Publications

Books/Assays/Thesis

1. Szomor Z. Effects of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons on the mRNA Expression in Rat Lung and Liver. Graduation Thesis: University Medical School of Pécs, Hungary, 1985.
   
   
2. Szomor Z. Metatarsal head necrosis. Essay. N. Zinner Prize of the Hungarian Orthopaedic Association 1991.
   
   
3. Szomor Z. Incidence of chondromalacia patellae in adolescent atheletes. Essay. N. Zinner Prize of the Hungarian Orthopaedic Association 1992.
   
   
4. Bellyei A, Szomor Z: "A gerinc foglalkozasi artalmai" (Occupational injuries to the spine) chapter in "Közúti közlekedésorvostan" (Hungarian) Publ.: Budapest 2000, pp: 223-246.
   
   
5. Murrell GAC, Szomor Z: Book Chapter on meniscal allograft transplantation. Controversies in Orthopaedic Medicine In progress
   
   
6. Szomor Z. Nitric oxide in rotator cuff tendon. Thesis for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, Granted: UNSW May, 2003.
   
   

Published Papers

7. Szomor Z, Bellyei A. Overhead Extension Treatment of Resistant and Late Recognized Congenital Dislocation of the Hip. (Hungarian) Journal of Hungarian Traumatology, Orthopaedics and Plastic Surgery 1992;35:229-35.
   
   
8. Szomor Z, Than P, Kustors T. Results of the Operative Treatment of Chondromalacia Patellae in Adolescent Athletes. Hungarian Review of Sports Medicine 1993;34:47-53.
   
   
9. Szomor Z, Shimizu K, Fujimori Y, Yamamoto S, Yamamuro T. Appearance of Calpain Correlates with Arthritis and Cartilage Destruction in Collagen Induced Arthritic Knee Joints of Mice. Ann Rheum Dis 1995;54:477-83.
   
   
10. Kustos T, Than P, Szomor Z. Incidence of Chondromalacia Patellae in Adolescent Athletes. Orthop Int 1995;3:433-6.
    
    
11. Szomor Z, Murrell GAC. Meniscal Repair and Transplantation (Review). APLAR Journal of Rheumatology 1999;2:242-6.
    
    
12. Szomor Z, Yamamoto S, Yasuda T, Ishikawa H, Shimizu K, Nakamura T. Externalization of Calpain (Calcium Dependent Neutral Cysteine Proteinase) in Human Arthritic Cartilage. Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology 1999;17:415-20.
    
    
13. Szomor Z, Shimizu K, Yamamoto S, Yasuda T, Ishikawa H, Nakamura T. Externalization of Calpain (Calcium Dependent Neutral Cysteine Proteinase) in Human Arthritic Cartilage. Societe Internationale de Recherche Orthopedique et de Traumatologie. Stein H, Suk SI, Leung PC, Thorngren KG, Akeson W. (Ed.) Freund Publishing House Ltd. 1999:165-70.
    
    
14. Szomor Z, Martin T, Bonar F, Murrell GAC. Autograft versus Allograft Meniscal Transplantation in a Sheep Model. Societe Internationale de Recherche Orthopedique et de Traumatologie. Stein H, Suk SI, Leung PC, Thorngren KG, Akeson W. (Ed.) Freund Publishing House Ltd. 1999:1-7.
    
    
15. Szomor Z, Martin T, Bonar F, Murrell GAC. The Protective Effects of Meniscal Transplantation on Cartilage. An Experimental Study in Sheep. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (Am) 2000;82-A:80-8.
    
    
16. Szomor Z, Fermanis G, Murrell GAC. Scapulothoracic Fusion for a Stroke Patient Using Achilles Tendon Allograft. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery 2000;9:342-3.
    
    
17. Szomor Z, Farmer K, Wang MX, Kruller A, Bonar F, Kirkham B, Murrell GAC. Differential expression of cytokines and nitric oxide synthase isoforms in human rotator cuff bursae. Annals of the Rheumatic Dieseases 2001;60:431-2.
    
    
18. Hayes K, Walton JR, Szomor ZL, Murrell GAC. Reliability of five methods for assessing shoulder range of motion. Australian Journal of Physiotherapy 2001:47:289-96.
    
    
19. Koh J, Szomor Z, Murrell GAC, Warren RF. Supplementation of rotator cuff repair with a bioabsorbable scaffold. American Journal of Sports Medicine 2002;30:410-413.
    
    
20. Oakley SP, Portek I, Szomor Z, Turnbull A, Murrell GAC, Kirkham BW, Lassere MN. Poor accuracy and inter-observer reliability of knee arthroscopy measurements are improved by the use of variable angle elongated probes. Ann Rheum Dis 2002;61:540-543.
    
    
21. Hayes K, Walton JR, Szomor Z, Murrell GAC. Reliability of three methods for assessing shoulder strength. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery 2002;11:33-39.
    
    
22. Oakley SP, Portek I, Szomor Z, Turnbull A, Murrell GAC, Kirkham BW, Lassere MN. Accuracy and reliability of arthroscopic estimates of cartilage lesion size in a plastic knee stimulation model. Arthroscopy 2003;19:282-289.
    
    
23. Cummins CA, Strickland S, Appleyard RC, Szomor ZL, Marshall J, Murrell GAC. Rotator cuff repair with bioabsorbable screws: An in vivo and ex vivo investigation Arthroscopy 2003;19:239-248.
    
    
24. Oakley SP, Lassere MN, Portek I, Szomor Z, Gosh P, Kirkham BW, Murrell GAC, Wulf S, Appleyard R. Biomechanical, histologic and macroscopic assessment of articular cartilage in a sheep model of osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage 2004;12:667-679.
    
    
25. Hayes K, Ginn KA, Walton JR, Szomor ZL, Murrell GAC. A randomised clinical trial evaluating the efficacy of physiotherapy after rotator cuff repair. Australian Journal of Physiotherapy 2004;50:77-83.
    
    
26. Oakley SP, Portek I, Szomor Z, Appleyard RC, Gosh P, Kirkham BW, Murrell GAC, Lassere MN. Arthroscopy - a potential "gold standard" for the diagnosis of the chondropathy of early osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage 2005;13:368-378.
    
    
27. Xia W, Szomor Z, Wang Y, Murrell GAC: Nitric oxide enhances collagen synthesis in cultured human tendon cells. Journal of Orthopaedic Research 2006:24:159-72.
    
    
28. Szomor Z, Appleyard R, Murrell GAC: Overexpression of nitric oxide synthase isoforms in tendon overuse. Journal of Orthopaedic Research 2006;1:80-86.
    
    
29. Oakley SP, Portek I, Szomor Z, Appleyard RC, Gosh P, Kirkham BW, Murrell GAC, Lassere MN: Arthroscopic estimation of the extent of chondropathy. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage 2007;15:506-15.
    
    
30. Szomor ZL, Murrell GAC, Appleyard RC, Tyler MJ: Meniscal repair with a new biological glue: An Ex Vivo Study. Techniques in Knee Surgery 2009:7:261-5.
    
    

Proceedings/Transactions

31. Yamamoto S, Shimizu K, Szomor Z, Niibayashi N, Yasuda T, Ishikawa H. Calpain in Human Arthritic Cartilage. Transactions of the 2nd Combined Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Societies of USA, Japan, Canada and Europe. San Diego, CA, USA. 1995; pp:77.
    
    
32. Szomor Z, Martin T, Bonar F, Murrell GAC. Autograft versus Allograft Meniscal Transplantation in a Sheep Model. Transactions of the 45th Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society Anaheim, Los Angeles, CA, USA. 1999; pp:1047.
    
    
33. Szomor Z, Farmer K, Kirkham B, Murrell GAC. Cytokine and nitric oxide synthase profile in human rotator cuff bursae. Transactions of the 46th Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, Orlando, Fl, USA. 2000;pp:408.
    
    
34. Szomor Z, Appleyard R, Tyler M, Murrell GAC. Meniscal repair with a new biological adhesive. Transactions of the 47th Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, San Francisco, CA, USA. 2001;pp:47.
    
    
35. Manfield L, Szomor Z, Wang Y, Wang M, Murrell GAC. Adenovirus mediated gene transfer for tendon healing. Finalist, New Investigator Awards Competition. Transactions of the 46th Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, San Francisco, CA, USA. 2001;pp:306.
    
    
36. Hayes K, Szomor Z, Walton J, Murrell GAC. The reliability of five range of motion and three muscle stregth measures for shoulder joint assessment. Transactions of the 46th Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, San Francisco, CA, USA. 2001;pp:781.
    
    
37. Szomor Z, Appleyard R, Tyler M, Murrell GAC. Meniscal repair with a frog glue. 68th Transactions of the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, Specialty Day, San Francisco, CA, USA, 3rd March, 2001: pp: 41.
    
    
38. Appleyard RC, Szomor ZL, Ghosh P, Swain MV, Murrell GAC. Loss of proteoglycan from articular cartilage increases dynamic phase lag but does not affect shear modules: Application of a novel arthroscopic indentation device. 48th Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, February 2002, Dallas, USA.
    
    
39. Cumins CA, Strickland S, Appleyard RC, Szomor ZL, Murrell GAC. Rotator cuff repair: An ex vivo mechanical study comparing trans-osseous sutures, suture anchors and bio-absorbable screws. 48th Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, February 2002, Dallas, USA.
    
    
40. Cummins C, Strickland S, Appleyard RC, Szomor ZL, Grant C, Murrell GAC. Rotator cuff repair: an ex vivo mechanical study comparing trans-osseous sutures, suture anchors and bio-absorbable screws. Biennial AAOS and ASES Shoulder and Elbow Meeting, April 4-7, 2002, Orlando, Florida, USA.
    
    
41. Szomor Z, Murrell GAC. Effect of iNOS gene transfer on cultured human rotator cuff tendon cell proliferation. 49th Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, February 2003, New Orleans, USA. Pp:907.
    
    
42. Oakley SP, Szomor Z, Gosh P, Portek I, Lassere MN, Kirkham BW, Murrell GAC, Appleyard R. Reduction of collagen organisation and stiffness during early stage osteoarthritis: a study in sheep. 49th Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, February 2003, New Orleans, USA. Pp:752.
    
    
43. Oakley SP, Szomor Z, Lassere MN, Portek I, Murrell GAC, Kirkham BW, Appleyard R. Cartilage stiffnes changes in the ovine (sheep) stifle (knee) over time after medial meniscectomy. 49th Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, February 2003, New Orleans, USA. Pp:656.
    
    
44. Szomor Z, Appleyard R, Murrell GAC. Overexpression of nitric oxide synthases in tendon overuse. 49th Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, February 2003, New Orleans, USA. Pp:146.