Publications

Selected Journal Papers 

  1. Irene Yang, Carol Porteous, Hamish Simpson. (2025). The Lived Fracture Experience (LiFE) study: A mixed methods qualitative study research protocol exploring the lived experiences of fracture non-union patients. PLOS One. 20(4): e0318636. Published
  2. Irene Yang, S-T Jerry Tsang, Simon G. F. Abram, Chloe E.H. Scott, A Hamish Simpson. (2025).  Overcoming barriers to inter-disciplinary research in engineering & orthopaedic surgery. Bone and Joint Research. 14(9): 791-794. Published
  3. Nadia Aghili*, Katie Hughes, Kianoush Nazarpour, A. Hamish Simpson, Irene Yang. (2024). Evaluating the impact of AI in orthopaedics: a systematic scoping review of current evidence and research gaps in the knee joint. The Knee. Revision Requested
  4. Irene Yang, Russell Buchanan, Nisreen Al-Namnam, Xuan Li, Margaret Lucas, A. Hamish Simpson. (2024). Ultrasonic tool to cut human bone: cutting speed and forces necessary for potential remote robotic arms. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine. Revision Requested
  5. Nisreen Al-Namnam, Aneta T. Luczak, Irene Yang, Xuan Li, Margaret Lucas, Andrew C. Hall, A. Hamish Simpson. (2024). Chondroprotection of articular cartilage integrity: utilizing ultrasonic scalpel and hyperosmolar irrigation solution during cutting. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage Open. 6(3): 100499. Accepted
  6. Irene Yang, Jamie Nicholson, Peter Abernethy, Liam Roebuck, Adrian Thomson, Carmel M Moran, A. Hamish Simpson. (2024). Ultrasound imaging for orthopedic surgery: minimum reporting requirements of clinically important bone healing features & the search for ground truth. Insights into Imaging. Submitted
  7. Irene Yang, Greta Agustoni, David W Murray, Stephen J Mellon. (2023). Mechanisms of mobile bearing dislocation in lateral unicompartmental knee replacement. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine. 237(10): 1167-1176. Accepted
  8. Irene Yang, Jonathan D. Gammell, David W. Murray, Stephen J. Mellon. (2022). Application of a robotics path planning algorithm to assess the risk of mobile bearing dislocation in lateral unicompartmental knee replacement. Scientific Reports. 12: 2068. Accepted
  9. Irene Yang, Jonathan D. Gammell, David W. Murray, Stephen J. Mellon. (2021). The Oxford domed lateral unicompartmental knee replacement implant: increasing wall height reduces the risk of bearing dislocation. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine. 236(3): 349-355. Accepted
  10. Irene Yang, Thomas W. Hamilton, Stephen J. Mellon, David W. Murray. (2021). Systematic review and meta-analysis of bearing dislocation in lateral meniscal bearing unicompartmental knee replacement: domed versus flat tibial surface. The Knee. 28: 214-228. Accepted
  11. James A. Kennedy, Hasan R. Mohammad, Irene Yang, Stephen J. Mellon, Christopher A. F. Dodd, Hemant G. Pandit, David W. Murray. (2020). Oxford domed lateral unicompartmental knee replacement: 10 year survival clinical outcome. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery [Br]. 102-B(8): 1033-1040. Accepted
  12. Irene Yang, Jonathan D. Gammell, David W. Murray, Stephen J. Mellon. (2020). Application of a robotics path planning algorithm to assess the risk of mobile bearing dislocation in lateral unicompartmental knee replacement. EPiC Series in Health Sciences. 4: 301-305. Accepted
  13. Iman Manavitehrani, Pegah Ebrahimi, Irene Yang, Sean Daly, Aaron Schindeler, Akshat Saxena, David G. Little, David F. Fletcher, Fariba Dehghani, David S. Winlaw. (2019). Current challenges and emergent technologies for manufacturing artificial right ventricle to pulmonary artery (RV-PA) cardiac conduits. Cardiovascular Engineering and Technology. 10: 205-215. Accepted

Book Chapters

  1. Irene Yang, Benjamin H. van Duren, Hemant G. Pandit. (2024). Lateral unicompartmental knee replacement surgery for lateral knee osteoarthritis. Deshmukh, A.J., Shabani, B.H., Waldstein, W., Oni, J.K.Surgical Management of Knee Arthritis. Online. Published, Springer Nature

Conference Proceedings

  1. Irene Yang, Russell Buchanan, Kianoush Nazarpour, A. Hamish Simpson. (2024). Automated segmentation of long bones in ultrasound images: comparing segmentation performance of four state-ofthe- art clinically used pretrained convolutional neural networks. Orthopedic Research Society, Arizona, Conference Date: 2025/2 Abstract Submitted
  2. Irene Yang, Jamie A. Nicholson, Peter Abernethy, Liam Roebuck, Adrian Thomson, Carmel M. Moran, A. Hamish Simpson. (2024). Ultrasound imaging for orthopedic surgery: recommendations for minimum reporting requirements of clinical features - results from an expert consensus meeting. European Society of Radiology, Vienna, Austria Conference Date: 2025/2 Abstract Submitted
  3. Irene Yang, Jamie A. Nicholson, Peter Abernethy, Liam Roebuck, Adrian Thomson, Carmel M. Moran, A. Hamish Simpson. (2024). Ultrasound imaging for orthopedic surgery: recommendations for minimum reporting requirements of clinical features - results from an expert consensus meeting. Orthopedic Research Society/International Section for Fracture Repair 18th Biennial Meeting, Montreal, Canada Conference Date: 2024/10 Poster Accepted
  4. Nadia Aghili*, Katie Hughes, Kianoush Nazarpour, Hamish Simpson, Irene Yang. (2024). Evaluating the impact of AI in orthopaedics: a systematic scoping review of current evidence and gaps in the knee joint. British Orthopaedic Research Society, Sheffield, United Kingdom Conference Date: 2024/9 Poster Accepted
  5. Irene Yang, Russell Buchanan, Nisreen Al-Namnam, Xuan Li, Margaret Lucas, A. Hamish Simpson. (2024). The use of an ultrasonic tool to cut human bone: cutting forces of orthopaedic surgeons. Orthopedic Research Society, Long beach, California, United States of America Conference Date: 2024/2 Poster Accepted
  6. Aleksander Marek, Nisreen Al-Namnam, Xuan Li, Aneta Luczak, Irene Yang, Margaret Lucas, A. Hamish Simpson, Fabrice Pierron. (2023). Ultra-high speed imaging for studying ultrasonic cutting of bone & cartilage. European Society of Biomechanics, Maastricht, Netherlands Conference Date: 2023/7 Poster Published
  7. Irene Yang, Nisreen Al-Namnam, Aleksander Marek, Xuan Li, Margaret Lucas, A. Hamish Simpson. (2023). Ultrasonic cutting tools for orthopaedic surgery: Mechanical test rig design and preliminary testing in human bone. Orthopaedic Research Society conference, Texas, United States of America Conference Date: 2023/2 Poster Published
  8. Nisreen Al-Namnam, Aneta Luczak, Irene Yang, Xuan Li, Margaret Lucas, Andrew C. Hall, A. Hamish Simpson. (2023). Chondroprotection during cutting of human articular cartilage using an ultrasonic scalpel: An invitro study. Orthopaedic Research Society conference, Texas, United States of America Conference Date: 2023/2 Poster Published
  9. Irene Yang, Jonathan D. Gammell, Stephen J. Mellon, David W. Murray. (2022). A novel computational dislocation analysis tool using robotics path planning algorithms for mobile bearing lateral unicompartmental knee replacement surgery. Orthopaedic Research Society conference, Tampa, Florida, United States of America Conference Date: 2022/2 Poster Published
  10. Irene Yang, Jonathan D. Gammell, Stephen J. Mellon, David W. Murray. (2021). The Oxford domed lateral implant: increasing tibial component wall height reduces the risk of medial dislocation of the mobile bearing. Orthopaedic Research Society conference, Virtual, United States of America Conference Date: 2021/2 Poster Published
  11. Irene Yang, Jonathan D. Gammell, Stephen J. Mellon, David W. Murray. (2020). Application of a robotics path planning algorithm to assess the risk of mobile bearing dislocation in lateral unicompartmental knee replacement. European Federation of National Associations of Orthopaedics and Traumatology conference, Virtual, Conference Date: 2020/10 Poster Published
  12. Hasan R. Mohammad, James A. Kennedy, Irene Yang, Stephen J. Mellon, Hemant G. Pandit, Christopher C. F. Dodd, David W. Murray. (2020). The 10 Year clinical outcomes of the Oxford Lateral Domed Unicompartmental Knee Replacement. European Federation of National Associations of Orthopaedics and Traumatology conference, Virtual, Conference Date: 2020/10 Poster Published
  13. Irene Yang, Jonathan D. Gammell, Stephen J. Mellon, David W. Murray. (2020). Application of a robotics path planning algorithm to assess the risk of mobile bearing dislocation in lateral unicompartmental knee replacement. STEM for Britain competition, London, United Kingdom Conference Date: 2020/3 Poster Published
  14. Irene Yang, Stephen J. Mellon, David W. Murray. (2019). Dislocation of the mobile bearing in the lateral Oxford unicompartmental knee replacement (LOUKR): the effect of knee flexion. British Orthopaedic Research Society/Bone Research Society (BORS/BRS) conference, Cardiff, United Kingdom Conference Date: 2019/9 Poster Published