Prof Nicola Maffulli

Title: Visiting Professor of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery (2009-2012)
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
Phone: +44 (0) 20 8223 8839
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Location: Centre for Sports & Exercise Medicine, Mile End Hospital, Bancroft Road
Mile End, London, E1 United Kingdom
Role: ISTM Research theme: 1. Bioengineering & Therapeutics
(Keele Visiting Professor)
Contacting me: By e-mail
Prof Nicola Maffulli

While an Orthopaedic Consultant Surgeon at the University Hospital of North Staffordshire, Professor Maffulli held the Keele chair of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery until 2008, and developed a close relationship with basic and clinical scientists, notably collaboration with Prof Alicia El Haj, Dr Ying Yang and other members of ISTM's tissue engineering group. He has been involved in projects such as genetic analysis of protusio acetabuli and developmental dysplasia of the hip, and tissue engineering of tendons. 

He has been involved in a range of multi-diciplinary research within the musculo-skeletal field, which can be grouped under:
1. Tissue engineering
2. Genetics studies
3. Sports medicine and sports trauma
4. Randomised controlled trials in Trauma and Orthopaedics

Prof Maffulli has developed a wide network of collaborations with colleagues in the UK and abroad, and, through this network, has set up and taken part in multi-centre trials. In 2008 he moved to a new post in London at the Centre for Sports & Exercise Medicine, but retains a Keele honorary research position and involvement in ongoing translational projects at the university.

Other Visiting Professorships:

• Visiting Professor in Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong (since February 1999).
• Visiting Professor in Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University of Napoli Federico II, Italy (since November 2002).

ISTM Research theme: 1. Bioengineering & Therapeutics

Research interests:

• Molecular biology, tissue engineering and genetics studies

1. Molecular biology of the thyroglobulin gene

2. A genetic analysis of congenital talipes equinovarus in Great Britain - collaborative study with the Department of Genetics, University of Aberdeen Medical School, and the Departments of Orthopaedics of the Hospital for Sick Children, London, and of the Doncaster Royal Infirmary, Doncaster.

3. A genetic analysis of protusio acetabuli and developmental dysplasia of the hip - collaborative study

4. Mechanical strains and musculoskeletal system cell function - magnetic fields applied to musculoskeletal system cells (bone, tendon, intervertebral disc) aimed at upregulation of cellular function. This is the preliminary phase of a tissue engineering endeavour in the musculoskeletal system.

• Sports medicine and sports trauma

1. Imaging - high resolution real time ultrasonography to the study of soft tissues traumatic lesions and to the process of bone healing in long bone fractures and following callotasis lengthening. Fine ultrasonographic characteristics of tendinopathy in athletic and non-athletic patients.

2. Clinical and basic sciences studies on tendinopathy - in collaboration with some Italian centres and with Hong Kong. Efforts are being made to find an effective alternative to corticosteroids for local injections, and to perform less invasive surgery, especially in the early phases of the condition. Aprotinin is a promising drug in this respect, and percutaneous longitudinal tenotomy has proved to relieve pain in chronic tendinopathy. In the Department of Orthopaedics of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, an in vitro model of tendon injury has been characterised. Preliminary data on the influence of bFGF have been obtained. Further studies at cellular and molecular level are in progress. Also in process is a study of the application of collagen gels to deliver growth factors in tendon injuries.

3. Knee arthroscopy - data on approximately 3000 arthroscopies have been collected. In athletes, an acute haemarthrosis implies a serious knee derangement, and necessitates arthroscopic assessment by an experienced surgeon. In neglected anterior cruciate ligament tears, there is a high incidence of degenerative meniscal changes. A longitudinal data collection study is in progress in collaboration with the Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong.

4. Effects of intensive training on the musculo-skeletal system of elite young athletes (TOYA) study - a multidisciplinary team of eight scientists have followed 543 elite young athletes, practising either football, gymnastics, swimming, and tennis in a longitudinal project. The data collected in the first two years of the study have been analysed, with special reference to the effect of strength and flexibility as factors determining sports injuries. Follow-up studies of this unique sample of young athletes are being performed.

5. Immobilization and destabilization in experimental osteoar­thritis of the knee in rabbit - in collaboration with the Department of Orthopaedics at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, an experimental model in the rabbit knee is being used to study osteoarthritis.

• Correction of limb deformities and external fixation

1. Studies on limb lengthening - physiological studies focused on isometric strength expression by normal and shortened or lengthened limbs. The radiological appearance of bones during and after lengthening has been studied. Further studies are in progress with some of the Italian centres where Ilizarov techniques have been used for more than a decade, and involve both prospective and retrospective projects, mainly of a clinical nature.

2. Intra-epiphyseal human recombinant growth hormone for limb lengthening - basic science and clinical study for correction of limb length discrepancy and short stature, currently focussed on the effects of growth hormone on the cells of the growth plate using cell and molecular biology techniques.

3. Biomechanics of external fixation in limb lengthening - computer-modelling of the musculo-skeletal system by finite element analysis method to determine how changes in fixator configuration would affect the biomechanical environment of the osteotomy.

• Trauma

1. Hip fractures - planning an intervention study of the influence of nutrition on the outcome of surgery for fractures of the proximal femur.

2. The effects of mental imagery on recovery from lower limb trauma - in collaboration with the Department of Mental Health in Aberdeen, applying ideas drawn from mental imagery of cancer patients, to the recovery following lower limb trauma. It is hoped to conduct a prospective randomised trial.

• Exercise physiology

1. Muscle physiology - collaborative studies with the University of Chichester to investigate sarcopenia in elderly orthopaedic patients.

2. Endurance and aerobic power - study of the association between endurance performance and sustained aerobic power using mainly non-invasive tests. Adults, older adults and children have been studied, and the anaerobic threshold has been used as a basis to plan training in long distance runners.

3. Sexual hormones metabolism in sedentary and athletic women - studies using radiolabelled sexual hormones to study their metabolic clearance rate during exercise to understand the role of exercise in determining hypo-oestrogenic and hypo-progestinic states. Further investigations concerning the study of the hypothalamus-hypophysis-ovary axis and exercise are in progress.

4. The effects of physical activity in master athletes - a collaborative study with the University of Napoli, to study longitudinally the effects of sports activity (mainly endurance exercise) in athletes older than 60. The initial results show that this group of athletes is still training hard, and benefit greatly from continuing training.

5. The study of exercise and cold adaptation in a rat model - a collaborative study with the University of Napoli, to study the effects of exercise and cold adaptation in rats. This is to be viewed in the broader framework of thermogenic control and nutrition exerted by cold and by exercise.

• Randomised controlled trials in Trauma and Orthopaedics

Current and recent trials:

1. STARS trial: A prospective randomised study for the surgical management of displaced subcapital fractures of the femoral neck.

2. SMAK trial: A randomised controlled trial comparing a standard medial parapatellar approach versus a subvastus approach in total knee replacement. The primary outcome measure is the Knee Society Score, which is collected at baseline and at 1, 6, 12 and 52 weeks post-operatively.

3. MRIA trial: A prospective randomised controlled trial evaluating the impact of magnetic resonance imaging on the rate of arthroscopy for mechanical knee problems. Patients were randomly allocated to one of two management policies after they have had their MRI. The primary outcome measure for the study is the proportion of arthroscopies (diagnostic or therapeutic) carried out in each arm of the study.

 

Selection of Publications:

P.O. Bagnaninchi, Y. Yang, A.J. El Haj, N. MAFFULLI. Tissue engineering for tendon repair. British Journal of Sports Medicine 41 (8): Art. No. e10 August 2007

S. Bridgman, G. Walley, G. MacKenzie, D. Clement, D. Griffiths, N. MAFFULLI Sub-vastus approach versus the medial parapatellar approach in primary total knee: a randomised controlled trial [ISRCTN44544446] Trials 7: Art. No. 23 July 31 2006

L. Yao, C.S. Bestwick, L.A. Bestwick, N. MAFFULLI, R.M. Aspden. Phenotypic drift in human tenocyte culture. Tissue Engineering 12 (7): 1843-1849 July 2006

N. MAFFULLI, V. Testa, G. Capasso, S.W.B. Ewen, A. Sullo, J.B. King. Similar histopathological picture in males with Achilles and patellar tendinopathy. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise 36: 1470-1475, 2004

A.M. Nevill, R. Holder, N. MAFFULLI, J.C.Y. Cheng, S.S.S.F. Leung, W.T.K. Lee, J.T.F. Lau, K.M. Chan. Adjusting bone mass for differences in projected bone area and other confounding variables: an allometric perspective. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research 17: 703-708, 2002

N. MAFFULLI, S.W. Waterston, S.W.B. Ewen. Ruptured Achilles tendons show increased lectin staining ability. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise 34:1057-1064, 2002

W. Bruns, M. Bruce, G. Prescott, N. MAFFULLI. Temporal trends in femoral curvature and length in medieval and modern Scotland. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 119: 224-230, 2002

K.M. Khan, J.L. Cook, P. Kannus, N. MAFFULLI, S.F. Bonar. Time to abandon the ‘tendinitis’ myth. British Medical Journal 234: 626-627, 2002

F. Benazzo, G. Stennardo, M. Mosconi, G. Zanon, N. MAFFULLI. Muscle transplant in the rabbit's Achilles tendon. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise 33:696-701, 2001.

C. Tallon, N. MAFFULLI, S.W.B. Ewen. Ruptured Achilles tendons are significantly more degenerated than tendinopathic tendons. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise 33: 1983-1990, 2001

Since 1988 Prof Maffulli has published over 200 peer-reviewed scientific papers and over 100 review articles.

Selected Publications

  • Sharma P, Hughes S, El Haj A, Maffulli N. 2012. Expression of the two pore domain potassium channel TREK-1 in human intervertebral disc cells. Curr Stem Cell Res Ther, vol. 7(4), 266-271. link>
  • Martinez de Albornoz P, Khanna A, Longo UG, Forriol F, Maffulli N. 2011. The evidence of low-intensity pulsed ultrasound for in vitro, animal and human fracture healing. BRITISH MEDICAL BULLETIN, vol. 100(1), 39-57. link> doi>
  • Genovese E, Ronga M, Recaldini C, Fontana F, Callegari L, Maffulli N, Fugazzola C. 2011. Analysis of Achilles Tendon Vascularity with Second-Generation Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ULTRASOUND, vol. 39(3), 141-145. link> doi>
  • Malliaras P, Purdam C, Maffulli N, Cook J. 2010. Temporal sequence of greyscale ultrasound changes and their relationship with neovascularity and pain in the patellar tendon. BRITISH JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE, vol. 44(13), 944-947. link> doi>
  • Lui PP, Maffulli N, Rolf C, Smith RK. 2011. What are the validated animal models for tendinopathy?. Scand J Med Sci Sports, vol. 21(1), 3-17. link> doi>

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Journal Articles

  • Sharma P, Hughes S, El Haj A, Maffulli N. 2012. Expression of the two pore domain potassium channel TREK-1 in human intervertebral disc cells. Curr Stem Cell Res Ther, vol. 7(4), 266-271. link>
  • Martinez de Albornoz P, Khanna A, Longo UG, Forriol F, Maffulli N. 2011. The evidence of low-intensity pulsed ultrasound for in vitro, animal and human fracture healing. BRITISH MEDICAL BULLETIN, vol. 100(1), 39-57. link> doi>
  • Genovese E, Ronga M, Recaldini C, Fontana F, Callegari L, Maffulli N, Fugazzola C. 2011. Analysis of Achilles Tendon Vascularity with Second-Generation Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ULTRASOUND, vol. 39(3), 141-145. link> doi>
  • Malliaras P, Purdam C, Maffulli N, Cook J. 2010. Temporal sequence of greyscale ultrasound changes and their relationship with neovascularity and pain in the patellar tendon. BRITISH JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE, vol. 44(13), 944-947. link> doi>
  • Lui PP, Maffulli N, Rolf C, Smith RK. 2011. What are the validated animal models for tendinopathy?. Scand J Med Sci Sports, vol. 21(1), 3-17. link> doi>
  • Bagnaninchi PO, Yang Y, Bonesi M, Maffulli G, Phelan C, Meglinski I, El Haj A, Maffulli N. 2010. In-depth imaging and quantification of degenerative changes associated with Achilles ruptured tendons by polarization-sensitive optical coherence tomography. Phys Med Biol, vol. 55(13), 3777-3787. link> doi>
  • Rizzello G, Longo UG, Maffulli N, Denaro V. 2010. Arthroscopic Removal of an Intraarticular Osteoid Osteoma of the Distal Tibia. JOURNAL OF FOOT & ANKLE SURGERY, vol. 49(4). link> doi>
  • Allegra F and Maffulli N. 2010. Double Posteromedial Portals for Posterior Ankle Arthroscopy in Supine Position. CLINICAL ORTHOPAEDICS AND RELATED RESEARCH, vol. 468(4), 996-1001. link> doi>
  • Maffulli N, Longo UG, Ronga M, Khanna A, Denaro V. 2010. Favorable outcome of percutaneous repair of achilles tendon ruptures in the elderly. Clin Orthop Relat Res, vol. 468(4), 1039-1046. link> doi>
  • Gougoulias N, Khanna A, Sakellariou A, Maffulli N. 2010. Supination-External Rotation Ankle Fractures Stability a Key Issue. CLINICAL ORTHOPAEDICS AND RELATED RESEARCH, vol. 468(1), 243-251. link> doi>
  • Tan YW and Maffulli N. 2009. Carpal scaphoid fracture in the skeletally immature: a single centre one-year prospective study. Acta Orthop Belg, vol. 75(5), 616-622. link>
  • Ronga M, Shanmugam C, Longo UG, Oliva F, Maffulli N. 2009. Minimally Invasive Osteosynthesis of Distal Tibial Fractures Using Locking Plates. ORTHOPEDIC CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA, vol. 40(4), 499-+. link> doi>
  • Khanna A, Gougoulias N, Longo UG, Maffulli N. 2009. Minimally invasive total knee arthroplasty: a systematic review. Orthop Clin North Am, vol. 40(4), 479-viii. link> doi>
  • Zafar MS, Mahmood A, Maffulli N. 2009. Basic Science and Clinical Aspects of Achilles Tendinopathy. SPORTS MEDICINE AND ARTHROSCOPY REVIEW, vol. 17(3), 190-197. link>
  • Rees JD, Maffulli N, Cook J. 2009. Management of tendinopathy. Am J Sports Med, vol. 37(9), 1855-1867. link> doi>
  • Malliaropoulos N, Ntessalen M, Papacostas E, Longo UG, Maffulli N. 2009. Reinjury After Acute Lateral Ankle Sprains in Elite Track and Field Athletes. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE, vol. 37(9), 1755-1761. link> doi>
  • Richards PJ, McCall IW, Day C, Belcher J, Maffulli N. 2010. Longitudinal microvascularity in Achilles tendinopathy (power Doppler ultrasound, magnetic resonance imaging time-intensity curves and the Victorian Institute of Sport Assessment-Achilles questionnaire): a pilot study. Skeletal Radiol, vol. 39(6), 509-521. link> doi>
  • Longo UG, Franceschi F, Ruzzini L, Rabitti C, Morini S, Maffulli N, Denaro V. 2009. Characteristics at haematoxylin and eosin staining of ruptures of the long head of the biceps tendon. Br J Sports Med, vol. 43(8), 603-607. link> doi>
  • Lowndes S, Khanna A, Emery D, Sim J, Maffulli N. 2009. Management of unstable slipped upper femoral epiphysis: a meta-analysis. Br Med Bull, vol. 90, 133-146. link> doi>
  • Giombini A, Dragoni S, Averna T, Ripani M, Longo UG, Maffulli N. 2009. Osteoid osteoma mimicking overuse syndromes in athletes. JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE AND PHYSICAL FITNESS, vol. 49(2), 167-170. link>
  • Stefani L, De Luca A, Maffulli N, Mercuri R, Innocenti G, Suliman I, Toncelli L, Vono MC, Cappelli B, Pedri S, Pedrizzetti G, Galanti G. 2009. Speckle tracking for left ventricle performance in young athletes with bicuspid aortic valve and mild aortic regurgitation. Eur J Echocardiogr, vol. 10(4), 527-531. link> doi>
  • Bridgman SA, Walley G, MacKenzie G, Clement D, Griffiths D, Maffulli N. 2009. Sub-vastus approach is more effective than a medial parapatellar approach in primary total knee arthroplasty: a randomized controlled trial. Knee, vol. 16(3), 216-222. link> doi>
  • McPhee JS, Williams AG, Stewart C, Baar K, Schindler JP, Aldred S, Maffulli N, Sargeant AJ, Jones DA. 2009. The training stimulus experienced by the leg muscles during cycling in humans. Exp Physiol, vol. 94(6), 684-694. link> doi>
  • Ghosh S, Fryer AA, Hoban PR, Wynn-Jones C, Maffulli N. 2009. Fibrillin 1 gene with R2726W mutation is absent in patients with primary protrusio acetabuli and developmental dysplasia of the hip. Med Sci Monit, vol. 15(5), CR199-CR202. link>
  • Lippi G and Maffulli N. 2009. Biological Influence of Physical Exercise on Hemostasis. SEMINARS IN THROMBOSIS AND HEMOSTASIS, vol. 35(3), 269-276. link> doi>
  • Longo UG, Franceschi F, Ruzzini L, Spiezia F, Maffulli N, Denaro V. 2009. Higher fasting plasma glucose levels within the normoglycaemic range and rotator cuff tears. Br J Sports Med, vol. 43(4), 284-287. link> doi>
  • Ho M, Garau G, Walley G, Oliva F, Panni AS, Longo UG, Maffulli N. 2009. Minimally invasive dynamic hip screw for fixation of hip fractures. Int Orthop, vol. 33(2), 555-560. link> doi>
  • Frost A, Zafar MS, Maffulli N. 2009. Tenotomy versus tenodesis in the management of pathologic lesions of the tendon of the long head of the biceps brachii. Am J Sports Med, vol. 37(4), 828-833. link> doi>
  • Rompe JD, Furia J, Maffulli N. 2009. Eccentric loading versus eccentric loading plus shock-wave treatment for midportion achilles tendinopathy: a randomized controlled trial. Am J Sports Med, vol. 37(3), 463-470. link> doi>
  • Gougoulias NE, Khanna A, Maffulli N. 2009. History and evolution in total ankle arthroplasty. Br Med Bull, vol. 89, 111-151. link> doi>
  • Rittweger J, di Prampero PE, Maffulli N, Narici MV. 2009. Sprint and endurance power and ageing: an analysis of master athletic world records. Proc Biol Sci, vol. 276(1657), 683-689. link> doi>
  • Lippi G, Longo UG, Maffulli N. 2010. Genetics and sports. Br Med Bull, vol. 93, 27-47. link> doi>
  • Longo UG, Ronga M, Maffulli N. 2009. Acute Ruptures of the Achilles Tendon. SPORTS MEDICINE AND ARTHROSCOPY REVIEW, vol. 17(2), 127-138. link>
  • Tsintzas D, Ghosh S, Maffulli N, King JB, Padhiar N. 2009. [The effect of ankle position on intracompartmental pressures of the leg]. Acta Orthop Traumatol Turc, vol. 43(1), 42-48. link> doi>
  • Khanna A, Nelmes RT, Gougoulias N, Maffulli N, Gray J. 2009. The effects of LIPUS on soft-tissue healing: a review of literature. Br Med Bull, vol. 89, 169-182. link> doi>
  • Gougoulias N, Khanna A, Griffiths D, Maffulli N. 2008. ACL reconstruction: Can the transtibial technique achieve optimal tunnel positioning? A radiographic study. Knee, vol. 15(6), 486-490. link> doi>
  • Borrione P, Di Luigi L, Maffulli N, Pigozzi F. 2008. Herbal supplements: cause for concern?. JOURNAL OF SPORTS SCIENCE AND MEDICINE, vol. 7(4), 562-564. link>
  • Longo UG, Spiezia F, Maffulli N, Denaro V. 2008. The best athletes in ancient Rome were vegetarian!. JOURNAL OF SPORTS SCIENCE AND MEDICINE, vol. 7(4), 565. link>
  • Diaz V, Benito PJ, Peinado AB, Alvarez M, Martin C, Di Salvo V, Pigozzi F, Maffulli N, Calderon FJ. 2008. Validation of a new portable metabolic system during an incremental running test. JOURNAL OF SPORTS SCIENCE AND MEDICINE, vol. 7(4), 532-536. link>
  • Denaro L, Longo UG, Papalia R, Di Martino A, Maffulli N, Denaro V. 2008. Eosinophilic granuloma of the pediatric cervical spine. Spine (Phila Pa 1976), vol. 33(24), E936-E941. link> doi>
  • Malliaras P, Richards PJ, Garau G, Maffulli N. 2008. Achilles tendon Doppler flow may be associated with mechanical loading among active athletes. Am J Sports Med, vol. 36(11), 2210-2215. link> doi>
  • Hamilton B, Remedios D, Loosemore M, Maffulli N. 2008. Achilles tendon rupture in an elite athlete following multiple injection therapies. J Sci Med Sport, vol. 11(6), 566-568. link> doi>
  • Brancaccio P, Limongelli FM, D'Aponte A, Narici M, Maffulli N. 2008. Changes in skeletal muscle architecture following a cycloergometer test to exhaustion in athletes. J Sci Med Sport, vol. 11(6), 538-541. link> doi>
  • Coppola C, Sadile F, Lotito FM, Cigala F, Shanmugam C, Maffulli N. 2008. [Southwick osteotomy in stable slipped capital femoral epiphysis: a long-term outcome study]. Acta Orthop Traumatol Turc, vol. 42(5), 358-364. link> doi>
  • Maffulli N and Longo UG. 2008. How do eccentric exercises work in tendinopathy?. Rheumatology (Oxford), vol. 47(10), 1444-1445. link> doi>
  • Ramjug S, Ghosh S, Walley G, Maffulli N. 2008. Isolated anterior cruciate ligament deficiency, knee scores and function. Acta Orthop Belg, vol. 74(5), 643-651. link>
  • Franceschi F, Longo UG, Ruzzini L, Morini S, Battistoni F, Dicuonzo G, Maffulli N, Denaro V. 2008. Circulating substance P levels and shoulder joint contracture after arthroscopic repair of the rotator cuff. Br J Sports Med, vol. 42(9), 742-745. link> doi>
  • Starks I, Ayub G, Walley G, Orendi J, Roberts P, Maffulli N. 2008. Single-dose cefuroxime with gentamicin reduces Clostridium difficile-associated disease in hip-fracture patients. J Hosp Infect, vol. 70(1), 21-26. link> doi>
  • Lippi G, Banfi G, Favaloro EJ, Rittweger J, Maffulli N. 2008. Updates on improvement of human athletic performance: focus on world records in athletics. Br Med Bull, vol. 87, 7-15. link> doi>
  • Lippi G, Guidi GC, Maffulli N. 2008. Air pollution and sports performance in Beijing. Int J Sports Med, vol. 29(8), 696-698. link> doi>
  • Longo UG, King JB, Denaro V, Maffulli N. 2008. Double-bundle arthroscopic reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament: does the evidence add up?. J Bone Joint Surg Br, vol. 90(8), 995-999. link> doi>
  • Franceschi F, Longo UG, Ruzzini L, Marinozzi A, Maffulli N, Denaro V. 2008. Simultaneous arthroscopic implantation of autologous chondrocytes and high tibial osteotomy for tibial chondral defects in the varus knee. Knee, vol. 15(4), 309-313. link> doi>
  • Franceschi F, Longo UG, Ruzzini L, Rizzello G, Maffulli N, Denaro V. 2008. Arthroscopic salvage of failed arthroscopic Bankart repair: a prospective study with a minimum follow-up of 4 years. Am J Sports Med, vol. 36(7), 1330-1336. link> doi>
  • Karousou E, Ronga M, Vigetti D, Passi A, Maffulli N. 2008. Collagens, proteoglycans, MMP-2, MMP-9 and TIMPs in human achilles tendon rupture. Clin Orthop Relat Res, vol. 466(7), 1577-1582. link> doi>
  • Maffulli N, Longo UG, Franceschi F, Rabitti C, Denaro V. 2008. Movin and Bonar scores assess the same characteristics of tendon histology. Clin Orthop Relat Res, vol. 466(7), 1605-1611. link> doi>
  • Franceschi F, Longo UG, Ruzzini L, Rizzello G, Maffulli N, Denaro V. 2008. Soft tissue tenodesis of the long head of the biceps tendon associated to the Roman Bridge repair. BMC Musculoskelet Disord, vol. 9, 78. link> doi>
  • Galanti G, Stefani L, Toncelli L, Vono MC, Mercuri R, Maffulli N. 2010. Effects of sports activity in athletes with bicuspid aortic valve and mild aortic regurgitation. Br J Sports Med, vol. 44(4), 275-279. link> doi>
  • Magra M and Maffulli N. 2008. Genetic aspects of tendinopathy. J Sci Med Sport, vol. 11(3), 243-247. link> doi>
  • Maffulli N and Ajis A. 2008. Management of chronic ruptures of the Achilles tendon. J Bone Joint Surg Am, vol. 90(6), 1348-1360. link> doi>
  • Capuano L, Hardy P, Longo UG, Denaro V, Maffulli N. 2008. No difference in clinical results between femoral transfixation and bio-interference screw fixation in hamstring tendon ACL reconstruction. A preliminary study. Knee, vol. 15(3), 174-179. link> doi>
  • Maffulli N and Longo UG. 2008. Conservative management for tendinopathy: is there enough scientific evidence?. Rheumatology (Oxford), vol. 47(4), 390-391. link> doi>
  • Reeves ND and Maffulli N. 2008. A case highlighting the influence of knee joint effusion on muscle inhibition and size. Nat Clin Pract Rheumatol, vol. 4(3), 153-158. link> doi>
  • Longo UG, Franceschi F, Ruzzini L, Rabitti C, Morini S, Maffulli N, Denaro V. 2008. Histopathology of the supraspinatus tendon in rotator cuff tears. Am J Sports Med, vol. 36(3), 533-538. link> doi>
  • Saxena A, Maffulli N, Nguyen A, Li A. 2008. Wound complications from surgeries pertaining to the Achilles tendon: an analysis of 219 surgeries. J Am Podiatr Med Assoc, vol. 98(2), 95-101. link>
  • Carmont MR and Maffulli N. 2008. Modified percutaneous repair of ruptured Achilles tendon. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc, vol. 16(2), 199-203. link> doi>
  • Franceschi F, Longo UG, Ruzzini L, Rizzello G, Maffulli N, Denaro V. 2008. No advantages in repairing a type II superior labrum anterior and posterior (SLAP) lesion when associated with rotator cuff repair in patients over age 50: a randomized controlled trial. Am J Sports Med, vol. 36(2), 247-253. link> doi>
  • Richards PJ, Braid JC, Carmont MR, Maffulli N. 2008. Achilles tendon ossification: pathology, imaging and aetiology. Disabil Rehabil, vol. 30(20-22), 1651-1665. link> doi>
  • Ames PR, Longo UG, Denaro V, Maffulli N. 2008. Achilles tendon problems: not just an orthopaedic issue. Disabil Rehabil, vol. 30(20-22), 1646-1650. link> doi>
  • Maffulli N. 2008. Advances in Tendinopathy - Preface. DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION, vol. 30(20-22), 1513. link> doi>
  • Narici MV, Maffulli N, Maganaris CN. 2008. Ageing of human muscles and tendons. Disabil Rehabil, vol. 30(20-22), 1548-1554. link> doi>
  • Randelli PS, Arrigoni P, Cabitza P, Volpi P, Maffulli N. 2008. Autologous platelet rich plasma for arthroscopic rotator cuff repair. A pilot study. Disabil Rehabil, vol. 30(20-22), 1584-1589. link> doi>
  • Stefani L, Galanti G, Toncelli L, Manetti P, Vono MC, Rizzo M, Maffulli N. 2008. Bicuspid aortic valve in competitive athletes. Br J Sports Med, vol. 42(1), 31-35. link> doi>
  • De Mozzi P, Longo UG, Galanti G, Maffulli N. 2008. Bicuspid aortic valve: a literature review and its impact on sport activity. Br Med Bull, vol. 85, 63-85. link> doi>
  • Maganaris CN, Narici MV, Maffulli N. 2008. Biomechanics of the Achilles tendon. Disabil Rehabil, vol. 30(20-22), 1542-1547. link> doi>
  • Di Cesare A, Giombini A, Dragoni S, Agnello L, Ripani M, Saraceni VM, Maffulli N. 2008. Calcific tendinopathy of the rotator cuff. Conservative management with 434 Mhz local microwave diathermy (hyperthermia): a case study. Disabil Rehabil, vol. 30(20-22), 1578-1583. link> doi>
  • Ebinesan AD, Sarai BS, Walley GD, Maffulli N. 2008. Conservative, open or percutaneous repair for acute rupture of the Achilles tendon. Disabil Rehabil, vol. 30(20-22), 1721-1725. link> doi>
  • Maffulli N, Walley G, Sayana MK, Longo UG, Denaro V. 2008. Eccentric calf muscle training in athletic patients with Achilles tendinopathy. Disabil Rehabil, vol. 30(20-22), 1677-1684. link> doi>
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  • GADGIL A, HAYHURST C, DWYER JSM, MAFFULLI N. 2004. Elevated, straight arm traction for supracondylar fractures of the humerus in children. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (British Volume).
  • CHESNEY D, BARKER S, MACNICOL MF, PORTER RW, MAFFULLI N. 2004. Management of congenital talipes equinovarus in Scotland: a nationwide audit. The Surgeon.
  • TOMS AD, MCMURTHIE A, MAFFULLI N. 2004. Percutaneous plating of the distal tibia. Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery. doi>
  • BESTWICK CS and MAFFULLI N. 2004. Reactive oxygen species and tendinopathy. Do they matter?. British Journal of Sports Medicine. doi>
  • Sullo A, Brizzi G, Maffulli N. 2004. Triiodothyronine deiodinating activity in brown adipose tissue after short cold stimulation test in trained and untrained rats. Physiol Res, vol. 53(1), 69-76. link>
  • Gadgil A, Hayhurst C, Maffulli N, Dwyer JSM. 2003. Displaced supracondylar fractures of the humerus in children:treatment with elevated straight arm in traction. Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
  • Baxter-Jones ADG, Maffulli N, Mirwald RL. 2003. Does elite competition inhibit growth and delay maturation in some gymasts? Probably not. Pediatric Exercise Science.
  • Bridgman SA, Clement D, Downing A, Whalley G, Phair I, Maffulli N. 2003. Population based epidemiology of ankle sprains attending accident and emergency units in the West Midlands of England, and a survey of UK practice for severe ankle sprains. Emergency medicine journal : EMJ, vol. 20(6), 508-510. doi>
  • Bridgman SA, Clement D, Downing A, Walley G, Phair I, Maffulli N. 2003. Population based epidemiology of ankle sprains attending accident and emergency units in the West Midlands of England, and a survey of UK practice for severe ankle sprains. Emerg Med J, vol. 20(6), 508-510. link>
  • Bridgman SA, Dainty K, Kirkley A, Maffulli N. 2003. Practical aspects randomized and blinding in randomized clinical trials. Arthroscopy : the journal of arthroscopic & related surgery: official publication of the Arthroscopy Association of North America and the International Arthroscopy Association. Links. doi>
  • Wang D, Bakhai A, Maffulli N. 2003. A primer for statisitical analysis of clinical trials. Arthroscopy: the journal of arthroscopic & related surgery: official publication of the Arthroscopy Association of North America and the International Arthroscopy Association. Links. doi>
  • Maffulli N, Wong J, Almekinders LC. 2003. Types and epidemiology of tendinopathy. Clin Sports Med, vol. 22(4), 675-692. link> doi>
  • Maffulli N, Binfield PM, King JB. 2003. Articular cartilage lesions in the symptomatic anterior cruciate ligament-deficient knee. Arthroscopy, vol. 19(7), 685-690. link> doi>
  • Maffulli N, Tallon C, Wong J, Lim KP, Bleakney R. 2003. Early weightbearing and ankle mobilization after open repair of acute midsubstance tears of the achilles tendon. Am J Sports Med, vol. 31(5), 692-700. link>
  • Maffulli N, Tallon C, Wong J, Lim KP, Bleakney R. 2003. No adverse effect of early weight bearing following open repair of acute tears of the Achilles tendon. Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness.
  • Sullo A, Brizzi G, Maffulli N. 2003. Serotonin effect on deiodinating activity in the rat. Canadian journal of Physiology and Pharmacology, vol. 81(7), 747-751. doi>
  • Baxter-Jones AD, Maffulli N, TOYA Study Group. 2003. Parental influence on sport participation in elite young athletes. J Sports Med Phys Fitness, vol. 43(2), 250-255. link>
  • Banaszkiewicz PA, Sabboubeh A, McLeod I, Maffulli N. 2003. Femoral exchange nailing for aseptic non-union: not the end to all problems. Injury, vol. 34(5), 349-356. doi>
  • Maffulli N. 2003. Tendinopathy of tendo Achillis - Reply. JOURNAL OF BONE AND JOINT SURGERY-BRITISH VOLUME, vol. 85B(2), 307. link>
  • Barnes SJ, Gey van Pettius D, Maffulli N. 2003. Angioleiomyoma of the Achilles tendon. Bull Hosp Jt Dis, vol. 61(3-4), 137-139. link>
  • Roach R and Maffulli N. 2003. Childhood injuries in sport. Physical Therapy in Sport. doi>
  • Maffulli N, Kenward MG, Testa V, Capasso G, Regine R, King JB. 2003. Clinical diagnosis of Achilles tendinopathy with tendinosis. Clin J Sport Med, vol. 13(1), 11-15. link> doi>
  • Almekinders LC, Weinhold PS, Maffulli N. 2003. Compression etiology in tendinopathy. Clinics in Sports Medicine. doi>
  • Sullo A, Brizzi G, Maffulli N. 2003. Deiodinating activity in the brown adipose tissue of rats following short cold exposure after strenuous exercise. Physiology & behavior. doi>
  • Baxter-Jones AD and Maffulli N. 2003. Endurance in young athletes: it can be trained. British journal of sports medicine, vol. 37(2), 96-97. doi>
  • Barker S, Chesney D, Miedzybrodzka Z, Maffulli N. 2003. Genetics and epidemiology of idiopathic congenital talipes equinovarus. Journal of pediatric orthopedics, vol. 23(2), 265-272. doi>
  • Kumta SM and Maffulli N. 2003. Local flap coverage for soft tissue defects following open repair of Achilles tendon rupture. Acta Orthop Belg, vol. 69(1), 59-66. link>
  • Hayes T, McClelland D, Maffulli N. 2003. Metasynchronous bilateral Achilles tendon rupture. Bull Hosp Jt Dis, vol. 61(3-4), 140-144. link>
  • Pigozzi F, Spataro A, Fagnani F, Maffulli N. 2003. Preparticipation screening for the detection of cardiovascular abnormalities that may cause sudden death in competitive athletes. British journal of sports medicine, vol. 37(1), 4-5. doi>
  • Maffulli N and Wong J. 2003. Rupture of the Achilles and patellar tendons. Clinics in Sports Medicine. doi>
  • Oliva F and Maffulli N. 2003. Salter Harris type II injury of the proximal phalanx of the fifth toe: case report. J Orthop Sci, vol. 8(3), 420-422. link> doi>
  • Maffulli N, Toms AD, McClelland D. 2003. Selection of orthopaedic trainees for Specialist Registar posts in the United Kingdom. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (American Volume).
  • Sharma P, Luscombe KL, Maffulli N. 2003. Sports injuries in children. Trauma. doi>
  • Coutts A, MacGregor A, Gibson J, Maffulli N. 2002. Clinical and functional results of open operative repair for Achilles tendon rupture in a non-specialist surgical unit. J R Coll Surg Edinb, vol. 47(6), 753-762. link>
  • Toms AD, McClelland D, Maffulli N. 2002. Orthopaedic training in the United Kingdom - Reply. JOURNAL OF BONE AND JOINT SURGERY-AMERICAN VOLUME, vol. 84A(11), 2103. link>
  • Bruns W, Bruce M, Prescott G, Maffulli N. 2002. Temporal trends in femoral curvature and length in medieval and modern Scotland. Am J Phys Anthropol, vol. 119(3), 224-230. link> doi>
  • Ong CT, Choon DS, Cabrera NP, Maffulli N. 2002. The treatment of open tibial fractures and of tibial non-union with a novel external fixator. Injury, vol. 33(9), 829-834. link> doi>
  • Gadgil A, Roach R, Neal N, Maffulli N. 2002. Isolated avulsion fracture of the coronoid process requiring open reduction in a paediatric patient: a case report. Acta Orthop Belg, vol. 68(4), 396-398. link>
  • Maffulli N, Moller HD, Evans CH. 2002. Tendon healing: can it be optimised?. Br J Sports Med, vol. 36(5), 315-316. link> doi>
  • Bridgman S and Maffulli N. 2002. Randomised trials in surgery - Employment of academic and evidence based surgeons and epidemiologists may be the answer. BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL, vol. 325(7365), 659. link>
  • Maffulli N. 2002. Prenatal ultrasonographic diagnosis of talipes equinovarus: does it give the full picture?. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol, vol. 20(3), 217-218. link> doi>
  • Kader D, Saxena A, Movin T, Maffulli N. 2002. Achilles tendinopathy: some aspects of basic science and clinical management. Br J Sports Med, vol. 36(4), 239-249. link> doi>
  • McClelland D and Maffulli N. 2002. Percutaneous repair of ruptured Achilles tendon. J R Coll Surg Edinb, vol. 47(4), 613-618. link>
  • Wong J, Barrass V, Maffulli N. 2002. Quantitative review of operative and nonoperative management of achilles tendon ruptures. Am J Sports Med, vol. 30(4), 565-575. link>
  • Maffulli N, Waterston SW, Ewen SW. 2002. Ruptured Achilles tendons show increased lectin stainability. Med Sci Sports Exerc, vol. 34(7), 1057-1064. link> doi>
  • Das D and Maffulli N. 2002. Surgical management of tennis elbow. J Sports Med Phys Fitness, vol. 42(2), 190-197. link>
  • Maffulli N. 2002. US in the diagnosis of ulnar nerve dislocation. Radiology, vol. 223(3), 877-878. link> doi>
  • Ahya R and Maffulli N. 2002. Regarding 'Effectiveness of a protocol to improve transfusion practice in knee replacement surgery' by Boralessa et al. Vox Sang, vol. 82(4), 213. link> doi>
  • Nevill AM, Holder RL, Maffulli N, Cheng JC, Leung SS, Lee WT, Lau JT. 2002. Adjusting bone mass for differences in projected bone area and other confounding variables: an allometric perspective. J Bone Miner Res, vol. 17(4), 703-708. link> doi>
  • Testa V, Capasso G, Benazzo F, Maffulli N. 2002. Management of Achilles tendinopathy by ultrasound-guided percutaneous tenotomy. Med Sci Sports Exerc, vol. 34(4), 573-580. link> doi>
  • Khan KM, Cook JL, Kannus P, Maffulli N, Bonar SF. 2002. Time to abandon the "tendinitis" myth - Painful, overuse tendon conditions have a non-inflammatory pathology. BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL, vol. 324(7338), 626-627. link> doi>
  • Toms AD, McClelland D, Maffulli N. 2002. Trauma and orthopaedic training in the United Kingdom. J Bone Joint Surg Am, vol. 84-A(3), 501-503. link>
  • Baxter-Jones ADG and Maffulli N. 2002. Intensive training in elite young female athletes. BRITISH JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE, vol. 36(1), 13-15. link> doi>
  • Maffulli N. 2002. Rupture of the Achilles tendon in athletes: Do synthetic grass fields play a part? Reply. JOURNAL OF BONE AND JOINT SURGERY-AMERICAN VOLUME, vol. 84A(2), 320-321. link>
  • Tumia N, Kader D, Arena B, Maffulli N. 2002. Achilles tendinopathy during pregnancy. Clin J Sport Med, vol. 12(1), 43-45. link> doi>
  • Cheng JC, Maffulli N, Sher A, Ng BK, Ng E. 2002. Bone mineralization gradient at the callotasis site. J Orthop Sci, vol. 7(3), 331-340. link> doi>
  • Arena B and Maffulli N. 2002. Endocrinologic changes in exercising women. SPORTS MEDICINE AND ARTHROSCOPY REVIEW, vol. 10(1), 10-14. link> doi>
  • Arena B and Maffulli N. 2002. Exercise in pregnancy: How safe is it?. SPORTS MEDICINE AND ARTHROSCOPY REVIEW, vol. 10(1), 15-22. link> doi>
  • Tumia N and Maffulli N. 2002. Patellofemoral pain in female athletes. SPORTS MEDICINE AND ARTHROSCOPY REVIEW, vol. 10(1), 69-75. link> doi>
  • Capasso G, Testa V, Maffulli N, Turco G, Piluso G. 2002. Surgical release of de Quervain's stenosing tenosynovitis postpartum: can it wait?. Int Orthop, vol. 26(1), 23-25. link> doi>
  • Maffulli N and Kader D. 2002. Tendinopathy of tendo achillis. J Bone Joint Surg Br, vol. 84(1), 1-8. link> doi>
  • Maffulli N. 2003. Tendinopathy of tendon Achillis. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (British Volume). doi>
  • Maffulli N. 2002. The female athlete - Introduction. SPORTS MEDICINE AND ARTHROSCOPY REVIEW, vol. 10(1), 1. link> doi>
  • MAFFULLI N, Ewen SWB, Tallon C. 2001. Ruptured Achilles tendons are significantly more degenerated than tendinopathic tendons. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, vol. 33(12), 1983-1990. doi>
  • Barker SL, Chesney DJ, Sharp L, Maffulli N, Miedzybrodzka Z. 2001. Epidemiology of Idiopathic Congenital Talipes Equinovarus in the UK. JOURNAL OF MEDICAL GENETICS, vol. 38, S34. link>
  • Maffulli N, Leach WJ, King JB. 2003. Incomplete tears of the anterior cruciate ligament in athletes. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.
  • Koti M and Maffulli N. 2001. Bunionette. J Bone Joint Surg Am, vol. 83-A(7), 1076-1082. link>
  • Maffulli N and Kumar K. 2001. Untitled - Reply. JOURNAL OF TRAUMA-INJURY INFECTION AND CRITICAL CARE, vol. 50(6), 1159-1160. link> doi>
  • Tallon C, Coleman BD, Khan KM, Maffulli N. 2001. Outcome of surgery for chronic Achilles tendinopathy. A critical review. Am J Sports Med, vol. 29(3), 315-320. link>
  • Maffulli N. 2001. Epiphyseal injuries of the proximal phalanx of the hallux. Clin J Sport Med, vol. 11(2), 121-123. link> doi>
  • Rose S, Bruce J, Maffulli N. 2001. Information about knee injuries on the Internet. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SPORTS TRAUMATOLOGY AND RELATED RESEARCH, vol. 23(1), 9-13. link>
  • Cheng JC, Lam CY, Maffulli N. 2001. Tibial tuberosity avulsion fracture. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SPORTS TRAUMATOLOGY AND RELATED RESEARCH, vol. 23(1), 18-23. link>
  • Cheng JC, Lam TP, Maffulli N. 2001. Epidemiological features of supracondylar fractures of the humerus in Chinese children. J Pediatr Orthop B, vol. 10(1), 63-67. link> doi>
  • Fu LL, Maffulli N, Chan KM. 2001. Intra-articular hyaluronic acid following knee immobilisation for 6 weeks in rabbits. Clin Rheumatol, vol. 20(2), 98-103. link> doi>
  • Cheng JC, Maffulli N, Leung SS, Lee WT, Lau JT, Chan KM. 1999. Axial and peripheral bone mineral acquisition: a 3-year longitudinal study in Chinese adolescents. Eur J Pediatr, vol. 158(6), 506-512. link> doi>
  • Li CK, Maffulli N, Lee K, Chan KM. 1998. A prospective randomized trial of suture of the patellar tendon defect after harvesting. Arthroscopy, vol. 14(7), 682-689. link>
  • Cheng JC, Leung SS, Lee WT, Lau JT, Maffulli N, Cheung AY, Chan KM. 1998. Determinants of axial and peripheral bone mass in Chinese adolescents. Arch Dis Child, vol. 78(6), 524-530. link>
  • Fu LL, Maffulli N, Yip KM, Chan KM. 1998. Articular cartilage lesions of the knee following immobilisation or destabilisation for 6 or 12 weeks in rabbits. Clin Rheumatol, vol. 17(3), 227-233. link> doi>
  • Chen E, Maffulli N, Chan KM. 1998. Knee injuries produced by recreational sports follow a different pattern than casual injuries. Bull Hosp Jt Dis, vol. 57(2), 74-79. link>
  • Chan BP, Chan KM, Maffulli N, Webb S, Lee KK. 1997. Effect of basic fibroblast growth factor. An in vitro study of tendon healing. Clin Orthop Relat Res, 239-247. link>
  • Maffulli N, Cheng JC, Sher A, Lam TP. 1997. Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry predicts bone formation in lower limb callotasis lengthening. Ann R Coll Surg Engl, vol. 79(4), 250-256. link>
  • Qin L, Appell HJ, Chan KM, Maffulli N. 1997. Electrical stimulation prevents immobilization atrophy in skeletal muscle of rabbits. Arch Phys Med Rehabil, vol. 78(5), 512-517. link> doi>
  • Lee EW, Maffulli N, Li CK, Chan KM. 1997. Pulsed magnetic and electromagnetic fields in experimental achilles tendonitis in the rat: a prospective randomized study. Arch Phys Med Rehabil, vol. 78(4), 399-404. link> doi>
  • Maffulli N, Chan KM, Bundoc RC, Cheng JC. 1997. Knee arthroscopy in Chinese children and adolescents: an eight-year prospective study. Arthroscopy, vol. 13(1), 18-23. link> doi>
  • Maffulli N, Yip KM, Cowman JE, Chan KM. 1997. Ender nailing for ipsilateral femoral shaft fractures after Austin-Moore hemiarthroplasty. J Trauma, vol. 42(1), 20-26. link> doi>
  • Maffulli N, Lam TP, Yip KM, Griffith JF, Cheng JC. 1996. A 6-year-old girl with neck pain. Clin Orthop Relat Res, 301-308. link>
  • Maffulli N, Bundoc RC, Chan KM, Cheng JC. 1996. Paediatric sports injuries in Hong Kong: a seven year survey. Br J Sports Med, vol. 30(3), 218-221. link>
  • Chan KM, Maffulli N, Nobuhara M, Wu JJ. 1996. Shoulder instability in athletes. The Asian perspective. Clin Orthop Relat Res, 106-112. link>
  • Yip KM, Hung LK, Maffulli N, Chan KM. 1996. Brachial plexus injury in association with fracture-dislocation of the shoulder. Bull Hosp Jt Dis, vol. 55(2), 92-94. link>
  • Lam TP, Maffulli N, Chen EH, Cheng JC. 1996. Carcinomatous perforation of the sigmoid colon presenting as a thigh mass. Bull Hosp Jt Dis, vol. 55(2), 83-85. link>
  • Maffulli N, Yip KM, Cowman JE, Chan KM. 1996. Fracture of the shaft of the humerus with a fracture-dislocation of the same shoulder. A case report. Int Orthop, vol. 20(4), 237-238. link>
  • Pang KW, Maffulli N, Chan KM. 1995. Acute abdomen: an atypical presentation of pubic osteomyelitis. Bull Hosp Jt Dis, vol. 54(2), 106-108. link>

Other

  • Tarantino U, Oliva F, Taurisano G, Orlandi A, Pietroni V, Candi E, Melino G, Maffulli N. 2009. FXIIIA and TGF-beta over-expression produces normal musculo-skeletal phenotype in TG2-/- mice. Amino Acids (vol. 36, pp. 679-684). link> doi>
  • Bagnaninchi PO, Churmakov D, Bonesi M, Yang Y, Phelan C, Maffulli N, Meglinski I, El Haj A. 2008. Tendon collagen orientation and crimp pattern characterized by PSOCT. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PATHOLOGY (vol. 89, pp. A28-A29). link>
  • Bagnaninchi PO, Churmakov D, Bonesi M, Yang Y, Phelan C, Maffulli N, Meglinski I, El Haj A. 2008. Optical properties of human tendons characterized by PSOCT and their relation to tendinopothy: A clinical study - art. no. 68541C. OPTICAL INTERACTIONS WITH TISSUE AND CELLS XIX (vol. 6854, p. C8541). link> doi>
  • Bagnaninchi PO, Yang Y, Maffulli N, Wang RK, El Haj A. 2006. Monitoring tissue formation and organization of engineered tendon by optical coherence tomography - art. no. 608419. Optical Interactions with Tissue and Cells XVII (vol. 6084, p. 8419). link> doi>
  • Bleakney RR, Tallon C, Wong JK, Lim KP, Maffulli N. 2002. Long-term ultrasonographic features of the Achilles tendon after rupture. Clin J Sport Med (vol. 12, pp. 273-278). link> doi>

Research Grants:

• Metastatic disease of the spine. West Midlands Health Authority. February 2002 to present. £22,000

• Quantitative on-line assessment of collagen fibre organisation in connective tissues in vivo and during conditioning in vitro. In collaboration with the Biophotonics Group, Cranfield University. Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC). £179,929

• Early foot changes in young adult Type 1 diabetes – a pilot study. In collaboration with the Clinical Measurements Laboratory, West Midlands Rehabilitation Centre, Birmingham. Diabetes UK £9,246