Research

Our team of surgeons are at the leading edge of spinal surgery in Ireland having published multiple peer reviewed papers in international journals.

  • A Multiscale Finite Element Analysis of Balloon Kyphoplasty to Investigate the Risk of Bone-Cement Separation In Vivo. Philip Purcell, Magdalena Tyndyk, Fiona McEvoy, Stephen Tiernan, Derek Sweeney, Seamus Morris. Int Jour Spine Surg. 2021 Apr;15(2):302-314. doi: 10.14444/8040. Epub 2021 Apr 1

  • A combined experimental and computational study of mechanical properties after balloon kyphoplasty. Philip Purcell, Fiona McEvoy, Stephen Tiernan, Derek Sweeney, Seamus Morris. Proc Inst Mech Eng H2021 Apr 30;9544119211013927. doi: 10.1177/09544119211013927.Online ahead of print.

  • New Technologies in the Field of Orthopaedic and Spine Surgery – Navigating the Learning Curve. A.J. Hughes1, I.H. Feeley1, D.P. Ahern1, M.K. Dodds1, N. Cassidy1, M. Timlin1, S. Morris1, K. Synnott1, J.S. Butler1. Ir Med J; Vol 113; No. 8; P148

  • Epidemiology of non-traumatic spinal cord injury in Ireland - a prospective population-based study Ireland - a prospective population-based study

  • Eimear Smith, Patricia Fitzpatrick, Frank Lyons, Seamus Morris & Keith Synnott. The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1080/10790268.2020.1762829

  • Management strategies in acute traumatic spinal cord injury: a narrative review. Crozier-Shaw G, Denton H, Morris S. Management strategies in acute traumatic spinal cord injury: a narrative review. Neuroimmunol Neuroinflammation 2020;7:[Online First]. http://dx.doi.org/10.20517/2347-8659.2019.005

  • Prospective epidemiological update on traumatic spinal cord injury in Ireland. Smith E, Fitzpatrick P, Lyons F, Morris S, Synnott K. Spinal Cord Ser Cases. 2019 Jan 25;5:9. doi: 10.1038/s41394-019-0152-5. eCollection 2019. 

  • Epidemiology of traumatic spinal cord injury in Ireland, 2010 – 2015.Smith E, Fitzpatrick P, Murtagh J, Lyons F, Morris S, . Synnott K. Neuro-epidemiology 2018; 51(1-2): 19-24 doi: 10.1159/000488146

  • Metastasis Affecting Craniocervical Junction: Current Concepts and an Update on Surgical Management. O’Sullivan M, Lyons F, Morris S, Synnott K, Munigangaiah, Devitt A.Global Spine Journal, April 2018,p 1-6.DOI: 10.1177/2192568218762379

  • Cycling and spinal trauma: A worrying trend in referrals to a national spine centre. Broe MP, Kelly JC, Groarke PJ, Synnott K, Morris S.Surgeon. 2017 Aug 22. pii: S1479-666X (17) 30113-0. doi:10.1016/ j.surge. 2017.07.004

  • Clinical outcomes following spinal fracture in patients with ankylosing spondylitis. Nugent M, Berney MJ, Morris S. Ir J Med Sci. 2017 Feb 1. doi: 10.1007/s11845-017-1566-3.

  • "Stress Distribution at the Bone-Cement Interface Changes During Kyphoplasty Rehabilitation" Purcell, Philip; Tiernan, Stephen; McEvoy, Fiona; Tyndyk, Magdalena; and Morris, Seamus, (2013). Conference Papers. Paper 4.

  • Financial implication for being the national centre for the treatment and management of pelvic and acetabular fractures in Ireland: The need for a new budget strategy? Kelly ME, Leonard M, Green C, Mc Elwain JP, Morris S. International Journal of Surgery (London, England) 11(8):662 · October 2013

  • Risk factors for surgical site infection following operative ankle fracture fixation.Kelly EG, Cashman JP, Groarke PJ, Morris SF.Ir J Med Sci. 2013 Sep;182(3):453-6. doi: 10.1007/s11845-013-0910-5. Epub 2013 Jan 25.

  • National electronic referral system for pelvic and acetabular fractures-does it really work?Harrington CM, Rowan FE, Lui D, Pomeroy EF, Morris S, Mc Elwain JP.Irish Journal of Medical Science 182:S50-S50, March 2013
    Should money follow the patient: Financial implication for being the National Centre for the Treatment and Management of Pelvic and Acetabular Fractures in Ireland.Kelly ME, Leonard M, Green C, Beggs R, Cheung C, McElwain J, Morris S.Injury. 2013 Mar 13. pii: S0020-1383(13)00090-9. doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2013.02.016. [Epub ahead of print]

  • Impact of road traffic "penalty points" on high energy pelvic trauma.Ellanti P, Davarinos N, Morris S, McElwain JP.J Emerg Trauma Shock. 2013 Apr;6(2):110-2.

  • Complications in the management of metastatic spinal disease. Eilis Catherine Dunning, Joseph Simon Butler, Seamus Morris. World J Orthop 2012 August 18; 3(8): 114-121

  • Pelvic and acetabular fractures.O'Neill F, Leonard M, Lui D, McElwain J, Morris S.Ir Med J. 2012 Oct;105(9):306.
    A bilateral crescent and anterior ring pelvic fracture sustained by inadvertently performing the 'splits'. O'Neill F, Leonard M, Morris S. J Surg Case Rep. 2012 Sep 1;2012(9):11. doi: 10.1093/jscr/2012.9.11

  • Epidemiology of pelvic and acetabular trauma in a Dublin tertiary hospital: a 10-year experience.Davarinos N, Ellanti P, Morris S, Mc Elwain JP. Ir J Med Sci. (Epub 2011 Dec 30) Jun;181(2):243-6. 2012

  • Minimum ten-year follow-up of acetabular fracture fixation from the Irish tertiary referral centre.Magill P, McGarry J, Queally JM, Morris SF, McElwain JP.Injury. (Epub 2012 Jan 23) Apr;43(4):500-4. 2012


  • Acetabular fracture results in significant femoral head injury: MRI findings at the time of injury. Kiernan C, Queally JM, Henari S, Magill P, Torregiani, Mc Elwain JP, Morris S. Irish Journal of Medical Science 181:34-34 · March 2012


  • Skype: a tool for functional assessment in orthopaedic research Daniel W Good, Darren F Lui, Michael Leonard, Seamus Morris, John P McElwain. J Telemed Telecare jtt.2011.110814; published ahead of print 13 January 2012
    Spontaneous spinal epidural abscess.Ellanti P, Morris S. Ir Med J. Oct;104(9):281-2. 2011

  • Acetabular fractures following rugby tackles: a case series.Good DW, Leonard M, Lui D, Morris S, Mc Elwain JP.J Med Case Reports. Oct 5;5:505. 2011
    Significant psychological and functional improvement following surgical treatment of lumbar spondylosis. Sultan Asad Malik, Colm Taylor, Seamus Morris and Frank E. Dowling. European Orthopaedic And Trauamatology. 1(6), 225-229, 2011

  • Clavicle hook plate fixation for displaced lateral-third clavicle fractures (Neer type II): a functional outcome study Original Research Article.Daniel W. Good, Darren F. Lui, Michael Leonard, Seamus Morris, John P. McElwainJ Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2012 Aug;21(8):1045-8.
    Ultrasonography as a diagnostic tool in assessing deltoid ligament injury in supination external rotation fractures of the ankle.Henari S, Banks LN, Radiovanovic I, Queally J, Morris S.Orthopedics. Oct 5;34(10):e639-43. 2011

  • Hospital-based needlestick use and injuries by Dublin interns in 2010.O'Sullivan P, Seoighe DM, Baker JF, O'Daly BJ, McCarthy T, Morris S. Ir J Med Sci. (Epub 2011 Jan 5) Jun;180(2):545-7. 2011.

  • The use of Skype in orthopaedic research: a functional outcome comparison study of outpatient versus Skype follow-up of patients undergoing clavicular hookplates. Good Dw, Lui D, Leonard M, Morris S, Neligan M, Nicholson P, Mc Elwain JP. Irish Journal of Medical Science 180:S104-S104 · March 2011

  • Nutritional status of elderly trauma patients presenting to a South Dublin Teaching HospitalL.N. Banks, N. Byrne, S. Henari, S. Morris, J.P. McElwain. European Geriatric Medicine, 1 (6), 325–329. December 2010

  • Irish (Republic) versus British (North West) orthopaedic trainees: What are the differences?L.N. Banks*, J. Cashman, R. Mohil, S. Morris, J.P. McElwain. The Surgeon 8: 259-261. 2010

  • Bilateral synchronous rupture of the quadriceps tendon. Ellanti P, Davarinos N, Morris S, Rice J.Ir J Med Sci. Oct 1. [Epub ahead of print] 2010

  • The Changing Profile of Pelvic and Acetabular Trauma in a Dublin Tertiary hospital. A 10 year Experience. Davarions N, Ellanti P, Morris S, Mc Elwain JP. Irish Journal of Medical Science 179:S154-S154 · May 2010

  • "S" Quattro external fixation for complex intra-articular thumb fractures.Byrne AM, Kearns SR, Morris S, Kelly EP.J Orthop Surg (Hong Kong). Aug;16(2):170-4. 2008

  • Long-term Functional Outcome in Pyogenic Spinal InfectionO'Daly, Brendan J. Morris, Seamus. O'Rourke, S Kieran Spine - Volume 33 - Issue 8 - pp E246-E253. 15 April 2008

  • Osteoporosis and orthopods" incidences of osteoporosis in distal radius fracture from low energy trauma.Bahari S, Morris S, Lenehan B, McElwain JP.Injury. (Epub 2007 Feb 14) 38(7):759-62. Jul 2007

  • Outcome following deep wound contamination in cemented arthroplasty.Byrne AM, Morris S, McCarthy T, Quinlan W, O'Byrne JMInt Orthop. (Epub 2006 Apr 4) 31(1):27-31. Feb 2007

  • Splash basin bacterial contamination during elective arthroplasty.Anto B, McCabe J, Kelly S, Morris S, Rynn L, Corbett-Feeney G.J Infect. 2006 Mar;52(3):231-2. Epub 2005 Dec 28. No abstract available.
    Radiation exposure of the hands and thyroid gland during percutaneous wiring of wrist and hand procedures. Syah Bahari, Seamus Morris, David Broe, Colm Taylor, Brian Lenehan, John McElwain Adelaide and Meath Hospital, Tallaght, Dublin, Ireland. Acta Orthop. Belg., 72, 194-198. 2006

  • Lumbosacral Subdural Hematoma Following Minor Trauma: A Case Report. Morris S, O’ Donnell T, Poynton A, Mc Cormack D.J Bone Joint Surg: 86A: 1768-1771. 2004

  • Birth Associated Femoral Fractures, Incidence And Outcome. Morris S, Cassidy N, Mc Cormack D, Stephens M, Mc Manus F. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics 2002: 22: 27 - 30.

  • The Prognostic Significance Of CD44s And CD44v6 In Stage Two Breast Carcinoma: An Immunohistochemical Study. SF Morris, DM O’ Hanlon, R Mc Laughlin, T Mc Hale, GE Connolly, HF Given. European Journal of Surgical Oncology 2001, 27: 527 – 31.

  • Outcome After Musculoskeletal Trauma Treated In A Regional Hospital. Seamus Morris, Brian Lenihan, Lorna Duddy, Michael O’ Sullivan. Journal of Trauma, Injury, Infection and Critical Care. 2000, 49: 461-469

  • An Isolated Thyroid Metastasis To The Upper Cervical Spine Morris S, O’ Malley P, Mc Cabe J. Journal of the Irish College of Physicians and Surgeons. 2000: 29:.72 –74.

  • A New Technique For Treatment Of A Non Union Of A Lateral Humeral Condyle Morris S,  Mc Kenna J, Cassidy N, Stephens M. Injury, Int. J. Care Injured  2000:31: 557 –9.

  • The Orthopaedic Management of Scheurmann’s Kyphosis. Lunn J, Byrne S, Morris S, Mc Cormack D. Irish Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Trauma 2000: Vol. 5, Issue 1.http://www.iol.ie/~rcsiorth/journal/previous.htm

  • Elbow Injuries in the Paediatric Population. Fractures of the Distal Humerus: A Review of Diagnosis and Management Morris S, Mc Kenna J, Cassidy N, Mc Cormack D. Irish Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Trauma 1999, Vol. 4, Issue http://www.iol.ie/~rcsiorth/journal/previous.htm

  • Smith E, O’Reilly A, Synnott K, Morris S, Timlin M. Review of Time to Decompression in Traumatic Spinal Cord Injured Patients. Ir Med J.2015 Oct;108(9): 265-7.

  • Ahern DP, Gibbons D, Dodds M, Timlin M, Cassidy N, Morris S, Synnott K, Butler JS. Operative Management of Perinatal Lumbar Disc Herniation and Cauda Equina Syndrome: A Case Series.Ir Med J. 2018 Dec 6;111(10):843.

  • Hurley ET, Maye AB, Timlin M, Lyons FG. Anterior Versus Posterior Thoracic Discectomy: A Systematic Review – Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2017 Dec 15;42(24): E1437-E1445.

  • Kelleher MO, Timlin M, Persaud O, Rampersaud YR. Success and Failure of Minimally Invasive Decompression for Focal Lumbar Spinal Stenosis in Patients With and Without Deformity - Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2010 Apr 9

  • Conroy E, Sproule J, Timlin M, McManus F. Axial STIR MRI: a faster method forconfirming femoral head reduction in DDH. J Child Orthop. 2009 Jun;3(3):223-7.Epub 2009 May 5

  • Devitt BM, Shelly MJ, Timlin M, O'Byrne J. Prophylactic stabilization of proximalfemoral metastatic bone disease: reconstruction intramedullary nail fracture.Orthopedics, 2008 Apr:31(4):404

  • M. Shelly, M Timlin, J. Butler, M. Walsh, A. Poynton, J. O’Byrne. Spinal Injuries inIrish Rugby – A 10 Year Review. JBJS(Br) 2006 Jun;88(6):771-5.

  • J. Butler, M Shelly, M. Timlin, W. Powderly, J. O’Byrne. Non-Tuberculous Spinal Infection In Adults: A 12 year experience from a Tertiary Referral Centre. Spine.2006Nov 1;31(23):2695-700.

  • M. Timlin, D. Toomey, C. Condron, C. Power, J. Street, P. Murray, D. Bouchier[1]Hayes. Fracture haematoma is a potent pro-inflammatory mediator of neutrophilfunction. Journal of Trauma 2005;58:1223-1229.

  • M. Timlin, C. Condron, D. Toomey, B. Thornes, S. Kearns, C. Power, J. Street. P.Murray, D. Bouchier-Hayes. N-acetyl cysteine attenuates lung injury in a rodent modelof fracture. Acta Orthopaedica Scandinavica 2004 Feb;75(1):61-5.

  • M. Timlin, P. Moroney, D. Collins, J. O’Byrne. The 90/90 pillow reduces blood loss after knee arthroplasty: a prospective randomised case-control study. Journal of Arthroplasty 2003; 18: 765-768.

  • B Thornes, AL Collins, M Timlin, J Corrigan. Medium-Term Outcome of Calcaneal Fracturestreated Operatively and Non-Operatively. The Effect of Litigation on Outcome. Irish Journal of Medical Science, October 2002; 171: 155-157

  • A.L. Collins, M. Timlin, B. Thornes, T. O’Sullivan. A New Technique Using OldPrinciples For The Treatment Of Proximal Phalangeal Fractures. Injury 2002; 102:664-71

  • Timlin M. The Impact Factor and Orthopaedic Research. Irish Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Trauma 2001; Vol. 6. Issue 1

  • R. Kumar, K. Moholkhar, M.Timlin, G. Fenelon, D. Borton, D. Orr . Management of CompoundFractures – The Crucial Timing of Soft Tissue Coverage by Early Plastic Surgical Intervention. Irish Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Trauma 2000 July; Vol. 5 Issue 2

  • Thalgott J.S., Chin A.K., Ameriks J.A., Jordan F.T., Giuffre J.M., Fritts K., Timlin M. Minimally invasive 360 degrees instrumented lumbar fusion. European Spine Journal 2000 Feb;Suppl 1:S51-6

  • J. S. Thalgott, K. Fritts, J.M. Giuffre, M. Timlin. The Balloon-Assisted Endoscopic Retroperitoncal Gasless (B.E.R.G.) Approach: A Technical Report on a New, Gasless, Laparoscopic Approach to the Lumbar Spine. Surgical Endoscopy 2000 Jun;14(6):546-552

  • J. S. Thalgott, K. Fritts, J.M. Giuffre, M.Timlin. Anterior Interbody Fusion of the Cervical Spine with Coralline Hydroxapatite. Spine 1999 24 (13): 1295-12

  • S. Sultan, P. Madhavan, M. Timlin, M. Doyle, M.P. Colgan, D. Moore, G. Shanik. Aorto[1]duodenal and Aorto-caval fistula with an accessory left renal artery aneurysm presenting with heart failure and chronic anaemia due to haematemesis – Case Report. Vascular Surgery Vol 33, No. 3, 291-294 (May/June 1999)15

  • J. S. Thalgott, K. Fritts, J.M. Giuffre, M. Timlin. The use of Coralline Hydroxyapatite for Interbody Spinal Fusions. Spine: State Art Rev 1997 11 (2): 325-340.

  • J. Thalgott, M. Kabins, M. Timlin, K. Fritts, J. Giuffre. Four Year Experience with the A.O.

    Anterior Thoracolumbar Locking Plate. Spinal Cord 1997, 35: 286-291

  • M. Timlin, J. Thalgott, J. Americks, F. Jordan, M. Kabins, V. Gardner, K. Fritts. Management of Metastatic Tumours of the Spine using Simple Plate Fixations. The American Surgeon 1995, 61: 704-7

    Book Chapters

  • Fehlings MG, Phan N, Timlin M, Spinal Cord and Related Injuries: Review of Orthopaedic Trauma, 2nd ed. Brinker, MR, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2013:387-405.

  • Fehlings MG, Timlin M, Timing of Surgical Intervention in the Setting of Acute Spinal Cord Injury: Spine and Spinal Cord Trauma. (Vaccarro AR, Fehlings MG, Dvorak MF eds.Thieme Medical Publishing; Inc, New York 2011:175-184

  • Thalgott JS, Kabins MB, Timlin M, Fritts K, Giuffre JM. Application of the AO Titanium Anterior Thoracolumbar Locking Plate: Current Techniques in Spinal Stabilization,1st ed. Fessler RG, Haid RW. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1996:235-243.

  • Thalgott JS, Kabins MB, Timlin M, Fritts K, Giuffre JM.Treated Coral for Bone Replacement in Spinal Surgery: Indications & Techniques: Manual of Internal Fixation of the Spine. 1st ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott-Raven, 1996:285-298.