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2020

  1. Chen X, Chamoli U, Vargas Castillo J, Ramakrishna VAS, Diwan AD. Complication rates of different discectomy techniques for symptomatic lumbar disc herniation: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Eur Spine J. 2020 Jul;29(7):1752-1770. doi: 10.1007/s00586-020-06389-5. Epub 2020 Apr 9. PMID: 32274586.
  2. Chamoli U, Umali J, Kleuskens MWA, Chepurin D, Diwan AD. Morphological characteristics of the kangaroo lumbar intervertebral discs and comparison with other animal models used in spine research. Eur Spine J. 2020 Apr;29(4):652-662. doi: 10.1007/s00586-019-06044-8. Epub 2019 Jun 25. PMID: 31240440.
  3. Sritharan K, Chamoli U, Kuan J, Diwan AD. Assessment of degenerative cervical stenosis on T2-weighted MR imaging: sensitivity to change and reliability of mid-sagittal and axial plane metrics. Spinal Cord. 2020 Feb;58(2):238-246. doi: 10.1038/s41393-019-0358-1. Epub 2019 Sep 26. PMID: 31558777.
  4. MacDessi SJ, Wood JA, Diwan AD, Harris IA; SENSOR BALANCE Study Group. Surgeon-defined assessment is a poor predictor of knee balance in total knee arthroplasty: a prospective, multicenter study. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2020 Mar 13. doi: 10.1007/s00167-020-05925-6. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 32170358.
  5. MacDessi SJ, Griffiths-Jones W, Chen DB, Griffiths-Jones S, Wood JA, Diwan AD, Harris IA. Restoring the constitutional alignment with a restrictive kinematic protocol improves quantitative soft-tissue balance in total knee arthroplasty: a randomized controlled trial. Bone Joint J. 2020 Jan;102-B(1):117-124. doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.102B1.BJJ-2019-0674.R2. PMID: 31888372; PMCID: PMC6974544.
  6. Tavakoli J, Diwan AD, Tipper JL. Advanced Strategies for the Regeneration of Lumbar Disc Annulus Fibrosus. Int J Mol Sci. 2020 Jul 10;21(14):4889. doi: 10.3390/ijms21144889. PMID: 32664453; PMCID: PMC7402314.
  7. Tavakoli J, Diwan AD, Tipper JL. The ultrastructural organization of elastic fibers at the interface of the nucleus and annulus of the intervertebral disk. Acta Biomater. 2020 Sep 15;114:323-332. doi: 10.1016/j.actbio.2020.07.021. Epub 2020 Jul 15. PMID: 32682056.
  8. Ramakrishna VAS, Chamoli U, Rajan G, Mukhopadhyay SC, Prusty BG, Diwan AD. Smart orthopaedic implants: A targeted approach for continuous postoperative evaluation in the spine. J Biomech. 2020 May 7;104:109690.doi: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2020.109690. Epub 2020 Feb 25. PMID: 32139096.
  9. Cui H, Zhang J, Li Z, Chen F, Cui H, Du X, Liu H, Wang J, Diwan AD, Zheng Z. Growth differentiation factor-6 attenuates inflammatory and pain-related factors and degenerated disc-induced pain behaviors in rat model. J Orthop Res. 2020 Jul 03. doi: 10.1002/jor.24793. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 32617997.
  10. MacDessi SJ, Cohen DA, Wood JA, Diwan AD, Harris IA. Does the Use of Intraoperative Pressure Sensors for Knee Balancing in Total Knee Arthroplasty Improve Clinical Outcomes? A Comparative Study With a Minimum Two-Year Follow-Up. J Arthroplasty. 2020 Aug 18:S0883-5403(20)30911-6. doi:10.1016/j.arth.2020.08.025. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 32928594.
  11. Tavakoli J, Diwan AD, Tipper JL. Elastic fibers: The missing key to improve engineering concepts for reconstruction of the Nucleus Pulposus in the intervertebral disc. Acta Biomater. 2020 Sep 1;113:407-416. doi: 10.1016/j.actbio.2020.06.008. Epub 2020 Jun 9. PMID: 32531396.
  12. Hodgkinson, T.; Gilbert, H.T.J.; Pandya, T.; Diwan, A.D.; Hoyland, J.A.; Richardson, S.M. Regenerative Response of Degenerate Human Nucleus Pulposus Cells to GDF6 Stimulation. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2020, 21, 7143.
  13. Zhang, Teng; Zhu, Chuang; Lu, Qiaoyun; Liu, Jun; Diwan, Ashish; Cheung, Jason Pui Yin; A novel tool to provide predictable alignment data irrespective of source and image quality acquired on mobile phones: what engineers can offer clinicians. European Spine Journal, 2020, 29 (4) DOI: 10.1007/s00586-019-06264-y
  14. Lapkin, Samuel; Ellwood, Laura; Diwan, Ashish; Fernandez, Ritin; Reliability, validity, and responsiveness of multidimensional pain assessment tools used in postoperative adult patients: a systematic review of measurement properties. JBI Evidence Synthesis: 2020, Volume Online First – Issue – dOI : 10.11124/JBISRIR-D-19-00407
  15. James G, Chen XL, Diwan AD, Hodges PW. Fat infiltration in the multifidus muscle is related to inflammatory cytokine expression in the muscle and epidural adipose tissue in individuals undergoing surgery for intervertebral disc herniation. Eur Spine J (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-020-06514-4
  16. Chen XL, Chamoli U, Fogel H, Diwan AD. Clinicians’ perceptions around discectomy surgery for lumbar disc herniation: a survey of orthopaedic and neuro-surgeons in Australia and New Zealand. ISSLS PRIZE (European spine journal), 2020, in review
  17. Chen XL, Hodges PW, James G, Diwan AD. Do markers of inflammation and/or muscle regeneration in lumbar multifidus muscle and fat differ between individuals with good or poor outcome following microdiscectomy for lumbar disc herniation? Spine, 2020, Accepted.

2019

  1. Costa N; Ferreira ML; Setchell J; Makovey J; Dekroo T; Downie A; Diwan A; Koes B; Natvig B; Vicenzino B, 2019, ‘A Definition of “Flare” in Low Back Pain: A Multiphase Process Involving Perspectives of Individuals With Low Back Pain and Expert Consensus’, Journal of Pain, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpain.2019.03.009
  2. Miyazaki S; Diwan AD; Kato K; Cheng K; Bae WC; Sun Y; Yamada J; Muehleman C; Lenz ME; Inoue N, 2019, ‘Correction to: ISSLS PRIZE IN BASIC SCIENCE 2018: Growth differentiation factor-6 attenuated pro-inflammatory molecular changes in the rabbit anular-puncture model and degenerated disc-induced pain ge’, European Spine Journal, vol. 28, pp. 889, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00586-019-05878-6
  3. MacDessi, Samuel J; Bhimani, Aziz; Burns, Alexander WR; Chen, Darren B; Leong, Anthony KL; Molnar, Robert B; Mulford, Jonathan S; Walker, Richard M; Harris, Ian A; Diwan, Ashish; Does soft tissue balancing using intraoperative pressure sensors improve clinical outcomes in total knee arthroplasty? A protocol of a multicentre randomised controlled trial. BMJ 2019
  4. Costa N, Ferreira ML, Setchell J, Makovey J, Dekroo T, Downie A, Diwan A, Koes B, Natvig B, Vicenzino B, Hunter D, Roseen EJ, Rasmussen-Barr E, Guillemin F, Hartvigsen J, Bennell K, Costa L, Macedo L, Pinheiro M, Underwood M, Van Tulder M, Johansson M, Enthoven P, Kent P, O’Sullivan P, Suri P, Genevay S, Hodges PW. A Definition of “Flare” in Low Back Pain: A Multiphase Process Involving Perspectives of Individuals With Low Back Pain and Expert Consensus. J Pain. 2019 Nov;20(11):1267-1275. doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2019.03.009. Epub 2019 Mar 21. PMID: 30904517.
  5. Sritharan, Keerthana; Chamoli, Uphar; Kuan, Jeffrey; Diwan, Ashish D; Assessment of degenerative cervical stenosis on T2-weighted MR imaging: sensitivity to change and reliability of mid-sagittal and axial plane metrics Spinal Cord-Nature. 2019 Sep 26. doi: 10.1038/s41393-019-0358-1.
  6. Chepurin, Daniel; Chamoli, Uphar; Sheldrick, Kyle; Lapkin, Samuel; Scott, David; Kuan, Jeff; Diwan, Ashish D; Bony stress in the lumbar spine is associated with intervertebral disc degeneration and low back pain: a retrospective case–control MRI study of patients under 25 years of age. European Spine Journal. 2019, Nov;28(11):2470-2477. doi: 10.1007/s00586-019-06148-1

2018

  1. Bax DV; Yin Y; Kondyurin A; Diwan AD; Bhargav D; Weiss AS; Bilek MMM; McKenzie DR, 2018, ‘Plasma processing of PDMS based spinal implants for covalent protein immobilization, cell attachment and spreading’, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine, vol. 29, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10856-018-6181-y
  2. Thorpe AA; Bach FC; Tryfonidou MA; Le Maitre CL; Mwale F; Diwan AD; Ito K, 2018, ‘Leaping the hurdles in developing regenerative treatments for the intervertebral disc from preclinical to clinical’, JOR Spine, vol. 1, pp.e1027 – e1027, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jsp2.1027
  3. Choy WJ, Phan K, Diwan AD, Ong CS, Mobbs RJ. Annular closure device for disc herniation: meta-analysis of clinical outcome and complications. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2018 Aug 16;19(1):290. doi: 10.1186/s12891-018-2213-5. PubMed PMID: 30115053; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6097319.
  4. Ramakrishna VAS, Chamoli U, Viglione LL, Tsafnat N, Diwan AD. The Role of Sacral Slope in the Progression of a Bilateral Spondylolytic Defect at L5 to Spondylolisthesis: A Biomechanical Investigation Using Finite Element Analysis. Global Spine J. 2018 Aug;8(5):460-470. doi: 10.1177/2192568217735802. Epub 2017 Nov 16. PubMed PMID: 30258751; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6149045.
  5. Ramakrishna VAS, Chamoli U, Viglione LL, Tsafnat N, Diwan AD. Mild (not severe) disc degeneration is implicated in the progression of bilateral L5 spondylolysis to spondylolisthesis. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2018 Apr 2;19(1):98. doi: 10.1186/s12891-018-2011-0. PubMed PMID: 29609581; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5879802.
  6. Martin JT, Gullbrand SE, Fields AJ, Purmessur D, Diwan AD, Oxland TR, Chiba K, Guilak F, Hoyland JA, Iatridis JC. Publication trends in spine research from 2007 to 2016: Comparison of the Orthopaedic Research Society Spine Section and the International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine. JOR Spine. 2018 Mar;1(1):e1006. doi: 10.1002/jsp2.1006. Epub 2018 Mar 23. PubMed PMID: 29770804; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5944392.
  7. Miyazaki S, Diwan AD, Kato K, Cheng K, Bae WC, Sun Y, Yamada J, Muehleman C, Lenz ME, Inoue N, Sah RL, Kawakami M, Masuda K. ISSLS PRIZE IN BASIC SCIENCE 2018: Growth differentiation factor-6 attenuated pro-inflammatory molecular changes in the rabbit anular-puncture model and degenerated disc-induced pain generation in the rat xenograft radiculopathy model. Eur Spine J. 2018 Apr;27(4):739-751. doi: 10.1007/s00586-018-5488-1. Epub 2018 Feb 19. PubMed PMID: 29460012; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5874179.
  8. Sabnis AB, Chamoli U, Diwan AD. Is L5-S1 motion segment different from the rest? A radiographic kinematic assessment of 72 patients with chronic low back pain. Eur Spine J. 2018 May;27(5):1127-1135. doi: 10.1007/s00586-017-5400-4. Epub 2017 Nov 27. PubMed PMID: 29181575.
  9. Hodgkinson T, Shen B, Diwan A, Hoyland JA, Richardson SM. Therapeutic potential of growth differentiation factors in the treatment of degenerative disc diseases. JOR Spine. 2019 Mar 8;2(1):e1045. doi: 10.1002/jsp2.1045. PMID: 31463459; PMCID: PMC6686806.

2017

  1. Viglione LL, Chamoli U, Diwan AD. Is Stand-Alone Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion a Safe and Efficacious Treatment for Isthmic Spondylolisthesis of L5-S1? Global Spine J. 2017 Sep;7(6):587-595. doi: 10.1177/2192568217699210. Epub 2017 Jun 1.
  2. Virk SS, Diwan A, Phillips FM, Sandhu H, Khan SN. What is the Rate of Revision Discectomies After Primary Discectomy on a National Scale? Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2017 Nov;475(11):2752-2762. doi: 10.1007/s11999-017-5467-6. Epub 2017 Aug 28.

2016

  1. Wei A, Shen B, Williams LA, Bhargav D, Yan F, Chong BH and Diwan AD. Expression and functional roles of estrogen receptor GPR30 in human intervertebral disc. The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 2016; Jan 23. DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2016.01.012.
  2. Wei A, Shen B, Williams LA, Bhargav D, Gulati T, Fang Z, Pathmanandavel S and Diwan AD. Expression of growth differentiation factor 6 in the human developing fetal spine retreats from vertebral ossifying regions and is restricted to cartilaginous tissues. J Orthop Res 2016, 34(2):279-289.
  3. Berlemann U, Schwarzenbach O, Hoppe S, Diwan A, Kitchel S, et al. (2016) Nucleoplasty with NuCore® Injectable Nucleus Replacement for Herniated Lumbar Disc: A Multicenter Study with a Minimum Five-Year Follow-up. J Spine Neurosurg 5:2. doi:10.4172/2325-9701.1000214

2015

  1. Zhou FY, Wei A, Shen B, Williams LA and Diwan AD. Cartilage Derived Morphogenetic Protein-2 Induces Cell Migration and Its Chondrogenic Potential in C28/I2 Cells. International Journal of Spine Surgery. 2015; Oct 22, 9:52, DOI: 10.14444/2052.
  2. Gulati T, Chung SA, Wei A and Diwan AD. Localization of bone morphogenetic protein 13 in human intervertebral disc and its molecular and functional effects in vitro in 3D culture. J Orthop Res. 2015; 33(12):1769-75.
  3. Malham GM, Parker RM, Ballok, ZE, Goss B, Diwan AD, Uribe JS: Bone Scans are Reliable for the Identification of Lumbar Disk and Facet Pathology. Global Spine Journal 2015 Feb 5(1) 23-30 doi: 10.1055/s-0034-1394298. Epub 2014 Oct 25
  4. Wei A, Shen B, Williams LA, Bhargav D, Gulati T, Fang Z, Pathmanandavel S, Diwan AD. Expression of growth differentiation factor 6 in the human developing fetal spine retreats from vertebral ossifying regions and is restricted to cartilaginous tissues. J Orthop Res. 2015 Jul 17. doi: 10.1002/jor.22983. [Epub ahead of print]
  5. Chamoli U, Korkusuz MH, Sabnis AB, Manolescu AR, Tsafnat N, Diwan AD. Global and segmental kinematic changes following sequential resection of posterior osteoligamentous structures in the lumbar spine: An in vitro biomechanical investigation using pure moment testing protocols. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine (2015); 229(11):812-21

2014

  1. Williams LA, Wei A, Bhargav D, and Diwan AD. Cartilage derived morphogenetic protein 2 – A potential therapy for intervertebral disc regeneration? Biologicals. 2014; 42: 65-73.
  2. Wei A, Shen B, Williams L, and Diwan A. Mesenchymal stem cells: potential application in intervertebral disc regeneration. Translational Paediatrics. 2014; 3: 71-90.
  3. Grigg M, Arora M, and Diwan A. Role of Nutritional Supplementation in Elderly Patients with Hip Fractures. Journal of Orthopaedic Translation. 2014; 2: 26-43
  4. Chamoli U, Chen AS, Diwan AD: Interpedicular Kinematics in an in vitro biomechanical assessment of a bilateral lumbar spondylotic defect. Clinical Biomechanics 2014 Dec; 29(10): 1108-15
  5. Arora M, Diwan AD, Harris IA Prevalence and Factors of Burnout among Australian orthopaedic trainees: a cross-sectional study. J Orthopaedic Surgery 2014 Dec: 22(3):374-7
  6. Sabnis AB and Diwan AD. The timing of surgery in lumbar disc prolapse: A systematic review. Indian J Orthop. 2014; 48: 127-135

2013

  1. Diwan AD, Leong A, Appleyard R, Bhargav D, Fang ZM, and Wei A. Bone morphogenetic protein-7 accelerates fracture healing in osteoporotic rats. Indian J Orthop. 2013; 47: 540-6.
  2. Oliver RA, Yu Y, Yee G, Low AK, Diwan AD, and Walsh WR. Poor histological healing of a femoral fracture following 12 months of oestrogen deficiency in rats. Osteoporosis Int. 2013; 24: 2581-9.
  3. Arora M, Chan EK, Gupta S, and Diwan AD. Polymethylmethacrylate bone cements and additives: A review of the literature. World J Orthop. 2013; 4: 67-74.
  4. Arora M, Diwan AD, and Harris IA. Burnout in orthopaedic surgeons: a review. ANZ J Surg. 2013; 83: 512-5.
  5. Grigg M, Arora M, and Diwan AD. Australian medical students and their choice of surgery as a career: a review. ANZ J Surg. 2013.
  6. Grigg M and Diwan AD. The painful back; elements of current understanding. Karnataka Medical Journal. 2013; 46: 3-6.
  7. Arora M, Asha S, Chinnappa J, and Diwan AD. Burnout in emergency medicine physicians. Emerg Med Australasia. 2013; 25: 491-495.
  8. Chamoli U, Diwan AD, and Tsafnat N. Pedicle screw-based posterior dynamic stabilizers for degenerative spine: In vitro biomechanical testing and clinical outcomes. J Biomed Mater Res A. 2013.
  9. Zhou F, Wei A, and Diwan A. An overview of intervertebral disc degeneration and evaluation of the chondrogenic and chemotactic potential of CDMP-2. Journal of Biomimetics, Biomaterials & Tissue Engineering. 2013; 13: 97-118.
  10. Mathew J, Singh S, Garis S, and Diwan A. Backing up the stories: The psychological and social cost of low back pain. Int J Spine Surgery. 2013; 7: 29-38.

2012

  1. Kishen TJ, Lindstrom ST, Etherington G, and Diwan AD. Veillonella spondylodiscitis in a healthy 76-year-old lady. Eur Spine J. 2012; 21 Suppl 4: 413-7.
  2. Mitchell SJ, Hilmer SN, Kirkpatrick CM, Hansen RD, Williamson DA, Singh NA, Finnegan TP, Allen BJ, Diamond TH, Diwan AD, Lloyd BD, Smith EU, and Fiatarone Singh MA. Estimation of lean body weight in older women with hip fracture. J Nutr Health Aging. 2012; 16: 188-92.

2011

  1. Kishen TJ and Diwan AD. Should doctors learn to teach? Natl Med J India. 2011; 24: 246-7.
  2. Sabet T, Ho R, Choi J, Boughton P, and Diwan A. A kangaroo spine lumbar motion segment model: Biomechanical analysis of a novel in-situ curing nucleus replacement device. Journal of Biomimetics, Biomaterials, and Tissue Engineering. 2011; 9: 25-35.

2010

  1. Shen B, Wei A, Whittaker S, Williams LA, Tao H, Ma DD, and Diwan AD. The role of BMP-7 in chondrogenic and osteogenic differentiation of human bone marrow multipotent mesenchymal stromal cells in vitro. J Cell Biochem. 2010; 109: 406-16.
  2. Brisby H, Wei AQ, Molloy T, Chung SA, Murrell GA, and Diwan AD. The effect of running exercise on intervertebral disc extracellular matrix production in a rat model. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2010; 35: 1429-36.
  3. Wei A, Leong A, Williams L, Chung S, Shen B, Bhargav D, and Diwan AD. BMP-7 in combination with estrogen enhances bone formation in a fracture callus explant culture. Tohoku J Exp Med. 2010; 221: 61-8.
  4. Shen B, Wei A, Bhargav D, Kishen T, and Diwan AD. Hyaluronan: Its Potential Application in Intervertebral Disc Regeneration. Orthopedic Research and Reviews. 2010; 2: 17-26.
  5. Kishen TJ, Mohapatra B, Diwan AD, and Etherington G. Post-traumatic thoracic scoliosis with rib head dislocation and intrusion into the spinal canal: a case report and review of literature. Eur Spine J. 2010; 19 Suppl 2: S183-6.
  6. Kishen TJ and Diwan AD. Fusion versus disk replacement for degenerative conditions of the lumbar and cervical spine: quid est testimonium? Orthop Clin North Am. 2010; 41: 167-81.
  7. Strange DG, Fisher ST, Boughton PC, Kishen TJ, and Diwan AD. Restoration of compressive loading properties of lumbar discs with a nucleus implant-a finite element analysis study. Spine J. 2010; 10: 602-9.
  8. Mohapatra B, Kishen T, and Diwan AD. Multiple lumbar pedicle fractures in osteopetrosis: a case report. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2010; 35: E311-5.
  9. Diwan AD, Khan SN, Cammisa FP, Jr., Sandhu HS, and Lane JM. Nitric oxide modulates recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2-induced corticocancellous autograft incorporation: a study in rat intertransverse fusion. Eur Spine J. 2010; 19: 931-9.

2009

  1. Wei A, Chung SA, Tao H, Brisby H, Lin Z, Shen B, Ma DD, and Diwan AD. Differentiation of Rodent Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells into Intervertebral Disc-Like Cells Following Co-Culture with Rat Disc Tissue. Tissue Eng Part A. 2009; 15: 2581-95.
  2. Wei A, Tao H, Chung SA, Brisby H, Ma DD, and Diwan AD. The fate of transplanted xenogeneic bone marrow-derived stem cells in rat intervertebral discs. J Orthop Res. 2009; 27: 374-9.
  3. Shen B, Bhargav D, Wei A, Williams LA, Tao H, Ma DD, and Diwan AD. BMP-13 emerges as a potential inhibitor of bone formation. Int J Biol Sci. 2009; 5: 192-200.
  4. Wei A, Williams LA, Bhargav D, Shen B, Kishen T, Duffy N, and Diwan AD. BMP13 prevents the effects of annular injury in an ovine model. Int J Biol Sci. 2009; 5: 388-96.
  5. Wei A, Chung SA, Tao H, Brisby H, Lin Z, Shen B, Ma DD, and Diwan AD. Differentiation of rodent bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells into intervertebral disc-like cells following coculture with rat disc tissue. Tissue Eng Part A. 2009; 15: 2581-95.
  6. Shen B, Wei A, Tao H, Diwan AD, and Ma DD. BMP-2 enhances TGF-beta3-mediated chondrogenic differentiation of human bone marrow multipotent mesenchymal stromal cells in alginate bead culture. Tissue Eng Part A. 2009; 15: 1311-20.
  7. Clarke R, Fang Z, Diwan A, and Gilbert D, Tourette Syndrome and Klippel-Feil anomaly in a child with chromosome 22q11 Duplication. Case Reports in Medicine Vol. Article ID 361518. 2009.
  8. Kishen T, Etherington G, and Diwan A. Cranial subdural haematoma with concomitant spinal epidural and spinal subarachnoid haematomas: a case report. J Orthop Surg (Hong Kong). 2009; 17: 358-60.
  9. Kishen TJ, Harris IA, and Diwan AD. Primum non nocere and randomised placebo-controlled surgical trials: a dilemma? ANZ J Surg. 2009; 79: 508-9.
  10. Lok P, Boughton P, Kishen T, and Diwan A. Geometrical & Interfacial Modulation of a Biomimetic Spinal Implant. Journal of Biomimetics, Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering 2009; 4: 41-58.
  11. Lloyd BD, Williamson DA, Singh NA, Hansen RD, Diamond TH, Finnegan TP, Allen BJ, Grady JN, Stavrinos TM, Smith EU, Diwan AD, and Fiatarone Singh MA. Recurrent and injurious falls in the year following hip fracture: a prospective study of incidence and risk factors from the Sarcopenia and Hip Fracture study. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2009; 64: 599-609.
  12. Fiatarone Singh MA, Singh NA, Hansen RD, Finnegan TP, Allen BJ, Diamond TH, Diwan AD, Lloyd BD, Williamson DA, Smith EU, Grady JN, Stavrinos TM, and Thompson MW. Methodology and baseline characteristics for the Sarcopenia and Hip Fracture study: a 5-year prospective study. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2009; 64: 568-74.

2008

  1. Tao H, Shen B, Wei A, Kishen T, Diwan A, and Ma DD. Therapeutic potential of bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells to repair degenerative intervertebral discs. Journal of stem cells. 2008; 3: 1-11.
  2. Lu J, Bhargav D, Wei A, and Diwan AD. Posterolateral inter-transverse spinal fusion possible in osteoporotic rats with BMP-7 in a higher dose delivered on a composite carrier. Spine. 2008; 33: 242-249.
  3. Tassabehji M, Fang ZM, Hilton EN, McGaughran J, Zhao Z, de Bock CE, Howard E, Malass M, Donnai D, Diwan A, Manson FD, Murrell D, and Clarke RA. Mutations in GDF6 are associated with vertebral segmentation defects in Klippel-Feil syndrome. Hum Mutat. 2008; 29: 1017-1027.
  4. Brisby H, Wei A, Chung S, Tao H, Ma D, and Diwan A. Survival and differentiation of syngeneic bone marrow-derived mononuclear cells in rat intervertebral discs. . Journal of stem cells. 2008; 3: 165-172.
  5. Williams LA, Bhargav D, and Diwan AD. Unveiling the BMP13 enigma: redundant morphogen or crucial regulator? Int J Biol Sci. 2008; 4: 318-29.

2007

  1. Chung SA, Wei AQ, Connor DE, Webb GC, Molloy T, Pajic M, and Diwan AD. Nucleus pulposus cellular longevity by telomerase gene therapy. Spine. 2007; 32: 1188-96.
  2. Wei A, Brisby H, Chung SA, and Diwan AD. Bone morphogenetic protein-7 protects human intervertebral disc cells in vitro from apoptosis. The Spine Journal. 2007; 8: 466-74.
  3. Brisby H, Ashley H, and Diwan AD. In vivo measurement of facet joint nitric oxide in patients with chronic low back pain. Spine. 2007; 32: 1488-92.
  4. Hansen RD, Williamson DA, Finnegan TP, Lloyd BD, Grady JN, Diamond TH, Smith EU, Stavrinos TM, Thompson MW, Gwinn TH, Allen BJ, Smerdely PI, Diwan AD, Singh NA, and Singh MA. Estimation of thigh muscle cross-sectional area by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry in frail elderly patients. Am J Clin Nutr. 2007; 86: 952-8.

2006

  1. Kulkarni AG, Sabet T, Ashley H, and Diwan AD. Technical note: the swimmer’s view for cervical facet joint injections. Eur Spine J. 2006; 15: 1150-2.

2005

  1. Baldik Y, Diwan AD, Appleyard RC, Fang ZM, Wang Y, and Murrell GA. Deletion of iNOS gene impairs mouse fracture healing. Bone. 2005; 37: 32-6.
  2. Kulkarni AG and Diwan AD. Prosthetic lumbar disc replacement for degenerative disc disease. Neurol India. 2005; 53: 499-505.
  3. Khan SN, Cammisa FP, Jr., Sandhu HS, Diwan AD, Girardi FP, and Lane JM. The biology of bone grafting. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2005; 13: 77-86.

2004

  1. Ben-Nissan B, Milev A, Vago R, Conway M, and Diwan A. Sol-gel derived nano-coated coralline hydroxyapatite for load bearing applications. Key engineering materials. 2004; 254-256: 301-304.
  2. Brisby H, Tao H, Ma DD, and Diwan AD. Cell therapy for disc degeneration—potentials and pitfalls. Orthop Clin North Am. 2004; 35: 85-93.
  3. Gorman DJ, Kam PA, Brisby H, and Diwan AD. When is spinal pain “neuropathic”? Orthop Clin North Am. 2004; 35: 73-84.

2003

  1. Chung SA, Khan SN, and Diwan AD. The molecular basis of intervertebral disk degeneration. Orthop Clin North Am. 2003; 34: 209-19.
  2. Nord RM, Sandhu HS, Khan SN, and Diwan AD. Threaded cortical bone dowels in lumbosacral arthrodesis: a review. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2003: 101-11.
  3. Diwan AD, Parvartaneni H, and Cammisa F. Failed degenerative lumbar spine surgery. Orthop Clin North Am. 2003; 34: 309-24.

2002

  1. Fraser JF, Diwan AD, Peterson M, O’Brien MF, Mintz DN, Khan SN, and Sandhu HS. Preoperative magnetic resonance imaging screening for a surgical decision regarding the approach for anterior spine fusion at the cervicothoracic junction. Spine. 2002; 27: 675-81.
  2. Sandhu HS, Toth JM, Diwan AD, Seim HB, 3rd, Kanim LE, Kabo JM, and Turner AS. Histologic evaluation of the efficacy of rhBMP-2 compared with autograft bone in sheep spinal anterior interbody fusion. Spine. 2002; 27: 567-75.
  3. Diwan AD, Parvataneni HK, Khan SN, Sandhu HS, and Cammisa FP, Jr., Revision Surgery for failed lumbar spine surgery for degeneration. The Failed Back, ed. S. Boden. 2002: Lippincott. 203-219.
  4. Mariotti AJ and Diwan AD. Current concepts in anterior surgery for thoracolumbar trauma. Orthop Clin North Am. 2002; 33: 403-12, vii.
  5. Zhu W, Murrell GA, Lin J, Gardiner EM, and Diwan AD. Localization of nitric oxide synthases during fracture healing. J Bone Miner Res. 2002; 17: 1470-7.

2001

  1. Namkung-Matthai H, Appleyard R, Jansen J, Hao Lin J, Maastricht S, Swain M, Mason RS, Murrell GA, Diwan AD, and Diamond T. Osteoporosis influences the early period of fracture healing in a rat osteoporotic model. Bone. 2001; 28: 80-6.
  2. Zhu W, Diwan AD, Lin JH, and Murrell GA. Nitric oxide synthase isoforms during fracture healing. J Bone Miner Res. 2001; 16: 535-40.
  3. Lin JH, Wang MX, Wei A, Zhu W, Diwan AD, and Murrell GA. Temporal expression of nitric oxide synthase isoforms in healing Achilles tendon. J Orthop Res. 2001; 19: 136-42.

2000

  1. Namkung-Matthai H, Diwan A, Mason RS, Murrell GA, and Diamond T. Nitric oxide regulates alkaline phosphatase activity in rat fracture callus explant cultures. Redox Rep. 2000; 5: 126-7.
  2. Khan SN, Hidaka C, Sandhu HS, Girardi FP, Cammisa FP, Jr., and Diwan AD. Gene therapy for spine fusion. Orthop Clin North Am. 2000; 31: 473-84.
  3. Diwan AD, Parvataneni HK, Khan SN, Sandhu HS, Girardi FP, and Cammisa FP, Jr. Current concepts in intervertebral disc restoration. Orthop Clin North Am. 2000; 31: 453-64.
  4. Diwan AD, Wang MX, Jang D, Zhu W, and Murrell GA. Nitric oxide modulates fracture healing. J Bone Miner Res. 2000; 15: 342-51.
  5. Lane JM, Diwan AD, and Khan SN. Osteoporosis: current clinical trends Clinical Geriatrics. 2000; 8: 27-39.

1999 & Prior

  1. Diamond T and Diwan AD. Osteoporotic fracture healing. APLAR Journal of Rheumatology. 1999; 2: 254-259.
  2. Clarke RA, Catalan G, Diwan A, and Kearsley JH. Heterogeneity in Klippel-Feil Syndrome: a new classification. Paediatric Radiology. 1998; 28: 967-74.
  3. Diwan AD, Yi DH, Wang M, Jang D, Smythe G, and Murrell GAC. Serum Nitrate in Fracture repair. Nitric Oxide Biology and Chemistry (Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics, part B). 1998; 2: 134.
  4. Diwan A, Diamond T, Clarke R, Patel MK, Murrell GA, and Sekel R. Familial slipped capital femoral epiphysis: a report and considerations in management. Aust N Z J Surg. 1998; 68: 647-9.
  5. Clarke R, Kovacic A, Fang ZM, Yip MY, D W, A M, and Diwan AD. The SGM1 gene and genetic heterogeneity in Klippel-Feil Syndrome. The journal of bone and joint surgery. 1998; 80B: 112.
  6. Diwan AD and Drummond RD. Unusual cause of third body wear in total hip replacement – a case report. Journal of Arthroplasty. 1997; 12: 586-588.
  7. Sancheti KH, Ghandi MA, and Diwan AD. Panarticular adhesiolysis of stiff elbow joint by a single posterior incision. Indian journal of orthopaedics. 1994; 28: 52-55.
  8. Natrajan A, Kotwal PP, Diwan AD, and Dave PK. treatment of tibial fractures by pulsed electromagnetic field technique. Journal of western pacific orthopaedic association. 1991; 28.
  9. Siddiqui HD, Raza HKT, and Diwan AD. Results of surgery for fractures of the lateral humeral condyle in children. Clinical orthopaedics India. 1989; 3: 10-15.
  10. Diwan AD, Raza HKT, and Siddiqui HD. A study of congenital limb deficiencies in Seoni and Jabalpur. Journal of Madhya Pradesh chapter of Indian Orthopaedic association. 1988; 3: 1-5.

THESES

  1. Chamoli U, PhD: Primary Supervisor – Studies in Spinal Instabilities Graduate Research School, University of NSW, Awarded April 2016; Graduated 6 Jun 2016.
  2. Wei, Aiqun, MD PhD; Primary Supervisor – Biological Therapies for the restoration of degenerated disc. Graduated Dec 2008
  3. Zhu Wei PhD; Primary Supervisor – Further Studies in nitric oxide in fracture healing. Graduated 2002
  4. Diwan A.D. Role of nitric oxide in fracture healing. PhD (UNSW) 2000.
  5. Chung S, MD: Primary Supervisor – Novel therapeutic strategies for intervertebral disc degeneration. 2012
  6. Gulati T, MD: Primary Supervisor – Molecular basis of intervertebral disc regeneration by recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein 13. 2011
  7. Arora M, MD: Co-Supervisor – Burnout and job satisfaction in orthopaedics. 2014
  8. Diwan A.D. Upper femoral radiography and its correlation with some physicochemical properties of bone – a study in senile osteoporosis. Submitted as Part I for the award of Master of Surgery, University of Jabalpur, 1988, pp 1-264.

EDITORIALS

  1. Diwan A.D. & Khan S.N. : Editors. Chronic Low Back Pain: Issues and Management, Part I. Orthopaedic Clinics of North America; April 2003. WB Saunders, Philadelphia.
  2. Diwan A.D. & Khan S.N. : Editors. Chronic Low Back Pain: Issues and Management, Part II. Orthopaedic Clinics of North America; January 2004. WB Saunders, Philadelphia.
  3. Diwan AD: Biologics hold the Future for Degenerative Disc Disease. Spinal News International Issue 12, July 2009 Page1-2.
  4. Blumenthal S & Diwan AD; Editorial European Spine Journal; Issue on Cervical Disc Arthroplasty Nov 2020 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-020-06607-0

LETTERs TO EDITORS

  1. Chamoli U, Chen AS, Diwan AD: Regarding the article “Interpedicular travel in the evaluation of spinal implants: An Application in Posterior Dynamic Stabilization” by Cook DJ et al. Spine 2014; Apr 8.
  2. Sabnis AB, Chamoli U, Diwan AD. Answer to the Letter to the Editor of Miao Yu et al. concerning “Is L5-S1 motion segment different from the rest? A radiographic kinematic assessment of 72 patients with chronic low back pain” by AB Sabnis et al. (Eur. Spine J; 27(5):1127-1135). Eur Spine J. 2019 Jun 22. doi: 10.1007/s00586-018-5675-0. [Epub ahead of print] Review. PubMed PMID: 29934709.
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