By Dr Matthew Pelletier

Journal articles

Pelletier MH; Cordaro N; Punjabi VM; Waites M; Lau A; Walsh WR, 2016, 'PEEK Versus Ti Interbody Fusion Devices Resultant Fusion, Bone Apposition, Initial and 26-Week Biomechanics', CLINICAL SPINE SURGERY, 29, pp. E208 - E214, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/BSD.0b013e31826851a4

Rao PJ; Phan K; Maharaj MM; Pelletier MH; Walsh WR; Mobbs RJ, 2016, 'Accelerometers for objective evaluation of physical activity following spine surgery', Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, 26, pp. 14 - 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jocn.2015.05.064

Chong E; Mobbs RJ; Pelletier MH; Walsh WR, 2016, 'Titanium/Polyetheretherketone Cages for Cervical Arthrodesis with Degenerative and Traumatic Pathologies: Early Clinical Outcomes and Fusion Rates', Orthopaedic Surgery, 8, pp. 19 - 26, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/os.12221

Pelletier MH; Cohen CS; Ducheyne P; Walsh WR, 2016, 'Restoring segmental biomechanics through nucleus augmentation', Clinical Spine Surgery, 29, pp. 461 - 467, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/BSD.0b013e3182aa6841

Russell NA; Regazzola G; Aiyer A; Nomura T; Pelletier MH; Myerson M; Walsh WR, 2015, 'Evaluation of Nitinol Staples for the Lapidus Arthrodesis in a Reproducible Biomechanical Model', Frontiers in Surgery, 2, pp. 65, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fsurg.2015.00065

Livingston A; Wang T; Christou C; Pelletier MH; Walsh WR, 2015, 'The Effect of Saline Coolant on Temperature Levels during Decortication with a Midas Rex: An in Vitro Model Using Sheep Cervical Vertebrae', Frontiers in Surgery, 2, pp. 37, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fsurg.2015.00037

Chong E; Pelletier MH; Mobbs RJ; Walsh WR, 2015, 'The design evolution of interbody cages in anterior cervical discectomy and fusion: A systematic review Orthopedics and biomechanics', BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 16, pp. 99, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12891-015-0546-x

Varcoe RL; Teo ABP; Pelletier MH; Yu Y; Yang JL; Crowe PJ; Walsh WR, 2015, 'A nitinol "u-clip" versus sutured arteriovenous anastomosis: Local tissue response and intimal hyperplasia development in a sheep model', European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, 49, pp. 344 - 352, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejvs.2014.12.025

Russell NA; Regazzola G; Aiyer A; Nomura T; Pelletier MH; Myerson M; Walsh WR, 2015, 'Evaluation of Nitinol Staples for the Lapidus Arthrodesis in a Reproducible Biomechanical Model', FRONTIERS IN SURGERY, 2, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fsurg.2015.DDD5

Varcoe RL; Teo ABP; Pelletier MH; Yu Y; Yang J-L; Crowe PJ; Walsh WR, 2015, 'A Nitinol “U-Clip” versus Sutured Arteriovenous Anastomosis: Local Tissue Response and Intimal Hyperplasia Development in a Sheep Model', Journal of Vascular Surgery, 61, pp. 839 - 839, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jvs.2015.01.014

Christou C; Oliver RA; Pelletier MH; Walsh WR, 2014, 'Ovine model for critical-size tibial segmental defects', Comparative Medicine, 64, pp. 377 - 385

Malhotra A; Pelletier MH; Yu Y; Christou C; Walsh WR, 2014, 'A Sheep Model for Cancellous Bone Healing', Frontiers in Surgery, 1, pp. 37, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fsurg.2014.00037

Pelletier MH; Oliver RA; Christou C; Yu Y; Bertollo N; Irie H; Walsh WR, 2014, 'Lumbar spinal fusion with β-TCP granules and variable Escherichia coli-derived rhBMP-2 dose', Spine Journal, 14, pp. 1758 - 1768, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.spinee.2014.01.043

Morrison JW; Pelletier MH; Rives A; Walsh WR; Yang JL; Varcoe RL, 2014, 'Corrosion resistance, surface evaluation, and geometric design comparison of five self-expanding nitinol stents used in clinical practice', Journal of Endovascular Therapy, 21, pp. 230 - 239, http://dx.doi.org/10.1583/13-4530MR.1

Malhotra A; Pelletier M; Oliver R; Christou C; Walsh WR, 2014, 'Platelet-rich plasma and bone defect healing', Tissue Engineering - Part A, 20, pp. 2614 - 2633, http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/ten.tea.2013.0737

Rao PJ; Pelletier MH; Walsh WR; Mobbs RJ, 2014, 'Spine Interbody Implants: Material Selection and Modification, Functionalization and Bioactivation of Surfaces to Improve Osseointegration', Orthopaedic Surgery, 6, pp. 81 - 89, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/os.12098

Wang T; Ball J; Pelletier M; Walsh W, 2014, 'Biomechanical evaluation of a biomimetic spinal construct', Journal of Experimental Orthopaedics, 1, pp. 1 - 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40634-014-0003-z

Russell N; Rives A; Pelletier M; Wang T; Walsh W, 2014, 'The effect of supercritical carbon dioxide sterilization on the anisotropy of bovine cortical bone', Cell and Tissue Banking, pp. 1 - 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10561-014-9447-8

Wang T; Pelletie M; Bertollo N; Crosky A; Walsh W; Pelletier M, 2013, 'Cement-Implant Interface Contamination: Possible Reason of Inferior Clinical Outcomes for Rough Surface Cemented Stems', The Open Orthopaedics Journal, 7, pp. 250 - 257, http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1874325001307010250

Russell N; Rives A; Bertollo N; Pelletier MH; Walsh WR, 2013, 'The effect of sterilization on the dynamic mechanical properties of paired rabbit cortical bone', Journal of Biomechanics, 46, pp. 1670 - 1675, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2013.04.006

Malhotra A; Pelletier MH; Yu Y; Walsh WR, 2013, 'Can platelet-rich plasma (PRP) improve bone healing? A comparison between the theory and experimental outcomes', Arch Orthop Trauma Surg., 133, pp. 153 - 165, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00402-012-1641-1

Pitney M; van Niekerk E; Dokos S; Pelletier M; Walsh WR, 2013, 'Longitudinal Stent Deformation: Importance of Stent Type and Stent Apposition', American Journal of Biomedical Engineering, 3, pp. 63 - 69

Pelletier MH; Cordaro N; Lau AC; Walsh WR, 2013, 'PEEK Versus Ti Interbody Fusion Devices: Resultant Fusion, Bone Apposition, Initial and 26 Week Biomechanics', Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/BSD.0b013e31826851a4

Pelletier MH; Malhotra A; Brighton T; Lindeman R; Walsh WR, 2013, 'Platelet function and constituents of platelet rich plasma', International Journal of Sports Medicine, 34, pp. 74 - 80, http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0032-1316319

Bertollo N; Pelletier MH; Walsh WR, 2013, 'Relationship between patellar tendon shortening and in vitro kinematics in the ovine stifle joint', Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part H - Journal of Engineering in Medicine, 227, pp. 438 - 447, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0954411912466352

Russell NA; Rives A; Pelletier MH; Bruce WJ; Walsh WR, 2013, 'The effect of sterilization on the mechanical properties of intact rabbit humeri in three-point bending, four-point bending and torsion', Cell and Tissue Banking, 14, pp. 231 - 242, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10561-012-9318-0

Lovric V; Ledger M; Goldberg J; Harper W; Bertollo N; Pelletier MH; Oliver RA; Yu Y; Walsh WR, 2013, 'The effects of Low-intensity Pulsed Ultrasound on tendon-bone healing in a transosseous-equivalent sheep rotator cuff model', Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy, 21, pp. 466 - 475, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00167-012-1972-z

Pelletier MH; Waites M; Lau CB; Kostiainen M; Bruce WJ; Bertollo N; Walsh WR, 2013, 'Viscosity of bone cement influences effectiveness of vacuum mixing', International Journal of Polymeric Materials and Polymeric Biomaterials, 62, pp. 95 - 100, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00914037.2012.670819

Varcoe RL; Teo ABP; Pelletier MH; Yu Y; Yang JL; Crowe PJ; Walsh WR, 2012, 'An Arteriovenous Fistula Model of Intimal Hyperplasia for Evaluation of a Nitinol U-Clip Anastomosis', European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, 43, pp. 224 - 231, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejvs.2011.11.002

Bertollo N; Pelletier MH; Walsh WR, 2012, 'Simulation of patella alta and the implications for in vitro patellar tracking in the ovine stifle joint', Journal of Orthopaedic Research, 30, pp. 1789 - 1797, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002

Russell NA; Pelletier MH; Bruce WJ; Walsh WR, 2012, 'The effect of gamma irradiation on the anisotropy of bovine cortical bone', Medical Engineering and Physics, 34, pp. 1117 - 1122, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.medengphy.2011.11.021

Pelletier MH, 2012, 'Vascular Anastomotic Clips Revisited', European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, 43, pp. 232 - 232

Maguire M; Goldberg J; Bokor D; Bertollo N; Pelletier MH; Harper W; Walsh WR, 2011, 'Biomechanical evaluation of four different transosseous-equivalent/suture bridge rotator cuff repairs', Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy, 19, pp. 1582 - 1587, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00167-011-1436-x

Maguire M; Goldberg J; Bokor D; Bertollo N; Pelletier MH; Harper W; Walsh WR, 2011, 'Biomechanical evaluation fo four different transossseous-equivalent.suture bridge rotator cuff repairs.', Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy, Feb

Dang K; Pelletier MH; Walsh WR, 2011, 'Factors affecting flexural strength in cement within cement revisions.', Journal of Arthroplasty, march 15

Punjabi V; Bokor D; Pelletier MH; Walsh WR, 2011, 'The Effect on Loop Elongation and Stress Relaxation During Longitudinal Loading of FiberWire in Shoulder Arthroscopic Knots', Arthroscopy, 27, pp. 750 - 754

Pelletier MH; Lau AC; Smitham PJ; Nielsen G; Walsh WR, 2010, 'Pore distribution and material properties of bone cement cured at different temperatrures.', ACTA Orthopaedica, 6, pp. 886 - 891, http://www.informaworld.com/

Gothelf T; Bell D; Goldberg J; Harper W; Pelletier MH; Walsh WR, 2009, 'Anatomic and biomedical study of the biceps vinculum, a structure within the biceps sheath.', Arthroscopy - the Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery, 25, pp. 515 - 521

Pelletier MH; Malisano L; Smitham PJ; Okamoto K; Walsh WR, 2009, 'The Compressive Properties of Bone Cements Containing Large Doses of Antibiotics', Journal of Arthroplasty, 24, pp. 454 - 460

Erak S; Pelletier MH; woods K; Smith P; Walsh WR, 2008, 'Acromioclavicular reconstructions with hamstring tendon grafts: a comparative biomechanical study.', Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, 17, pp. 772 - 778

Pelletier MH; Langdown A; Gillies R; Sonnabend DH; Walsh WR, 2008, 'Photoelastic comparison of strains in the underlying glenoid with metal-backed and all-polyethylene implants.', Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, 17, pp. 779 - 783

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