By Professor Lynne Bilston

Journal articles

Cheng SK; Stoodley MA; Wong J; Hemley SJ; Fletcher DF; Bilston LE, 2012, 'The presence of arachnoiditis affects the characteristics of CSF flow in the spinal subarachnoid space: A modelling study', Journal of Biomechanics, 45, pp. 1186 - 1191, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2012.01.050

Hunter K; Keay L; Clapham K; Lyford M; Brown J; Bilston L; Lo W; Ivers R, 2012, 'Understanding use of child restraints in Australian aboriginal families: a mixed methods approach', Injury Prevention, 18, pp. a111, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/injuryprev-2012-040590d.47

nikolin S; Lindner H; Bilston LE; Brown J, 2012, 'Victorian family day care scheme providers’ knowledge of child restraint best practice', Journal of the Australian College of Road Safety, 23, pp. 42 - 47

Du W; Pan S; Jiang F; Bilston L; Brown J; Shen X, 2011, 'EXPLORING CHILD PASSENGER SAFETY PRACTICE IN CHINA UNDER RAPID MOTORIZATION', ISEE Conference Abstracts, 2011, http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/isee.2011.00219

Brown J; Ivers R; Keay L; Bilston LE; Hunter K; Simpson JM; Stevenson M, 2011, 'Buckle Up Safely: A cluster randomised trial to evaluate the effectiveness of a pre-school based program to increase appropriate use of child restraints', BMC Public Health, 11, pp. 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-11-16

Brown J; Finch CF; Hatfield J; Bilston LE, 2011, 'Child Restraint Fitting Stations reduce incorrect restraint use among child occupants', Accident Analysis and Prevention, 43, pp. 1128 - 1133, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2010.12.021

Bilston LE; Du W; Brown J, 2011, 'Factors predicting incorrect use of child restraints bychildren travelling in cars: a cluster randomized trial', Injury Prevention, 17, pp. 91 - 96, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/ip.2010.027359

Herbert RD; Clarke J; Kwah LK; Diong J; Martin J; Clarke E; Bilston LE; Gandevia SC, 2011, 'In vivo passive mechanical behaviour of muscle fascicles and tendons in human gastrocnemius muscle-tendon units', Journal of Physiology - London, 589, pp. 5257 - 5267, http://dx.doi.org/10.1113/jphysiol.2011.212175

Cheng SK; Butler JE; Gandevia SC; Bilston LE, 2011, 'Movement of the human upper airway during inspiration with and without inspiratory resistive loading', Journal of Applied Physiology, 110, pp. 69 - 75, http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/japplphysiol.00413.2010

Pan S; Du W; Jiang F; Bilston LE; Brown J; Shen X, 2011, 'Restraint use and seating position among child car passengers: An observational study in Shanghai', Accident Analysis and Prevention, 43, pp. 2195 - 2199, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2011.06.014

Brown EC; Hudson AL; Butler JE; Mckenzie DK; Bilston LE; Gandevia SC, 2011, 'Single motor unit recordings in human geniohyoid reveal minimal respiratory activity during quiet breathing', Journal of Applied Physiology, 110, pp. 1054 - 1059, http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/japplphysiol.00454.2010

Bilston LE; Clark E; Brown J, 2011, 'Spinal injury in car crashes: Crash factors and the effects of occupant age', Injury Prevention, 17, pp. 228 - 232, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/ip.2010.028324

Beck B; Brown J; Bilston LE, 2011, 'Variations in rear seat cushion properties and the effects on submarining', Traffic Injury Prevention, 12, pp. 54 - 61, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15389588.2010.523099

Zhang J; Green M; Sinkus R; Bilston LE, 2011, 'Viscoelastic properties of human cerebellum using magnetic resonance elastography', Journal of Biomechanics, 44, pp. 1909 - 1913, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2011.04.034

Cheng SK; Gandevia SC; Green M; Sinkus R; Bilston LE, 2011, 'Viscoelastic properties of the tongue and soft palate using MR elastography', Journal of Biomechanics, 44, pp. 450 - 454, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2010.09.027

Tian M; Hoang PD; Gandevia SC; Herbert RD; Bilston LE, 2011, 'Viscous elements have little impact on measured passive length-tension properties of human gastrocnemius muscle-tendon units in vivo', Journal of Biomechanics, 44, pp. 1334 - 1339, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2011.01.005

Bilston LE; Du W; Brown J, 2010, 'A matched-cohort analysis of belted front and rear seat occupants in newer and older model vehicles shows that gains in front occupant safety have outpaced gains for rear seat occupants', Accident Analysis and Prevention, 42, pp. 1974 - 1977

Brown J; Wainohu D; Aquilina P; Suratno B; Kelly PM; Bilston LE, 2010, 'Accessory child safety harnesses: Do the risks outweigh the benefits?', Accident Analysis and Prevention, 42, pp. 112 - 121

Han SH; Lin CS-Y; Boland R; Bilston LE; Kiernan MC, 2010, 'Changes in human sensory axonal excitability induced by focal nerve compression', The Journal of Physiology, 588, pp. 1737 - 1745

Cheng SK; Bilston LE, 2010, 'Computational model of the cerebral ventricles in hydrocephalus', Journal of Biomechanical Engineering - Transactions of the ASME, 132, pp. 054501-1 - 054501-4

Fels S; Bilston LE, 2010, 'Dynamic modelling of the oral, pharyngeal and laryngeal complex for biomedical applciations', Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, 13, pp. 441 - 442

Amatoury J; Kairaitis K; Wheatley J; Bilston LE; Amis T, 2010, 'Onset of airflow limitation in a collapsible tube model: impact of surrounding pressure, longitudinal strain, and wall folding geometry', Journal of Applied Physiology, 109, pp. 1467 - 1475

Brown J; Hatfield J; Du W; Finch CF; Bilston LE, 2010, 'Population-level estimates of child restraint practices among children aged 0-12 years in NSW, Australia', Accident Analysis and Prevention, 42, pp. 2144 - 2148

Du W; Finch C; Hayen A; Bilston LE; Brown J; Hatfield J, 2010, 'Relative benefits of population-level interventions targeting restraint-use in child car passengers', Pediatrics, 125, pp. 304 - 312, http://dx.doi.org/10.1542/peds.2009-1171

Brown J; Fell D; Bilston LE, 2010, 'Shoulder height labeling of child restraints to minimize premature graduation', Pediatrics, 126, pp. 490 - 497

Tian M; Hoang PD; Gandevia SC; Bilston LE; Herbert RD, 2010, 'Stress relaxation of human ankles is only minimally affected by knee and ankle angle', Journal of Biomechanics, 43, pp. 990 - 993

Brown J; Hatfield J; Du W; Finch CF; Bilston LE, 2010, 'The characteristics of incorrect restraint use among children traveling in cars in New South Wales, Australia', Traffic Injury Prevention, 11, pp. 391 - 398, http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~db=all~content=a926082759~frm=abslink

Cheng SK; Tan K; Bilston LE, 2010, 'The effects of the interthalamic adhesion position on cerebrospinal fluid dynamics in the cerebral ventricles', Journal of Biomechanics, 43, pp. 579 - 582

Bilston LE; Stoodley MA; Fletcher DF, 2010, 'The influence of the relative timing of arterial and subarachnoid space pulse waves on spinal perivascular cerebrospinal fluid flow as a possible factor in syrinx development', Journal of Neurosurgery, 112, pp. 808 - 813, http://dx.doi.org/10.3171/2009.5.JNS08945

, 2009, 'Oral presentations', Sleep and Biological Rhythms, 7, pp. A15 - A28, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1479-8425.2009.00410_2.x

Brown J; Bilston LE, 2009, 'Spinal injury in motor vehicle crashes: Elevated risk persists up to 12 years of age', Archives of Disease in Childhood, 94, pp. 546 - 548

Kroeker S; Morley P; Jones C; Bilston LE; Cripton P, 2009, 'The development of an improved physical surrogate model of the human spinal cord-Tension and transverse compression', Journal of Biomechanics, 42, pp. 878 - 883

Cheng SK; Clarke EC; Bilston LE, 2009, 'The effects of preconditioning strain on measured tissue properties', Journal of Biomechanics, 42, pp. 1360 - 1362

Clarke EC; Cheng SK; Bilston LE, 2009, 'The mechanical properties of neonatal rat spinal cord in vitro, and comparisons with adult', Journal of Biomechanics, 42, pp. 1397 - 1402

Bilston LE; Brown J, 2008, 'Accuracy of medical and ambulance record restraint and crash data information for child occupants', Injury Prevention, 14, pp. 46 - 50, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/ip.2007.017616

Bilston LE; Finch C; Hatfield J; Brown J, 2008, 'Age-specific parental knowledge of restraint transitions influences appropriateness of child occupant restraint use', Injury Prevention, 14, pp. 159 - 163

Clarke EC; Choo A; Liu J; Lam CK; Bilston LE; Tetzlaff W; Oxland T, 2008, 'Anterior fracture-dislocation is more severe than lateral: A biomechanical and neuropathological comparison in rat thoracolumbar spine', Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair, 25, pp. 371 - 383, http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/neu.2007.0421

Du W; Hayen A; Bilston LE; Hatfield J; Finch C; Brown J, 2008, 'Association between different restraint use and rear-seated child passenger fatalities: A matched cohort study', Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, 162, pp. 1085 - 1089

Zurynski Y; Bilston LE; Elliott E, 2008, 'Booster seat use by children aged 4-11 years: evidence of the need to revise current Australasian standards to accommodate overweight children', Medical Journal of Australia, 189, pp. 183 - 183

Clarke EC; Bilston LE, 2008, 'Contrasting biomechanics and neuropathology of spinal cord injury in neonatal and adult rats following vertebral dislocation', Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair, 25, pp. 817 - 832

Du W; Finch C; Bilston LE, 2008, 'Evidence to support changes to child restraint legislation', Medical Journal of Australia, 189, pp. 598 - 599

Green MA; Bilston LE; Sinkus R, 2008, 'In vivo brain viscoelastic properties measured by magnetic resonance elastography', NMR in Biomedicine, 21, pp. 755 - 764, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/nbm.1254

Cheng SK; Butler JE; Gandevia SC; Bilston LE, 2008, 'Movement of the tongue during normal breathing in awake healthy humans', The Journal of Physiology, 586, pp. 4283 - 4294

Cheng SK; Clarke EC; Bilston LE, 2008, 'Rheological properties of the tissues of the central nervous system: A review', Medical Engineering and Physics, 30, pp. 1318 - 1337

Bertram CD; Bilston LE; Stoodley MA, 2008, 'Tensile radial stress in the spinal cord related to arachnoiditis or tethering: A numerical model', Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing, 46, pp. 701 - 707, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11517-008-0332-0

Brown J; Bilston LE, 2007, 'Child restraint misuse: Incorrect and inappropriate use of restraints by children reduces their effectiveness in crashes', Journal of the Australasian College of Road Safety, 18, pp. 34 - 43

Bilston LE; Sagar N, 2007, 'Geometry of rear seats and child restraints compared to child anthropometry', Stapp Car Crash Journal, 51, pp. 278 - 298

Clarke EC; Appleyard RC; Bilston LE, 2007, 'Immature sheep spines are more flexible than mature spines', Spine, 32, pp. 2970 - 2979

Clarke E; McNulty PA; Macefield VG; Bilston LE, 2007, 'Mechanically evoked sensory and motor responses to dynamic compression of the ulnar nerve', Muscle and Nerve, 35, pp. 303 - 311

Cheng SK; Jacobson E; Bilston LE, 2007, 'Models of pulsatile hydrodynamicss of cerebrospinal fluid flow in the normal and abnormal intracranial system', Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, 10, pp. 151 - 157

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