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Conference Papers
2015, 'PEEK/Ti combined cages: a systematic review of radiological and clinical outcomes in spinal fusion and preclinical evaluation', Brisbane, QLD Australia, presented at Australian Orthopaedic Association Annual Scientific Meeting
,2015, 'Radiological outcomes of PEEK/Ti combined cages in spinal fusion – a systematic review', Auckland, New Zealand, presented at Neurosurgical Society of Australasia Annual Scientific Meeting, internal-pdf://1411328436/Portrait%20A0%20W%2085%20H%20120%20.ppt
,2015, 'Stability and subsidence of four stand-alone ALIF cages', Brisbane, QLD Australia, presented at Australian Orthopaedic Association Annual Scientific Meeting
,2015, 'The design evolution of interbody cages in anterior cervical discectomy and fusion', Canberra, NSW, Australia, presented at Spine Society of Australia 26th Annual Scientific Meeting
,2015, 'The Impact of Nitinol Staples on the Compressive Forces, Contact Area and Mechanical Properties in Comparison to a Claw Plate for the Lapidus Arthrodesis', Las Vegas, Nevada, presented at Orthopaedic Research Society Annual Meeting
,2014, 'The effect of saline coolant on temperature levels while during decorticationg bone with a Midas Rex: An in vivo vitro model using sheep cervical vertebrae', Melbourne, presented at Australian Orthopaedic Association NSW Annual Scientific Meeting, Melbourne, 12 October 2014 - 16 October 2014
,2014, '‘Hubbing’ detrimental to pedicle screw fixation', Brisbane, QLD Australia, presented at The Spine Society of Australia 25th Annual Scientific Meeting
,2014, 'Bioactive Ti/PEEK Interbody Cage for ACDF: Early Results', Perth, Austalia, presented at Neurosurgical Society of Australasia - Annual Scientific Meeting, internal-pdf://1683932589/NSA.pptx
,2014, 'Comparison and Optimization of Torque Loading Profiles for in-vitro Spinal Segment Flexibility Testing Using a Robotic Testing System', Melbourne, presented at Australian Orthopaedic Association Annual Scientific Meeting, internal-pdf://0300310756/AOA%20spine.pdf
,2014, 'Contribution of graft in load transmission for interbody fusion', Melbourne, presented at Australian Orthopaedic Association Annual Scientific Meeting, internal-pdf://0807703519/AOA%20spine.pdf
,2014, 'Endplate pressure distribution is influenced by bone graft substitute within interbody cages', Brisbane, QLD Australia, presented at The Spine Society of Australia 25th Annual Scientific Meeting
,2014, 'In vitro validation of a mechanically compromised sheep vertebral body defect model', Melbourne, presented at Australian Orthopaedic Association Annual Scientific Meeting, internal-pdf://1037705707/AOA%20spine.pdf
,2014, 'Initial Experience with Synthetic Spinal Motion Segments: Biomechanical Assessment of High Cycle and Implant Performance', New Orleans, presented at Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society
,2014, 'Stability and interfragmentary pressure of shape memeory staple and plate constructs', Melbourne, presented at Australian Orthopaedic Association Annual Scientific Meeting, internal-pdf://3969957097/AOA%20spine.pdf
,2014, 'The Impact of Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion on Healthy Cervical Spine Alignment', Melbourne, presented at Australian Orthopaedic Association NSW Annual Scientific Meeting, internal-pdf://0909888570/AOA%20NSW%202014%20Clinical.doc
,2013, 'Biomechanical comparison of anterior & lateral plating after interbody fusion using a novel synthetic spine model', Perth, Australia, presented at Spine Society of Australia 24th Annual Scientific Meeting, Perth, Australia, 19 April 2013 - 21 April 2013
,2013, 'Evaluation of synthetic functional spine unit: pure moment cycle test', Perth, Australia, presented at Spine Society of Australia 24th Annual Scientific Meeting, Perth, Australia, 19 April 2013 - 21 April 2013
,2013, 'The effect of the intervertebral disc hydration on spinal biomechanics', Perth, Australia, presented at Spine Society of Australia 24th Annual Scientific Meeting, Perth, Australia, 19 April 2013 - 21 April 2013
,2012, 'Fatigue properties of Nitinol internal fixation devices for surgical correction of hammertoe', Sydney, Australia, presented at Australian Orthopaedic Association ASM 2012, Sydney, Australia, 08 October 2012 - 11 October 2012
,2012, 'OSStaple and Speed Staple in a Simulated Midfoot Construct', Sydney, Australia, presented at Australian Orthopaedic Association ASM 2012, Sydney, Australia, 08 October 2012 - 11 October 2012
,2012, 'rhBMP-2 dose related β-TCP incorporation and bone formation in an ovine posterolateral lumbar fusion model', Sydney, Australia, presented at Australian Orthopaedic Association ASM 2012, Sydney, Australia, 08 October 2012 - 11 October 2012
,2012, 'Confined Cancellous Defect Model for Bone Healing', Sydney, Australia, presented at International Society for Technology in Arthroplasty 2012 Congress, Sydney, Australia, 04 October 2012 - 06 October 2012
,2012, 'Effect of Mechanical Loading During Cement Curing on the Cement-Implant Interface', Sydney, Australia, presented at International Society for Technology in Arthroplasty 2012 Congress, Sydney, Australia, 04 October 2012 - 06 October 2012
,2012, 'Effects of Surface Treatments on Titanium-Cement Implant Bonding', Sydney, Australia, presented at International Society for Technology in Arthroplasty 2012 Congress, Sydney, Australia, 04 October 2012 - 06 October 2012
,2012, 'Micromotion, Seating and Pullout of the Genesis II and Profix Tibial Components', Sydney, Australia, presented at International Society for Technology in Arthroplasty 2012 Congress, Sydney, Australia, 04 October 2012 - 06 October 2012
,2012, 'PEEK OPTIMA and HA/PEEK: In Vitro and in Vivo Examination', Sydney, Australia, presented at International Society for Technology in Arthroplasty 2012 Congress, Sydney, Australia, 04 October 2012 - 06 October 2012
,2012, 'The Effect of Contamination and Surface Roughness on the Cement-Implant Bonding', Sydney, Australia, presented at International Society for Technology in Arthroplasty 2012 Congress, Sydney, Australia, 04 October 2012 - 06 October 2012
,2012, 'The Effect of Sterilization Method on the Static and Dynamic Mechanical Properties of Paired Rabbit Humeri in Three-Point Bending', Sydney, Australia, presented at International Society for Technology in Arthroplasty 2012 Congress, Sydney, Australia, 04 October 2012 - 06 October 2012
,2012, 'Corrosion resistance of Nitinol vascular stents: reassuring performance and avenues for improvement', Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, presented at 81st Annual Scientific Congress, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 06 May 2012 - 10 May 2012
,2012, 'The Effect of Processing Conditions of the Osteoinductivity of Sheep Demineralized Bone Matrix in an Ectopic Nude Rat Model: A Pilot Study', San Francisco, Califormia, presented at Orthopaedic Research Society Annual Meeting
,2011, 'Effect of agonist choice on platelet growth factor release', in 2011 AOA NZOA Combined Meeting Session Podium Abstracts, Rotorua, New Zealand, presented at Combined NZOA/AOA Scientific Meeting, Rotorua, New Zealand, 09 October 2011 - 14 October 2011
,2011, 'Microtomographic assessment of porosity in bone cement', in Microtomographic assessment of porosity in bone cement, Cardiff, Wales, presented at British association for surgery of the knee, Cardiff, Wales, 06 April 2011 - 07 April 2011
,2011, 'The effects of low-intensity pulsed ultrasound on tendon bone healing in a transosseous equivalent sheep rotator cuff model', in Transactions of the Annual Meeting - Orthopaedic Research Society, Orthopaedic Research Society, USA, pp. 161 - 161, presented at Orthopaedic Research Society 57th Annual Meeting, Long Beach CA USA, 13 January 2011 - 16 January 2011
,2010, 'Fusion study of a novel flexiable titanium interbody and a PEEK interbody spacer in an aged ovine model.', Vienna, Austria, pp. SP15, presented at EuroSpine 2010, Vienna, Austria, 15 September 2010 - 17 September 2010
,2010, 'Interbody fusion with PEEK and novel compliant titanium fusion device in an aged ovine model.', Vienna, Austria, pp. sp55, presented at EuroSpine 2010, Vienna, Austria, 15 September 2010 - 17 September 2010
,2010, 'Biomechanics of mechanically degenerated dics restored through injection of a novel nucleus augmentation material.', in Transactions of the Annual Meeting - Orthopaedic Research Society, Orthopaedic Research Society, USA, presented at 56th Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, New Orleans, LA, USA, 06 March 2010 - 09 March 2010
,2010, 'In vivo response of allograft bone sterilized with supercritical CO2 in an ovine cancellous gap model.', in Transactions of the Annual Meeting - Orthopaedic Research Society, Orthopaedic Research Society, USA, presented at 56th Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, New Orleans, LA, USA, 06 March 2010 - 09 March 2010
,2010, 'INterbody fusion with PEEK and a novel compliant titanium fusion device in an aged ovine model.', in Transactions of the Annual Meeting - Orthopaedic Research Society, Orthopaedic Research Society, USA, presented at 56th Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, New Orleans, LA, USA, 06 March 2010 - 09 March 2010
,2010, 'Mechanical analysis of internal fixation devices for diaphyseal humeral fractures', in Transactions of the Annual Meeting - Orthopaedic Research Society, Orthopaedic Research Society, USA, presented at 56th Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, New Orleans, LA, USA, 06 March 2010 - 09 March 2010
,2010, 'Microtomographic assessment of bone cement.', in Transactions of the Annual Meeting - Orthopaedic Research Society, Orthopaedic Research Society, USA, presented at 56th Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, New Orleans, LA, USA, 06 March 2010 - 09 March 2010
,2010, 'The effect of various treatments on the anisotropy of bovine cortical bone.', in Transactions of the Annual Meeting - Orthopaedic Research Society, Orthopaedic Research Society, USA, presented at 56th Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, New Orleans, LA, USA, 06 March 2010 - 09 March 2010
,2009, 'Loop elongation and stress relaxation in suture bridge constructs.', in Transactions of the Annual Meeting - Orthopaedic Research Society, Orthopaedic Research Society, USA, presented at Orthopaedic Research Society, Las Vegas, NV, USA, 22 February 2009 - 25 February 2009
,2009, 'The biomechanical properties of the fixation of the Weil osteotomy.', in Transactions of the Annual Meeting - Orthopaedic Research Society, Orthopaedic Research Society, USA, presented at Orthopaedic Research Society, Las Vegas, NV, USA, 22 February 2009 - 25 February 2009
,2009, 'Mechanical Properties of Spinal Segments with Humidity and Temperature Variation', in The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (Proceedings), Madrid, Spain, presented at 17th Annual Meeting of the European Orthopaedic Research Society, Madrid, Spain
,2008, 'Tied up in Knots?', in Australian Orthopaedic Association, Hobart, TAS, Australia, presented at Australian Orthopaedic Association, Hobart, TAS, Australia, 12 October 2008 - 16 October 2008
,2008, 'Loop elongation and stress relaxation of fibrewire knots and suture during axial loading', in 4th Australian Health & Medical Research Congress (AHMRC), Brisbane, QLD Australia, presented at 4th Australian Health & Medical Research Congress (AHMRC), Brisbane, QLD Australia
,2008, 'Tibial stem design and its effect on micromotion in cementless knee arthroplasty in an in vitro bone model', in 4th Australian Health & Medical Research Congress (AHMRC), Brisbane, QLD Australia, presented at 4th Australian Health & Medical Research Congress (AHMRC), Brisbane, QLD Australia
,2007, 'Acromioclavicular reconstructions with hamstring tendon grafts a biomechanical study.', in Transactions of the Annual Meeting - Orthopaedic Research Society, Orthopaedic Research Society, USA, presented at 6th Combined Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Societies, Honolulu, Hawaii, 20 October 2007 - 24 October 2007
,2007, 'Automated three-dimensional blob analysis on bone cement micro-computed tomography.', in Transactions of the Annual Meeting - Orthopaedic Research Society, Orthopaedic Research Society, USA, presented at 6th Combined Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Societies, Honolulu, Hawaii, 20 October 2007 - 24 October 2007
,2007, 'Biomechanical evaluation on the hook plate for AC joint reconstruction using a cadaver model.', in Transactions of the Annual Meeting - Orthopaedic Research Society, Orthopaedic Research Society, USA, presented at 6th Combined Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Societies, Honolulu, Hawaii, 20 October 2007 - 24 October 2007
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