Christopher K. Kepler

10.0k total citations · 3 hit papers
373 papers, 6.7k citations indexed

About

Christopher K. Kepler is a scholar working on Surgery, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Christopher K. Kepler has authored 373 papers receiving a total of 6.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 301 papers in Surgery, 266 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 83 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Christopher K. Kepler's work include Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (260 papers), Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (139 papers) and Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy (97 papers). Christopher K. Kepler is often cited by papers focused on Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (260 papers), Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (139 papers) and Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy (97 papers). Christopher K. Kepler collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Germany. Christopher K. Kepler's co-authors include Alexander R. Vaccaro, Alan S. Hilibrand, Gregory D. Schroeder, Kris E. Radcliff, Todd J. Albert, Russel C. Huang, Jeffrey A. Rihn, D. Greg Anderson, David G. Anderson and Chadi Tannoury and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery and Spine.

In The Last Decade

Christopher K. Kepler

346 papers receiving 6.6k citations

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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.

AOSpine Thoracolumbar Spine Injury Classification System

2013 567 citations Alexander R. Vaccaro, F. Cumhur Öner et al. Spine profile →
The molecular basis of intervertebral disc degeneration

2013 375 citations Christopher K. Kepler et al. The Spine Journal profile →
Propensity Score Matching

2020 228 citations Christopher K. Kepler, Alexander R. Vaccaro et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Mild Changes in Sternocleidomastoid Muscle Quality Predict Pseudarthrosis After Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion 2025 ·Spine ·Jonathan Dalton, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Emily Berthiaume, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), John J. Mangan, José A. Canseco, I. David Kaye, Mark F. Kurd, Alan S. Hilibrand, Alexander R. Vaccaro, (unknown), Christopher K. Kepler	1
2	Impact of Antidepressant Use on Intraoperative Blood Loss and Transfusion Rates in Lumbar Fusion Surgery 2024 ·World Neurosurgery ·Michael T. McCurdy, (unknown), Jonathan Dalton, (unknown), (unknown), Yunsoo Lee, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Grace Bowen, (unknown), (unknown), Mark F. Kurd, José A. Canseco, Alan S. Hilibrand, Alexander R. Vaccaro, Christopher K. Kepler, Gregory D. Schroeder	0
3	Immediate vs delayed venous thromboembolism prophylaxis following spine surgery: increased rate of unplanned reoperation for postoperative hematoma with immediate prophylaxis 2024 ·The Spine Journal ·Mark J. Lambrechts, Gregory R. Toci, Tariq Z. Issa, (unknown), Yunsoo Lee, Joseph T. Schaefer, Alan S. Hilibrand, Alexander R. Vaccaro, James S. Harrop, Gregory D. Schroeder, Christopher K. Kepler	1
4	The Effect of Patient Resilience on Postoperative Scores After One- and Two-Level Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion 2024 ·World Neurosurgery ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Matthew Schultz, (unknown), Alan S. Hilibrand, Mark F. Kurd, Victor W. Hsu, David M. Kaye, Gregory D. Schroeder, Christopher K. Kepler, Alexander R. Vaccaro, Barrett I. Woods	1
5	The Effect of Community-Level Socioeconomic Status on Surgical Outcomes Following Revision Lumbar Fusion 2024 ·World Neurosurgery ·(unknown), (unknown), Jonathan Dalton, (unknown), Omar H. Tarawneh, Yunsoo Lee, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), J. M. Zucker, Mark F. Kurd, (unknown), José A. Canseco, Alan S. Hilibrand, Alexander R. Vaccaro, Gregory D. Schroeder, Christopher K. Kepler	0
6	Impact of Preoperative Intervertebral Disc Degeneration on Patient-Reported Outcome Measures After Lumbar Fusion 2024 ·World Neurosurgery ·Omar H. Tarawneh, (unknown), (unknown), Yunsoo Lee, Tariq Z. Issa, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), John J. Mangan, José A. Canseco, Alan S. Hilibrand, Alexander R. Vaccaro, Christopher K. Kepler, Gregory D. Schroeder, Joseph K. Lee	0
7	Circulating microRNAs May Be Predictive of Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy 2024 ·Spine ·Srikanth N. Divi, Dessislava Markova, (unknown), Mark J. Lambrechts, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Michael Chang, Alan S. Hilibrand, Alexander R. Vaccaro, Christopher K. Kepler	2
8	The Effect of Muscle Quality on Outcomes after Microdiscectomy 2024 ·World Neurosurgery ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Yunsoo Lee, Mark J. Lambrechts, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), José A. Canseco, Mark F. Kurd, I. David Kaye, Alan S. Hilibrand, Alexander R. Vaccaro, Gregory D. Schroeder, Christopher K. Kepler	0
9	Do On-Table Radiographs Predict Postoperative Sagittal Alignment after Posterior Lumbar Fusion? 2023 ·World Neurosurgery ·Nicholas Siegel, Mark J. Lambrechts, (unknown), Brian A. Karamian, Yunsoo Lee, Michael J. DePalma, (unknown), (unknown), Gregory R. Toci, José A. Canseco, Barrett I. Woods, (unknown), Alan S. Hilibrand, Christopher K. Kepler, Alexander R. Vaccaro, Gregory D. Schroeder	0
10	A Novel Multimodal Postoperative Pain Protocol for 1- to 2-Level Open Lumbar Fusions: A Retrospective Cohort Study 2023 ·The International Journal of Spine Surgery ·(unknown), Barrett I. Woods, Gregory D. Schroeder, Christopher K. Kepler, David M. Kaye, Mark F. Kurd, (unknown), Alexander R. Vaccaro, Kris E. Radcliff	2
11	Publication rates of abstracts presented across 6 major spine specialty conferences 2023 ·North American Spine Society Journal (NASSJ) ·Tariq Z. Issa, Yunsoo Lee, Mark J. Lambrechts, C. Reynolds, (unknown), James Kim, José A. Canseco, Alexander R. Vaccaro, Christopher K. Kepler, Gregory D. Schroeder, Alan S. Hilibrand	1
12	A Comparison of Radiographic Alignment between Bilateral and Unilateral Interbody Cages in Patients Undergoing Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion 2023 ·Asian Spine Journal ·Mark J. Lambrechts, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), José A. Canseco, Barrett I. Woods, David M. Kaye, Mark F. Kurd, Jeffrey A. Rihn, Alan S. Hilibrand, (unknown), Alexander R. Vaccaro, Christopher K. Kepler	8
13	Incidence, Risk Factors, and Outcomes of Incidental Durotomy during Lumbar Spine Decompression with or without Fusion 2023 ·Asian Spine Journal ·Gregory R. Toci, Mark J. Lambrechts, Tariq Z. Issa, Brian A. Karamian, Nicholas Siegel, (unknown), José A. Canseco, Mark F. Kurd, Barrett I. Woods, I. David Kaye, Alan S. Hilibrand, Christopher K. Kepler, Alexander R. Vaccaro, Gregory D. Schroeder	3
14	Procedures employing interbody devices and multi-level fusion require target price adjustment to build a sustainable lumbar fusion bundled payment model 2023 ·The Spine Journal ·Mark J. Lambrechts, Tariq Z. Issa, Yunsoo Lee, (unknown), Andrew Kalra, Matthew Sherman, José A. Canseco, Alan S. Hilibrand, Alexander R. Vaccaro, Gregory D. Schroeder, Christopher K. Kepler	3
15	Short-Segment versus Long-Segment Spinal Fusion Constructs for the Treatment of Adult Degenerative Scoliosis: A Comparison of Clinical Outcomes 2022 ·World Neurosurgery ·(unknown), (unknown), Mark J. Lambrechts, Taylor Paziuk, (unknown), (unknown), Brian A. Karamian, José A. Canseco, Christopher K. Kepler, Alan S. Hilibrand, Alexander R. Vaccaro, D. Greg Anderson, Gregory D. Schroeder	8
16	The Effect of Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion Procedure Duration on Patient-Reported Outcome Measures 2022 ·World Neurosurgery ·Brian A. Karamian, (unknown), (unknown), Gregory R. Toci, Mark J. Lambrechts, José A. Canseco, Derek G. Ju, (unknown), (unknown), I. David Kaye, Mark F. Kurd, Jeffrey A. Rihn, Alan S. Hilibrand, Christopher K. Kepler, Alexander R. Vaccaro, Gregory D. Schroeder	6
17	Impact of Prolonged Operative Duration on Postoperative Symptomatic Venous Thromboembolic Events After Thoracolumbar Spine Surgery 2022 ·World Neurosurgery ·(unknown), Tariq Z. Issa, Yunsoo Lee, Mark J. Lambrechts, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), I. David Kaye, Jeffrey A. Rihn, Barrett I. Woods, José A. Canseco, Alan S. Hilibrand, Alexander R. Vaccaro, Christopher K. Kepler, Gregory D. Schroeder	6
18	Global Validation of the AO Spine Upper Cervical Injury Classification: Geographic Region Affects Reliability and Reproducibility 2022 ·Global Spine Journal ·Mark J. Lambrechts, Gregory D. Schroeder, Brian A. Karamian, José A. Canseco, Richard J. Bransford, F. Cumhur Öner, Lorin M. Benneker, Frank Kandziora, Shanmuganathan Rajasekaran, Rishi Mugesh Kanna, Andrei Fernandes Joaquim, Jens R. Chapman, Emiliano Vialle, Mohammad El‐Sharkawi, Marcel F. Dvorak, Klaus John Schnake, Christopher K. Kepler, Alexander R. Vaccaro, (unknown)	1
19	Titanium Cervical Cage Subsidence: Postoperative Computed Tomography Analysis Defining Incidence and Associated Risk Factors 2021 ·Global Spine Journal ·Zachariah W. Pinter, (unknown), (unknown), Anthony L. Mikula, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Giorgos D. Michalopoulos, Bradford L. Currier, Ahmad Nassr, Jeremy L. Fogelson, Brett A. Freedman, Mohamad Bydon, Christopher K. Kepler, Scott C. Wagner, Benjamin D. Elder, Arjun S. Sebastian	14
20	Comparison Between Three- and Four-Level Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion: Patient-Reported and Radiographic Outcomes 2021 ·World Neurosurgery ·José A. Canseco, (unknown), Brian A. Karamian, Taylor Paziuk, Bryce A. Basques, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Joseph K. Lee, Mark F. Kurd, D. Greg Anderson, Jeffrey A. Rihn, Alan S. Hilibrand, Christopher K. Kepler, Alexander R. Vaccaro, Gregory D. Schroeder	7

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