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Selected Journal Publications


  • P. Pankaj. "Patient-specific modelling for bone and bone-implant systems: the challenges." International Journal for Numerical Methods in Biomedical Engineering, Review article to appear in special issue on patient-specific modelling. DOI: Coming Soon

  • J. Goffin, P. Pankaj, and A.H.R.W. Simpson. "The importance of lag screw position for the stabilization of trochanteric fractures with a sliding hip screw: A subject-specific finite element study." Journal of Orthopaedic Research, Inpress. DOI: Coming Soon

  • Noel Conlisk, Hamish Gray, Pankaj Pankaj, and Colin R Howie. "The influence of stem length and fixation on initial femoral component stability in revision total knee replacement." Bone and Joint Research, vol. 1 no. 11 281-288, November 2012. DOI: 10.1302/2046-3758.111.2000107

  • F.E. Donaldson, P. Pankaj, and A.H.R.W. Simpson." Bone properties affect loosening of external fixators at the pin-bone interface." Injury,43:1764-1770, October 2012. DOI:10.1016/j.injury.2012.07.001

  • P. Pankaj and F.E. Donaldson. " A strain-based yield criterion for bone."International Journal for Numerical Methods in Biomedical Engineering, Available as early view, 2012. DOI:10.1002/cnm.2491

  • Andrew D. Duckworth, Nicholas D. Clement, Paul J. Jenkins, Elizabeth M. Will, Charles M. Court-Brown, and Margaret M. McQueen. "Socioeconomic deprivation predicts outcome following radial head and neck fractures." Injury-international Journal of the Care of the Injured, 43(7):1102-1106, July 2012. DOI: available soon

  • A. MacLeod, P. Pankaj and A.H.R.W. Simpson. "Does screw-bone interface modelling matter in finite element analyses?" Journal of Biomechanics, April 2012. DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2012.04.008

  • Paul J. Jenkins, Matthew G. Bulkeley, Samuel P. Mackenzie, and Hamish R. Simpson. "Preventing instability of the taylor spatial frame (tsf) during a strut change." Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma,26(4):258-260, April 2012. DOI:

  • R. Partridge, N. Conlisk and J. A. Davies. "In-lab three-dimensional printing: An inexpensive tool for experimentation and visualization for the field of organogenesis". Organogenesis, March 2012 Online access

  • N. D. Clement, P. J. Jenkins, I. J. Brenkel, and P. Walmsley. "Predictors of mortality after total knee replacement a ten-year survivorship analysis." Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery-british Volume, 94B(2):200-204, February 2012. DOI:

  • Murray, IR, Howie, CR & Biant, LC, Severe weather warnings predict fracture epidemics, Injury-international Journal of the Care of the Injured, vol. 42, no. 7, 687-90 2011. DOI:


  • Andrew D. Duckworth, Paul J. Jenkins, Stuart A. Aitken, Nicholas D. Clement, Charles M. Court-Brown, and Margaret M. McQueen. "Scaphoid fracture epidemiology." Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, 72(2):E41-E45, February 2012. DOI:

  • Andrew D. Duckworth, Nicholas D. Clement, Paul J. Jenkins, Stuart A. Aitken, Charles M. Court-Brown, and Margaret M. McQueen. "The epidemiology of radial head and neck fractures." Journal of Hand Surgery-american Volume, 37A(1):112-119, January 2012. DOI:

  • F.E. Donaldson, P. Pankaj and A.H.R.W. Simpson. "Investigation of factors affecting loosening of Ilizarov ring-wire external fixator systems at the bone-wire interface". Journal of Orthopaedic Research, Oct 2011. DOI: 10.1002/jor.21587

  • F.E. Donaldson, P. Pankaj, D.M.L. Cooper, C.D.L Thomas, J.G. Clement and A.H.R.W. Simpson. "Relating age and micro-architecture with apparent-level elastic constants: a micro-finite element study of female cortical bone from the anterior femoral midshaft". Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Part H, Journal of Engineering in Medicine, June 2011 vol. 225 no. 6 585-596. DOI: 10.1177/2041303310395675

  • Meek, RMD, Norwood, T, Smith, R, Brenkel, IJ & Howie, CR, The risk of peri-prosthetic fracture after primary and revision total hip and knee replacement, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery-british Volume, vol. 93B, no. 1, 96-101 2011. DOI:


  • Jenkins, PJ, Duckworth, AD, Robertson, FPC, Howie, CR & Huntley, JS, Profiles of Biomarkers of Excess Alcohol Consumption in Patients Undergoing Total Hip Replacement: Correlation with Function, TheScientificWorldJournal, vol. 11, no. 1804-11 2011. DOI:


  • Jenkins, PJ, Clifton, R, Gillespie, GN, Will, EM & Keating, JF, Strength and function recovery after multiple-ligament reconstruction of the knee, Injury-international Journal of the Care of the Injured, vol. 42, no. 12, 1426-9 2011. DOI:


  • Clement, ND, Muzammil, A, MacDonald, D, Howie, CR & Biant, LC, Socioeconomic status affects the early outcome of total hip replacement, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery-british Volume, vol. 93B, no. 4, 464-9 2011. DOI:


  • Clement, ND, MacDonald, D, Howie, CR & Biant, LC, The outcome of primary total hip and knee arthroplasty in patients aged 80 years or more, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery-british Volume, vol. 93B, no. 9, 1265-70 2011. DOI:


  • Anakwe, RE, Middleton, SD, Jenkins, PJ, McQueen, MM & Court-Brown, CM, Patient-Reported Outcomes After Simple Dislocation of the Elbow, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery-american Volume, vol. 93A, no. 13, 1220-6 2011. DOI:


  • Anakwe, RE, Jenkins, PJ & Moran, M, Predicting Dissatisfaction After Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Study of 850 Patients, Journal of Arthroplasty, vol. 26, no. 2, 209-13 2011. DOI:


  • Amin, AK, Huntley, JS, Patton, JT, Brenkel, IJ, Simpson, AHRW & Hall, AC, Hyperosmolarity protects chondrocytes from mechanical injury in human articular cartilage, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery-british Volume, vol. 93B, no. 2, 277-84 2011. DOI:


  • Scott, CEH, Howie, CR, MacDonald, D & Biant, LC, Predicting dissatisfaction following total knee replacement A PROSPECTIVE STUDY OF 1217 PATIENTS, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery-british Volume, vol. 92B, no. 9, 1253-8 2010. DOI:


  • Macpherson, GJ, Hank, C, Schneider, M, Trayner, M, Elton, R, Howie, CR & Breusch, SJ, The posterior approach reduces the risk of thin cement mantles with a straight femoral stem design, Acta Orthopaedica, vol. 81, no. 3, 292-5 2010. DOI:


  • Jenkins, PJ, Teoh, K, Simpson, PM, Dave, J, Simpson, AHWR & Breusch, S, Clostridium difficile in patients undergoing primary hip and knee replacement, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery-british Volume, vol. 92B, no. 7, 994-8 2010. DOI:


  • Jenkins, PJ, Phillips, S-A, Gaston, P, Dave, J & Breusch, SJ, Be vigilant for secondary periprosthetic joint infection, The Practitioner, vol. 254, no. 1733, 28-3 2010. DOI:


  • Jenkins, PJ, Clement, ND, Gaston, P, Breusch, S, Simpson, H & Dave, J, Invasive group B streptococcal disease in an orthopaedic unit, Journal of Hospital Infection, vol. 76, no. 3, 231-3 2010. DOI:


  • Geris, L, Reed, AAC, Vander Sloten, J, Simpson, AHRW & Van Oosterwyck, H, Occurrence and Treatment of Bone Atrophic Non-Unions Investigated by an Integrative Approach, Plos Computational Biology, vol. 6, no. 9, e1000915 2010. DOI:


  • Clayton, RAE, Gaston, P & Howie, CR, Oral rivaroxaban for the prevention of symptomatic venous thromboembolism after elective hip and knee replacement, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery-british Volume, vol. 92B, no. 3, 468- 2010. DOI:


  • Amin, AK, Huntley, JS, Simpson, AHRW & Hall, AC, Increasing the Osmolarity of Joint Irrigation Solutions May Avoid Injury to Cartilage A Pilot Study, Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, vol. 468, no. 3, 875-84 2010. DOI:


  • Hall, DP, Srikantharajah, D, Anakwe, RE, Gaston, P & Howie, CR, Patient-reported outcome following metal-on-metal resurfacing of the hip and total hip replacement, Hip International, vol. 19, no. 3, 245-50 2009. DOI:


  • Gaston, MS, Gaston, P, Donaldson, P & Howie, CR, A new classification system for the adult dysplastic hip requiring total hip arthroplasty: a reliability study, Hip International, vol. 19, no. 2, 96-101 2009. DOI:


  • Clayton, RAE, Gaston, P, Watts, AC & Howie, CR, Thromboembolic disease after total knee replacement: Experience of 5100 cases, Knee, vol. 16, no. 1, 18-21 2009. DOI:


  • Amin, AK, Huntley, JS, Simpson, AHRW & Hall, AC, Chondrocyte survival in articular cartilage THE INFLUENCE OF SUBCHONDRAL BONE IN A BOVINE MODEL, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery-british Volume, vol. 91B, no. 5, 691-9 2009. DOI:


  • Robinson, CM, Jenkins, PJ, White, TO, Ker, A & Will, E, Primary arthroscopic stabilization for a first-time anterior dislocation of the shoulder, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery-american Volume, vol. 90A, no. 4, 708-21 2008. DOI:


  • Robinson, CM, Jenkins, PJ & Beggs, I, Disorders of the sternoclavicular joint, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery-british Volume, vol. 90B, no. 6, 685-96 2008. DOI:


  • Robinson, CM & Jenkins, PJ, Primary Arthroscopic Stabilization for a First-Time Anterior Dislocation of the Shoulder reply, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery-american Volume, vol. 90A, no. 11, 2550-1 2008. DOI:


  • Robinsion, CM & Jenkins, PJ, Primary arthroscopic stabilization for a first-time anterior dislocation of the shoulder - Reply, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery-american Volume, vol. 90A, no. 8, 1786-7 2008. DOI:


  • Jenkins, PJ, Slade, K, Huntley, JS & Robinson, CM, A comparative analysis of the accuracy, diagnostic uncertainty and cost of imaging modalities in suspected scaphoid fractures, Injury-international Journal of the Care of the Injured, vol. 39, no. 7, 768-74 2008. DOI:


  • Gray, AC, Torrens, L, Howie, CR, Christie, J & Robinson, CM, Cognitive function and cerebral emboli after primary hip arthroplasty, Hip International, vol. 18, no. 1, 40-5 2008. DOI:


  • Cook, RE, Jenkins, PJ, Walmsley, PJ, Patton, JT & Robinson, CM, Risk factors for periprosthetic fractures of the hip: A survivorship analysis, Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, vol. 466, no. 7, 1652-6 2008. DOI:


  • Amin, AK, Huntley, JS, Bush, PG, Simpson, AHRW & Hall, AC, Osmolarity influences chondrocyte death in wounded articular cartilage, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery-american Volume, vol. 90A, no. 7, 1531-42 2008. DOI:


  • F.E. Donaldson, P. Pankaj, A.H. Law, and A.H.R.W. Simpson. "Virtual trabecular bone models and their mechanical response". Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Part H, Journal of Engineering in Medicine, 222(8) 1185-1195, 2008. DOI: 10.1243/09544119JEIM408

  • A.T.M. Phillips, P. Pankaj, C.R. Howie, A.S. Usmani, and A.H.R.W. Simpson. "Finite element modelling of the pelvis: Inclusion of muscular and ligamentous boundary conditions". Medical Engineering & Physics, 29 739 748, 2007. DOI: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2006.08.010

  • Watts, AC, Ballantyne, JA, Fraser, M, Simpson, AHRW & Porter, DE, The association between ulnar length and forearm movement in patients with multiple osteochondromas, Journal of Hand Surgery-american Volume, vol. 32A, no. 5, 667-73 2007. DOI:


  • Moran, M, Heisel, C, Rupp, R, Simpson, AHRW & Breusch, SJ, Cement restrictor funcfion below the femoral isthmus, Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, vol. no. 458, 111-6 2007. DOI:


  • Gaston, MS & Simpson, AHRW, Inhibition of fracture healing, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery-british Volume, vol. 89B, no. 12, 1553-60 2007. DOI:


  • Watts, AC, Porte, DE, Simpson, AHRW & Noble, BS, Abnormalities of chondrocyte growth in-vitro in hereditary multiple exostosis, Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, vol. 21, no. 7, Bone Res Soc 2006. DOI:


  • Watts, AC, Howie, CR & Simpson, AHRW, Assessment of a self-administration protocol for extended subcutaneous thromboprophylaxis in lower limb arthroplasty, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery-british Volume, vol. 88B, no. 1, 107-10 2006. DOI:


  • Simpson, AHRW, Mills, L & Noble, B, The role of growth factors and related agents in accelerating fracture healing, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery-british Volume, vol. 88B, no. 6, 701-5 2006. DOI:


  • Meek, RMD, Allan, DB, McPhillips, G, Kerr, L & Howie, CR, Epidemiology of dislocation after total hip arthroplasty, Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, vol. no. 447, 9-18 2006. DOI:


  • Mann, V, Adams, A, Kogianni, G, Simpson, AHRW, Goldspink, G & Noble, BS, Mechano growth factor expression in bone: Response to mechanical stimulation, Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, vol. 21, no. 7, Bone Res Soc 2006. DOI:


  • A.T.M. Phillips, P. Pankaj, C.R. Howie, A.S. Usmani, and A.H.R.W. Simpson. "3D non-linear analysis of the acetabular construct following impaction grafting". Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, 9(3) 125-133, 2006. DOI: : 10.1080/10255840600732226

  • A.T.M. Phillips. P. Pankaj, C.R. Howie, A.S. Usmani, A.H.R.W. Simpson. "The beneficial effect of muscle action on stress distribution in the pelvis". British Orthopaedic Research Society, Southampton, 2006. Proceedings to be published in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (British). Journal website

  • P. Pankaj, F.A. Beeson, C. Perrone, A.T.M. Phillips, A.H.R.W. Simpson. "Generation of virtual models of bone micro-architecture". Bone Research Society, Southampton, 2006. Proceedings to be published in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (British). Journal website

  • E. Ross, T.J. MacGillivray, A.H.R.W. Simpson, W.N. McDicken. "Imaging of the musculoskeletal system using 3D ultrasound". British Orthopaedic Research Society, Southampton, 2006. Proceedings to be published in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (British). Journal website

  • A.T.M. Phillips. P. Pankaj, C.R. Howie, A.S. Usmani, A.H.R.W. Simpson. "Migration of the acetabular cup following impaction grafting". British Orthopaedic Research Society, Southampton, 2006. Proceedings to be published in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (British). Journal website

  • P. Pankaj, A.T.M. Phillips C.R. Howie, A.J. McLean, A.H.R.W. Simpson. "Quantifying the behaviour of morsellised cortico-cancellous bone". Bone Research Society, Southampton, 2006. Proceedings to be published in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (British). Journal website

  • A.T.M. Phillips, Pankaj, D.T Brown, T.Z. Oram, C.R. Howie, and A.S. Usmani. "The elastic properties of morsellised cortico-cancellous bone graft are dependent on its prior loading". Journal of Biomechanics, 39(8), 1517-1526, 2006. DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2005.03.032

  • A.T.M. Phillips, P. Pankaj, F.P. May, K.W. Taylor, C.R. Howie, and A.S. Usmani. "Constitutive models for impacted morsellised cortico-cancellous bone". Biomaterials, 27(9), 2162-2170, 2006. DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2005.10.034

  • Szoke, G, Lee, SH, Simpson, AHRW & Prescott, J, Response of the tendon during limb lengthening, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery-british Volume, vol. 87B, no. 4, 583-7 2005. DOI:


  • Keating, JF, Simpson, AHRW & Robinson, CM, The management of fractures with bone loss, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery-british Volume, vol. 87B, no. 2, 142-50 2005. DOI:


  • A.T.M. Phillips, K.W. Taylor, F.P. May, C.R. Howie, Pankaj, A.J. McLean, and A.S. Usmani. "The elastic behaviour of morsellised cortico-cancellous bone: the importance of impaction technique". British Hip Society, Wrightington, 2005. Proceedings to be published in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (British). Journal website

  • A.T.M. Phillips, Pankaj, A.S. Usmani, and C.R. Howie. "The effect of acetabular cup size on the short-term stability of revision hip arthroplasty: a finite element investigation". Proceedings of the IMechE Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine, 218(4), 239-249, 2004. DOI: 10.1243/0954411041560992

  • Simpson, AHRW, Lamb, S, Roberts, PJ, Gardner, TN & Evans, JG, Does the type of flooring affect the risk of hip fracture?, Age and Ageing, vol. 33, no. 3, 242-6 2004. DOI:


  • Porter, DE, Lonie, L, Fraser, M, Dobson-Stone, C, Porter, JR, Monaco, AP & Simpson, AHRW, Severity of disease and risk of malignant change in hereditary multiple exostoses - A genotype-phenotype study, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery-british Volume, vol. 86B, no. 7, 1041-6 2004. DOI:


  • Huntley, JS & Howie, CR, Metacarpophalangeal joint of short metacarpal bone in rheumatoid arthritis - Reply, Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, vol. 63, no. 12, 1710- 2004. DOI:


  • Huntley, JS & Howie, CR, Case number 28: Rheumatoid arthritis and congenitally short fourth metacarpals, Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, vol. 63, no. 1, 14- 2004. DOI:


  • Fitzsimons, CF, Simpson, AHRW, Young, A & Greig, CA, Oxygen uptake kinetics in very elderly hip fracture survivors measured at the onset of comfortable self-paced walking, Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, vol. 12, no. 3, 411-2 2004. DOI:


  • Barker, KL & Simpson, AHRW, Recovery of function after closed femoral shortening, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery-british Volume, vol. 86B, no. 8, 1182-6 2004. DOI:


  • Barker, KL, Lamb, SE & Simpson, AHRW, Functional recovery in patients with nonunion treated with the Ilizarov technique, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery-british Volume, vol. 86B, no. 1, 81-5 2004. DOI:


  • D.G. Dunlop, N.T. Brewster, S.P.G. Madabhushi, A.S. Usmani, P. Pankaj, C.R. Howie. "Techniques to improve the shear strength of impacted bone graft: the effect of particle size and washing of the graft". Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (American), 85-A, 639-646, 2003. Journal website

  • A.T.M. Phillips, Pankaj, A.S. Usmani, and C.R. Howie. "The effect of bone graft bed depth on the short-term stability of revision hip arthroplasty: a finite element investigation". Tissue and Cell Engineering Society, Cardiff, 2003. Available from the European Cells & Materials Journal website

  • N.T. Brewster, W.J. Gillespie, C.R. Howie, S.P.G. Madabhushi, A.S. Usmani, D.R. Fairbairn. "Mechanical considerations in impaction bone grafting". Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (British), ), 81-B, 118-124, 1999. Journal website

  • Reed, AAC, Joyner, CJ, Isefuku, S, Brownlow, HC & Simpson, AHRW, Vascularity in a new model of atrophic nonunion, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery-british Volume, vol. 85B, no. 4, 604-10 2003. DOI:


  • Simpson, AHRW, Wood, MK & Athanasou, NA, Histological assessment of the presence or absence of infection in fracture non-union, Injury-international Journal of the Care of the Injured, vol. 33, no. 2, PII S0020 2002. DOI:


  • Reed, AAC, Joyner, CJ, Brownlow, HC & Simpson, AHRW, Human atrophic fracture non-unions are not avascular, Journal of Orthopaedic Research, vol. 20, no. 3, PII S0736 2002. DOI:


  • Pratt, JNJ, Griffon, DJ, Dunlop, DG, Smith, N & Howie, CR, Impaction grafting with morsellised allograft and tricalcium phosphate-hydroxyapatite: incorporation within ovine metaphyseal bone defects, Biomaterials, vol. 23, no. 16, PII S0142 2002. DOI:


  • Simpson, AHRW, Deakin, M & Latham, JM, Chronic osteomyelitis - The effect of the extent of surgical resection on infection-free survival, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery-british Volume, vol. 83B, no. 3, 403-7 2001. DOI:


  • Simpson, AHRW, Andrews, C & Giele, H, Skin closure after acute shortening, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery-british Volume, vol. 83B, no. 5, 668-71 2001. DOI:


  • Griffon, DJ, Dunlop, DG, Howie, CR, Pratt, JNJ, Gilchrist, TJ & Smith, N, An ovine model to evaluate the biologic properties of impacted morselized bone graft substitutes, Journal of Biomedical Materials Research, vol. 56, no. 3, 444-51 2001. DOI:


  • Griffon, DJ, Dunlop, DG, Howie, CR, Gilchrist, T, Salter, DM & Healy, DM, Early dissolution of a morsellised impacted silicate-free bioactive glass in metaphyseal defects, Journal of Biomedical Materials Research, vol. 58, no. 6, 638-44 2001. DOI:


  • Barker, KL, Simpson, AHRW & Lamb, SE, Loss of knee range of motion in leg lengthening, Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy, vol. 31, no. 5, 238-44 2001. DOI:


  • Simpson, AHRW, Gardner, TN, Evans, M & Kenwright, J, Stiffness, strength and healing assessment in different bone fractures - a simple mathematical model, Injury-international Journal of the Care of the Injured, vol. 31, no. 10, 777-81 2000. DOI:


Conference Proceedings



  • MacLeod, A, Pankaj, P & Simpson, H, 2012, THE EFFECT OF VARYING SCREW CONFIGURATION ON THE MECHANICAL RESPONSE OF LOCKING PLATE FIXATORS, in 18th Congress of the European Society of Biomechanics, vol. Journal of Biomechanics 45, Supplement 1, p. S218.


  • Conlisk, N, Pankaj, P & Howie, CR, 2012, EXPERIMENTAL EVALUATION OF FEMORAL COMPONENT MICROMOTION AFTER TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY, in 18th Congress of the European Society of Biomechanics, vol. Journal of Biomechanics 45, Supplement 1, p. S359.


  • Donaldson, FE, Pankaj, P, Cooper, DML, Thomas, CDL, Clement, JG & Simpson, AHRW, 2011, Relating age and micro-architecture with apparent-level elastic constants: a micro-finite element study of female cortical bone from the anterior femoral midshaft, in Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part H-Journal of Engineering in Medicine, vol. 225, pp. 585-96.


  • MacLeod, A, Pankaj, P & Simpson, H, 2012, SCREW-BONE INTERFACE MODELLING IN LOCKING PLATE FE MODELS, in 18th Congress of the European Society of Biomechanics, vol. Journal of Biomechanics 45, Supplement 1, p. S333.


  • Noel Conlisk, Pankaj Pankaj, and Colin R Howie. "Experimental evaluation of femoral component micromotion after total knee arthroplasty." 18th Congress of the European Society of Biomechanics, Lisbon, 2012.

  • P. Pankaj, M. Crabbe, B. Esteban, R. Ramaesh and P. Jenkins. "Variation Of Micro-Architecture And Apparent-Level Mechanical Properties At Different Locations Within The Femoral Head". , 10th International Symposium on Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, Berlin, 2012.

  • N. Conlisk, P. Pankaj and C.R. Howie. "The Mechanical Environment In The Distal Femur: Influence Of Boundary Conditions On FE Models". , 10th International Symposium on Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, Berlin, 2012.

  • N. Conlisk, P. Pankaj and C.R. Howie. "Evaluation Of Femoral Component Micromotion After Total Knee Arthroplasty: An Experimental Study". , 10th International Symposium on Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, Berlin, 2012.

  • A. MacLeod, P. Pankaj and A.H.R.W. Simpson. "Choosing An Appropriate Screw Configuration For Osteoporotic Long Bone Fractures". , 10th International Symposium on Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, Berlin, 2012.

  • A. MacLeod, P. Pankaj and A.H.R.W. Simpson. "A Finite Element Comparison Of Locking Plate And Dynamic Compression Plate Fracture Fixation". , 10th International Symposium on Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, Berlin, 2012.

  • A. MacLeod, P. Pankaj and A.H.R.W. Simpson. "The importance of modelling bone-implant interface in locking plate FE models". , 3rd joint Meeting of the British Orthopaedic Society and the Bone Research Society, Cambridge, 2011.

  • P. Pankaj, F.E. Donaldson, D.M.L. Cooper, C.D.L Thomas, J.G. Clement and A.H.R.W. Simpson. "Increased directionality of cortical bone stiffness with osteoporosis". , 3rd joint Meeting of the British Orthopaedic Society and the Bone Research Society, Cambridge, 2011.

  • J. Goffin, P. Pankaj, A.H.R.W. Simpson. "A biomechanical study on the effect of fracture intrusion distances in three-parttrochanteric fractures treated with Gamma nail and sliding hip screw". , 2nd Meeting of the EPSRC patient specific modelling network, Edinburgh, 2011.

  • P. Pankaj. "Patient specific modelling in joint replacement and trauma care". , 2nd Meeting of the EPSRC patient specific modelling network, Edinburgh, 2011.

  • N. Conlisk, P. Pankaj, C.R. Howie. "Modelling to Capture the Mechanical Environment in the Femur". , 2nd Meeting of the EPSRC patient specific modelling network, Edinburgh, 2011.

  • P. Pankaj, F.E. Donaldson, A.H.R.W. Simpson. "Age related peri-implant bone yielding in ilizarov fixation of tibial midshaft fractures". , 23rd Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics, Brussels, Belgium, 2011.

  • F.E. Donaldson, P. Pankaj, A.H.R.W. Simpson. "Age related peri-implant bone yielding in unilateral external fixation of tibial midshaft fractures". , 23rd Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics, Brussels, Belgium, 2011.

  • C. Kerr, Y. Wilkie, N. Conlisk, P. Pankaj, C.R. Howie. "How sophisticated does a model need to be to capture the mechanical environment in the femur". , 23rd Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics, Brussels, Belgium, 2011.

  • N. Conlisk, P. Pankaj, C.R. Howie. "Implant-bone micromotion after total knee arthroplasty". , 23rd Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics, Brussels, Belgium, 2011.

  • N. Conlisk, P. Pankaj, C.R. Howie. "Reduction in distal femoral bone stresses post total knee arthroplasty". 23rd Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics, Brussels, Belgium, 2011.

  • N. Conlisk, P. Pankaj, C.R. Howie. "Micromotion of Uncemented Femoral Components after Primary and Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty". , 57th Annual meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, Long Beach California, USA, 2011.

  • N. Conlisk, P. Pankaj, C.R. Howie. "Stress Shielding in the Distal Femur after Total Knee Arthroplasty". 57th Annual meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, Long Beach California, USA, 2011.

  • F.E. Donaldson,P. Pankaj, A.H.R.W. Simpson. "External fixation; Should fixator configuration be adapted for loss of bone competence". British Orthopaedic Research Society, Cardiff, 2010.

  • N. Conlisk, P. Pankaj, C.R. Howie. "The distal femur: stress/strain environment and implant stability after total knee arthroplasty". British Orthopaedic Research Society, Cardiff, 2010.

  • C. Kerr, Y. Wilkie, N. Conlisk, P. Pankaj. "Computational analysis of the mechanical environment in the femur- how sophisticated does a model need to be?". British Orthopaedic Research Society, Cardiff, 2010.

  • N. Conlisk, P. Pankaj, C.R. Howie. "Stability of uncemented implants after total knee arthroplasty". 17th Congress of the European Society of Biomechanics, Edinburgh, UK, 2010.

  • N. Conlisk, P. Pankaj, C.R. Howie. "Effect of femoral component design and fixation on the mechanical environment of the distal femur". 17th Congress of the European Society of Biomechanics, Edinburgh, UK, 2010.

  • F.E. Donaldson,P. Pankaj, A.H.R.W. Simpson. "The Effect of Age-Related Osteoporosis on Fixator Performance and Cortical Bone Failure at Fixator-Bone Interfaces". 17th Congress of the European Society of Biomechanics, Edinburgh, UK, 2010.

  • N. Conlisk, P. Pankaj, C.R. Howie. "Mechanical environment in the distal femur and implant stability after TKA". Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, Valencia, Spain, 2010.

  • P. Pankaj, F.E. Donaldson, A.H.R.W. Simpson. "Micro-finite-element analysis of the interactions of cortical bone with fixator wires and half-pins". Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, Valencia, Spain, 2010.

  • F.E. Donaldson, P. Pankaj, D.M.L. Cooper, C.D.L Thomas, J.G. Clement and A.H.R.W. Simpson. "Orthotropic elastic constants of cortical bone can be estimated from canal volume ratio". Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, Valencia, Spain, 2010.

  • A.T.M. Phillips. P. Pankaj, A.S. Usmani, A.H.R.W. Simpson, C.R. Howie. "Inclusion of muscular and ligamentous boundary conditions in a numerical model of the pelvis". SICOT/SIROT, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2006.

  • A.T.M. Phillips, P. Pankaj, C.R. Howie, A.S.Usmani, and A.H.R.W. Simpson. "Inslusion of muscles and ligaments in a numerical pelvis model". Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, Antibes, France, 2006.

  • A.T.M. Phillips, P. Pankaj, C.R. Howie, A.S. Usmani, and A.H.R.W. Simpson. "3D non-linear analysis of the hemi pelvis and acetabular construct". Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, Antibes, France, 2006.

  • P. Pankaj, A.T.M. Phillips, K.W. Taylor, F.P. May, C.R. Howie, A.J. McLean, and A.S. Usmani. "Constitutive modelling of morsellised cortico-cancellous bone". Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, Antibes, France, 2006.

  • A.J. McLean, A.T.M. Phillips, J.A. McGeough, A.H.R.W. Simpson, and C.R. Howie. "Finite element modelling of revision total knee replacements: analysis of modular stem length and the effect on initial cancellous bone stresses". Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, Antibes, France, 2006.

  • P. Pankaj, C. Perrone, F.A. Beeson, and A.T.M. Phillips. "Virtual modelling of normal and osteoporotic bone". Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, Antibes, France, 2006.

  • Phillips, ATM, Pankaj, P, Howie, CR, Usmani, AS & Simpson, AHRW, 2006, 3D non-linear analysis of the acetabular construct following impaction grafting, in Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, vol. 9, pp. 125-33.


  • A.J. McLean, J.A. McGeough, A.H.R.W. Simpson, and C.R. Howie. "Modular Stems and Backside Tray Design; the effect they have on the fixation of tibial components in total knee arthroplasty". Computer Aided Production Engineering, Melbourne, 2005.

  • A.T.M. Phillips. "Finite Element Analysis of the Acetabulum following Revision Surgery". Fifth St. George's Hip Meeting, London, 2005.

  • A.J. McLean, J.A. McGeough, A.H.R.W. Simpson, and C.R. Howie. "Initial Fixation of the Tibial Tray in Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty". IMechE Knee Arthroplasty Conference, London, 2005.

  • A.T.M. Phillips, P. Pankaj, A.S. Usmani, C.R. Howie. "Development of a Realistic 3D Finite Element Model of the Pelvis including Muscle and Ligament Contributions". Scottish NHS Research Day, Edinburgh, 2005.

  • A.T.M. Phillips, P. Pankaj, P. Vadillo, B. Noble, A.S. Usmani, A.H.R.W. Simpson. "Characterisation of the Macro-Structure Elastic Properties of Potential Bone Scaffolds". Scottish NHS Research Day, Edinburgh, 2005.

  • A.T.M. Phillips. "The effect of bone graft bed depth on the short term stability of revision hip arthroplasty: a finite element investigation". IStructE Young Researchers' Conference, London, 2004.

  • A.T.M. Phillips, Pankaj, A.S. Usmani, C.R. Howie. "Numerical modelling of the acetabular construct following impaction grafting". Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, Madrid, 2004.

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