Christopher J. Vertullo

3.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
78 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Christopher J. Vertullo is a scholar working on Surgery, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Christopher J. Vertullo has authored 78 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 71 papers in Surgery, 23 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and 18 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Christopher J. Vertullo's work include Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes (50 papers), Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques (41 papers) and Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty (32 papers). Christopher J. Vertullo is often cited by papers focused on Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes (50 papers), Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques (41 papers) and Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty (32 papers). Christopher J. Vertullo collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and United Kingdom. Christopher J. Vertullo's co-authors include James A. Nunley, Jane Grayson, Mark E. Easley, Stephen E. Graves, Peter L. Lewis, David G. Lloyd, Jason M. Konrath, Michelle Lorimer, Rod Barrett and Wayne Hing and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery and Spine.

In The Last Decade

Christopher J. Vertullo

68 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

Increasing rates of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruc... 2018 2026 2020 2023 2018 50 100 150 200
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  1. Increasing rates of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in young Australians, 2000–2015
    2018 220 citations Christopher J. Vertullo, Jane Grayson et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Christopher J. Vertullo Australia 24 1.6k 989 403 124 99 78 1.9k
Jean‐Luc Besse France 24 992 0.6× 1.3k 1.3× 386 1.0× 109 0.9× 195 2.0× 106 1.7k
Iftach Hetsroni Israel 19 1.3k 0.8× 745 0.8× 374 0.9× 175 1.4× 66 0.7× 70 1.6k
Laurie A. Hiemstra Canada 23 1.1k 0.7× 1.2k 1.2× 967 2.4× 61 0.5× 55 0.6× 79 1.9k
Deiary F. Kader United Kingdom 21 1.4k 0.9× 1.1k 1.1× 616 1.5× 88 0.7× 19 0.2× 76 2.2k
Sveinbjörn Brandsson Sweden 25 1.5k 1.0× 1.3k 1.3× 419 1.0× 98 0.8× 35 0.4× 29 1.9k
Annunziato Amendola United States 28 2.4k 1.5× 2.2k 2.2× 434 1.1× 314 2.5× 38 0.4× 57 3.0k
R.W. Nutton United Kingdom 24 1.6k 1.0× 332 0.3× 289 0.7× 171 1.4× 27 0.3× 42 1.9k
Gregory R. Waryasz United States 19 559 0.4× 561 0.6× 281 0.7× 87 0.7× 94 0.9× 102 1.1k
Bent Lund Denmark 23 1.4k 0.9× 852 0.9× 530 1.3× 89 0.7× 17 0.2× 69 1.8k
Devin Peterson Canada 19 866 0.5× 620 0.6× 196 0.5× 62 0.5× 17 0.2× 60 1.3k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

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Okafor, Charles, Son Nghiem, Carl Holder, Christopher J. Vertullo, & Joshua Byrnes. (2025). Are joint replacement registries cost-effective? Economic evaluation of the Australian orthopaedic association National joint replacement registry. Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery. 145(1). 408–408.
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Wall, Christopher J, Richard de Steiger, Christopher J. Vertullo, Dylan Harries, & Srinivas Kondalsamy‐Chennakesavan. (2025). ASA Class Is a Stronger Predictor of Early Revision Risk Following Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty than BMI. JBJS Open Access. 10(1). 1 indexed citations
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Docking, Sean, Zanfina Ademi, Christian J. Barton, et al.. (2024). Lifetime Cost-Effectiveness of Structured Education and Exercise Therapy for Knee Osteoarthritis in Australia. JAMA Network Open. 7(10). e2436715–e2436715. 2 indexed citations
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Bourne, Matthew N., et al.. (2024). Moment arm and torque generating capacity of semitendinosus following tendon harvesting for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: A simulation study. Journal of Orthopaedic Research®. 42(7). 1428–1437. 3 indexed citations
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Wall, Christopher J, Christopher J. Vertullo, Srinivas Kondalsamy‐Chennakesavan, Michelle Lorimer, & Richard de Steiger. (2022). A Prospective, Longitudinal Study of the Influence of Obesity on Total Knee Arthroplasty Revision Rate. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 104(15). 1386–1392. 26 indexed citations
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Bourne, Matthew N., Laura E. Diamond, Jason M. Konrath, et al.. (2022). Shape differences in the semitendinosus following tendon harvesting for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Journal of Orthopaedic Research®. 41(1). 44–53. 10 indexed citations
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Wall, Christopher J, Richard de Steiger, Christopher J. Vertullo, et al.. (2022). Obesity is associated with an increased risk of undergoing knee replacement in Australia. ANZ Journal of Surgery. 92(7-8). 1814–1819. 4 indexed citations
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Okafor, Charles, Son Nghiem, Christopher J. Vertullo, & Joshua Byrnes. (2020). Cost of Revision Total Knee Replacement: A Protocol for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. PharmacoEconomics - Open. 5(2). 331–337. 3 indexed citations
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Vertullo, Christopher J., Stephen E. Graves, Alana R. Cuthbert, & Peter L. Lewis. (2019). The Effect of Surgeon Preference for Selective Patellar Resurfacing on Revision Risk in Total Knee Replacement. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 101(14). 1261–1270. 24 indexed citations
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Vertullo, Christopher J., Richard de Steiger, Peter L. Lewis, et al.. (2018). The Effect of Prosthetic Design and Polyethylene Type on the Risk of Revision for Infection in Total Knee Replacement. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 100(23). 2033–2040. 12 indexed citations
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Vertullo, Christopher J., Joseph Cadman, Danè Dabirrahmani, & Richard Appleyard. (2018). Can tape–screw fixation of a quadrupled semitendinosus graft in a full-length tibial tunnel provide superior fixation compared with a doubled semitendinosus–gracilis held with an interference screw? A matched-pair cadaveric biomechanical comparison. Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology. 19(1). 11–11. 2 indexed citations
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Vertullo, Christopher J., Richard de Steiger, Peter L. Lewis, et al.. (2018). The Effect of Prosthetic Design and Polyethylene Type on the Risk of Revision for Infection in Total Knee Replacement. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 100(23). 1 indexed citations
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Keogh, Justin, et al.. (2017). Is Home-Based, High-Intensity Interval Training Cycling Feasible and Safe for Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis?. Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine. 5(3). 1808741758–1808741758. 10 indexed citations
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Saxby, David J., Adam L. Bryant, Xinyang Wang, et al.. (2017). Relationships Between Tibiofemoral Contact Forces and Cartilage Morphology at 2 to 3 Years After Single-Bundle Hamstring Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction and in Healthy Knees. Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine. 5(8). 1808769930–1808769930. 20 indexed citations
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Vertullo, Christopher J., Peter Grimbeek, Stephen E. Graves, & Peter L. Lewis. (2017). Surgeon's Preference in Total Knee Replacement: A Quantitative Examination of Attributes, Reasons for Alteration, and Barriers to Change. The Journal of Arthroplasty. 32(10). 2980–2989. 22 indexed citations
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Grayson, Jane, et al.. (2011). The In Vitro Elution Characteristics of Vancomycin from Tendons. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 469(10). 2948–2952. 47 indexed citations
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Vertullo, Christopher J.. (2002). Unresolved lateral ankle pain. It's not always 'just a sprain'.. PubMed. 31(3). 247–53. 8 indexed citations
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Vertullo, Christopher J., et al.. (1997). Pin-Site Complications of the Halo Thoracic Brace With Routine Pin Re-Tightening. Spine. 22(21). 2514–2516. 27 indexed citations

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