Professor Brian Freeman

Co-Clinical Director COTR

Adelaide Medical School

Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences

Professor Brian Freeman is Head of Spinal Services at the Royal Adelaide Hospital and Professor of Spinal Surgery at University of Adelaide (2008-present). He was appointed Research Director at the Adelaide Centre for Spinal Research, and Co-director of the Centre for Orthopaedic and Trauma Research, University of Adelaide, in 2012. Professor Freeman is the senior clinician responsible for the management of traumatic spinal cord injured patients for Central Australia (South Australia and Northern Territories).

Professor Freeman graduated from medical school in 1988 and pursued higher surgical training in Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, obtaining Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons in 1997 and Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in 2010. Professor Freeman has completed two internationally recognised Fellowships in Spinal Surgery; The British Orthopaedic Association National Fellowship in Spinal Surgery (1999) in Nottingham, UK and The Clinical/Research Fellowship in Spinal Surgery at the Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, Australia (2000). Research conducted during this Fellowship (2000) led to the award of a Doctorate of Medicine to Professor Freeman from the University of Nottingham, UK (2006). Dr Freeman commenced as Consultant Spinal Surgeon at Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, UK in 2000. In 2007, he was awarded the position of Special Professor of Spinal Surgery by the University of Nottingham, UK (2007-2010).

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Research

I am the author of 93 peer-reviewed publications (first author in 25). I have published 19 book chapters as first author. I am an author of 142 published abstracts from 208 podium presentations and 94 poster presentations to national and international meetings. I have been awarded 40 national and international prizes for my research and audit.

I have supervised to completion; five higher degree candidates (three Doctorates of Medicine (DM), two Doctorates of Philosophy (PhD), two Masters’ candidates and two Bachelor of Medical Science candidates.

I currently supervise two PhD candidates at the University of Adelaide, one PhD at Flinders University and one PhD at the University of Melbourne.

I have examined four higher degrees (2 from Australia, 2 from South Africa) as an external examiner. I have held grants to the total of GBP 41,048 in the United Kingdom and AUS$ 3,290,688 in Australia. RG Score 36.86, h-index 27 (10 August 2017)

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Appointments

Date	Position	Institution name
2016	Deputy Editor	Spine; An International Journal for the Study of the Spine
2014 - 2017	Medical Expert (Spinal Cord Injury), Expert Review Panel, Lifetime Support Authority	Government of South Australia, Adelaide
2012	Clinical Director, Centre for Orthopaedic and Trauma Research	University of Adelaide, Adelaide
2012	Research Director	Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide
2012	Research Director, Adelaide Centre for Spinal Surgery	Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide
2008	Professor of Spinal Surgery	University of Adelaide, Adelaide
2008	Consultant Spinal Surgeon and Head of Spinal Services	Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide
2008	Senior Visiting Paediatric Spinal Surgeon	Women's and Children's Hospital, Adelaide
2007 - 2010	Special Professor of Spinal Surgery	University of Nottingham, Nottingham
2000 - 2007	Consultant Spinal Surgeon	Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham

Awards and Achievements

Date	Type	Title	Institution Name	Country	Amount
2019	Award	2019 Spine Society of Australia Spinal Research Award. For the most outstanding contribution in the fields of basic science, biomechanics or clinical studies of the spine presented at the 2019 Annual Scientific Meeting.	30th ASM Spine Society of Australia, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, 5-7 April 2019	Australia	AUD 10,000
2017	Award	2017 Spine Society of Australia Spinal Research Award	Spine Society of Australia	—	—
2016	Award	2016 Spine Society of Australia Spinal Research Award	—	—	—
2016	Award	2016 International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine (ISSLS) Prize in Clinical Studies	—	—	—
2016	Award	2016 Adelaide Centre for Spinal Research Young Investigator Best Paper Award	—	—	—
2016	Award	2016 Australian and New Zealand Spinal Cord Society Young Investigator Best Paper Award	—	—	—
2015	Award	2015 Spine Society of Australia Spinal Research Award	—	—	—
2013	Award	2013 Professor Derek Frewin AO Citation for Clinical Teaching	—	—	—
2013	Award	2013 ACSR Spinal Research Symposium Best Presentation Award	—	—	—
2013	Award	2013 Spine Society of Australia Spinal Research Award	—	—	—
2012	Award	2012 AORA ASM Scientific Award Runner Up (A Humadi)	—	—	—
2012	Award	2012 North American Spine Society and The Spine Journal Outstanding Paper Award Surgical Science Runner Up	—	—	—
2011	Award	2011 Spine Society of Australia Best Poster Award	—	—	—
2010	Award	2010 International Society for Study of the Lumbar Spine (ISSLS) Eden Hall Prize	—	—	—
2010	Award	2010 Andrew Fagan Memorial Prize for Spinal Research	—	—	—
2009	Award	2009 Spine Society of Australia Spinal Research Award	—	—	—
2009	Award	2009 International Society for Study of the Lumbar Spine (ISSLS) Prize in Basic Science / Biomechanics	—	—	—
2008	Award	2008 Spine Society of Australia Best Presentation Award	—	—	—
2007	Award	2007 International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine (ISSLS) Prize in Clinical Studies	—	—	—

Education

Date Institution name Country Title
2006 Doctorate of Medicine, University of Nottingham United Kingdom DM
1988 National University of Ireland & RCSI Ireland MB, BCh, BAO, LRCP, LRCS

Date	Institution name	Country	Title
2006	Doctorate of Medicine, University of Nottingham	United Kingdom	DM
1988	National University of Ireland & RCSI	Ireland	MB, BCh, BAO, LRCP, LRCS

Certifications

Date	Title	Institution name	Country
2013	Fellow Australian Orthopaedic Association (FAOrth	Australian Orthopaedic Association	Australia
2010	FRACS (Ortho)	Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, Melbourne	Australia
1999	Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training (	Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery	—
1998	FRCS (Eng)	Royal College of Surgeons of England, London	United Kingdom
1997	FRCS (Tr & Orth)	Intercollegiate Board Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery	—

Research Interests

Medical Devices Neurology & Neurosurgery Orthopaedics Paediatrics Neuroscience, Behaviour and Brain Health Ageing, Frailty and Mobility Musculoskeletal Health Child and Adolescent Health

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Journals

Year	Citation
2019	Quarrington, R., Costi, J., Freeman, B., & Jones, C. (2019). The effect of axial compression and distraction on cervical facet mechanics during anterior shear, flexion, axial rotation, and lateral bending motions. Journal of Biomechanics, 83, 205-213. DOI Scopus1 WoS1
2019	Beaucage-Gauvreau, E., Robertson, W., Brandon, S., Fraser, R., Freeman, B., Graham, R., . . . Jones, C. F. (2019). Validation of an OpenSim full-body model with detailed lumbar spine for estimating lower lumbar spine loads during symmetric and asymmetric lifting tasks. Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, 22(5), 451-464. DOI Scopus1
2019	Gunzburg, R., Colloca, C., Jones, C., Hall, D., McAviney, J., Callary, S., . . . Freeman, B. (2019). Does nanoscale porous titanium coating increase lumbar spinal stiffness of an interbody fusion cage? An in vivo biomechanical analysis in an ovine model. Clinical Biomechanics, 67, 187-196. DOI
2018	Amin, D. B., Tavakoli, J., Freeman, B. J., & Costi, J. J. (2018). Mechanisms of Failure Following Simulated Repetitive Lifting: A Clinically Relevant Biomechanical Cadaveric Study.. Spine. DOI
2018	Skeers, P., Battistuzzo, C., Clark, J., Bernard, S., Freeman, B., & Batchelor, P. (2018). Acute thoracolumbar spinal cord injury: relationship of cord compression to neurological outcome. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, American Volume, 100(4), 305-315. DOI Scopus6 WoS5 Europe PMC1
2018	Debnath, U., Scammell, B., Freeman, B., & McConnell, J. (2018). Predictive Factors for the Outcome of Surgical Treatment of Lumbar Spondylolysis in Young Sporting Individuals. Global Spine Journal, 8(2), 121-128. DOI Scopus3
2018	Tavakoli, J., Amin, D., Freeman, B., & Costi, J. (2018). The Biomechanics of the Inter-Lamellar Matrix and the Lamellae During Progression to Lumbar Disc Herniation: Which is the Weakest Structure?. Annals of Biomedical Engineering, 46(9), 1280-1291. DOI Scopus4 WoS3
2018	Quarrington, R., Costi, J., Freeman, B., & Jones, C. (2018). Quantitative evaluation of facet deflection, stiffness, strain and failure load during simulated cervical spine trauma. Journal of Biomechanics, 72, 116-124. DOI Scopus3 WoS3 Europe PMC1
2017	Humadi, A., Dawood, S., Halldin, K., & Freeman, B. (2017). RSA in Spine: A Review. Global Spine Journal, 7(8), 811-820. DOI
2017	Humadi, A., Chao, T., Dawood, S., Tacey, M., Barmare, A., & Freeman, B. (2017). A meta-analysis of cervical laminoplasty techniques: are mini-plates superior?. Global Spine Journal, 7(4), 373-381. DOI Scopus2
2017	Zweig, T., Enke, J., Mannion, A., Sobottke, R., Melloh, M., Freeman, B., . . . Spine, T. (2017). Is the duration of pre-operative conservative treatment associated with the clinical outcome following surgical decompression for lumbar spinal stenosis? A study based on the Spine Tango Registry. European Spine Journal, 26(2), 488-500. DOI Scopus7 WoS8 Europe PMC5
2017	Zotti, M., Boas, F., Clifton, T., Piche, M., Yoon, W., & Freeman, B. (2017). Does pre-operative magnetic resonance imaging of the lumbar multifidus muscle predict clinical outcomes following lumbar spinal decompression for symptomatic spinal stenosis?. European Spine Journal, 26(10), 2589-2597. DOI Scopus9 WoS9 Europe PMC5
2017	Quarrington, R., Jones, C., Tcherveniakov, P., Clark, J., Sandler, S., Lee, Y., . . . Freeman, B. (2017). Traumatic subaxial cervical facet subluxation and dislocation: Epidemiology, radiographic analyses, and risk factors for spinal cord injury. Spine Journal, 18(3), 1-12. DOI Scopus2 WoS3
2017	Lee, Y., Brooks, F., Sandler, S., Yau, Y., Selby, M., & Freeman, B. (2017). Most cited publications in cervical spine surgery. International Journal of Spine Surgery, 11(3), 145-159. DOI Scopus3
2016	Battistuzzo, C., Armstrong, A., Clark, J., Worley, L., Sharwood, L., Lin, P., . . . Batchelor, P. (2016). Early Decompression following Cervical Spinal Cord Injury: Examining the Process of Care from Accident Scene to Surgery. Journal of Neurotrauma, 33(12), 1161-1169. DOI Scopus10 WoS10 Europe PMC6
2016	Tomkins-Lane, C., Melloh, M., Lurie, J., Smuck, M., Battié, M., Freeman, B., . . . Sandella, D. (2016). ISSLS prize winner: Consensus on the clinical diagnosis of lumbar spinal stenosis. Spine, 41(15), 1239-1246. DOI Scopus32 WoS30 Europe PMC21
2016	Freeman, B., Kuliwaba, J., Jones, C., Shu, C., Colloca, C., Zarrinkalam, M., . . . Howell, S. (2016). Allogeneic mesenchymal precursor cells promote healing in postero-lateral annular lesions and improve indices of lumbar intervertebral disc degeneration in an ovine model. Spine, 41(17), 1331-1339. DOI Scopus13 WoS14 Europe PMC8
2016	Szpalski, M., Gunzburg, R., Colloca, C., Kosmopoulos, V., Hegazy, M., Freeman, B., & Fabeck, L. (2016). Restoring lumbar spine stiffness using an interspinous implant in an ovine model of instability. Clinical Biomechanics, 33, 85-91. DOI
2016	Battistuzzo, C., Smith, K., Skeers, P., Armstrong, A., Clark, J., Agostinello, J., . . . Batchelor, P. (2016). Early rapid neurological assessment for acute spinal cord injury trials. Journal of Neurotrauma, 33(21), 1936-1945. DOI Scopus3 WoS2 Europe PMC1
2016	Brinn, M., O'Neill, K., Musgrave, I., Freeman, B., Henneberg, M., & Kumaratilake, J. (2016). An optimized method for obtaining adult rat spinal cord motor neurons to be used for tissue culture. Journal of Neuroscience Methods, 273, 128-137. DOI
2015	Brinn, M., Zhao, S., Kumaratilake, J., Lu, T., Freeman, B., Al-Sarawi, S., & Henneberg, M. (2015). Axon stretch growth of adult primary motor neurons.. Journal of Neurochemistry, 134, 333.
2015	Cundy, W., Mascarenhas, A., Antoniou, G., Freeman, B., & Cundy, P. (2015). Local and systemic metal ion release occurs intraoperatively during correction and instrumented spinal fusion for scoliosis. Journal of Children's Orthopaedics, 9(1), 39-43. DOI Scopus5 WoS6 Europe PMC6
2015	van Middendorp, J., Cheung, I., Dalzell, K., Deverall, H., Freeman, B., Morris, S., . . . Goss, B. (2015). Detecting facet joint and lateral mass injuries of the subaxial cervical spine in major trauma patients. Asian Spine Journal, 9(3), 327-337. DOI Scopus2 Europe PMC2
2014	Cundy, W., Umapathysivam, K., Lockwood, C., & Freeman, B. (2014). Effectiveness and cost effectiveness of anterior versus posterior approaches for thoracolumbar fusion in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: A systematic review protocol. JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports, 12(7), 47-61. DOI
2014	Cundy, T., Cundy, W., Antoniou, G., Sutherland, L., Freeman, B., & Cundy, P. (2014). Serum titanium, niobium and aluminium levels two years following instrumented spinal fusion in children: does implant surface area predict serum metal ion levels?. European Spine Journal, 23(11), 2393-2400. DOI Scopus12 WoS14 Europe PMC8
2013	Humadi, A., Freeman, B., Moore, R., Callary, S., Halldin, K., David, V., . . . Scoenwaelder, M. (2013). A comparison of radiostereometric analysis and computed tomography for the assessment of lumbar spinal fusion in a sheep model. Evidence-Based Spine-Care Journal, 4(2), 78-89. DOI Europe PMC1
2013	Freeman, B., Ludbrook, G., Hall, S., Cousins, M., Mitchell, B., Jaros, M., . . . Gorman, J. (2013). Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, trial of transforaminal epidural etanercept for the treatment of symptomatic lumbar disc herniation. Spine, 38(23), 1986-1994. DOI Scopus33 WoS31 Europe PMC20
2013	Alexander, W., Smith, M., Freeman, B., Sutherland, L., Kennedy, J., & Cundy, P. (2013). The effect of posterior spinal fusion on respiratory function in Duchenne muscular dystrophy. European Spine Journal, 22(2), 411-416. DOI Scopus21 WoS15 Europe PMC10
2013	Cundy, T., Antoniou, G., Sutherland, L., Freeman, B., & Cundy, P. (2013). Serum titanium, niobium, and aluminum levels after instrumented spinal arthrodesis in children. Spine, 38(7), 564-570. DOI Scopus23 WoS23 Europe PMC15
2013	Meir, A., Freeman, B., Fraser, R., & Fowler, S. (2013). Ten-year survival and clinical outcome of the AcroFlex lumbar disc replacement for the treatment of symptomatic disc degeneration. The Spine Journal, 13(1), 13-21. DOI Scopus21 WoS17 Europe PMC11
2012	Colloca, C., Gunzburg, R., Freeman, B., Szpalski, M., Afifi, M., & Moore, R. (2012). Biomechancial Quantification of Pathologic Manipulable Spinal Lesions: An In Vivo Ovine Model of Spondylolysis and Intervertebral Disc Degeneration. Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics, 35(5), 354-366. DOI Scopus12 WoS11 Europe PMC7
2012	Freeman, B. (2012). The role of lumbar disc replacement in the surgical management of low back pain. British Journal of Hospital Medicine (London, 2005), 73(1), 38-43. DOI Scopus2 WoS1 Europe PMC1
2012	Selby, M., Clark, S., Hall, D., & Freeman, B. (2012). Radiologic assessment of spinal fusion. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Journal, 20(11), 694-703. DOI Scopus24 WoS21 Europe PMC16
2011	Costi, J., Freeman, B., & Elliott, D. (2011). Intervertebral disc properties: challenges for biodevices. Expert Review of Medical Devices, 8(3), 357-376. DOI Scopus17 WoS15 Europe PMC13
2011	Freeman, B. (2011). Reviewer's comment concerning "Abnormal activation of the motor cortical network in idiopathic scoliosis demonstrated by functional MRI" (doi:10.1007/s00586-011-1776-8) by J. Domenech et al.. European Spine Journal, 20(7), 1079-1080. DOI Scopus3 WoS3 Europe PMC1
2010	He, S., Zhao, Y., Freeman, B., Shi, Z., Li, M., Zhang, Y., & Yu, L. (2010). Incomplete spondylolysis of the first sacrum: a case report. Chinese Medical Journal, 123(2), 248-249. DOI
2010	Rackham, M., Cundy, T., Antoniou, G., Freeman, B., Sutherland, L., & Cundy, P. (2010). Predictors of serum chromium levels after stainless steel posterior spinal instrumentation for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Spine, 35(9), 975-982. DOI Scopus13 WoS13 Europe PMC10
2010	Cundy, T., Delaney, C., Rackham, M., Antoniou, G., Oakley, A., Freeman, B., . . . Cundy, P. (2010). Chromium ion release from stainless steel pediatric scoliosis instrumentation. Spine, 35(9), 967-974. DOI Scopus17 WoS14 Europe PMC14
2009	Ranganathan, A., Freeman, B., Scammell, B., McNally, D., Cox, E., & Gowland, P. (2009). 2009 ISSLS prize winner: What influence does sustained mechanical load have on diffusion in the human intervertebral disc? An in vivo study using serial postcontrast magnetic resonance imaging. Spine, 34(21), 2324-2337. DOI Scopus54 WoS50 Europe PMC34
2009	Shi, L., Wang, D., Chu, W., Burwell, R., Freeman, B., Heng, P., & Cheng, J. (2009). Volume-based morphometry of brain MR images in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis and healthy control subjects. American Journal of Neuroradiology, 30(7), 1302-1307. DOI Scopus25 WoS23 Europe PMC18
2009	Ardern, D., Yau, Y., & Freeman, B. (2009). Ankylosing spondylolitis and epilepsy: A dangerous combination. Injury Extra, 40(5), 93-95. DOI
2009	Debnath, U., Harshavardhana, N., Scammell, B., & Freeman, B. (2009). Lumbar pars injury or spondylolysis - diagnosis and management. Orthopaedics and Trauma, 23(2), 109-116. DOI Scopus3
2008	Burwell, R., Dangerfield, P., & Freeman, B. (2008). Concepts on the pathogenesis of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Bone growth and mass, vertebral column, spinal cord, brain, skull, extra-spinal left-right skeletal length asymmetries, disproportions and molecular pathogenesis.. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, 135, 3-52. Scopus46 Europe PMC32
2008	Haefeli, M., Elfering, A., Aebi, M., Freeman, B., Fritzell, P., Consciencia, J., . . . Boos, N. (2008). What comprises a good outcome in spinal surgery? a preliminary survey among spine surgeons of the SSE and European spine patients. European Spine Journal, 17(1), 104-116. DOI Scopus20 Europe PMC16
2008	Freeman, B., & Mehdian, R. (2008). Intradiscal Electrothermal Therapy, Percutaneous Discectomy, and Nucleoplasty: What is the Current Evidence?. Current Pain and Headache Reports, 12(1), 14-21. DOI Scopus30 Europe PMC12
2007	Tokala, D., Lam, K., Freeman, B., & Webb, J. (2007). Is there a role for selective anterior instrumentation in neuromuscular scoliosis?. European Spine Journal, 16(1), 91-96. DOI Scopus6 Europe PMC6
2007	Debnath, U., Freeman, B., Grevitt, M., Sithole, J., Scammell, B., & Webb, J. (2007). Clinical outcome of symptomatic unilateral stress injuries of the lumbar pars interarticularis. Spine, 32(9), 995-1000. DOI Scopus36 Europe PMC21
2007	Bayston, R., Ashraf, W., Barker-Davies, R., Tucker, E., Clement, R., Clayton, J., . . . Nuradeen, B. (2007). Biofilm formation by Propionibacterium acnes on biomaterials in vitro and in vivo: Impact on diagnosis and treatment. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research. Part A, 81(3), 705-709. DOI Scopus74 Europe PMC46
2007	Tokala, D., Lam, K., Freeman, B., & Webb, J. (2007). C7 decancellisation closing wedge osteotomy for the correction of fixed cervico-thoracic kyphosis. European Spine Journal, 16(9), 1471-1478. DOI Scopus34 Europe PMC25
2007	Behensky, H., Cole, A., Freeman, B., Grevitt, M., Mehdian, H., & Webb, J. (2007). Fixed lumbar apical vertebral rotation predicts spinal decompensation in lenke type 3c adolescent idiopathic scoliosis after selective posterior thoracic correction and fusion. European Spine Journal, 16(10), 1570-1578. DOI Scopus27 Europe PMC15
2007	Freeman, B., Steele, N., Sach, T., Hegarty, J., & Soegaard, R. (2007). ISSLS prize winner: Cost-effectiveness of two forms of circumferential lumbar fusion: A prospective randomized controlled trial. Spine, 32(25), 2891-2897. DOI Scopus23 Europe PMC17
2007	Bayston, R., Nuradeen, B., Ashraf, W., & Freeman, B. (2007). Antibiotics for the eradication of Propionibacterium acnes biofilms in surgical infection. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 60(6), 1298-1301. DOI Scopus47 Europe PMC34
2007	Freeman, B. (2007). The impact of surgical wait time on patient-based outcomes in posterior lumbar spine surgery (by J. Braybrooke et al.). European Spine Journal, 16(11), 1840-1841. DOI Scopus3 Europe PMC1
2007	Sivakumar, G., Paluzzi, A., & Freeman, B. (2007). Avulsion of ascending lumbar and iliolumbar veins in anterior spinal surgery: An anatomical study. Clinical Anatomy, 20(5), 553-555. DOI Scopus9 Europe PMC6
2006	Freeman, B., & Behensky, H. (2006). Re: Bilateral occipital condyle fractures leading to retropharyngeal haematoma and acute respiratory distress [Injury, the International Journal for the Care of the Injured 36 (2005) 207-212] [4]. Injury, 37(1), 83-84. DOI Scopus1
2006	Clarke, A., O'Malley, M., Hegarty, J., & Freeman, B. (2006). Blood audit evidenced-based cross-match requesting for lumbar spine surgery. Spine, 31(12), E373-E375. DOI Scopus4 Europe PMC2
2006	Arun, R., Mehdian, S., Freeman, B., Sithole, J., & Divjina, S. (2006). Do anterior interbody cages have a potential value in comparison to autogenous rib graft in the surgical management of Scheuermann's kyphosis?. The Spine Journal, 6(4), 413-420. DOI Scopus3 Europe PMC2
2006	Freeman, B., & Davenport, J. (2006). Total disc replacement in the lumbar spine: A systematic review of the literature. European Spine Journal, 15(SUPPL. 3), S439-S447. DOI Scopus106 Europe PMC57
2006	Freeman, B. (2006). IDET: A critical appraisal of the evidence. European Spine Journal, 15(SUPPL. 3), S448-S457. DOI Scopus39 Europe PMC15
2006	Watkins, R., Hussain, N., Freeman, B., Grevitt, M., & Webb, J. (2006). Anterior instrumentation for thoracolumbar adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: Do structural interbody grafts preserve sagittal alignment better than morselized rib autografts?. Spine, 31(20), 2337-2342. DOI Scopus6 Europe PMC4
2006	Burwell, R., Aujla, R., Freeman, B., Dangerfield, P., Cole, A., Kirby, A., . . . Moulton, A. (2006). Patterns of extra-spinal left-right skeletal asymmetries and proximo-distal disproportion in adolescent girls with lower spine scoliosis: ilio-femoral length asymmetry & bilateral tibial/foot length disproportion. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, 123, 101-108. Scopus13 Europe PMC8
2006	Burwell, R., Freeman, B., Dangerfield, P., Aujla, R., Cole, A., Kirby, A., . . . Moulton, A. (2006). Etiologic theories of idiopathic scoliosis: enantiomorph disorder concept of bilateral symmetry physeally-created growth conflicts and possible prevention. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, 123, 391-397. Scopus6 Europe PMC3
2006	Burwell, R., Aujla, R., Freeman, B., Dangerfield, P., Cole, A., Kirby, A., . . . Moulton, A. (2006). Patterns of extra-spinal left-right skeletal asymmetries in adolescent girls with lower spine scoliosis: relative lengthening of the ilium on the curve concavity & of right lower limb segments. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, 123, 57-65. Scopus20 Europe PMC11
2006	Burwell, R., Freeman, B., Dangerfield, P., Aujla, R., Cole, A., Kirby, A., . . . Moulton, A. (2006). Etiologic theories of idiopathic scoliosis: neurodevelopmental concept of maturational delay of the CNS body schema ("body-in-the-brain"). Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, 123, 72-79. Scopus24 Europe PMC15
2006	Burwell, R., Dangerfield, P., Freeman, B., Aujla, R., Cole, A., Kirby, A., . . . Moulton, A. (2006). Etiologic theories of idiopathic scoliosis: the breaking of bilateral symmetry in relation to left-right asymmetry of internal organs right thoracic adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) and vertebrate evolution. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, 123, 385-390. Scopus12 Europe PMC9
2006	Burwell, R., Freeman, B., Dangerfield, P., Aujla, R., Cole, A., Kirby, A., . . . Moulton, A. (2006). Left-right upper arm length asymmetry associated with apical vertebral rotation in subjects with thoracic scoliosis: anomaly of bilateral symmetry affecting vertebral costal and upper arm physes?. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, 123, 66-71. Scopus20 Europe PMC10
2006	Freeman, B., Fraser, R., Cain, C., Hall, D., & Chapple, D. (2006). In response [4]. Spine, 31(14), 1638. DOI
2006	Freeman, B., Fraser, R., Cain, C., Hall, D., & Chapple, D. (2006). In response [2]. Spine, 31(14), 1636-1637. DOI
2005	Freeman, B., & Behensky, H. (2005). Bilateral occipital condyle fractures leading to retropharyngeal haematoma and acute respiratory distress. Injury-international Journal of the Care of the Injured, 36(1), 207-212. DOI Scopus12 Europe PMC9
2005	Jones, A., Clarke, A., Freeman, B., Lam, K., & Grevitt, M. (2005). The Modic classification: Inter- and intraobserver error in clinical practice. Spine, 30(16), 1867-1869. DOI Scopus56 Europe PMC43
2005	McKenna, P., Freeman, B., Mulholland, R., Grevitt, M., Webb, J., & Mehdian, H. (2005). A prospective randomised controlled trial of femoral ring allograft versus a titanium cage in circumferential lumbar spinal fusion with minimum 2-year clinical results. European Spine Journal, 14(8), 727-737. DOI Scopus43 Europe PMC30
2005	Freeman, B., Fraser, R., Cain, C., Hall, D., & Chapple, D. (2005). A randomized, double-blind, controlled trial - Intradiscal electrothermal therapy versus placebo for the treatment of chronic discogenic low back pain. Spine, 30(21), 2369-2377. DOI Scopus165 WoS132 Europe PMC79
2004	Birchall, J., Blackband, K., Freeman, B., Ganatra, R., O'Leary, M., & Perkins, A. (2004). Precise localisation of osteoblastoma with SPET/CT. European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, 31(2), 308. DOI Scopus4 Europe PMC1
2004	Fraser, R., Ross, E., Lowery, G., Freeman, B., & Dolan, M. (2004). AcroFlex design and results. The Spine Journal, 4(6), S245-S251. DOI Scopus52 Europe PMC21
2003	McConnell, J., Freeman, B., Debnath, U., Grevitt, M., Prince, H., & Webb, J. (2003). A prospective randomized comparison of coralline hydroxyapatite with autograft in cervical interbody fusion. Spine, 28(4), 317-323. DOI Scopus52 Europe PMC31
2003	Debnath, U., Freeman, B., Gregory, P., de la Harpe, D., Kerslake, R., & Webb, J. (2003). Clinical outcome and return to sport after the surgical treatment of spondylolysis in young athletes. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery-British Volume, 85(2), 244-249. DOI Scopus86 Europe PMC40
2003	Freeman, B., Walters, R., Moore, R., & Fraser, R. (2003). Does intradiscal electrothermal therapy denervate and repair experimentally induced posterolateral annular tears in an animal model?. Spine, 28(23), 2602-2608. DOI Scopus62 WoS46 Europe PMC35
2002	Freeman, B., Walters, R., Moore, R., Vernon-Roberts, B., & Fraser, R. (2002). An assessment of the potential for intradiscal electrothermal therapy (IDET) to denervate posterior annular lesions. European Spine Journal, 11(Supplement 1), S21.
2002	Agorastides, I., Lam, K., Freeman, B., & Mulholland, R. (2002). The Adams classification for cadaveric discograms: Inter- and intra-observer error in the clinical setting. European Spine Journal, 11(1), 76-79. DOI Scopus11 Europe PMC3
2002	Kamat, A., Freeman, B., Cain, C., & Hall, D. (2002). Laminated multi-segment rib graft in anterior column reconstruction. European Spine Journal, 11(5), 465-466. DOI
2002	Freeman, B., Oullet, J., Webb, J., & Deviren, V. (2002). Excision of hemivertebrae in the management of congenital scoliosis [2]. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B, 84(2), 305-306. DOI Scopus2
2000	Freeman, B., Licina, P., & Mehdian, S. (2000). Posterior lumbar interbody fusion combined with instrumented postero-lateral fusion: 5-Year results in 60 patients. European Spine Journal, 9(1), 42-46. DOI Scopus61 Europe PMC46
2000	Adams, M., May, S., Freeman, B., Morrison, H., & Dolan, P. (2000). Effects of backward bending on lumbar intervertebral discs: Relevance to physical therapy treatments for low back pain. Spine, 25(4), 431-437. DOI Scopus85 Europe PMC47
2000	Neimeyer, T., Freeman, B., Grevitt, M., & Webb, J. (2000). Anterior thoracoscopic surgery followed by posterior instrumentation and fusion for spinal deformity. European Spine Journal, 9(6), 499-504. DOI Scopus45 Europe PMC29
2000	Kothari, P., Freeman, B., Grevitt, M., & Kerslake, R. (2000). Injury to the spinal cord without radiological abnormality (SCIWORA) in adults. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B, 82(7), 1034-1037. DOI Scopus76 Europe PMC43
2000	Adams, M., Freeman, B., Morrison, H., Nelson, I., & Dolan, P. (2000). Mechanical initiation of intervertebral disc degeneration. Spine, 25(13), 1625-1636. DOI Scopus448 Europe PMC311
1999	Mehdian, S., Freeman, B., & Licina, P. (1999). Cervical osteotomy for ankylosing spondylitis: An innovative variation on an existing technique. European Spine Journal, 8(6), 505-509. DOI Scopus35 Europe PMC24
1999	Kumar, S., & Freeman, B. (1999). Quadriplegia following grand mal seizures. Injury, 30(9), 626-629. DOI Scopus11 WoS8 Europe PMC6
1998	Bould, M., Freeman, B., Pullyblank, A., & Newman, J. (1998). Blood loss in sequential bilateral total knee arthroplasty. Journal of Arthroplasty, 13(1), 77-79. DOI Scopus47 Europe PMC38
1998	Freeman, B., Bisbinas, I., & Nelson, I. (1998). Traumatic atlanto-axial subluxation and missed cervical spine injuries. Hospital Medicine, 59(4), 330-331. Scopus4 Europe PMC2
1998	Freeman, B., Duff, S., Allen, P., Nicholson, H., & Atkins, R. (1998). The extended lateral approach to the hindfoot. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B, 80(1), 139-142. DOI Scopus66 Europe PMC33
1998	Freeman, B., & Atkins, R. (1998). End caps for the intramedullary nail: A help or a hindrance?. Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma, 12(4), 299-300. DOI Scopus6 Europe PMC2
1997	Karagkevrekis, B., Warwick, D., & Freeman, B. (1997). Barrier methods in the operating room: Surgical habits die hard. Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, 79(2), 121-123. Scopus4 Europe PMC2
1997	Freeman, B., Bisbinas, I., & Nelson, I. (1997). Shear fracture-dislocation of the lumbar spine without paraplegia. Injury, 28(8), 563-564. DOI Scopus5 Europe PMC3
1996	Freeman, B., & Ainscow, D. (1996). Use of alternative therapy by orthopaedic outpatients. Journal of Orthopaedic Rheumatology, 9(1), 57-59.
1996	Freeman, B., Karagkevrekis, B., & Newman, J. (1996). Septic arthritis following emergency splenectomy. Journal of Orthopaedic Rheumatology, 9(2), 100-101.
1995	Freeman, B., & Ainscow, D. (1995). Late diagnosis of osteoid osteoma. Journal of Orthopaedic Rheumatology, 8(4), 223-224.
1995	Freeman, B., & Rooker, G. (1995). Spontaneous rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament after anabolic steroids. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 29(4), 274-275. DOI Scopus18 Europe PMC6
1995	Freeman, B., & Leslie, I. (1995). A complication of monitoring in diabetes.. British journal of hospital medicine, 54(9), 470. Scopus1
1994	Freeman, B., Feldman, A., & Mackinnon, J. (1994). Go-kart injuries of the shoulder region. Injury, 25(8), 555-557. DOI Scopus6 Europe PMC1
1994	Freeman, B., & Ainscow, D. (1994). Nail gun injury: an update. Injury, 25(2), 110-111. DOI Scopus15 Europe PMC10

Book Chapters

Year	Citation
2010	Freeman, B., & Aylott, C. (2010). Immediate biomechanical effects of lumbar posterior dynamic stabilisation. In M. Szpalski, R. Gunzburg, B. Rydevik, J. -C. Le Huec, & H. Mayer (Eds.), Surgery for low back pain (pp. 213-220). Springer Berlin Heidelberg. DOI
2010	Freeman, B., & Debnath, U. (2010). The management of spondylolysis and spondylolisthesis. In M. Szpalski, R. Gunzburg, B. Rydevik, J. -C. Le Huec, & H. Mayer (Eds.), Surgery for low back pain (pp. 137-145). Springer Berlin Heidelberg. DOI
2010	Freeman, B. (2010). Efficacy of IDET and PIRFT for the treatment of discogenic low back pain. In M. Szpalski, R. Gunzburg, B. Rydevik, J. -C. Le Huec, & H. Mayer (Eds.), Surgery for low back pain (pp. 95-100). Springer Berlin Heidelberg. DOI Scopus1
2008	Freeman, B., & Madhavan, P. (2008). The spine. In Bailey & Love's Short Practice of Surgery (25 ed., pp. 467-484). United Kingdom: Hodder Education.
2008	Burwell, R., Dangerfield, P., & Freeman, B. (2008). Etiologic theories of idiopathic scoliosis. Somatic nervous system and the NOTOM escalator concept as one component in the pathogenesis of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. In P. Dangerfield (Ed.), Research into Spinal Deformities 6 (Vol. 140, pp. 208-217). The Netherlands: IOS Press. DOI Scopus14 Europe PMC7
2008	Burwell, R., Aujla, R., Kirby, A., Moulton, A., Dangerfield, P., Freeman, B., . . . Webb, J. (2008). Ultrasound femoral anteversion (FAV) relative to tibial torsion (TT) is abnormal after screening for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS): evaluation by two methods. In P. Dangerfield (Ed.), Research into Spinal Deformities 6 (Vol. 140, pp. 37-43). The Netherlands: IOS Press. DOI Scopus4 Europe PMC2
2008	Burwell, R., Aujla, R., Kirby, A., Moulton, A., Dangerfield, P., Freeman, B., . . . Webb, J. (2008). Ultrasound femoral anteversion (FAV) and tibial torsion (TT) after school screening for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS). In P. Dangerfield (Ed.), Research into Spinal Deformities 6 (Vol. 140, pp. 225-230). The Netherlands: IOS Press. DOI Scopus4 Europe PMC5
2008	Burwell, R., Aujla, R., Freeman, B., Dangerfield, P., Cole, A., Kirby, A., . . . Moulton, A. (2008). The posterior skeletal thorax: rib-vertebral angle and axial vertebral rotation asymmetries in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. In P. Dangerfield (Ed.), Research into Spinal Deformities 6 (Vol. 140, pp. 263-268). The Netherlands: IOS Press. DOI Scopus9 Europe PMC6
2008	Burwell, R., Aujla, R., Kirby, A., Dangerfield, P., Moulton, A., Freeman, B., . . . Webb, J. (2008). Leg-arm length ratios correlate with severity of apical vertebral rotation in girls after scool screening for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS): a dynamic pathomechanism in the initiation of the deformity?. In P. Dangerfield (Ed.), Research into Spinal Deformities 6 (Vol. 140, pp. 189-193). The Netherlands: IOS Press. DOI Scopus3 Europe PMC2
2008	Freeman, B. (2008). Intraoperative Radionuclide Localisation for Osteoid Osteoma and Osteoblastoma of the spine. In M. Szpalski, & R. Gunzburg (Eds.), Vertebral tumors (pp. 171-180). Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
2007	Freeman, B., & Kandziora, F. (2007). Spinal Instrumentation: Cervico-Thoracic Junction. In M. Aebi, V. Arlet, & J. Webb (Eds.), AOspine manual (pp. 315-327). Dubendorf: AOSpine International.
2007	Freeman, B. (2007). What is the evidence base for IDET?. In Marek Szpalski (Ed.), Nonfusion technologies in spine surgery (pp. 73-85). Philadelphia, Pa. ; London: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
2007	Freeman, B., & McNally, D. (2007). Adjacent level disc biomechanics. In M. Szpalski, R. Gunzburg, J. Huec, & M. Brayda-Bruno (Eds.), Nonfusion technologies in spine surgery (1 ed., pp. 1-12). Philadelphia, Pa. ; London: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
2007	Freeman, B. (2007). Total disc replacement in the lumbar spine. In D. Lim, & S. Hay (Eds.), The Evidence for Orthopaedic Surgery (pp. 81-90). Harley, UK: TFM Publishing Limited.
2006	Freeman, B. (2006). Clinical outcome following surgical treatment of spondylolysis. In R. Gunzburg, & M. Szpalski (Eds.), Spondylolysis, Spondylolisthesis and Degenerative Spondylolisthesis (pp. 283-293). Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
2006	Freeman, B. (2006). Mechanics of neurological impingement. In R. Gunzburg, & M. Szpalski (Eds.), Spondylolysis, Spondylolisthesis and Degenerative Spondylolisthesis (pp. 29-36). Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
2006	Freeman, B. (2006). Surgery for disc prolapse, spinal stenosis and back pain. In M. Adams (Ed.), The Biomechanics of Back Pain (2 ed., pp. 243-255). Churchill Livingstone.
2006	Freeman, B. (2006). Precision Injection Techniques for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Spinal Disorders. In S. Corbett (Ed.), Introduction to Spine Surgery (pp. 137-156). Dubendorf, Switzerland: Thieme Medical Publishers.
2005	Freeman, B. (2005). The spine and spinal cord. In The New Aird's Companion in Surgical Studies (3rd ed., pp. 1014-1029). Churchill Livingstone.
2004	Freeman, B. (2004). Laminectomy for spinal stenosis. In H. al (Ed.), The lumbar spine / official publication of the International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine (3rd ed., pp. 501-508). Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

Conference Papers

Year	Citation
1997	Duff, S., Nicholson, H., Freeman, B., & Atkins, R. (1997). The anatomy of the hindfoot and its implications in the surgical treatment of calcaneal fractures. In Journal of Anatomy Vol. 191 (pp. 126).

Conference Items

Year	Citation
2017	Jones, C. F., Robertson, W. S. P., Gayen, M., & Freeman, B. J. C. (2017). An Articulated, Instrumented Neck for a Paramedic Training Mannequin: Proof-of-Concept Design and Testing. Poster session presented at the meeting of XXVI Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics. Brisbane, Australia.
2017	Beaucage-Gauvreau, E., Thewlis, D., Graham, R., Robertson, W. S. P., Fraser, R. D., Freeman, B. J., & Jones, C. F. (2017). Validation of Full Body OpenSim Model With Detailed Lumbar Spine to Evaluate Biomechanics of Lifting Tasks. Poster session presented at the meeting of XXVI Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics. Brisbane, Australia.
2017	Jones, C. F., Robertson, W. S. P., Callary, S., Mulaibrahimovic, A., Kuliwaba, J., Gunzburg, R., . . . Freeman, B. J. (2017). Radiographic, Mechanical and Histological Evaluation of Fusion in an Ovine Model: Peek Interbody Cages With and Without a Porous Titanium Alloy Coating. Poster session presented at the meeting of XXVI Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics. Brisbane, Australia.
2017	Beaucage-Gauvreau, E., Thewlis, D., Robertson, W. S. P., Fraser, R. D., Freeman, B. J. C., & Jones, C. F. (2017). Biomechanical Investigation of a Braced Arm-To-Thigh Lifting Technique for Occupational Tasks, With Kinematic Analysis and Computer Modeling Approaches. Poster session presented at the meeting of XXVI Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics. Brisbane, Australia.
2017	Jones, C. F., robertson, W. S. P., gayen, M., & freeman, B. J. C. (2017). An articulated, instrumented, neck for a paramedic training mannequin: proof-of-concept design and testing. Poster session presented at the meeting of ANZORS-RSA Joint Conference. Adelaide.
2017	Jones, C. F., Robertson, W. S. P., Callary, S., mulaibrahimovic., Kuliwaba., Gunzburg, R., . . . Freeman. (2017). Radiographic, mechanical and histological evaluation of fusion using PEEK interbody cages with and without a porous titanium alloy coating, in an ovine model. Poster session presented at the meeting of ANZORS-RSA Joint Conference. Adelaide.
2017	beaucage-gauvreau., thewlis., robertson, W. S. P., fraser, R. D., freeman., & jones, C. F. (2017). Biomechanical investigation of a braced arm-to-thigh lifting technique for occupational tasks, with kinematic analysis and computer modeling approaches. Poster session presented at the meeting of ANZORS-RSA Joint Conference. Adelaide.
2017	Beaucage-Gauvreau, E., Thewlis, D., Graham, R., Robertson, W. S. P., Fraser, R., Freeman, B. J. C., & Jones, C. F. (2017). Validation of full body OpenSim model with detailed lumbar spine to evaluate biomechanics of lifting tasks. Poster session presented at the meeting of ANZORS-RSA Joint Conference. Adelaide.
2017	Quarrington, R. D., Costi, J. J., Freeman, B. J. C., & Jones, C. F. (2017). Quantitative evaluation of facet deflection, strain and failure load during simulated cervical spine trauma. Poster session presented at the meeting of ANZORS-RSA Joint Conference. Adelaide.
2017	Jones, C. F., Robertson, W. S. P., Gayen, M., & Freeman, B. J. C. (2017). Proof-of-concept design and testing of an articulated and instrumented neck for a paramedic mannequin. Poster session presented at the meeting of Spine Society of Australia 28th Annual Scientific Meeting. Hobart.
2017	Jones, C. F., Robertson, W. S. P., Gayen, M., & Freeman, B. J. C. (2017). Proof-of-concept design and testing of an articulated and instrumented neck for a paramedic mannequin. Poster session presented at the meeting of Spine Society of Australia 28th Annual Scientific Meeting. Hobart.
2017	Jones, C. F., Robertson, W. S. P., Callary, S., Mulaibrahimovic, A., Kuliwaba, J., Gunzburg, R., . . . Freeman, B. J. C. (2017). Evaluation of fusion with a porous titanium alloy coated peek interbody cage in an ovine model. Poster session presented at the meeting of Spine Society of Australia 28th Annual Scientific Meeting. Hobart.

Software

Year	Citation
2019	Beaucage-Gauvreau, É., Jones, C., Thewlis, D., Robertson, W., Freeman, B., Fraser, R., . . . Brandon, S. (2019). Lifting Full-Body (LFB) Model [Online]. https://simtk.org/projects/lfbmodel: SimTK.

Grants and Funding

CI Team	Title	Period of Support	Funding Source
CIA - Brian Freeman CIB - Anant Kamat CIC - Robert Fraser	Treatment of discitis following discectomy	1999-2000	The Adelaide Bone and Joint Research Foundation Inc. ID 181/99
CIA - Anant Kamat CIB - Brian Freeman CIC - Robert Moore	Complications resulting from intra-thecal injection of epidural steroids	1999-2000	The Adelaide Bone and Joint Research Foundation Inc. ID 182/99
CIA - Rebecca Walters CIB - Brian Freeman CIC - Robert Moore	Timing of prophylactic antibiotics for the prevention of iatrogenic discitis	1999-2000	The Adelaide Bone and Joint Research Foundation Inc. ID 183/99
CIA - R Arun CIB - Brian Freeman CIC - Brigitte Scammell CID - Donal McNally CIE - Penny Gowlaand	The effect of mechanical loading on diffusion of solutes in the human intervertebral disc	2004-2005	Pump Priming Grant Queen’s Medical Centre Trustees ID M/9/2004 OR090401
CIA - Brian Freeman CIB - Geoffrey Burwell	Evaluation of brain development in girls with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS): A pilot study	2005-2007	British Scoliosis Research Foundation (BSRF)
CIA - Claire Jones CIB - Brian Freeman CIC - Robert J Moore	Investigating the mechanical response of the developing spine to spondylolysis loading patterns with a novel strain measurement technique	2012	Royal Adelaide Hospital Research Fund Mary Overton Project Grant
CIA - Claire Jones CIB - Peter Cripton CIC - Brian Freeman CID - Robert J Moore	Understanding the biomechanical origins of pars defects – towards a biofidelic in vitro model of spondylolysis and spondylolisthesis	2012-2013 (Extended to 2015)	AO Foundation, Dubendorf, Switzerland
CI - Sarah Dunlop AI - Peter Batchelor AI - Peter Woodland AI - Dave Dillon AI - Sudhakar Rao AI - John Kerr AI - Ann Watts AI - John Buchanon AI - Gary Allison AI - James Middleton AI - Brian Freeman	ICED (Immediate Cooling and Emergency Decompression): Involving WA in an Australia-wide clinical trial for traumatic spinal cord injury.	2012-2013	Neurotrauma Research Programme (NRP) Western Australian Institute for Medical Research (WAIMR)
CIA - Peter Batchelor CIB - Doug Brown CIC - Sarah Dunlop CID - Brian Freeman	Assessment of the Timing of Decompressive Surgery in Spinal Cord Injury	2013	Institute for Safety, Compensation and Recovery Research (ISCRR) Development Grant
CIA - Markus Melloh CIB - Lukas Staub CIC - Brian Freeman	Rate and Predictors of Complications in Spinal Surgery	2013-2014	Raine Priming Grant. The University of Western Australia APP ID 35/2013
CIA - Claire Jones Supervisor- B Freeman	Unravelling the riddle of spondylolysis: a biomechanical approach to improving prevention, detection and treatment of a common spinal complaint.	2014-2017	NHMRC Early Career Fellowship APP ID 1072387
CIA - Peter Batchelor CIB - Jeffrey Rosenfeld CIC - Brian Freeman CID - Sarah Dunlop CIE - Stephen Bernard CIF - Andrew Nunn CIG - Ian Mosley CIH - James Middleton	Immediate Cooling and Emergency Decompression (ICED) for the Treatment of Spinal Cord Injury; Pilot, Safety and Feasibility Studies	2014-2016	NHMRC Project Grant APP ID 1066217
CIA - Peter Batchelor CIB - Ian Mosley CIC - Jeffrey Rosenfeld CID - Brian Freeman CIE - Sarah Dunlop CIF - Stephen Bernard CIG - Andrew Nunn CIH - James Middleton	Immediate Cooling and Emergency Decompression (ICED) for the Treatment of Spinal Cord Injury; Pilot, Safety and Feasibility Studies	2014-2019	Institute for Safety, Compensation and Recovery Research (ISCRR) Project Grant
CIA - Brian Freeman CIB - John Slavotinek CIC- Ruth Marshall	To investigate serial quantitative changes in bone and muscle mass in individuals with spinal cord injury, multiple injuries and musculoskeletal disorders in general using low dose Peripheral Quantitative Computed Tomography [pQCT]	2014	RAH Research Foundation Research Infrastructure Block Grant Equipment Grant 7 Oct 2014
CIA – Brian Freeman CIB – Julia Kuliwaba	Bone marrow pathology of Modic changes in the lumbar spine: Is there a role for bacterial infection	2014	AOSpine Australia and New Zealand Research Award 2014
CIA - Claire Jones CIB - Brian Freeman CIC - John Costi	Quantitative evaluation of facet deflection and loading in the human cervical spine: ex-vivo biomechanical approach to understanting cervical facet fracture and dislocation	2015	Royal Adelaide Hospital Research Foundation Clinical Project Grant 2015
CIA - Claire Jones CIB - Brian Freeman CIC - John Costi	Towards improved understanding of the mechanisms underlying cervical facet fracture and dislocation: quantitative evaluation of facet deflection and loading	2015	AOSpine Australia and New Zealand Research Award 2015
CIA - Brian Freeman CIB - Jillian M Clark CIC - Mark Hutchinson CID - Ewa Goldys	Hyperspectral imaging as an analytical tool to predict neurological prognosis and guide practice	10 April 2015	NeuroSurgical Research Foundation Inc.
CIA - Brian Freeman CIB - Claire Jones CIC - Anna Leonard Awarded 8 May 2015	To develop and characterize a large animal (sheep) survival model of traumatic spinal cord injury.	Sept 2015 to Sept 2016	Johnson & Johnson Medical Pty (DePuy SynthesSpine)
CIA - Anna Leonard CIB - Claire Jones CIC - Brian Freeman Awarded 20 Aug 2015	Evaluation of duraplasty surgical intervention following traumatic spinal cord injury in a clinically relevant large animal model.	2016	Conquer Paralysis Now: A global project of the Sam Schmidt Foundation
CIA - Julio Licinio CIB - Parabjit S Takhar CIC - Brian J Freeman Awarded 10 Sept 2015	Molecular imaging of the spinal cord: Technology innovation for the diagnosis and treatment of spinal cord injury	01/07/15-30/06/16	The Lifetime Support Authority of South Australia (LSA)
CIA - Tim Pointon CIB - Tim Rayner CIC - Hugh Grantham CID - Claire Jones CID – Brian Freeman Awarded 01 Oct 2015	Biomechanical evaluation of the efficacy of neck immobilisation techniques utilised by paramedics in the out-of-hospital setting	01/10/15 to 30/06/17	2015 Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences / FMC Foundation / Flinders Fertility
CIA - Claire Jones CIB - Erica Beaucage-Gauvreau CIC - Dom Thewlis CID - Will Robertson CIE - Robert Fraser CIF - Brian Freeman	Validation of a full-body musculoskeletal model with detailed lumbar spine, for estimating spinal muscle and joint loads in bending and lifting tasks.	01/02/17 to 31/01/18	AOSpine Australia and New Zealand Research Award 2017

Teaching

I have enjoyed participation in both undergraduate and postgraduate teaching throughout my career. As anatomy demonstrator I taught clinical anatomy to medical students and applied neuro-anatomy to BSc students. Clinical teaching followed when I became a musculoskeletal tutor in Bristol. I have had the privilege of training 60 spinal fellows to the standard commensurate with that of a consultant spinal surgeon. I have lectured to various groups of postgraduate doctors, engineers, physiotherapists and nursing staff. I act as an examiner for undergraduate orthopaedic examinations for the University of Nottingham. I have been a faculty member for the basic and advanced AO spine course in Nottingham and lectured on the advanced AO spine course in Australia (2000) and Switzerland (2002, 2005). I commenced my appointment as Special Professor of Spinal Surgery on 1 August 2007. I am a personal tutor to four medical students. I am a member of the AOUK National Faculty and regularly teach on the AO Basic and Advanced Spine seminars in addition to Live Surgery Seminars demonstrating the use of the Universal Spine System for spinal deformity. I successfully completed the AO Tips for Teachers course in March 2003.

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Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

Date	Role	Research Topic	Program	Degree Type	Student Load	Student Name
2019	Co-Supervisor	Developing and Characterising a Survival Model of Thoracic Contusion Spinal Cord Injury in Pigs	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Ms Christine Gayen
2018	Co-Supervisor	Biomechanics of Cervical Spine Trauma	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Parham Foroutan

Past Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

Date	Role	Research Topic	Program	Degree Type	Student Load	Student Name
2015 - 2019	Co-Supervisor	Brace for it: assessing lumbar spinal loads for a braced arm-to-thigh lifting and bending technique using a musculoskeletal modelling approach	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mrs Erica Beaucage-Gauvreau
2014 - 2018	Principal Supervisor	Towards Understanding the Injury Mechanics and Clinical Outcomes of Traumatic Subaxial Cervical Facet Dislocation and Fracture-Dislocation	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Dr Ryan David Quarrington
2012 - 2017	Co-Supervisor	Axon Stretch growth: Towards functional repair of the spinal cord - An early translational exercise	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Malcolm Philip Brinn
2009 - 2013	Principal Supervisor	To Compare Radio-Stereometric Analysis (RSA) and Computed Tomography (CT) for the Assessment of Lumbar Spinal Fusion in a Sheep Model	Master of Surgery	Master	Full Time	Dr Ali Humadi

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Committee Memberships

Date	Role	Committee	Institution	Country
2016 - ongoing	Secretary	Spine Society of Australia	—	—
2012 - 2015	Member	Clinical Trials Committee, Spinal Cord Injury Network, Australia and New Zealand	—	—
2009 - 2014	Member	AOSpine Australia / New Zealand Council	—	—
2006 - 2007	Member	British Association of Spine Surgeons	—	—
2004 - 2007	Advisory Board Member	The Bone and Joint Decade 2000-2010 Neck Pain Task Force (NPTF)	—	—
2002 - 2015	Member	International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine	—	—

Memberships

Date	Role	Membership	Country
2012 - ongoing	—	North American Spine Society	—
2010 - ongoing	—	Australian Orthopaedic Association	—
2009 - ongoing	—	AO Spine	—
2008 - ongoing	—	Spine Society of Australia	—

Position: Co-Clinical Director COTR
Phone: 70742036
Email: brian.freeman@adelaide.edu.au
Fax: 7074 6198
Campus: North Terrace
Building: Adelaide Health and Medical Sciences
Org Unit: Surgical Specialties

Professor Brian Freeman

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