Arto Herno

3.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
41 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Arto Herno is a scholar working on Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Pharmacology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Arto Herno has authored 41 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine, 30 papers in Pharmacology and 29 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Arto Herno's work include Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (36 papers), Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (30 papers) and Anesthesia and Pain Management (10 papers). Arto Herno is often cited by papers focused on Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (36 papers), Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (30 papers) and Anesthesia and Pain Management (10 papers). Arto Herno collaborates with scholars based in Finland, United States and Spain. Arto Herno's co-authors include Olavi Airaksinen, Tapani Saari, Veli Turunen, A. Tapaninaho, Olavi Airaksinen, T Sihvonen, Juhani Partanen, Leo Paljärvi, Timo Aalto and Heikki Kröger and has published in prestigious journals such as Spine, European Spine Journal and Disability and Rehabilitation.

In The Last Decade

Arto Herno

39 papers receiving 2.5k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Local Denervation Atrophy of Paraspinal Muscles in Postoperative Failed Back Syndrome

1993 465 citations T Sihvonen, Arto Herno et al. Spine profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Arto Herno Finland	27	2.4k	2.0k	2.0k	327	157	41	2.7k
Todd F. Alamin United States	21	1.7k 0.7×	1.3k 0.7×	1.2k 0.6×	268 0.8×	155 1.0×	72	2.1k
Maureen C. Jensen United States	8	1.5k 0.6×	799 0.4×	1.3k 0.7×	430 1.3×	103 0.7×	9	1.9k
Veli Turunen Finland	19	1.3k 0.5×	1.1k 0.5×	1.1k 0.6×	187 0.6×	90 0.6×	24	1.5k
W. Ryan Spiker United States	20	1.1k 0.4×	1.1k 0.6×	587 0.3×	195 0.6×	152 1.0×	59	1.7k
LARRY D. HERRON United States	19	1.1k 0.5×	989 0.5×	883 0.5×	139 0.4×	69 0.4×	30	1.4k
Mark Laslett New Zealand	22	1.7k 0.7×	1.2k 0.6×	2.1k 1.1×	153 0.5×	556 3.5×	43	2.8k
Timothy A. Garvey United States	25	1.8k 0.7×	1.9k 1.0×	558 0.3×	126 0.4×	68 0.4×	52	2.4k
Christian Hellum Norway	19	891 0.4×	612 0.3×	793 0.4×	164 0.5×	90 0.6×	58	1.2k
Brian J. Neuman United States	27	999 0.4×	1.7k 0.8×	396 0.2×	136 0.4×	102 0.6×	139	2.2k
Timo Aalto Finland	20	901 0.4×	761 0.4×	874 0.4×	108 0.3×	91 0.6×	36	1.2k

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Slätis, P, Antti Malmivaara, Markku Heliövaara, et al.. (2011). Long-term results of surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis: a randomised controlled trial. European Spine Journal. 20(7). 1174–1181. 80 indexed citations

Aalto, Timo, Ville Leinonen, Arto Herno, et al.. (2011). Postoperative rehabilitation does not improve functional outcome in lumbar spinal stenosis: a prospective study with 2-year postoperative follow-up. European Spine Journal. 20(8). 1331–1340. 32 indexed citations

Sinikallio, Sanna, Timo Aalto, Soili M. Lehto, et al.. (2010). Depressive symptoms predict postoperative disability among patients with lumbar spinal stenosis: A two-year prospective study comparing two age groups. Disability and Rehabilitation. 32(6). 462–468. 18 indexed citations

Sinikallio, Sanna, Timo Aalto, Olavi Airaksinen, et al.. (2007). Depression is associated with poorer outcome of lumbar spinal stenosis surgery. European Spine Journal. 16(7). 905–912. 123 indexed citations

Aalto, Timo, Antti Malmivaara, Francisco M. Kovacs, et al.. (2006). Preoperative Predictors for Postoperative Clinical Outcome in Lumbar Spinal Stenosis. Spine. 31(18). E648–E663. 228 indexed citations

Sinikallio, Sanna, Timo Aalto, Olavi Airaksinen, et al.. (2006). Depression and associated factors in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis. Disability and Rehabilitation. 28(7). 415–422. 53 indexed citations

Häkkinen, Arja, Jari Ylinen, Hannu Kautiainen, et al.. (2003). PAIN, TRUNK MUSCLE STRENGTH, SPINE MOBILITY AND DISABILITY FOLLOWING LUMBAR DISC SURGERY. Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine. 35(5). 236–240. 31 indexed citations

Häkkinen, Arja, Jari Ylinen, Hannu Kautiainen, et al.. (2003). Does the outcome 2 months after lumbar disc surgery predict the outcome 12 months later?. Disability and Rehabilitation. 25(17). 968–972. 38 indexed citations

Slätis, P, Antti Malmivaara, Markku Heliövaara, et al.. (2002). Leikkaushoidon vaikuttavuus keskivaikeassa spinaalistenoosissa. Satunnaistettu vertailututkimus. STM:n Hallinnonalan avoin julkaisuarkisto (Julkari). 1 indexed citations

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Airaksinen, Olavi, Pekka Rantanen, T Sihvonen, et al.. (2001). MONITORING OF MUSCLE FATIGUE DURING ISOKINETIC EXERCISE. Acupuncture & Electro-Therapeutics Research. 26(4). 253–261. 1 indexed citations

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Vanninen, Esko, Tomi Laitinen, Kaarina Partanen, et al.. (2000). Late Correlative Imaging Findings of Previous Acute Infective Spondylitis. Clinical Nuclear Medicine. 25(10). 779–784. 8 indexed citations

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Herno, Arto, Kaarina Partanen, Erkki Kaukanen, et al.. (1999). Long-Term Clinical and Magnetic Resonance Imaging Follow-Up Assessment of Patients With Lumbar Spinal Stenosis After Laminectomy. Spine. 24(15). 1533–1533. 36 indexed citations

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Herno, Arto, Tapani Saari, O Suomalainen, & Olavi Airaksinen. (1999). The Degree of Decompressive Relief and Its Relation to Clinical Outcome in Patients Undergoing Surgery for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis. Spine. 24(10). 1010–1014. 60 indexed citations

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Airaksinen, Olavi, et al.. (1997). Surgical Outcome of 438 Patients Treated Surgically for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis. Spine. 22(19). 2278–2282. 207 indexed citations

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Herno, Arto, Olavi Airaksinen, Toni Saari, & Matti Luukkonen. (1996). Lumbar spinal stenosis: a matched-pair study of operated and non-operated patients. British Journal of Neurosurgery. 10(5). 461–466. 65 indexed citations

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Airaksinen, Olavi, Arto Herno, Erkki Kaukanen, et al.. (1996). Density of lumbar muscles 4 years after decompressive spinal surgery. European Spine Journal. 5(3). 193–197. 65 indexed citations

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Herno, Arto, et al.. (1995). Surgical Results of Lumbar Spinal Stenosis. Spine. 20(8). 964–969. 48 indexed citations

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Herno, Arto, Olavi Airaksinen, Tapani Saari, & Heikki Miettinen. (1994). The Predictive Value of Preoperative Myelography in Lumbar Spinal Stenosis. Spine. 19(12). 1335–1338. 41 indexed citations

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Airaksinen, Olavi, Arto Herno, & Toni Saari. (1994). Surgical treatment of lumbar spinal stenosis: Patients' postoperative disability and working capacity. European Spine Journal. 3(5). 261–264. 18 indexed citations

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Herno, Arto, Olavi Airaksinen, & Toni Saari. (1993). The long-term prognosis after operation for lumbar spinal stenosis. Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine. 25(4). 167–171. 20 indexed citations

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