgery, orthopedics and sports medicine, rheumatology, biomedical engineering, and cardiology and cardiovascular medicine. The main topics of research are:

  • Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes
  • Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty
  • Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques
  • Orthopedic Infections and Treatments
  • Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms
  • Bone fractures and treatments
  • Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies

Murray frequently publishes in several specialized journals, including:

  • Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy
  • The Journal of Arthroplasty
  • The Knee
  • Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery
  • Orthopaedic Proceedings

Recent representative papers demonstrate Murray's research focus on knee replacement and related surgical outcomes. Selected publications include:

  • "The Effect of Surgeon Caseload on the Relative Revision Rate of Cemented and Cementless Unicompartmental Knee Replacements," 2020, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery
  • "Efficacy of Liposomal Bupivacaine and Bupivacaine Hydrochloride vs Bupivacaine Hydrochloride Alone as a Periarticular Anesthetic for Patients Undergoing Knee Replacement," 2022, JAMA Surgery
  • "Total versus partial knee replacement in patients with medial compartment knee osteoarthritis: the TOPKAT RCT," 2020, Health Technology Assessment
  • "Most unicompartmental knee replacement revisions could be avoided: a radiographic evaluation of revised Oxford knees in the National Joint Registry," 2020, Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy
  • "Impact of age on unicompartmental knee arthroplasty outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis," 2022, Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy

Collaborative research forms a significant part of Murray's work, with frequent co-authors including Stephen Mellon, Hasan R. Mohammad, Andrew Judge, Andrew Price, and Azmi Rahman. These collaborations reflect an active engagement within the orthopedic research community.

David W. Murray's contributions are recognized through honors such as being named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2007. This distinction acknowledges their involvement in advancing medical and surgical knowledge.

Best Publications

  • QUESTIONNAIRE ON THE PERCEPTIONS OF PATIENTS ABOUT TOTAL HIP REPLACEMENT

    Jill Dawson;Ray Fitzpatrick;Andrew Carr;David Murray

  • Primary total hip replacement surgery: a systematic review of outcomes and modelling of cost-effectiveness associated with different prostheses.

    R Fitzpatrick;E Shortall;M Sculpher;D Murray

  • The definition and measurement of acetabular orientation.

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  • The use of the Oxford hip and knee scores

    D W Murray;R Fitzpatrick;K Rogers;H Pandit

  • Pseudotumours associated with metal-on-metal hip resurfacings

    H. Pandit;S. Glyn-Jones;P. McLardy-Smith;R. Gundle

  • The Oxford medial unicompartmental arthroplasty: a ten-year survival study.

    D W Murray;J W Goodfellow;J J O'Connor

  • Adverse outcomes after total and unicompartmental knee replacement in 101,330 matched patients: a study of data from the National Joint Registry for England and Wales.

    Alexander D Liddle;Andrew Judge;Andrew Judge;Hemant Pandit;David W Murray

  • Correlation between inclination of the acetabular component and metal ion levels in metal-on-metal hip resurfacing replacement

    R. De Haan;C. Pattyn;H. S. Gill;D. W. Murray

  • Rapid recovery after oxford unicompartmental arthroplasty through a short incision.

    A J Price;J Webb;H Topf;C A Dodd

  • Survival analysis of joint replacements

    D W Murray;A J Carr;C Bulstrode

  • "Asymptomatic" pseudotumors after metal-on-metal hip resurfacing arthroplasty: prevalence and metal ion study.

    Young-Min Kwon;Simon J. Ostlere;Peter McLardy-Smith;Nicholas A. Athanasou

  • Meaningful changes for the Oxford hip and knee scores after joint replacement surgery

    David J. Beard;Kristina Harris;Jill Dawson;Helen Doll

  • Hip resurfacings revised for inflammatory pseudotumour have a poor outcome

    G Grammatopoulos;H Pandit;Y M Kwon;R Gundle

  • Necrotic and inflammatory changes in metal-on-metal resurfacing hip arthroplasties.

    Gayana Mahendra;Hemant Pandit;Karolina Kliskey;David Murray

  • Minimally invasive Oxford phase 3 unicompartmental knee replacement: RESULTS OF 1000 CASES

    H. Pandit;C. Jenkins;H. S. Gill;K. Barker

  • The Oxford medial unicompartmental arthroplasty

    D. W. Murray;J. W. Goodfellow;J. J. O’Connor

  • LOSS TO FOLLOW-UP MATTERS

    D. W. Murray;A. R. Britton;C. J. K. Bulstrode

  • The Oxford medial unicompartmental knee replacement using a minimally-invasive approach

    H. Pandit;C. Jenkins;K. Barker;C. A. F. Dodd

  • Metal-on-metal bearings: THE EVIDENCE SO FAR

    F. S. Haddad;R. R. Thakrar;A. J. Hart;J. A. Skinner

  • Unicompartmental Arthroplasty with the Oxford Knee

    John Goodfellow;John O'Connor;Hemant Pandit;Christopher Dodd

Frequent Co-Authors

David J Beard
David J Beard University of Oxford
Andrew Judge
Andrew Judge University of Bristol
Nigel K. Arden
Nigel K. Arden University of Oxford
Ray Fitzpatrick
Ray Fitzpatrick University of Oxford
Andrew Carr
Andrew Carr University of Oxford
Nicholas A. Athanasou
Nicholas A. Athanasou University of Oxford
Richard W Morris
Richard W Morris University of Bristol
Cyrus Cooper
Cyrus Cooper University of Southampton
Alastair Gray
Alastair Gray University of Oxford
James A. Kennedy
James A. Kennedy Princess Margaret Cancer Centre

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