Christopher T. Plastaras

1.9k total citations
63 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Christopher T. Plastaras is a scholar working on Surgery, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Christopher T. Plastaras has authored 63 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Surgery, 39 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 30 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Christopher T. Plastaras's work include Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (39 papers), Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (30 papers) and Anesthesia and Pain Management (17 papers). Christopher T. Plastaras is often cited by papers focused on Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (39 papers), Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (30 papers) and Anesthesia and Pain Management (17 papers). Christopher T. Plastaras collaborates with scholars based in United States, Lebanon and Japan. Christopher T. Plastaras's co-authors include Joshua Rittenberg, David J. Kennedy, Cynthia Garvan, Curtis W. Slipman, Ellen Casey, Zachary L. McCormick, Matthew Smuck, Joel M. Press, Bryan P. Conrad and Christopher W. Huston and has published in prestigious journals such as Spine, The American Journal of Sports Medicine and Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.

In The Last Decade

Christopher T. Plastaras

61 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Christopher T. Plastaras United States 22 858 837 616 128 102 63 1.3k
Olavi Airaksinen Finland 15 532 0.6× 585 0.7× 573 0.9× 100 0.8× 58 0.6× 24 1.1k
Karl‐August Lindgren Finland 22 566 0.7× 730 0.9× 993 1.6× 119 0.9× 184 1.8× 34 1.5k
Christer Hildingsson Sweden 23 609 0.7× 669 0.8× 964 1.6× 70 0.5× 33 0.3× 35 1.6k
James N. Weinstein United States 19 1.1k 1.2× 1.3k 1.6× 1.1k 1.7× 74 0.6× 25 0.2× 27 1.7k
Bahar Shahidi United States 15 279 0.3× 352 0.4× 520 0.8× 66 0.5× 60 0.6× 43 803
Curtis W. Slipman United States 26 1.4k 1.6× 1.8k 2.1× 1.3k 2.1× 66 0.5× 72 0.7× 67 2.3k
Osamu Shirado Japan 24 1.0k 1.2× 1.2k 1.4× 1.0k 1.7× 207 1.6× 24 0.2× 64 1.9k
Donald R. Gore United States 21 2.0k 2.3× 1.5k 1.8× 501 0.8× 86 0.7× 54 0.5× 41 2.5k
S. Wiesel United States 5 765 0.9× 1.3k 1.6× 1.3k 2.0× 43 0.3× 60 0.6× 6 1.7k
Leslie Barnsley Australia 9 641 0.7× 848 1.0× 811 1.3× 23 0.2× 50 0.5× 14 1.3k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

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Carr, Carrie M., Christopher T. Plastaras, Matthew J. Pingree, et al.. (2016). Immediate Adverse Events in Interventional Pain Procedures: A Multi-Institutional Study. Pain Medicine. 17(12). 2155–2161. 34 indexed citations
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El-Yahchouchi, Christine, Christopher T. Plastaras, Timothy P. Maus, et al.. (2015). Adverse Event Rates Associated with Transforaminal and Interlaminar Epidural Steroid Injections: A Multi-Institutional Study. Pain Medicine. 17(2). 239–247. 67 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yejia, Ana Chee, Peng Shi, et al.. (2015). Intervertebral Disc Cells Produce Interleukins Found in Patients with Back Pain. American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. 95(6). 407–415. 39 indexed citations
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McCormick, Zachary L., et al.. (2015). Comparison of Pain Score Reduction Using Triamcinolone vs. Betamethasone in Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injections for Lumbosacral Radicular Pain. American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. 94(12). 1058–1064. 27 indexed citations
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Plastaras, Christopher T., et al.. (2015). Vertebral Benign Notochordal Cell Tumor (BNCT) as an Incidental Finding in Cervical Radiculitis. PM&R. 7(11). 1198–1200.
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Kennedy, David J., Byron J. Schneider, Matthew Smuck, & Christopher T. Plastaras. (2014). The Use of Moderate Sedation for the Secondary Prevention of Adverse Vasovagal Reactions. Pain Medicine. 16(4). 673–679. 13 indexed citations
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Schneider, Byron J., David J. Kennedy, Ellen Casey, et al.. (2014). Trainee Involvement in Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injections Associated With Increased Incidence of Vasovagal Reactions. PM&R. 6(10). 914–919. 8 indexed citations
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Plastaras, Christopher T., et al.. (2013). Manipulative Therapy (Feldenkrais, Massage, Chiropractic Manipulation) for Neck Pain. Current Rheumatology Reports. 15(7). 339–339. 5 indexed citations
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Marciniak, Christina, Franklin E. Caldera, Leah J. Welty, et al.. (2013). High‐Resolution Median Nerve Sonographic Measurements. Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine. 32(12). 2091–2098. 13 indexed citations
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Plastaras, Christopher T., et al.. (2013). Perioperative Upper Extremity Peripheral Nerve Traction Injuries. Orthopedic Clinics of North America. 45(1). 47–53. 8 indexed citations
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Visco, Christopher J., David J. Kennedy, Joshua Rittenberg, et al.. (2012). Programmatic Design for Teaching the Introductory Skills and Concepts of Lumbar Spine Procedures to Physiatry Residents. American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. 92(3). 248–257. 8 indexed citations
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Plastaras, Christopher T., et al.. (2011). Complementary and Alternative Treatment for Neck Pain: Chiropractic, Acupuncture, TENS, Massage, Yoga, Tai Chi, and Feldenkrais. Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America. 22(3). 521–537. 26 indexed citations
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Plastaras, Christopher T., et al.. (2008). Effect of Interelectrode Distance on Sural Nerve Action Potential Parameters. American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. 87(3). 183–188. 5 indexed citations
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Plastaras, Christopher T., et al.. (2005). Comprehensive Functional Evaluation of the Injured Runner. Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America. 16(3). 623–649. 28 indexed citations
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Slipman, Curtis W., Jason S. Lipetz, Christopher T. Plastaras, et al.. (2001). Fluoroscopically Guided Therapeutic Sacroiliac Joint Injections for Sacroiliac Joint Syndrome. American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. 80(6). 425–432. 77 indexed citations
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Roth, Elliot J., et al.. (2001). A simple institutional educational intervention to decrease use of selected expensive medications. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 82(5). 633–636. 13 indexed citations

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