Current and ongoing projects:

2024

Bony lead fixation techniques for spinal cord stimulators: a case report and review of the literature

M Zotti, N Shariati

2024

Spinal cord stimulation as a primary management option for scoliosis

M Zotti, N Shariati

2024

Resisted levator scapulae test for unilateral C4 radiculopathy: descriptive pathoanatomy and validation in a case series

M Zotti, W Peters, J Smith

Submitted to Spine (1976 Pa) Journal

2024-5

Diagnosis of discogenic low back pain – review of the literature and development of diagnostic algorithms

Bond MD project

2024-2025

Intradiscal and regenerative therapies for Discogenic low back pain – efficacy and predictors of positive response

Bond MD Project

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2024

CT guided intradiscal platelet rich plasma or autogenous stem cells for symptomatic enhancing annular tears in patients with concordant low back pain: a case series and review of the literature

Z Sherif, Zotti M

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Completed

2024 

Is the degree of patient satisfaction and extension strength following isolated lumbar extensor retraining related to lumbar multifidus morphology on MRI and/or other patient variables?

Henry Tregilgas, Ben Enser, Adam Lincoln, Mario Zotti

Submitted to AOA ASM 2024; 28th International Symposium of Medicine in Health and Sport 

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2024

What is the prevalence of high baseline central sensitisation index of subjects presenting to a spinal clinic and is it predictive of treatment satisfaction?

Keenan Janfada-Balov, Evelyn Rathbone, Mario Zotti

Submitted to Journal Therapeutic Advances in MSK disorders; presented AOA ASM 2024; 

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2024

Application of an adapted technique for performance of basivertebral nerve ablation for expanded indications in vertebrogenic pain: early experience and review of literature

Zotti M, Smith L, Peters W, Buchan C, Wright R

Submitted to AOA ASM 2024

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2022

Electromyogram diagnosed chronic lumbar radiculopathy is highly associated with L4-S1 regional multifidus atrophy on magnetic resonance imaging

Zotti M, Sherif Z, Kennedy B, Wyatt M, Bonev V

 Presented  at ISSLS Spineweek 2023 - Nominated for Best Paper

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Isolated lumbar extension resistance training is effective at improving extension power and disability in subjects with diagnosed lumbar multifidus dysfunction

Peters W, Smith J, Zotti M, Lincoln A, Enser B

Open Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation 2024 in press; Presented at Queensland Orthopaedic Research Foundation 2023. 

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2021

In Press - Book chapter - Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion: The surgeon's definitive guide to Anterior Lumbar Surgery, 1st edition. Edited by Rao, Mobbs & Lennox. Thieme KG publishers, Germany.

Zotti M, Lee YC, Rao P, Selby M

 

2020

 

Patient reported outcome measures following multi-level lumbar total disc arthroplasty for the treatment of multi-level degenerative disc disease, Spine 45(1) p18-25. Presented at SSA, Gold Coast 2019

Scott-Young M, McEntee L, Zotti M

This paper describes a patient reported outcome study where Dr Zotti was not a treating surgeon

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Outcomes of cervical and lumbar total disc arthroplasty in elite athletes, Bond MD conference, Queensland, 2020

Asthari R, Zotti M, Stirling A, Scott-Young M

This paper describes a patient reported outcome study where Dr Zotti was not a treating surgeon

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Clinical outcomes of revision after multi-level disc arthroplasty, Bond MD conference, Queensland, 2020 *Prize winning paper.

​Wu M, Zotti M, Stirling A, Scott-Young M

This paper describes a patient reported outcome study where Dr Zotti was not a treating surgeon

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2019 

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Magnetic resonance imaging morphology of lumbar paraspinal muscles following successful bilateral facet joint denervation

European Congress of Radiology, Australian Orthopaedic Association [AOA] Annual Scientific Meeting, *SSA, *AOA (SA) 2019 *Prize winning paper

M. Bonython, T. Nottage, L. Xu, M. Zotti, T. Fisher, M. Selby

This paper describes a patient reported outcome study where Dr Zotti was not a treating surgeon

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Current role of total disc replacement in clinical practice: outcomes and the future, Deformity Down Under, Sydney, August 2019. 

​M Scott-Young, L McEntee, M Zotti, W Hing, E Rathbone,

This paper describes a patient reported outcome study where Dr Zotti was not a treating surgeon

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Outcomes of revision surgery via anterior approach for refractory back syndrome followingly posteriorly inserted interbody cages, 30th SSA Gold Coast, 2019. 

M Scott-Young, L McEntee, M Zotti, W Fairburn

This paper describes a patient reported outcome study where Dr Zotti was not a treating surgeon

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Total disc arthroplasty outcomes in a workers’ compensation population in Australia, 30th SSA Gold Coast, 2019. 

​M Scott-Young, L McEntee, M Zotti, L Boyce

This paper describes a patient reported outcome study where Dr Zotti was not a treating surgeon

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Comparison of patient-reported outcome measures after single level and multi level lumbar total disc arthroplasty constructs, 30th SSA Gold Coast, 2019. 

Scott-Young M, Zotti M, McEntee L, Rathbone E, Hing W.

This paper describes a patient reported outcome study where Dr Zotti was not a treating surgeon

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Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion; A prospective, unmasked, non-randomized study of 240 patients utilizing a PEEK® Optima ALIF cage, 4th International PEEK Meeting, Washington DC, USA, April 2019. 

M Scott-Young, L McEntee, M Zotti, E Young

This paper describes a patient reported outcome study where Dr Zotti was not a treating surgeon

Minimally invasive stabilization for thoracolumbar and lumbar fractures: a comparative study with short segment open Schanz screw constructs, Journal of Spine Surgery, 2019 March 5(1):13-18.

​ Lee YC, Selby M, Zotti M, Roy D, Freeman B

This paper describes a patient reported outcome study where Dr Zotti was not a treating surgeon

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2018

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Combined aorto-iliac and anterior lumbar spine reconstruction: A case series. International Journal of Spine
Surgery, June 2018, 5038; DOI: https://doi.org/10.14444/5038

 Scott-Young M, McEntee L, Furness J, Schram B, Hing W, Grosser D, Zotti M.

This paper describes a patient reported outcome study where Dr Zotti was not a treating surgeon

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Outcomes of Single Level Total Disc Arthroplasty for Lumbar Degenerative Disc Disease, ISASS18, Toronto Canada, April 2018. 

Scott-Young M, McEntee L, Schram B, Furness J, Rathbone E, Zotti M, Hing, W

This paper describes a patient reported outcome study where Dr Zotti was not a treating surgeon

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Management of common spinal disorders, GP18 National General Practice Conference, Gold Coast 2018

Zotti M, Appana P

Fusion assessment by MRI in comparison to CT in anterior lumbar interbody fusion: a prospective study,
Global spine journal, Sep 8(6):586-592. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F2192568218757483

Kitchen D, Rao P, Zotti M, Woodman R, Sampson M, Allison D, Phan K, Selby M

Anterior lumbar spine reconstruction – Scott-Young M, Zotti M, Grosser D;

Allograft use in modern spine surgery – Scott-Young M & Zotti M;

Management of spinal infections Scott-Young, Zotti M, Fassett R;
Thoracolumbar junction approaches – Zotti M, McEntee L, Ferguson J, Scott-Young M;

Lumbar Interbody Fusion – McEntee L & Zotti M;

Spinal Radiology – Zotti M and Lee M

 

[Book chapters – Handbook of spinal technologies; Editor – Boyle Cheng, Publisher - Springer, DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-33037-2]

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2017

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Is the preoperative MRI appearance of lumbar multifidus predictive for outcomes of lumbar decompression for
spinal stenosis? European Spine Journal, Oct 2017; 26(10):2589-2597. Presented at NASS, AORA, Global Spine Conference, SSA.

​Zotti M, Vilas-Boas F, Clifton T, Piche M, Yoon WW, Freeman B

This paper describes a patient reported outcome study where Dr Zotti was not a treating surgeon

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2016

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Operative management of lumbar degenerative disc disease: a review, Asian Spine Journal, 10(4) August

Lee YC, Zotti M, Osti O

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2015

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The outcome of pedicle screw instrumentation removal for chronic low back pain, Journal of Spine Surgery,
Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 28-34. Presented at ANZORS, ISSLS (Poster), APSS (Poster).

​Zotti M, Brumby-Rendell O, McDonald B, Fisher T, Tsimiklis C, Yoon WW, Osti O

This paper describes a patient reported outcome study where Dr Zotti was not a treating surgeon

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Minimally invasive navigated transnasal debridement of peri-odontoid osteomyelitis

Zotti M, S Sandler, Lee YC and Psaltis A.

Submitted JSS

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2014

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Digital imaging is not superior to film-screen imaging for detection of periprosthetic osteolysis, The Journal of
Arthroplasty, April 2014, Vol. 29, No. 4, pp. 736-41. Presented at AOA (SA).

Zotti M, Woodman R, Campbell D

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Wear rates of 36mm v 28 mm Metal on Highly Cross Linked Polyethylene Total Hip Replacement. Presented at AOA ASM, AORA*, ORS, AOA(SA) ASM and ANZORS. *Runner-up prize.

Zotti M, Callary S, Holubowycz O, Howie D

This paper describes a patient reported outcome study where Dr Zotti was not a treating surgeon

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Initial outcomes of direct anterior compared to posterior approach for total hip arthroplasty, AOA ASM, AOA (SA) ASM, British Hip Society (Poster)

​Dodds, Zotti M, Spriggins A

This paper describes a patient reported outcome study where Dr Zotti was not a treating surgeon

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Outcomes of Dynamic Syndesmosis (Tightrope) Fixation in Elite Athletes, AOA (SA) ASM

Zotti M, Spiteri A, Clayton J

This paper describes a patient reported outcome study where Dr Zotti was not a treating surgeon

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Outcomes of operative achilles tendon rupture repair with early postoperative mobilisation protocol, AOA (SA) ASM

​Zotti M, Clayton J

This paper describes a patient reported outcome study where Dr Zotti was not a treating surgeon

 

2012

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Obtaining informed consent: a legal perspective, SA Law Bulletin, February 2012; Vol. 34, No. 1, pp. 22-24. Presented at AOA (Medicolegal society)

Zotti V, Zotti M, Worswick D

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Radiographic detection of periprosthetic Osteolysis around Total Knee Replacements: An in vitro study, The
Journal of Arthroplasty, February 2012, Vol. 27, No. 2, pp. 317-22. AOA (SA)*, AORA, AOA ASM, RACS (SA) ASM*. *Prize winning paper

​Zotti M, Woodman R, Kiss G, Campbell D

 

Arthroscopic ulnar styloidectomy for ulnar styloid impaction syndrome. Arthroscopic management of ulna pain.
[Ed. Del Pinal] Springer Publications, 2012 pp. 183-190.

Zotti M, Eng K, Bain G 

 

2011

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Galanin receptor 3 – a potential target for acute pancreatitis therapy, Neurogastroenterology and Motility,
March 2011, Vol. 23, Issue 3, pp. 141-151. Presented at Southern Health Science Week.

Barreto S, Bazargan M, Zotti M et al.

 

2010

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Repeat radiofrequency radiofrequency facet joint denervation for chronic back pain: A Prospective Study,
Journal of Musculoskeletal Pain, May 2010, Vol. 18, No. 2, pp. 153-158. Presented at AOA (SA).

Zotti M, Osti O

This paper describes a patient reported outcome study where Dr Zotti was not a treating surgeon

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2009

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A qualitative evaluation of the care of the Critically III Surgical Patient Course, ANZ journal Surgery, October
2009, Vol. 79, No. 10, pp. 693-6.

​Zotti M, Waxman B

 

Continuous practice improvement intervention in ankle fractures treated with open reduction internal fixation, AOA (SA)

Zotti M, Kimber C, Jaarsma R