Peer-reviewed
publications
Over thirty peer-reviewed papers and a Springer textbook chapter, spanning flexor-tendon biomechanics from the MD years, arthroscopic shoulder reconstruction from the fellowship with Associate Professor Cutbush, and a wider strand of orthopaedic trauma and infection research from training in Ireland.
The earliest work was a doctoral programme at the University of Galway under Mr Michael O'Sullivan, designing and ex-vivo testing a novel barbed device for zone-II flexor tendon repair — published in the Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery. The shoulder and acromioclavicular technique papers belong to the inaugural Cutbush fellowship in Brisbane in 2014–15. A reviewer appointment with Frontiers in Orthopaedic Surgery (Frontiers Media / Nature) has continued since 2014.
Each paper carries small PubMed and DOI pills where the identifier exists, so the reference can be opened on either the NLM or publisher record. The full record — citation counts, h-index, author network — is verifiable on the external profiles linked at the bottom of the page.
Arthroscopic shoulder & AC reconstruction
Three arthroscopic technique papers with Associate Professor Cutbush from the inaugural fellowship year, plus a Springer chapter on anterior shoulder anatomy, the international photography-measurement paper from training, and the clavicle classification analysis with the Galway team.
- Arthroscopy Techniques, 2016;5(3):e607–13
All-Arthroscopic Latissimus Dorsi Transfer
- Arthroscopy Techniques, 2015;4(5):e475–81
All-Arthroscopic Technique for Reconstruction of Acute Acromioclavicular Joint Dislocations
- Techniques in Shoulder & Elbow Surgery, 2015;16(3):76–82
Arthroscopic Latarjet Stabilization of the Shoulder With Capsulolabral Repair
- In: Normal and Pathological Anatomy of the Shoulder (Springer), 2015
Anterior Surgical Approaches to the Shoulder
- International Journal of Shoulder Surgery, 2013;7(1):17–21
Digital photography for assessment of shoulder range of motion: A novel clinical and research tool
- International Orthopaedics, 2011;35(6):909–14
Clavicle fractures: A comparison of five classification systems and their relationship to treatment outcomes
- Irish Medical Journal, 2014;107(9):292–3
Fracture of the scapular neck sustained in an arm-wrestling match
- European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, 2009;35(2):189–92
Irreducible pulled elbow in an adolescent — a case report
Tendon mechanics & upper-limb fracture care
The largest cluster — five first-author papers from the MD programme on flexor tendon repair biomechanics, plus co-authored work on flexor tenorrhaphy, distal radius immobilisation and Dupuytren's collagenase.
- Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery (British), 2010;92(8):1165–70
A new barbed device for digital flexor tendon repair
Doctorate-thesis device for zone-II flexor tendon repair, ex-vivo mechanical testing.
- Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery (British), 2007;89-B(10):1396–401
A biomechanical analysis of multistrand repairs with the Silfverskiöld peripheral cross-stitch
- Journal of Hand Surgery (European), 2009;34(5):651–5
The optimum length of the Silfverskiöld circumferential cross-stitch
- The Journal of Hand Surgery (American), 2008;33(3):353–8
The effects of freezing on the tensile properties of repaired porcine flexor tendon
- Journal of Musculoskeletal Research, 2006;10(4):177–80
A technique for porcine flexor tendon harvest
- Hand Surgery, 2011;16(1):9–14
An inverting circumferential suture for flexor tenorrhaphy
- Journal of Hand Surgery (European), 2008;33(4):513–6
An assessment of skin preparation in upper-limb surgery
- European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology, 2012;22(7):549–53
Conservative treatment of distal radius fracture using thermoplastic splint: pilot study results
- Injury Extra, 2011;42(9):102–3
Fastform: new era in immobilisation of upper-limb fractures
- Irish Journal of Medical Science, 2014;183(2):255–8
Early results of collagenase in the treatment of Dupuytren's contracture
- Journal of Hand Surgery (European), conference abstracts, 2007;32E(suppl 1):A-0389
The effect of repair width on the strength of the Silfverskiöld peripheral suture technique
- Journal of Hand Surgery (European), conference abstracts, 2007;32E(suppl 1):A-0332
A comparison of two, four and six-strand core repairs with the Silfverskiöld peripheral suture in an ex-vivo linear testing model
Spine, trauma & orthopaedic infection
Cervical-spondylosis non-operative care in the Poynton spine unit at the Mater in Dublin; MRSA screening, osteomyelitis and carotid-dissection trauma case work from training; and an early letter on cementless metal-on-metal acetabular extraction.
- Advances in Orthopedics, 2012;2012:294857
Non-operative modalities to treat symptomatic cervical spondylosis
- BMC Research Notes, 2011;4:228
Anterior cruciate ligament graft tensioning — is the maximal sustained one-handed pull technique reproducible?
- Acta Orthopaedica Belgica, 2011;77(3):375–80
A quantitative assessment of facial protection systems in elective hip arthroplasty
- European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, 2011;30(9):1063–6
The effectiveness of MRSA colonisation screening in asymptomatic healthcare workers in an Irish orthopaedic unit
- ISRN Pediatrics, 2011;2011:649143
Successful treatment of chronic osteomyelitis of the radius
- Irish Journal of Medical Science, 2011;180(2):553–6
Brodie's abscess presenting in a young soccer player following ankle injury
- British Journal of Surgery, 2009;96(4):381–90
Cyclical ischaemic preconditioning modulates the adaptive immune response in human limb ischaemia-reperfusion injury
- Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery (British), 2009;91-B Suppl
Delayed presentation of carotid artery dissection following major orthopaedic trauma resulting in dense hemiparesis
- The Journal of Arthroplasty, 2009;24(5):825–6
Re: A novel technique for the removal of well-fixed cementless large-diameter metal-on-metal acetabular components
- Injury Extra, 2008;39(4):116–7
The “Wii Knee”: a case of patellar dislocation secondary to computer video games
Pre-orthopaedic vascular research
Two co-authored abstracts from medical-school years with Professor Sherif Sultan's vascular unit in Galway. Listed for completeness; not relevant to current upper-limb practice.
- Irish Journal of Medical Science, 2003;172(suppl 1)
A comparative parallel-group study with and without the “magic bullet” in the perioperative and postoperative period for abdominal aortic aneurysm surgery and femoral-popliteal revascularisation
- Irish Journal of Medical Science, 2003;172(suppl 1)
Comparative study of the use of synthetic graft in aortic and femoral-popliteal segment: does InterGard silver-impregnated Dacron and carbon Distaflo graft offer a better outcome?
Reverse-engineering & codec development
Beyond clinical research, a strand of low-level software engineering — reverse-engineering a proprietary dictation codec that had no open-source decoder for nine years, then publishing the specification and a from-scratch implementation.
- Rust / Python · MIT licence · 2026-02
dss-codec
Reverse-engineered from Olympus's DssDecoder.dll via Ghidra decompilation. Includes complete bitstream specification, AES decryption for password-protected files, and byte-for-byte verification against the official DirectShow filter. Adopted by DS2-Anywhere for production transcription pipelines (3,200+ dictation files validated).
External researcher profiles
The full publication record, including citation counts and the h-index, is verifiable on the public researcher profiles below. Each links to the underlying registry independently of this site.
- ORCID Persistent researcher identifier — verifies author identity across publishers.
- Google Scholar Citation counts, h-index, co-author network.
- ResearchGate Full-text PDFs where available, supplementary materials.
- Frontiers Loop Editorial and peer-review activity.
- GitHub Open-source software — reverse-engineered codec implementations.
Back to Dr Hirpara's bio, see the conference presentations these papers were drawn from, or read about society memberships and ongoing peer scrutiny.
