For a complete list of academic research outputs (book chapters, journal & conference papers etc.), please go to the QUT ePrints icon of each individual researcher on the BSRG Team page. See below for the latest peer-reviewed International Journal Paper publications.
Five most influential papers
Bouthors, Charles, Izatt, Maree, Adam, Clayton, Pearcy, Mark, Labrom, Robert, Askin, Geoffrey (2018) Minimizing spine autofusion with the use of semiconstrained growing rods for early onset scoliosis in children Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics, 38 (10), pp.e562-e571. [eprints.qut.edu.au/124139/]
Little, J. Paige, Adam, Clayton J. (2010) Patient-specific computational biomechanics for simulating adolescent scoliosis surgery : predicted vs clinical correction for a preliminary series of six patients International Journal for Numerical Methods in Biomedical Engineering, 27 (3), pp.347 -356. [eprints.qut.edu.au/41000/]
Little, J. Paige, Adam, Clayton J. (2009) The Effect of soft tissue properties on spinal flexibility in scoliosis : Biomechanical simulation of fulcrum bending Spine, 34 (2), pp.E76-E82. [eprints.qut.edu.au/17344/]
Izatt, Maree T., Thorpe, Paul L., Thompson, Robert G., D'Urso, Paul S., Adam, Clayton J., Earwaker, John W., Labrom, Robert D., Askin, Geoffrey N. (2007) The use of physical biomodelling in complex spine surgery European Spine Journal, 16 (9), pp.1507-1518. [eprints.qut.edu.au/10961/]
Izatt, Maree T., Gatehouse, Simon C., Adam, Clayton J., Harvey, Jason R., Labrom, Robert D., Askin, Geoffrey N. (2007) Perioperative Aspects of Endoscopic Anterior Scoliosis Surgery: the learning curve for a consecutive series of 100 patients Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques, 20 (4), pp.317-323. [eprints.qut.edu.au/8136/]
Scientific Journal Publications from last 10 years
Little, Paige, Rayward, Lionel, Pearcy, Mark, Izatt, Maree, Green, Daniel, Labrom, Robert, Askin, Geoffrey (2019) Predicting spinal profile using 3D non-contact surface scanning: Changes in surface topography as a predictor of internal spinal alignment PLoS ONE, 14 (9), pp.Article number: e0222453 1-15. [eprints.qut.edu.au/133771/]
Izatt, Maree, Lees, Deborah, Mills, Susan, Grant, Caroline, Little, Paige (2019) Determining a reliably visible and inexpensive surface fiducial marker for use in MRI: A research study in a busy Australian Radiology Department BMJ Open, 9 (8), pp.Article number: e027020 1-10. [eprints.qut.edu.au/132784/]
Martin, Madge, Sansalone, Vittorio, Cooper, David M.L., Forwood, Mark R., Pivonka, Peter (2019) Mechanobiological osteocyte feedback drives mechanostat regulation of bone in a multiscale computational model Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology, 18 (5), pp.1475-1496. [eprints.qut.edu.au/130557/]
Trichilo, Silvia, Scheiner, Stefan, Forwood, Mark, Cooper, David, Pivonka, Peter (2019) Computational model of the dual action of PTH — Application to a rat model of osteoporosis Journal of Theoretical Biology, 473, pp.67-79. [eprints.qut.edu.au/128733/]
Martinez-Reina, Javier, Pivonka, Peter (2019) Effects of long-term treatment of denosumab on bone mineral density: insights from an in-silico model of bone mineralization Bone, 125, pp.87-95. [eprints.qut.edu.au/129072/]
Grant, Caroline, Johnston, Melissa, Adam, Clayton, Little, Paige (2019) Accuracy of 3D surface scanners for clinical torso and spinal deformity assessment Medical Engineering and Physics, 63, pp.63-71. [eprints.qut.edu.au/124194/]
Daish, C., Blanchard, R., Pirogova, E., Harvie, D.J.E., Pivonka, P. (2019) Numerical calculation of permeability of periodic porous materials: Application to periodic arrays of spheres and 3D scaffold microstructures International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, 118 (13), pp.783-803. [eprints.qut.edu.au/130558/]
Sayer, T. A., Hinman, R. S., Paterson, K. L., Bennell, K. L., Fortin, K., Timmi, A., Pivonka, P., Bryant, A. L. (2019) Differences in Hip and Knee Landing Moments across Female Pubertal Development Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 51 (1), pp.123-131. [eprints.qut.edu.au/126886/]
Little, Paige, Loch-Wilkinson, Thorbjorn, Sundberg, Anna, Izatt, Maree, Adam, Clayton, Labrom, Robert, Askin, Geoffrey (2019) Quantifying anterior chest wall deformity in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: Correlation with other deformity measures and effects of anterior thoracoscopic scoliosis surgery Spine Deformity, 7 (3), pp.436-444. [eprints.qut.edu.au/124144/]
Bouthors, Charles, Izatt, Maree, Adam, Clayton, Pearcy, Mark, Labrom, Robert, Askin, Geoffrey (2018) Minimizing spine autofusion with the use of semiconstrained growing rods for early onset scoliosis in children Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics, 38 (10), pp.e562-e571. [eprints.qut.edu.au/124139/]
Timmi, A., Coates, G., Fortin, K., Ackland, D., Bryant, A. L., Gordon, I., Pivonka, P. (2018) Accuracy of a novel marker tracking approach based on the low-cost Microsoft Kinect v2 sensor Medical Engineering and Physics, 59, pp.63-69. [eprints.qut.edu.au/126888/]
Pastrama, M. I., Blanchard, R., Clement, J. G., Pivonka, P., Hellmich, C. (2018) Modal analysis of nanoindentation data, confirming that reduced bone turnover may cause increased tissue mineralization/elasticity Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 84, pp.217-224. [eprints.qut.edu.au/126893/]
Sayer, T. A., Hinman, R. S., Fortin, K., Paterson, K. L., Bennell, K. L., Timmi, A., Pivonka, P., Bryant, A. L. (2018) Differences in Hip and Knee Running Moments across Female Pubertal Development Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 50 (5), pp.1015-1020. [eprints.qut.edu.au/126889/]
Hitchens, P. L., Pivonka, P., Malekipour, F., Whitton, R. C. (2018) Mathematical modelling of bone adaptation of the metacarpal subchondral bone in racehorses Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology, 17 (3), pp.877-890. [eprints.qut.edu.au/126894/]
Pastrama, M. I., Scheiner, S., Pivonka, P., Hellmich, C. (2018) A mathematical multiscale model of bone remodeling, accounting for pore space-specific mechanosensation Bone, 107, pp.208-221. [eprints.qut.edu.au/126892/]
Little, Paige, Pettet, Graeme, Hutmacher, Dietmar, Loessner, Daniela (2018) SpheroidSim - preliminary evaluation of a new computational tool to predict the influence of cell cycle time and phase fraction on spheroid growth Biotechnology Progress, 34 (6), pp.1335-1343. [eprints.qut.edu.au/121214/]
Di Bella, Claudia, Duchi, Serena, O’Connell, Cathal D., Blanchard, Romane, Augustine, Cheryl, Yue, Zhilian, Thompson, Fletcher, Richards, Christopher, Beirne, Stephen, Onofrillo, Carmine, et al. (2018) In-situ handheld 3D Bioprinting for cartilage regeneration Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, 12 (3), pp.611-621. [eprints.qut.edu.au/109084/]
Bullen, Michael, Kinealy, John, Blanchard, Romane, Rodda, Christine, Pivonka, Peter (2017) Comparison of the moulding ability of Plaster of Paris and polyester cast material in the healthy adult forearm Injury, 48 (11), pp.2586-2589. [eprints.qut.edu.au/114399/]
Ashique, A., Hart, L., Thomas, C., Clement, John, Pivonka, Peter, Carter, Y., Mousseau, Darrell, Cooper, David (2017) Lacunar-canalicular network in femoral cortical bone is reduced in aged women and is predominantly due to a loss of canalicular porosity Bone Reports, 7, pp.9-16. [eprints.qut.edu.au/109083/]
Duchi, Serena, Onofrillo, Carmine, O'Connell, Cathal, Blanchard, Romane, Augustine, Cheryl, Quigley, Anita, Kapsa, Robert, Pivonka, Peter, Wallace, Gordon, Di Bella, Claudia, et al. (2017) Handheld co-axial bioprinting: Application to in situ surgical cartilage repair Scientific Reports, 7, pp.Article number: 5837 1-12. [eprints.qut.edu.au/109458/]
Williamson, Liam, Hayes, Alan, Hanson, Erik, Pivonka, Peter, Sims, Natalie, Gooi, Jonathan (2017) High dose dietary vitamin D3 increases bone mass and strength in mice Bone Reports, 6, pp.44-50. [eprints.qut.edu.au/106521/]
Martelli, S., Mokhtarzadeh, H., Pivonka, P., Ebeling, P. R. (2017) The Femoral Neck Mechanoresponse to Hip Extensors Exercise: A Case Study Journal of Osteoporosis, 2017, pp.Article number-5219541. [eprints.qut.edu.au/106562/]
Martin, M., Lemaire, Thibault, Haiat, Guillaume, Pivonka, Peter, Sansalone, Vittorio (2017) A thermodynamically consistent model of bone rotary remodeling: A 2D study Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, 20 (S1), pp.127-128. [eprints.qut.edu.au/130732/]
Daish, Christian, Blanchard, Romane, Gulati, Karan, Losic, Dusan, Findlay, David, Harvie, Dalton, Pivonka, Peter (2017) Estimation of anisotropic permeability in trabecular bone based on microCT imaging and pore-scale fluid dynamics simulations Bone Reports, 6, pp.129-139. [eprints.qut.edu.au/106961/]
Tourell, Monique, Kirkwood, Margaret, Pearcy, Mark, Momot, Konstantin, Little, Paige (2017) Load-induced changes in the diffusion tensor of ovine anulus fibrosus: A pilot MRI study Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, 45 (6), pp.1723-1735. [eprints.qut.edu.au/102853/]
Reynolds, Luke A., Izatt, Maree T., Huang, Eric M., Labrom, Robert D., Askin, Geoffrey N., Adam, Clayton J., Pearcy, Mark J. (2017) Is vertebral rotation correction maintained after thoracoscopic anterior scoliosis surgery? A low-dose computed tomography study Scoliosis and Spinal Disorders, 12 (22), pp.1-12. [eprints.qut.edu.au/114400/]
Yu, Caroline, Grant, Caroline, Izatt, Maree, Labrom, Robert, Askin, Geoffrey, Adam, Clayton, Little, Paige (2017) Change in lung volume following thoracoscopic anterior spinal fusion surgery Spine, 42 (12), pp.909-916. [eprints.qut.edu.au/109322/]
Keenan, Bethany E., Izatt, Maree T., Askin, Geoffrey N., Labrom, Robert D., Bennett, Damon D., Pearcy, Mark J., Adam, Clayton J. (2017) Sequential magnetic resonance imaging reveals individual level deformities of vertebrae and discs in the growing scoliotic spine Spine Deformity, 5 (3), pp.197-207. [eprints.qut.edu.au/109093/]
Little, J. Paige, Izatt, Maree T., Adam, Clayton J., Lofgren, Olivia, Sundberg, Anna, Labrom, Robert D., Askin, Geoffrey N. (2017) Evaluating the change in axial vertebral rotation following thoracoscopic anterior scoliosis surgery Uuing low-dose computed tomography Spine Deformity, 5 (3), pp.172-180. [eprints.qut.edu.au/106277/]
Sewell, Mathew David, Platinum, Johnson, Askin, Geoffrey N., Labrom, Robert D., Hutton, Mike, Chan, Daniel, Clarke, Andrew, Stokes, Oliver M., Molloy, Sean, Tucker, Stewart, et al. (2017) Do Growing Rods for Idiopathic Early Onset Scoliosis Improve Activity and Participation for Children? Journal of Pediatrics, 182 (March), pp.315-320.e1. [eprints.qut.edu.au/106278/]
Davis, Colin, Grant, Caroline, Pearcy, Mark, Askin, Geoffrey, Labrom, Robert, Izatt, Maree, Adam, Clayton, Little, Paige (2017) Is there asymmetry between the concave and convex pedicles in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis? A CT investigation Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, 475 (3), pp.884-893. [eprints.qut.edu.au/103462/]
Berger, Steve, Hasler, Carol-Claudius, Grant, Caroline, Zheng, Guoyan, Schumann, Steffen, Buechler, Philippe (2017) A software program to measure the three-dimensional length of the spine from radiographic images: Validation and reliability assessment for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine, 138, pp.57-64. [eprints.qut.edu.au/102234/]
Newell, Nicolas, Grant, Caroline, Keenan, Bethany, Izatt, Maree, Pearcy, Mark, Adam, Clayton (2017) A comparison of four techniques to measure anterior and posterior vertebral body heights and sagittal plane wedge angles in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing, 55 (4), pp.561-572. [eprints.qut.edu.au/97522/]
Lottering, Nicolene, Alston, Clair, MacGregor, Donna, Izatt, Maree, Grant, Caroline, Adam, Clayton, Gregory, Laura (2017) Apophyseal ossification of the iliac crest in forensic age estimation: Computed tomography standards for modern Australian subadults Journal of Forensic Sciences, 62 (2), pp.292-307. [eprints.qut.edu.au/102012/]
Ranger, Tom, Newell, Nicolas, Grant, Caroline, Barker, Priscilla, Pearcy, Mark (2017) The role of the middle lumbar fascia on spinal mechanics: A human biomechanical assessment Spine, 42 (8), pp.E459-E465. [eprints.qut.edu.au/99923/]
Schouman, T., Schmitt, Mary, Adam, Clayton, Dubois, Guillaume, Rouch, Philippe (2016) Influence of the overall stiffness of a load-bearing porous titanium implant on bone ingrowth in critical-size mandibular bone defects in sheep Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 59, pp.484-496. [eprints.qut.edu.au/103472/]
Fairhurst, H., Little, J.P., Adam, C.J. (2016) Intra-operative measurement of applied forces during anterior scoliosis correction Clinical Biomechanics, 40, pp.68-73. [eprints.qut.edu.au/102055/]
Green, Nicholas, Glatt, Vaida, Tetsworth, Kevin, Wilson, Lance, Grant, Caroline (2016) A practical guide to image processing in the creation of 3D models for orthopedics Techniques in Orthopaedics, 31 (3), pp.153-163. [eprints.qut.edu.au/99566/]
Grant, Caroline, Izatt, Maree, Labrom, Robert, Askin, Geoffrey, Glatt, Vaida (2016) Use of 3D printing in complex spinal surgery: Historical perspectives, current usage, and future directions Techniques in Orthopaedics, 31 (3), pp.172-180. [eprints.qut.edu.au/98904/]
Grant, Caroline A., Newell, Nicolas, Izatt, Maree T., Keenan, Bethany E., Askin, Geoffrey N., Labrom, Robert D., Pearcy, Mark J. (2016) A comparison of vertebral venous networks in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients and healthy controls Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy. [eprints.qut.edu.au/96991/]
Loch-Wilkinson, Thorbjorn J., Izatt, Maree T., Labrom, Robert D., Askin, Geoffrey N., Pearcy, Mark J., Adam, Clayton J. (2016) Morphometric analysis of the thoracic intervertebral foramen osseous anatomy in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis using low-dose computed tomography Spine Deformity, 4 (3), pp.182-192. [eprints.qut.edu.au/96539/]
Downs, Jenny, Torode, Ian, Wong, Kingsley, Ellaway, Carolyn, Elliott, Elizabeth, Izatt, Maree, Askin, Geoffrey, McPhee, I. Bruce, Cundy, Peter, Leonard, Helen (2016) Surgical fusion of early onset severe scoliosis increases survival in Rett syndrome: A cohort study Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 58 (6), pp.632-638. [eprints.qut.edu.au/92333/]
Little, J. Paige, Pearcy, Mark J., Izatt, Maree T., Boom, Koen, Labrom, Robert D., Askin, Geoffrey N., Adam, Clayton J. (2016) Understanding how axial loads on the spine influence segmental biomechanics for idiopathic scoliosis patients: A magnetic resonance imaging study Clinical Biomechanics, 32, pp.220-228. [eprints.qut.edu.au/90981/]
Downs, Jenny, Torode, Ian, Wong, Kingsley, Ellaway, Carolyn, Elliott, Elizabeth, Christodoulou, John, Jacoby, Peter, Thomson, Margaret, Izatt, Maree, Askin, Geoffrey, et al. (2016) The natural history of scoliosis in females with Rett syndrome Spine, 41 (10), pp.856-863. [eprints.qut.edu.au/95989/]
Newell, Nicolas, Grant, Caroline A., Keenan, Bethany E., Izatt, Maree T., Pearcy, Mark J., Adam, Clayton J. (2016) Quantifying progressive anterior overgrowth in the thoracic vertebrae of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients Spine, 41 (7), pp.E382-E387. [eprints.qut.edu.au/90712/]
Keenan, Bethany E., Pettet, Graeme J., Izatt, Maree T., Askin, Geoffrey N., Labrom, Robert D., Pearcy, Mark J., Adam, Clayton (2015) Gravity-induced coronal plane joint moments in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis Scoliosis and Spinal Disorders, 10 (35). [eprints.qut.edu.au/92329/]
Vergari, Claudio, Ribes, Gwenael, Aubert, Benjamin, Adam, Clayton, Miladi, Lotfi, Ilharreborde, Brice, Abelin-Genevois, Kariman, Rouch, Philippe, Skalli, Wafa (2015) Evaluation of a patient-specific finite-element model to simulate conservative treatment in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis Spine Deformity, 3 (1), pp.4-11. [eprints.qut.edu.au/85117/]
Adam, Clayton, Rouch, Philippe, Skalli, Wafa (2015) Inter-lamellar shear resistance confers compressive stiffness in the intervertebral disc: An image-based modelling study on the bovine caudal disc Journal of Biomechanics, 48 (16), pp.4303-4308. [eprints.qut.edu.au/90982/]
Izatt, Maree T., Carstens, Alan, Adam, Clayton J., Labrom, Robert D., Askin, Geoffrey N. (2015) Partial intervertebral fusion secures successful outcomes after thoracoscopic anterior scoliosis correction: A low-dose computed tomography study Spine Deformity, 3 (6), pp.515-527. [eprints.qut.edu.au/90706/]
Newell, Nicolas, Grant, Caroline A., Izatt, Maree T., Little, J. Paige, Pearcy, Mark J., Adam, Clayton J. (2015) A semiautomatic method to identify vertebral end plate lesions (Schmorl's nodes) The Spine Journal, 15 (7), pp.1665-1673. [eprints.qut.edu.au/87370/]
Preda, Corina, Sewell, Mathew David, Purushothaman, Balaji, Askin, Geoffrey Noel (2015) Foraminal decompression of acute calcified disc herniation in an adult The Spine Journal, 15 (6), pp.1497-1498. [eprints.qut.edu.au/116302/]
Quick, Mark, Grant, Caroline, Adam, Clayton, Askin, Geoffrey, Labrom, Robert, Pearcy, Mark (2015) A biomechanical investigation of dual growing rods used for fusionless scoliosis correction Clinical Biomechanics, 30 (1), pp.33-39. [eprints.qut.edu.au/79923/]
Sunni, Nabeel, Askin, Geoffrey N., Labrom, Robert D., Izatt, Maree T., Pearcy, Mark J., Adam, Clayton J. (2014) The effect of repeated loading and freeze-thaw cycling on immature bovine thoracic motion segment stiffness Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Proceedings. Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine, 228 (10), pp.1100-1107. [eprints.qut.edu.au/79537/]
Keenan, Bethany E., Izatt, Maree T., Askin, Geoffrey N., Labrom, Robert D., Pearcy, Mark J., Adam, Clayton J. (2014) Supine to standing Cobb angle change in idiopathic scoliosis : the effect of endplate pre-selection Scoliosis, 9 (16). [eprints.qut.edu.au/78075/]
Keenan, Bethany E., Izatt, Maree T., Askin, Geoffrey N., Labrom, Robert D., Pettet, Graeme J., Pearcy, Mark J., Adam, Clayton J. (2014) Segmental torso masses in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis Clinical Biomechanics, 29 (7), pp.773-779. [eprints.qut.edu.au/73008/]
Dreischarf, M., Zander, T., Shirazi-Adl, A., Puttlitz, C., Adam, Clayton, Chen, C., Goel, V., Kiapour, A., Kim, Y., Labus, K., et al. (2014) Comparison of eight published static finite element models of the intact lumbar spine : predictive power of models improves when combined together Journal of Biomechanics, 47 (8), pp.1757-1766. [eprints.qut.edu.au/75896/]
Yong, Mostyn R, Saifzadeh, Siamak, Askin, Geoffrey N., Labrom, Robert D., Hutmacher, Dietmar W., Adam, Clayton J. (2014) Establishment and characterisation of an open mini-thoracotomy surgical approach to an ovine thoracic spine fusion model Tissue Engineering. Part C. Methods, 20 (1), pp.19-27. [eprints.qut.edu.au/60840/]