By Professor Bill Walsh

Books

, 2005, Repair and Regeneration of Ligaments, Tendons and Joint Capsule., Walsh WR, (ed.), Humana Press, New Jersey, USA

, 2002, Bioceramics: 15th International Symposium on Ceramics in Medicine, Ben-Nissan B; Sher D; Walsh WR, (eds.), Trans Tech Publications Ltd, Switzerland

Book Chapters

Cornwall GB; Walsh WR; Mobbs R; van Ekdom C; O’brien J, 2023, 'Biomechanics of Anterior, Oblique, and Lateral Approaches to the Lumbosacral Spine', in Lumbar Spine Access Surgery A Comprehensive Guide to Anterior and Lateral Approaches, pp. 131 - 144, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-48034-8_13

Jarman-Smith M; Brady M; Kurtz SM; Cordaro NM; Walsh WR; Ouellette E, 2019, 'Porosity in PEEK', in Peek Biomaterials Handbook Second Edition, pp. 229 - 248, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-812524-3.00013-2

Walsh WR; Kim HD; Labrador DP; Guzelsu N, 2017, 'Mineral-Organic Interfacial Bonding: Effect of Strain Rate on the Mechanical Properties of Bone', in Hydroxyapatite and Related Materials, CRC Press, pp. 289 - 293, http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9780203751367-29

Walsh WR; Labrador DP; Kim* HD; Guzelsu N, 2017, 'Ultrasonic Properties of Cortical Bone Following in-Vitro Fluoride ion Treatment', in Hydroxyapatite and Related Materials, CRC Press, pp. 311 - 317, http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9780203751367-32

Pelletier MH; Ducheyne P; Wang T; Walsh WR, 2017, '7.13 Nucleus replacements', in Comprehensive Biomaterials II, pp. 216 - 245, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-803581-8.10256-5

Walsh WR; Kim HD; Labrador DP; Guzelsu N, 2017, 'Mineral-organic interfacial bonding: Effect of strain rate on the mechanical properties of bone', in Hydroxyapatite and Related Materials, pp. 289 - 293, http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9780203751367

Pelletier MH; Ducheyne P; Wang T; Walsh WR, 2017, 'Nucleus Replacements☆', in Comprehensive Biomaterials II, Elsevier, pp. 216 - 245, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-12-803581-8.10256-5

Jarman-Smith M; Brady M; Kurtz SM; Cordaro NM; Walsh WR, 2012, 'Chapter 12 Porosity in Polyaryletheretherketone', in PEEK Biomaterials Handbook, Elsevier, pp. 181 - 199, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/b978-1-4377-4463-7.10012-0

Bertollo N; Robert W, 2011, 'Drilling of Bone: Practicality, Limitations and Complications Associated with Surgical Drill-Bits', in Biomechanics in Applications, InTech, http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/20931

Pelletier MH; Walsh WR; Ducheyne P, 2011, 'Nucleus Replacement', in Ducheyne P; Hutmacher DW; Grainger DW; Kirkpatrick CJ (ed.), Comprehensive Biomaterials, Elsivier Science, Amsterdam;Boston, pp. 171 - 190

Pelletier MH; Walsh WR; Ducheyne P, 2011, 'Nucleus Replacement', in Comprehensive Biomaterials, Elsevier, pp. 171 - 190, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-08-055294-1.00211-7

Jones CW; Schreuder FB; Walsh WR, 2006, 'Sutures', in , Wiley, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9780471740360.ebs1365

Hartright D; Butler AM; Gillies RM; Bruce WJ; Walsh WR, 2006, 'Biomechanical and Clinical Evaluation of Tendons and Ligaments', in Repair and Regeneration of Ligaments, Tendons, and Joint Capsule, Humana Press, pp. 185 - 199, http://dx.doi.org/10.1385/1-59259-942-7:185

Walsh WR; Walton M; Bruce W; Yu Y; Gillies RM; Svehla M, 2003, 'Cell Structure and Biology of Bone and Cartilage', in Handbook of Histology Methods for Bone and Cartilage, Humana Press, pp. 35 - 58, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59259-417-7_2

Walsh WR; Walton M; Bruce WJ; Yu Y; Gillies RM; Svehla M, 2003, 'Cell Structure and Biology of Bone and Cartilage.', in An YH; Martin KL (ed.), Handbook of Histology Methods for Bone and Cartilage., Humana Press, USA, pp. 35 - 58

Yu Y; Chen J; Walsh WR; Verheul R; Johnson NA; Morgan DA, 2003, 'In vivo assessment of GAMMA irradiated bone: osteoconductivity and osteoinductivity.', in Phillips GO (ed.), Advances in Tissue Banking, World Scientific Publishing, London, pp. 321 - 337

Walsh WR; Yu Y; Yang JL; Hocking R; Chapman-Sheath P; Bruce WJ, 2002, 'Biology of Biomechanics of Fracture Healing', in An YH (ed.), Internal Fixation in Osteoporotic Bone., Thieme, USA, pp. 22 - 39

Gillies RM; Hyvarinen JP; Ben-Nissan B; Hori R; Walsh WF, 1999, 'Ceramic Prosthetic Femoral Head: The Effect of the Contact Stress Distribution.', in Bioceramics 12, World Scientific Publishing, Singapore, pp. 79 - 82

Journal articles

Wu B; Yang J; Ye J; Chang W; Zhang X; Walsh W; Zhou Y, 2026, 'Extrusion-based 3D printing of cross-scale porous bone scaffolds and their micro-topological structures for bone repair', Biomaterials Advances, 180, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bioadv.2025.214540

Kucko NW; Barrère-de Groot F; Wills D; Wang T; Pelletier M; de Bruijn JD; Walsh WR, 2025, 'Preclinical Evaluation of Synthetic Bone Graft Materials in an Instrumented Sheep Posterolateral Lumbar Spinal Fusion Model.', Clin Spine Surg, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/BSD.0000000000001983

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

Wills DJ; Lloyd MJ; Hospes KL; Walsh WR, 2025, 'Rack-and-Pinion Displacement of an Intramedullary Pin During Minimally Invasive Plate–Rod Osteosynthesis of the Canine Femur—A Case Report', Animals, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani15192777

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

Seex KA; Mobbs RJ; Coughlan M; Pelletier M; Walsh WR; Hill JC; Parr WCH, 2025, 'Clinical Outcomes of 3D-Printed Titanium Patient-Specific Implants in Lumbar Interbody Fusion: A Prospective Clinical Trial with a Systematic Review of Conventional Techniques', Journal of Personalized Medicine, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jpm15070320

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

Mathey E; Pelletier MH; Walsh WR; Gall K; Carpenter D, 2024, 'Implant Strength Contributes to the Osseointegration Strength of Porous Metallic Materials', Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, 146, http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/1.4065405

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

Goswami AB; Rybchyn MS; Walsh WR; le Coutre J, 2024, 'Obtaining source material for cellular agriculture', Heliyon, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e38006

Dan MJ; Wills DJ; Crowley JD; Cance N; Romandini I; Walsh WR; Dejour DH, 2024, 'Anterior cruciate ligament zoobiquity: Can man's best friend tell us we are being too cautious with the implementation of osteotomy to correct posterior tibial slope', Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy, 32, pp. 1071 - 1076, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ksa.12109

Borden MD; Shors EC; Walsh WR; Lovric V, 2024, 'Characterization of an advanced bone graft material with a nanocrystalline hydroxycarbanoapatite surface and dual phase composition', Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B Applied Biomaterials, 112, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jbm.b.35416

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

Hawkins J; Crowley JD; Pelletier MH; Walsh WR, 2024, 'Comparison of three methods for nucleus pulposus volume measurement in rabbit lumbar spines: a preclinical model for measurement of the effectiveness of prophylactic intervertebral disk fenestration in dogs', American Journal of Veterinary Research, 85, http://dx.doi.org/10.2460/ajvr.23.07.0165

Shin M; Pelletier MH; Lovric V; Walsh WR; Martens PJ; Kruzic JJ; Gludovatz B, 2024, 'Effect of gamma irradiation and supercritical carbon dioxide sterilization with Novakill™ or ethanol on the fracture toughness of cortical bone', Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B Applied Biomaterials, 112, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jbm.b.35356

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

Malham GM; Biddau DT; Laggoune JP; Faulks CR; Walsh WR; Wang YY, 2024, 'Porous Cage Macro-Topography Improves Early Fusion Rates in Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion.', Surg Res Pract, 2024, pp. 8452050, http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2024/8452050

Browne K; Kuppusamy R; Walsh WR; Black DSC; Willcox MDP; Kumar N; Chen R, 2023, 'Antimicrobial Peptidomimetics Prevent the Development of Resistance against Gentamicin and Ciprofloxacin in Staphylococcus and Pseudomonas Bacteria', International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 24, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms241914966

Lombardo JA; Russell N; He J; Larson MJ; Walsh WR; Mundis GM; Vizesi F, 2023, 'Autograft Cellular Contribution to Spinal Fusion and Effects of Intraoperative Storage Conditions', Spine, 48, pp. 1181 - 1189, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/BRS.0000000000004688

Lovric V; Crowley J; Verma N; Patt B; Walsh W; Carter A, 2023, 'Poster 105: Rotator cuff healing using demineralised bone fibers in ovine infraspinatus tendon models', Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2325967123s00097

Peltz TS; Mcmahon JE; Scougall PJ; Gianoutsos MP; Oliver R; Walsh WR, 2023, 'Knotless Tendon Repair with a Resorbable Barbed Suture: An In-vivo Comparison in the Turkey Foot', Journal of Hand Surgery Asian Pacific Volume, 28, pp. 178 - 186, http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/S2424835523500182

Poletto DL; Crowley JD; Tanglay O; Walsh WR; Pelletier MH, 2023, 'Preclinical in vivo animal models of intervertebral disc degeneration. Part 1: A systematic review', Jor Spine, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jsp2.1234

Basa RM; Canfield PJ; Walsh WR; Johnson KA, 2023, 'Anatomy of the distal radioulnar ligament in cats', Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery, 25, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1098612X221149382

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