By Dr Tian Wang

Journal articles

Gibson IR; Lopes VR; Oliver R; Wang T; Wills D; Buckland T; Walsh WR, 2025, 'Early new bone formation in ovine intramuscular defects: comparison between different silicate-containing calcium phosphate synthetic bone grafts', Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research, 20, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13018-025-05740-0

Crowley JD; Oliver RA; Wang T; Pelletier MH; Walsh WR, 2025, 'Biomechanical implications of lumbar intervertebral disc fenestration in rabbits: Comparison of ex vivo and in vivo conditions as an experimental model for chrondrodystrophic dogs with type 1 intervertebral disc disease', Veterinary Surgery, 54, pp. 1635 - 1646, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/vsu.14327

Walsh WR; Oliver RA; Pelletier MH; Wang T; Christou C; Walsh ER; Page JM; Davis CT; Williams GM, 2025, 'Comparative Performance of Calcium Phosphate Grafts and Iliac Crest Autograft in Posterolateral Spinal Fusion in Rabbits', Jor Spine, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jsp2.70101

Walsh WR; Pelletier M; Wills D; Wang T; Lloyd M; Veldman M; Cordaro N; Brady M, 2025, 'Preclinical evaluation of lateral interbody fusions using 3D printed PEEK or 3D printed titanium cages', North American Spine Society Journal, 23, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.xnsj.2025.100756

Lombardo JA; Wills D; Wang T; Pelletier M; Farber SH; Kelly BP; Uribe JS; Turner JD; Vizesi F; Walsh WR, 2025, 'Optimization of 3D-printed titanium interbody cage design. Part 2: An in vivo study of spinal fusion in sheep', Spine Journal, 25, pp. 1060 - 1068, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.spinee.2024.12.014

Polly DW; Gardner MJ; Wills D; Crowley J; Pelletier M; Wang T; Bailey I; Yerby S; Walsh WR, 2024, 'Osseointegration and fixation opportunities of sacroiliac instrumentation: a preclinical evaluation in a large animal model', Journal of Spine Surgery, 10, pp. 616 - 626, http://dx.doi.org/10.21037/jss-24-67

Christou C; Varcoe T; Williams G; Heil T; Leifeld S; Park H; Peckham S; Stewart D; Greenbaum J; Wang T; Pelletier M; Walsh W; Alvarez L, 2024, 'In vivo Assessment of AMP2, a Novel Ceramic-Binding BMP-2, in Ovine Lumbar Interbody Fusion', Spine, 49, pp. 1381 - 1390, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/BRS.0000000000005091

Gong S; Wang T; Wang Y; Zhou J; Wang S; Wang Y, 2024, 'Clinical Outcomes of Percutaneous Endoscopic Transforaminal Discectomy for the Treatment of Disc Herniation: A 3-Year Retrospective Study', Annali Italiani Di Chirurgia, 95, pp. 353 - 363, http://dx.doi.org/10.62713/aic.3142

Crowley JD; Oliver RA; Wang T; Pelletier MH; Walsh WR, 2024, 'Lateral fenestration of lumbar intervertebral discs in rabbits: development and characterisation of an in vivo preclinical model with multi-modal endpoint analysis', European Spine Journal, 33, pp. 2097 - 2115, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00586-024-08153-5

Bennie S; Crowley JD; Wang T; Pelletier MH; Walsh WR, 2024, 'Pedicle screw pull-out testing in polyurethane foam blocks: Effect of block orientation and density', Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part H Journal of Engineering in Medicine, 238, pp. 455 - 460, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/09544119241236873

Kucko NW; Crowley J; Wills D; Wang T; Pelletier M; Yuan H; Houtzager G; Campion C; Walsh WR; de Bruijn J; Groot FB-D, 2024, 'EVALUATION OF A CALCIUM PHOSPHATE-COLLAGEN MATRIX BONE GRAFT WITH NEEDLE-SHAPED SUBMICRON SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY IN A CLINICALLY RELEVANT SHEEP POSTEROLATERAL LUMBAR SPINE FUSION MODEL', Orthopaedic Proceedings, 106-B, pp. 110 - 110, http://dx.doi.org/10.1302/1358-992x.2024.1.110

Wang T; Pelletier M; Johnson J; Kline C; Walsh W; Lareau C; Safranski D, 2024, 'Biomechanical Performance of 4-Leg Sustained Dynamic Compression Staples in First Tarsometatarsal Arthrodesis', Foot and Ankle Specialist, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/19386400241281898

Oliver RA; Wang T; Christou C; Buchman A; Sibony S; Walsh WR, 2024, 'The influence of polyimide MP-1™ wear particles on a rodent closed fracture healing model', Journal of Applied Biomaterials and Functional Materials, 22, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/22808000241240296

Kucko N; Crowley J; Wills D; Wang T; Pelletier M; van Dijk L; Yuan H; Houtzager G; Campion C; Walsh W; De Bruijn J; Barrère-De Groot F, 2024, 'Comparison of different bone graft substitutes in a clinically-relevant sheep posterolateral fusion model', Brain and Spine, 4, pp. 103233 - 103233, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bas.2024.103233

Fogel G; Martin N; Lynch K; Pelletier MH; Wills D; Wang T; Walsh WR; Williams GM; Malik J; Peng Y; Jekir M, 2022, 'Subsidence and fusion performance of a 3D-printed porous interbody cage with stress-optimized body lattice and microporous endplates - a comprehensive mechanical and biological analysis', Spine Journal, 22, pp. 1028 - 1037, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.spinee.2022.01.003

Kim SJ; Wang T; Pelletier MH; Walsh WR, 2022, '‘SMART’ implantable devices for spinal implants: a systematic review on current and future trends', Journal of Spine Surgery, 8, pp. 117 - 131, http://dx.doi.org/10.21037/jss-21-100

Qurashi S; Pelletier MH; Wang T; Bramich N; Chinnappa J; Walsh WR, 2022, 'Stand up! Are normal weight-bearing forces sufficient for a 12/14 Morse taper locking in total hip arthroplasty?', HIP International, 32, pp. 231 - 236, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1120700020967000

Wilson-Smith AR; Muralidaran S; Maharaj M; Pelletier MH; Beshara P; Rao P; Pearce LM; Wang T; Mobbs RJ; Walsh WR, 2022, 'Validation of a novel range of motion assessment tool for the cervical spine: the HALO© digital goniometer', Journal of Spine Surgery, 8, pp. 93 - 102, http://dx.doi.org/10.21037/jss-21-92

Belluomo R; Arriola-Alvarez I; Kucko NW; Walsh WR; de Bruijn JD; Oliver RA; Wills D; Crowley J; Wang T; Barrère-De Groot F, 2022, 'Physico-Chemical Characteristics and Posterolateral Fusion Performance of Biphasic Calcium Phosphate with Submicron Needle-Shaped Surface Topography Combined with a Novel Polymer Binder', Materials, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ma15041346

Hoon QJ; Wang T; Hall E; Walsh WR; Johnson KA, 2022, 'Influence of Screw-Hole Defect Size on the Biomechanical Properties of Feline Femora in an Ex Vivo Model', Veterinary and Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology, 35, pp. 33 - 46, http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0041-1735551

Kelly CN; Wang T; Crowley J; Wills D; Pelletier MH; Westrick ER; Adams SB; Gall K; Walsh WR, 2021, 'High-strength, porous additively manufactured implants with optimized mechanical osseointegration', Biomaterials, 279, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biomaterials.2021.121206

Landeck JT; Walsh WR; Oliver RA; Wang T; Gordon MR; Ahn E; White CD, 2021, 'Temporal response of an injectable calcium phosphate material in a critical size defect', Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13018-021-02651-8

Lloyd MJ; Wills DJ; Crowley JD; Wang T; Tan CJ; Walsh WR, 2021, 'The Effect of Location of a Unicortical Defect on the Mechanical Properties of Rabbit Tibiae: A Model of the Distal Jig Pin Hole in Tibial Plateau Levelling Osteotomy', Veterinary and Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology, 36, pp. 125 - 131, http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0042-1760377

Causey GC; Picha GJ; Price J; Pelletier MH; Wang T; Walsh WR, 2021, 'The effect of a novel pillar surface morphology and material composition demonstrates uniform osseointegration', Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 123, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmbbm.2021.104775

Conway JC; Oliver RA; Wang T; Wills DJ; Herbert J; Buckland T; Walsh WR; Gibson IR, 2021, 'The efficacy of a nanosynthetic bone graft substitute as a bone graft extender in rabbit posterolateral fusion', Spine Journal, 21, pp. 1925 - 1937, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.spinee.2021.05.017

Parr WCH; Wang T; Tan C; Dan MJ; Walsh WR; Morberg P, 2021, 'Fatigue implications for bending orthopaedic plates', Injury, 52, pp. 2896 - 2902, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.injury.2021.01.022

Causey GC; Picha GJ; Price J; Pelletier MH; Wang T; Walsh WR, 2021, 'In-Vivo response to a novel pillared surface morphology for osseointegration in an ovine model', Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 119, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmbbm.2021.104462

White MJ; Parr WCH; Wang T; Schick BF; Walsh WR, 2021, 'Effect of Bicortical Interfragmentary Screw Size on the Fixation of Metacarpal Shaft Fractures: A 3-Dimensional-Printed Biomechanical Study', Journal of Hand Surgery Global Online, 3, pp. 154 - 159, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhsg.2021.01.003

Walsh WR; Pelletier M; Wills D; Wang T; Bannigan S; Vizesi F, 2021, 'Authors reply to “does undercut macrostructure cage cause increase of subsidence incidence and decease of disc height?”', Spine Journal, 21, pp. 353 - 354, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.spinee.2020.09.013

Beshara P; Chen JF; Read AC; Lagadec P; Wang T; Walsh WR, 2020, 'The reliability and validity of wearable inertial sensors coupled with the microsoft kinect to measure shoulder range-of-motion', Sensors Switzerland, 20, pp. 1 - 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s20247238

Walsh WR; Pelletier M; Wills D; Wang T; Bannigan S; Vizesi F, 2020, 'Undercut macrostructure topography on and within an interbody cage improves biomechanical stability and interbody fusion.', The spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.spinee.2020.06.023

Walsh WR; Pelletier MH; Bertollo N; Lovric V; Wang T; Morberg P; Parr WCH; Bergadano D, 2020, 'Bone ongrowth and mechanical fixation of implants in cortical and cancellous bone', Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research, 15, pp. 177, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13018-020-01696-5

Sun Y; Lovric V; Wang T; Oliver RA; Walsh WR, 2020, 'Effects of SCCO2, gamma irradiation, and sodium dodecyl sulfate treatments on the initial properties of tendon allografts', International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms21051565

Walsh W; Oliver R; Wang T; Wills D; Conway J; Buckland T; Gibson IR, 2020, '235. Evaluation of a nanosynthetic silicated calcium phosphate putty in a posterolateral rabbit spinal fusion model', The Spine Journal, 20, pp. S116 - S116, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.spinee.2020.05.646

Walsh W; Pelletier MH; Wang T; Wills D; Bannigan S; Vizesi F, 2020, '58. Benefits of macroscale topography features on and within interbody cages', The Spine Journal, 20, pp. S28 - S28, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.spinee.2020.05.161

Walsh W; Oliver R; Wang T; Wills D; Pacer M; Vizesi F, 2020, '68. Spinal fusion with a resorbable mesh pouch in a preclinical posterolateral model', The Spine Journal, 20, pp. S33 - S33, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.spinee.2020.05.171

Walsh WR; Pelletier MH; Wang T; Lovric V; Morberg P; Mobbs RJ, 2019, 'Does implantation site influence bone ingrowth into 3D-printed porous implants?', Spine Journal, 19, pp. 1885 - 1898, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.spinee.2019.06.020

Gambhir S; Wang T; Pelletier MH; Walsh WR; Ball JR, 2019, 'How Does Cage Lordosis Influence Postoperative Segmental Lordosis in Lumbar Interbody Fusion', World Neurosurgery, 126, pp. e606 - e611, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2019.02.100

Wang T; Pelletier MH; Christou C; Oliver R; Mobbs RJ; Walsh WR, 2018, 'A novel in vivo large animal model of lumbar spinal joint degeneration', Spine Journal, 18, pp. 1896 - 1909, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.spinee.2018.05.022

Ma J; Wang T; Lovric V; Johnson KA; Walsh WR, 2017, 'A biomechanical comparison of Kirschner-wire fixation on fracture stability in Salter-Harris type I fractures of the proximal humeral physis in a porcine cadaveric model', BMC Veterinary Research, 13, pp. 306, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12917-017-1225-y

Lai A; Christou C; Bailey C; Tan CJ; Culvenor J; Wang T; Walsh WR, 2017, 'Biomechanical comparison of pin and nitinol bone staple fixation to pin and tension band wire fixation for the stabilization of canine olecranon osteotomies', Veterinary and Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology, 30, pp. 324 - 330, http://dx.doi.org/10.3415/VCOT-17-02-0025

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

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

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