Thomas Turgeon, University of Manitoba

Research

Access To Care Arthritis Equity Joint Pain Joint Replacement Surgery

Latest papers

Toward next-generation hip implants: From failure mechanisms to translational design.
Journal of orthopaedic translation · 2026
Mental health in public safety personnel with workplace injuries requiring surgery: a longitudinal population-wide administrative data study in Manitoba, Canada.
BMJ open · 2025
Workplace Injury and Mental Health Outcomes.
JAMA network open · 2025

All 9 publications

Latest funding

Manitoba Access to Joint Replacement Surgery (MAJRS): A mixed-methods study involving First Nations Peoples
CIHR · 2025 · Principal investigator
$1,231,650
WHERE Study: Waiting for Hip and Knee Replacement: A Prospective Study
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
$979,200

All 2 grants and awards

9 publications.

01

Toward next-generation hip implants: From failure mechanisms to translational design.

Luo Y, Turgeon T, Polyzois I

Journal of orthopaedic translation2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.jot.2026.101122 PMID: 42182076

02

Mental health in public safety personnel with workplace injuries requiring surgery: a longitudinal population-wide administrative data study in Manitoba, Canada.

Spiwak R, Gawaziuk J, Burton L, Wightman A, Comaskey B, Sareen J, Chateau D, Bolton J, Turgeon T, Kraut A, Mahar A, Afifi TO, Sareen J, Mota N, Nantais J, Logsetty S

BMJ open2025

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-084367 PMID: 39920070

03

Workplace Injury and Mental Health Outcomes.

Wightman A, Gawaziuk JP, Spiwak R, Burton L, Comaskey B, Chateau D, Nantais J, Turgeon T, Sareen J, Bolton J, Kraut A, Logsetty S

JAMA network open2025

DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.59678 PMID: 39946128

04

In vivo wear measurement in a modern total knee arthroplasty with model-based radiostereometric analysis.

Gascoyne T, Parashin S, Teeter M, Bohm E, Laende E, Dunbar M, Turgeon T

The bone & joint journal2019Senior author

DOI: 10.1302/0301-620x.101b11.bjj-2018-1447.r2 PMID: 31674253

05

Mid-term progressive loosening of hydroxyapatite-coated femoral stems paired with a metal-on-metal bearing.

Gascoyne T, Flynn B, Turgeon T, Burnell C

Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research2019

DOI: 10.1186/s13018-019-1271-1 PMID: 31324195

06

Factors influencing the reporting of adverse medical device events: qualitative interviews with physicians about higher risk implantable devices.

Gagliardi AR, Ducey A, Lehoux P, Turgeon T, Ross S, Trbovich P, Easty A, Bell C, Urbach D

BMJ quality & safety2018

DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2017-006481 PMID: 28768712

07

Multiple constraints compromise decision-making about implantable medical devices for individual patients: qualitative interviews with physicians.

Gagliardi AR, Ducey A, Lehoux P, Turgeon T, Kolbunik J, Ross S, Trbovich P, Easty A, Bell C, Urbach DR

BMC medical informatics and decision making2017

DOI: 10.1186/s12911-017-0577-3 PMID: 29273040

08

The effect of adding tobramycin to Simplex P cement on femoral stem micromotion as measured by radiostereometric analysis: a 2-year randomized controlled trial.

Bohm E, Petrak M, Gascoyne T, Turgeon T

Acta orthopaedica2012Senior author

DOI: 10.3109/17453674.2011.652885 PMID: 22248163

09

Acute limb ischemia following closed reduction of a hip arthroplasty dislocation.

Marsh JP, Turgeon T, Guzman R

Orthopedics2010

DOI: 10.3928/01477447-20100826-24 PMID: 20954657

Manitoba Access to Joint Replacement Surgery (MAJRS): A mixed-methods study involving First Nations Peoples

Principal investigatorCIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: Righolt, Christiaan; Fowler-Woods, Amanda D; Turgeon, Thomas R

Keywords: Access To Care; Arthritis; Equity; Joint Pain; Joint Replacement; Surgery

$1,231,650

WHERE Study: Waiting for Hip and Knee Replacement: A Prospective Study

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Project Grant

Principal investigators: Schemitsch, Emil H

Keywords: Arthroplasty; Cost-Effectiveness; Effect Modification; Health Equity; Joint Replacement; Opioid Use; Osteoarthritis; Patient Outcomes; Prospective Study; Wait Times

$979,200

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Surgery
Internal Medicine
Sociology
Administration de la santé
Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation
Community Health Sciences
General Surgery
Other

Co-authors at University of Manitoba, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.

James Bolton

Internal Medicine

2 shared papers, latest 2025

Pascale Lehoux

Administration de la santé

2 shared papers, latest 2018

Patricia Trbovich

Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation

2 shared papers, latest 2018

Jitender Sareen

Internal Medicine

2 shared papers, latest 2025

Michael Dunbar

Biomedical Engineering

1 shared papers, latest 2019

David Urbach

General Surgery

1 shared papers, latest 2018

Alyson Mahar

Community Health Sciences

1 shared papers, latest 2025

Alyson Mahar

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2025

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Access To Care Dear Professor Turgeon, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Toward next-generation hip implants: From failure mechanisms to translational design." (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "Manitoba Access to Joint Replacement Surgery (MAJRS): A mixed-methods study involving First Nations Peoples" (2025), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]

Thomas Turgeon

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Toward next-generation hip implants: From failure mechanisms to translational design.

Mental health in public safety personnel with workplace injuries requiring surgery: a longitudinal population-wide administrative data study in Manitoba, Canada.

Workplace Injury and Mental Health Outcomes.

In vivo wear measurement in a modern total knee arthroplasty with model-based radiostereometric analysis.

Mid-term progressive loosening of hydroxyapatite-coated femoral stems paired with a metal-on-metal bearing.

Factors influencing the reporting of adverse medical device events: qualitative interviews with physicians about higher risk implantable devices.

Multiple constraints compromise decision-making about implantable medical devices for individual patients: qualitative interviews with physicians.

The effect of adding tobramycin to Simplex P cement on femoral stem micromotion as measured by radiostereometric analysis: a 2-year randomized controlled trial.

Acute limb ischemia following closed reduction of a hip arthroplasty dislocation.

Manitoba Access to Joint Replacement Surgery (MAJRS): A mixed-methods study involving First Nations Peoples

WHERE Study: Waiting for Hip and Knee Replacement: A Prospective Study

Frequent collaborators

Eric Bohm

James Bolton

Sarvesh Logsetty

Pascale Lehoux

Ariel Ducey

Patricia Trbovich

Rae Spiwak

Jitender Sareen

Chaim Bell

Michael Dunbar

David Urbach

Matthew Teeter

Alyson Mahar

Natalie Mota

Alyson Mahar