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Dr Matthew Brick
 

• Skeletal muscle proteins involved in fatty acid transport influence fatty acid oxidation rates observed during exercise. Maunder E, Rothschild JA, Fritzen AM, Brick MJ, Leigh WB, et al. Pflugers Arch. 18 July 23.
• Durability of the moderate-to-heavy-intensity transition is related to the effects of prolonged exercise on severe-intensity performance. Hamilton K, Kilding AE, Plews DJ, Brick MJ, Leigh WB, Maunder E et al. Eur J Appl Physiol. 2024 Mar 28. doi: 10.1007/s00421-024-05459-6.
• Locally applied heat stress during exercise training may promote adaptations to mitochondrial enzyme activities in skeletal muscle. Maunder E, King A, Brick MJ, Leigh WB, Rothschild, J.A. et al. Pflugers Arch – Eur J Physiol 476, 939–948 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00424-024-02939-8
• The posterior crescent sign on MRI and MR arthrography: is it a marker of hip dysplasia and instability?  MacDonald AA, Blankenbaker DG, Brick MJ, Woodward RM et al.  Skeletal Radiol. 7 Dec 2022.
• Criteria for the Operating Room Confirmation of the Diagnosis of Hip Instability: The Results of an International Expert Consensus Conference. Safran MR, Murray IR, Andrade AJ, Brick MJ et al. Arthroscopy. 1 April 2022.
• Ligamentum Teres Lesions Are Associated With Poorer Patient Outcomes in a Large Primary Hip Arthroscopy Cohort of 1,935 Patients. Perumal V, Woodley SJ, Nicholson HD, Brick MJ, Bacon CJ. Arthrosc Sports Med Rehabil. 14 June 2022
  
• Pre-existing osteoarthritis remains a key feature of arthroscopy patients who convert to total hip arthroplasty. Vesey. RM, Bacon CJ, Brick MJ . Journal of ISAKOS: Joint Disorders & Orthopaedic Sports Medicine. 12 November 2020.
• Graft Options in Hip Labral Reconstruction. Lodhia, P., McConkey, M. O., Leith, J. M., Maldonado, D. R., Brick, M. J., & Domb, B. G. Current reviews in musculoskeletal medicine. 27 January 2021. 
• The Importance of Retaining Sufficient Acetabular Depth: Successful 2-Year Outcomes of Hip Arthroscopy for Patients with Pincer-Morphology Compared with Matched Controls. CR Brick, CJ Bacon, MJ Brick. American Journal of Sports Medicine 2020 July 31. 48(10), 2471–2480.
• Peri-operative platelet-rich plasma in arthroscopic femoroacetabular impingement surgery: a randomized controlled trial. Foo GL, Knudsen JS, Bacon CJ, Mei-Dan O, McConkey MO, Brick MJ. J Hip Preserv Surg. 2021;8(1):14-21. Published 2021 Jul 16. doi:10.1093/jhps/hnab001
• Impact of smoking on pain and function in rotator cuff repair: a prospective 5-year cohort follow-up of 1383 patients. Caughey WJ, Maher A, Leigh WB, Brick MJ et al. ANZ J Surg. 2021;91(10):2153-2158. doi:10.1111/ans.17062
• Temperate performance and metabolic adaptation following endurance training performed under environmental heat stress. E Maunder, DJ Plews, GA Wallis, MJ Brick, WB Leigh, AE Kilding et al. Physiological Reports. 4 April 2021.
• Peak fat oxidation is positively associated with vastus lateralis CD36 content, fed-state exercise fat oxidation, and endurance performance in trained males. Maunder E, Plews DJ, Wallis GA, Brick MJ, Leigh WB et al. 2021 Sep 25]. Eur J Appl Physiol. 2021;1-10. doi:10.1007/s00421-021-04820-3
• Microinstability of the hip: a systematic review of the imaging findings. RM Woodward, RM Vesey, CJ Bacon, SG White, MJ Brick, DJ Blankenbaker. Skeletal Radiology. 2020 June 10.
  

• Medium-term outcomes of a cohort of revision rotator cuff repairs. Hoffman TW, Maher A, Leigh WB, Brick MJ, Caughey MA, Young SW. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. 2020 Mar 4.  

• A multicenter, double-blind, randomized controlled trial comparing magnetic resonance imaging evaluation of repaired versus unrepaired interportal capsulotomy in patients undergoing hip arthroscopy for femoroacetabular impingement. Kraeutler MJ, Strickland CD, Brick MJ, Garabekyan T, Woon JTK, Chadayammuri V, Mei-Dan O. Journal of Hip Preservation Surgery. 2018 Nov 26;5(4):349-356. 

• Randomized Controlled Trial of Hip Arthroscopy Surgery vs Physical Therapy: Letter to the Editor. Faucett SC, Nepple JJ, Andrade T, Aoki S, Bedi A, Bharam S, Brick MJ, Byrd JWT, Cakic JN, Cascio BM, Christoforetti J, Clohisy JC, Domb B, Dumont G, Ellman MB, Harris JD, Kelly BT, Krych AJ, LaPrade RF, Larson C, Laskowski JR, Levy BA, Lynch TS, Martin HD, Mather C 3rd, Miyamoto RG, Nho SJ, O’Donnell JM, Philippon MJ, Price MR, Ranawat AS, Rodriguez MC, Safran MR, Said HG, Salata MJ, Sampson T, Stubbs AJ, Uchida S, Villar RN, Willimon SC, Wolf A, Wong I, Wuerz TH, Yen YM. American Journal of Sports Medicine. 2018 Jul;46(8):NP35-NP38.

• MRI Evaluation of Repaired Versus Unrepaired Interportal Capsulotomy in Simultaneous Bilateral Hip Arthroscopy: A Double-Blind, Randomized Controlled Trial. Strickland CD, Kraeutler MJ, Brick MJ, Garabekyan T, Woon JTK, Chadayammuri V, Mei-Dan O. American Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 2018 Jan 17;100(2):91-98.

• Arthroscopic, open and mini-open approach for rotator cuff repair: no difference in pain or function at 24 months. Bond EC, Hunt L, Brick MJ, Leigh WB, Maher A, Young SW, Caughey MA. ANZ Journal of Surgery. 2018 Jan;88(1-2):50-55.  

• Gender, ethnicity and smoking affect pain and function in patients with rotator cuff tears. Maher A, Leigh W, Brick M, Young S, Millar J, Walker C, Caughey M. ANZ Journal of Surgery. 2017 Sep;87(9):704-708.

• The role of acromioplasty when repairing rotator cuff tears-no difference in pain or functional outcome at 24 months in a cohort of 2,441 patients. Bond EC, Maher A, Hunt L, Leigh W, Brick M, Young SW, Caughey M. New Zealand Medical Journal. 2017 Jul 7;130(1458):13-20. 

• Causes of pain and loss of function in rotator cuff disease: analysis of 1383 cases. Maher A, Leigh W, Brick M, Young S, Caughey M. ANZ Journal of Surgery. 2017 Jun;87(6):488-492. 

• Endoscopic Sciatic Neurolysis. Knudsen JS, McConkey MO, Brick MJ. Arthroscopy Techniques. 2015 Aug 10;4(4):e353-8.  

• Piriformis Syndrome and Endoscopic Sciatic Neurolysis. Knudsen JS, Mei-Dan O, Brick MJ. Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review. 2016 Mar;24(1):e1-7.

• Bilateral hip arthroscopy under the same anaesthetic for patients with symptomatic bilateral femoroacetabular impingement: 1-year outcomes. Mei-Dan O, McConkey MO, Knudsen JS, Brick MJ. Arthroscopy. 2014 Jan;30(1):47-54. 

• Catastrophic failure of hip arthroscopy due to iatrogenic instability: can partial division of the ligamentum teres and iliofemoral ligament cause subluxation? Mei-Dan O, McConkey MO, Brick M. Arthroscopy. 2012 Mar;28(3):440-5.  

• Relationship between cycling mechanics and core stability. Abt JP, Smoliga JM, Brick MJ, Jolly JT, Lephart SM, Fu FH. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. 2007 Nov;21(4):1300-4.