Behrooz A. Akbarnia

14.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
241 papers, 10.0k citations indexed

About

Behrooz A. Akbarnia is a scholar working on Surgery, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Behrooz A. Akbarnia has authored 241 papers receiving a total of 10.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 221 papers in Surgery, 91 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 15 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Behrooz A. Akbarnia's work include Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment (173 papers), Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (161 papers) and Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (89 papers). Behrooz A. Akbarnia is often cited by papers focused on Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment (173 papers), Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (161 papers) and Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (89 papers). Behrooz A. Akbarnia collaborates with scholars based in United States, Türkiye and United Kingdom. Behrooz A. Akbarnia's co-authors include Gregory M. Mundis, George H. Thompson, Shay Bess, David L. Skaggs, Paul D. Sponseller, John B. Emans, Richard A. Hostin, Christopher I. Shaffrey, David Marks and Virginie Lafage and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.

In The Last Decade

Behrooz A. Akbarnia

235 papers receiving 9.7k citations

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Radiographical Spinopelvic Parameters and Disability in the Setting of Adult Spinal Deformity

2013 756 citations Frank J. Schwab, Benjamin Blondel et al. Spine profile →
Complications of Growing-Rod Treatment for Early-Onset Scoliosis

2010 427 citations Shay Bess, Behrooz A. Akbarnia et al. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Radiographic outcomes and complications of anterior column realignment (ACR): a systematic review 2024 ·The Spine Journal ·Gregory M. Mundis, Hazem Elsebaie, Bahar Shahidi, (unknown), Pearce Haldeman, Robert K. Eastlack, Behrooz A. Akbarnia	0
2	Can titanium surface technology reduce cost for biologics in anterior lumbar interbody fusion? 2024 ·Journal of Neurosurgery Spine ·(unknown), (unknown), Hani Malone, (unknown), (unknown), Behrooz A. Akbarnia, Gregory M. Mundis, David C. Sing, Robert K. Eastlack	1
3	Proximal foundation anchor variations and their correlation with unplanned return to the operating room (UPROR) in children with EOS treated with magnetically controlled growing rods (MCGR) 2024 ·Spine Deformity ·(unknown), Hazem Elsebaie, Bahar Shahidi, Robert J. Ames, (unknown), (unknown), Joshua M. Pahys, Steven W. Hwang, (unknown), Lindsay M. Andras, Matthew E. Oetgen, Peter O. Newton, Burt Yaszay, Gregory M. Mundis, Behrooz A. Akbarnia, (unknown)	0
4	Establishing a Standardized Clinical Consensus for Reporting Complications Following Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion 2023 ·Medicina ·Gregory M. Mundis, Kenyu Ito, Nikita Lakomkin, Bahar Shahidi, Hani Malone, (unknown), Behrooz A. Akbarnia, Juan S. Uribe, Robert K. Eastlack	1
5	Magnetically controlled growing rods in early onset scoliosis 2019 ·Der Orthopäde ·Behrooz A. Akbarnia, Gregory M. Mundis	19
6	Preliminary results of anterior lumbar interbody fusion, anterior column realignment for the treatment of sagittal malalignment 2017 ·Neurosurgical FOCUS ·Pooria Hosseini, Gregory M. Mundis, Robert K. Eastlack, Ramin Bagheri, Enrique Vargas, (unknown), Behrooz A. Akbarnia	34
7	The benefit of nonoperative treatment for adult spinal deformity: identifying predictors for reaching a minimal clinically important difference 2015 ·The Spine Journal ·Shian Liu, Bassel G. Diebo, Jensen K. Henry, Justin S. Smith, Richard A. Hostin, Matthew E. Cunningham, Gregory M. Mundis, Christopher P. Ames, Douglas C. Burton, Shay Bess, Behrooz A. Akbarnia, Robert A. Hart, Peter G. Passias, Frank J. Schwab, Virginie Lafage	42
8	Comparison of radiographic results after minimally invasive, hybrid, and open surgery for adult spinal deformity: a multicenter study of 184 patients 2014 ·Neurosurgical FOCUS ·Raqeeb Haque, Gregory M. Mundis, Yousef M. Ahmed, (unknown), Michael Y. Wang, Praveen V. Mummaneni, Juan S. Uribe, David O. Okonkwo, Robert K. Eastlack, Neel Anand, Adam S. Kanter, Frank La Marca, Behrooz A. Akbarnia, Paul Park, Virginie Lafage, Jamie S. Terran, Christopher I. Shaffrey, Eric O. Klineberg, Vedat Deviren, Richard G. Fessler	69
9	The minimally invasive spinal deformity surgery algorithm: a reproducible rational framework for decision making in minimally invasive spinal deformity surgery 2014 ·Neurosurgical FOCUS ·Praveen V. Mummaneni, Christopher I. Shaffrey, Lawrence G. Lenke, Paul Park, Michael Y. Wang, Frank La Marca, Justin S. Smith, Gregory M. Mundis, David O. Okonkwo, Bertrand Moal, Richard G. Fessler, Neel Anand, Juan S. Uribe, Adam S. Kanter, Behrooz A. Akbarnia, Kai-Ming Fu	100
10	Re-Operation after Magnetically Controlled Growing Rod Implantation: A Review of 23 Patients with Minimum Two-Year Follow-up 2014 ·Behrooz A. Akbarnia	0
11	Deep Surgical Site Infection Following 2344 Growing-Rod Procedures for Early-Onset Scoliosis 2014 ·Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery ·Nima Kabirian, Behrooz A. Akbarnia, Jeff Pawelek, Milad Alam, Gregory M. Mundis, (unknown), George H. Thompson, David Marks, Adrian Gardner, Paul D. Sponseller, David L. Skaggs, (unknown)	80
12	Radiographical Spinopelvic Parameters and Disability in the Setting of Adult Spinal Deformity breakdown → 2013 ·Spine ·Frank J. Schwab, Benjamin Blondel, Shay Bess, Richard A. Hostin, Christopher I. Shaffrey, Justin S. Smith, Oheneba Boachie–Adjei, Douglas C. Burton, Behrooz A. Akbarnia, Gregory M. Mundis, Christopher P. Ames, Khaled M. Kebaish, Robert A. Hart, Jean-Pierre Farcy, Virginie Lafage	756
13	Comparison of Patient and Surgeon Perceptions of Adverse Events After Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery 2012 ·Spine ·Robert A. Hart, (unknown), Shay Bess, Behrooz A. Akbarnia, Oheneba Boachie-Adjei, Douglas C. Burton, Matthew E. Cunningham, Munish C. Gupta, Richard A. Hostin, Khaled M. Kebaish, Eric O. Klineberg, Gregory M. Mundis, Christopher I. Shaffrey, Justin S. Smith, Kirkham B. Wood	30
14	Changes in Thoracic Kyphosis Negatively Impact Sagittal Alignment After Lumbar Pedicle Subtraction Osteotomy 2012 ·Spine ·Virginie Lafage, Christopher P. Ames, Frank J. Schwab, Eric O. Klineberg, Behrooz A. Akbarnia, Justin S. Smith, Oheneba Boachie–Adjei, Douglas C. Burton, Robert A. Hart, Richard A. Hostin, Christopher I. Shaffrey, Kirkham B. Wood, Shay Bess	115
15	Abdominal wall paresis as a complication of minimally invasive lateral transpsoas interbody fusion 2011 ·Neurosurgical FOCUS ·Elias Dakwar, Tien Le, Ali A. Baaj, Anh Le, William D. Smith, Behrooz A. Akbarnia, Juan S. Uribe	52
16	Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery 2010 ·Spine ·Paul C. McAfee, Frank M. Phillips, Gunnar Andersson, (unknown), Choll W. Kim, Carl Lauryssen, Robert E. Isaacs, Jim A. Youssef, Darrel S. Brodke, Andrew Cappuccino, Behrooz A. Akbarnia, Gregory M. Mundis, William D. Smith, Juan S. Uribe, S R Garfin, R. T. Allen, William Blake Rodgers, Luiz Pimenta, William F. Taylor	98
17	Growing Rods for Spinal Deformity: Characterizing Consensus and Variation in Current Use 2010 ·Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics ·Justin S. Yang, Mark J. McElroy, Behrooz A. Akbarnia, Pooria Salari, (unknown), George H. Thompson, John B. Emans, Muharrem Yazıcı, David L. Skaggs, Suken A. Shah, (unknown), Paul D. Sponseller	92
18	Neurologic Risk in Growing Rod Spine Surgery in Early Onset Scoliosis 2009 ·Spine ·Wudbhav N. Sankar, David L. Skaggs, John B. Emans, David Marks, John P. Dormans, George H. Thompson, Suken A. Shah, Paul D. Sponseller, Behrooz A. Akbarnia	37
19	THE EFFECT OF HALO TRACTION BETWEEN ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR SPINAL FUSION ON THE CORRECTION OF SCOLIOSIS 2007 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Behrooz A. Akbarnia	0
20	Debate: Degenerative Scoliosis 2006 ·Spine ·Behrooz A. Akbarnia, James W. Ogilvie, Kim Hammerberg	33

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