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

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

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

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, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/vsu.14327

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

Fuchter LM; Wills D; Walsh WR; Newman M; Tan C, 2022, 'Biomechanical Comparison of Cortical Lag Screws and Cortical Position Screws for Their Generation of Interfragmentary Compression and Area of Compression in Simulated Lateral Humeral Condylar Fractures', Veterinary and Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology, 36, pp. 250 - 256, http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0043-57221

Malham GM; Louie PK; Brazenor GA; Mobbs RJ; Walsh WR; Sethi RK, 2022, 'Recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2 in spine surgery: recommendations for use and alternative bone substitutes—a narrative review', Journal of Spine Surgery, 8, pp. 477 - 490, http://dx.doi.org/10.21037/jss-22-23

Fong BA; Crowley JD; Walsh WR; Pelletier MH, 2022, 'Vacuum-Sealed Hot Water Bath Immersion for the Preparation of Anatomical and Surgical Cadaveric Bone Models', Journal of Visualized Experiments, 2022, http://dx.doi.org/10.3791/64764

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