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MCCAFFREY K; Lovric V; Pelletier MH; Walsh WR, 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

Lovric V; McCaffrey K; Pelletier MH; Walsh WR, 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

SCHLOSSBERG B ; BERTOLLO N ; PELLETIER M ; CHRISTOU C ; W W, 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

Wang T; Ball JR; Pelletier MH; Walsh WR, 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

Qicai JH; Pelletier MH; C. C; Johnson K; W.R. W, 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

CHONG E; Pelletier M; Mobbs RJ; Walsh WR, 2014, 'The Impact of Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion on Healthy Cervical Spine Alignment', in The Impact of Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion on Healthy Cervical Spine Alignment, Australian Orthopaedic Association NSW Annual Scientific Meeting, Melbourne, presented at Australian Orthopaedic Association NSW Annual Scientific Meeting, internal-pdf://0909888570/AOA%20NSW%202014%20Clinical.doc

Ball J; Pelletier MH; Wang T; Walsh WR, 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

Wang T; Pelletier MH; Walsh WR, 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

Wang T; Pelletier MH; Walsh WR, 2013, 'The effect of the intervertebral disc hydration on spinal biomechanics', in The effect of the intervertebral disc hydration on spinal biomechanics, Spine Society of Australia 24th Annual Scientific Meeting, Perth, Australia, presented at Spine Society of Australia 24th Annual Scientific Meeting, Perth, Australia, 19 April 2013 - 21 April 2013

Pelletier MH; Pancratz A; Bertollo N; Walsh WR, 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

Pelletier MH; Acance F; Pancratz A; Bertollo N; Walsh WR, 2012, 'OSStaple and Speed Staple in a Simulated Midfoot Construct', in OSStaple and Speed Staple in a Simulated Midfoot Construct, Australian Orthopaedic Association ASM 2012, Sydney, Australia, presented at Australian Orthopaedic Association ASM 2012, Sydney, Australia, 08 October 2012 - 11 October 2012

Pelletier MH; Yu Y; Oliver RA; Bertollo N; Rives A; Christou C; Irie H; Walsh WR, 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

Malhotra A; Pelletier MH; Walsh WR, 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

Gallager J; Pelletier MH; Bertollo N; Walsh WR, 2012, 'Effect of Mechanical Loading During Cement Curing on the Cement-Implant Interface', in Effect of Mechanical Loading During Cement Curing on the Cement-Implant Interface, International Society for Technology in Arthroplasty 2012 Congress, Sydney, Australia, presented at International Society for Technology in Arthroplasty 2012 Congress, Sydney, Australia, 04 October 2012 - 06 October 2012

Lin A; Pelletier MH; Walsh WR; Crosky AG, 2012, 'Effects of Surface Treatments on Titanium-Cement Implant Bonding', in Effects of Surface Treatments on Titanium-Cement Implant Bonding, International Society for Technology in Arthroplasty 2012 Congress, Sydney, Australia, presented at International Society for Technology in Arthroplasty 2012 Congress, Sydney, Australia, 04 October 2012 - 06 October 2012

Johns B; Pelletier MH; Bertollo N; Hancock N; Walsh WR; Bruce WJ, 2012, 'Micromotion, Seating and Pullout of the Genesis II and Profix Tibial Components', in Micromotion, Seating and Pullout of the Genesis II and Profix Tibial Components, International Society for Technology in Arthroplasty 2012 Congress, Sydney, Australia, presented at International Society for Technology in Arthroplasty 2012 Congress, Sydney, Australia, 04 October 2012 - 06 October 2012

Walsh WR; Bertollo N; Pelletier MH; Brinkman M; Brady M; Jarman-Smith M, 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

Wang T; Pelletier MH; Bertollo N; Crosky AG; Walsh WR, 2012, 'The Effect of Contamination and Surface Roughness on the Cement-Implant Bonding', in The Effect of Contamination and Surface Roughness on the Cement-Implant Bonding, International Society for Technology in Arthroplasty 2012 Congress, Sydney, Australia, presented at International Society for Technology in Arthroplasty 2012 Congress, Sydney, Australia, 04 October 2012 - 06 October 2012

Russell NA; Bruce WJ; Pelletier MH; Walsh WR, 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

Morrison J; Rives A; Pelletier MH; Walsh WR; Varcoe RL, 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

Russell NA; Lovric V; Oliver R; Pelletier MH; Yu Y; Walsh WR, 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

Malhotra A; Pelletier MH; Yu Y; Walsh WR, 2011, 'Effect of agonist choice on platelet growth factor release', in 2011 AOA NZOA Combined Meeting Session Podium Abstracts, Combined NZOA/AOA Scientific Meeting, Rotorua, New Zealand, presented at Combined NZOA/AOA Scientific Meeting, Rotorua, New Zealand, 09 October 2011 - 14 October 2011

daAssuncalo R; Pelletier MH; Lau AC; Marsh R; Bruce WJ; Walsh WR, 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

Lovric V; Ledger M; Goldberg J; Harper W; Yu Y; Pelletier MH; Walsh WR, 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

Walsh WR; Pelletier MH; Cordaro N; Waites M; Punjabi V, 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

Pelletier MH; Cordaro N; Waites M; Punjabi V; Walsh WR, 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

Pelletier MH; Cohen C; Walsh WR, 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

Berger A; Bertollo N; Pelletier MH; Chen D; Rives A; Bruce WJ; Walsh WR, 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

Pelletier MH; Waites M; Punjabi V; Cordaro N; Walsh WR, 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

Cooke D; O''Donnell T; Jacobson A; Neil MJ; Pelletier MH; Bertollo N; Walsh WR, 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

daAssuncalo R; Pelletier MH; Lau CB; Marsh R; Bruce WJ; Walsh WR, 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

Russell NA; Rives A; Bertollo N; Pelletier MH; Bruce WJ; Walsh WR, 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

Pelletier MH; Punjabi V; Bokor D; Walsh WR, 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

Cadden A; Bellemore J; Pelletier MH; Lunz D; Negrine J; Walsh WR, 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

Pelletier MH; Walsh WR, 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

Punjabi V; Pelletier MH; Bokor D; Walsh WR, 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

Punjabi V; Pelletier MH; Bokor D; Walsh WR, 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

Punjabi V; Pelletier MH; Pak P; Walsh WR, 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

Pelletier MH; Walsh WR; Erak S; woods K, 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

Lau AC; Pelletier MH; Walsh WR, 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

Pelletier MH; Gothelf T; Walsh WR, 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

Pelletier MH; Bell D; Boegl HP; Kossman T; Walsh WR, 2007, 'Humeral nail vs locking plate for midshaft osteotomy; a torsional and four-point bending evaluation.', 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

Pelletier MH; Lau AC; Walsh WR, 2007, 'Pore migration curing of acrylic bone cement influenced by surrounding temperature.', 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

Bell D; Gothelf T; Goldberg J; Harper W; Pelletier MH; Yu Y; Walsh WR, 2007, 'The "Vincula" of the biceps tendon: an anatomical and biomechanical study of the biceps sheath', in EFORT - European Federation of National Associations of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (8th Congress), Florence, Italy, presented at EFORT - European Federation of National Associations of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (8th Congress), Florence, Italy, 11 May 2007 - 15 May 2007

Pelletier MH; Smitham PJ; Michaels D; Carter A; Diwan AD; Walsh WR, 2007, 'In vivo evaluation of a novel protein polymer hydrogel for nucleus pulpus replacement.', in Transactions of the Annual Meeting - Orthopaedic Research Society, Orthopaedic Research Society, USA, presented at 53rd Annual Meeting of the Orthoapedic Research Society, San Diego, Californa, USA

Pelletier MH; Walsh WR, 2007, 'Time and Temperature Effects in Testing Spinal Specimens', in 6th Combined Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, Honolulu, HI, presented at 6th Combined Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, Honolulu, HI

Pelletier MH; Smitham PJ; Michaels D; Carter A; Diwan AD; Walsh WR, 2006, 'Nucleus pulposus replacement in a sheep model', in 12th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australian & New Zealand Orthopaedic Research Society, Canberra Hospital, Canberra, Australia, presented at 12th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australian & New Zealand Orthopaedic Research Society, Canberra Hospital, Canberra, Australia, 06 October 2006 - 08 October 2006

Pelletier MH; Malisano L; Smitham PJ; Walsh WR, 2006, 'The compressive properties of bone cements containing large doses of antibiotics.', in Transactions of the Annual Meeting - Orthopaedic Research Society, Orthopaedic Research Society, USA, presented at 52nd Annual Meeting of the Orthoapedic Research Society, Chicago Illinois USA, 19 March 2006 - 22 March 2006

Vertullo C; Pelletier MH; Okimato K; Walsh WR, 2006, 'Tibial trays undersurface cement mantle and micromotion.', in Transactions of the Annual Meeting - Orthopaedic Research Society, Orthopaedic Research Society, USA, presented at 52nd Annual Meeting of the Orthoapedic Research Society, Chicago Illinois USA, 19 March 2006 - 22 March 2006

Gothelf T; Goldberg J; Harper W; Pelletier MH; Walsh WR, 2006, 'Biomechanical evaluation of the hook plate for AC joint reconstruction using a cadaver model', in 12th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australian & New Zealand Orthopaedic Research Society, Canberra, Australia, presented at 12th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australian & New Zealand Orthopaedic Research Society, Canberra, Australia


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