Christopher Varlotta

485 total citations
22 papers, 289 citations indexed

About

Christopher Varlotta is a scholar working on Surgery, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Christopher Varlotta has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 289 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Surgery, 15 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 5 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Christopher Varlotta's work include Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (15 papers), Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (12 papers) and Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment (7 papers). Christopher Varlotta is often cited by papers focused on Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (15 papers), Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (12 papers) and Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment (7 papers). Christopher Varlotta collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Italy. Christopher Varlotta's co-authors include Aaron J. Buckland, Themistocles S. Protopsaltis, Peter G. Passias, Nicholas Stekas, Thomas J. Errico, Charla R. Fischer, David H. Ge, Dennis Vasquez-Montes, Erik Wang and Peter G. Passias and has published in prestigious journals such as Spine, The Journal of Arthroplasty and Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma.

In The Last Decade

Christopher Varlotta

21 papers receiving 281 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 Varlotta United States 9 248 189 63 41 12 22 289
Lijin Zhou China 11 240 1.0× 194 1.0× 63 1.0× 47 1.1× 6 0.5× 32 303
Konrad Bach United States 12 414 1.7× 411 2.2× 97 1.5× 53 1.3× 8 0.7× 20 464
Chang Il Ju South Korea 11 408 1.6× 373 2.0× 93 1.5× 50 1.2× 2 0.2× 58 460
David Hanscom United States 7 359 1.4× 313 1.7× 124 2.0× 41 1.0× 2 0.2× 12 396
Paul Khoueir United States 8 257 1.0× 217 1.1× 108 1.7× 28 0.7× 3 0.3× 13 308
Shinji Tanishima Japan 9 171 0.7× 109 0.6× 36 0.6× 13 0.3× 3 0.3× 37 261
Li Guan China 12 244 1.0× 186 1.0× 68 1.1× 32 0.8× 2 0.2× 26 278
S Urso Italy 7 268 1.1× 142 0.8× 58 0.9× 17 0.4× 2 0.2× 23 316
Kazuhiro Maio Japan 7 273 1.1× 257 1.4× 79 1.3× 27 0.7× 13 314
Yinggang Zheng United States 8 382 1.5× 313 1.7× 75 1.2× 88 2.1× 2 0.2× 14 454

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Fields of papers citing papers by Christopher Varlotta

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Christopher Varlotta

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All Works

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Varlotta, Christopher, Laviel Fernandez, Erik Wang, et al.. (2020). Evaluation of Health-related Quality of Life Improvement in Patients Undergoing Spine Versus Adult Reconstructive Surgery. Spine. 45(18). E1179–E1184. 4 indexed citations
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Segreto, Frank A., et al.. (2020). Surgeon Attitudes Toward Physiotherapeutic Scoliosis-Specific Exercises in Adult Patients With Spinal Deformities. The International Journal of Spine Surgery. 13(6). 568–574. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Erik, Christopher Varlotta, Dennis Vasquez-Montes, et al.. (2020). Radiation Exposure in Posterior Lumbar Fusion: A Comparison of CT Image-Guided Navigation, Robotic Assistance, and Intraoperative Fluoroscopy. Global Spine Journal. 11(4). 450–457. 19 indexed citations
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Wang, Erik, Christopher Varlotta, Dennis Vasquez-Montes, et al.. (2020). Biologics and Minimally Invasive Approach to TLIFs: What Is the Risk of Radiculitis?. The International Journal of Spine Surgery. 14(5). 804–810. 4 indexed citations
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Passias, Peter G., Samantha R. Horn, Frank A. Segreto, et al.. (2020). Bariatric Surgery Population at Significantly Increased Risk of Spinal Disorders and Surgical Intervention Compared With Morbidly Obese Patients. Clinical Spine Surgery A Spine Publication. 33(4). E158–E161. 2 indexed citations
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Varlotta, Christopher, Erik Wang, Dennis Vasquez-Montes, et al.. (2019). Preoperative MRI predictors of health-related quality of life improvement after microscopic lumbar discectomy. The Spine Journal. 20(3). 391–398. 6 indexed citations
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Buckland, Aaron J., Peter L. Zhou, Dennis Vasquez-Montes, et al.. (2019). Spinopelvic Compensatory Mechanisms for Reduced Hip Motion (ROM) in the Setting of Hip Osteoarthritis. Spine Deformity. 7(6). 923–928. 37 indexed citations
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Buckland, Aaron J., et al.. (2019). Lumbar Spine Degeneration and Flatback Deformity Alter Sitting-Standing Spinopelvic Mechanics—Implications for Total Hip Arthroplasty. The Journal of Arthroplasty. 35(4). 1036–1041. 17 indexed citations
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Khalifé, Marc, Renaud Lafage, Jingyan Yang, et al.. (2019). Pelvic Compensation in Sagittal Malalignment. Spine. 45(4). E203–E209. 10 indexed citations
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Varlotta, Christopher, David H. Ge, Nicholas Stekas, et al.. (2019). MRI Radiological Predictors of Requiring Microscopic Lumbar Discectomy After Lumbar Disc Herniation. Global Spine Journal. 10(1). 63–68. 7 indexed citations
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Passias, Peter G., Samantha R. Horn, Frank A. Segreto, et al.. (2019). ODI Cannot Account for All Variation in PROMIS Scores in Patients With Thoracolumbar Disorders. Global Spine Journal. 10(4). 399–405. 8 indexed citations
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Wang, Erik, Christopher Varlotta, Dennis Vasquez-Montes, et al.. (2019). 182. Radiation exposure in posterior lumbar fusion: a comparison of CT image-guided navigation, robotic assistance and intraoperative fluoroscopy. The Spine Journal. 19(9). S88–S88. 3 indexed citations
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Wang, Erik, Christopher Varlotta, Leon Eisen, et al.. (2019). The effect of vascular approach surgeons on perioperative complications in lateral transpsoas lumbar interbody fusions. The Spine Journal. 20(3). 313–320. 7 indexed citations
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Alas, Haddy, Frank A. Segreto, Avery Brown, et al.. (2019). Association Between Frailty Status and Odontoid Fractures After Traumatic Falls: Investigation of Varying Injury Mechanisms Among 70 Elderly Odontoid Fracture Patients. Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma. 33(12). e484–e488. 11 indexed citations
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Vasquez-Montes, Dennis, Avery Brown, Haddy Alas, et al.. (2019). 71. High preoperative T1 slope is a marker for global sagittal malalignment. The Spine Journal. 19(9). S35–S35. 3 indexed citations
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Passias, Peter G., Cole Bortz, Samantha R. Horn, et al.. (2019). Diminishing Clinical Returns of Multilevel Minimally Invasive Lumbar Interbody Fusion. Spine. 44(20). E1181–E1187. 5 indexed citations
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Ge, David H., Nicholas Stekas, Christopher Varlotta, et al.. (2018). Comparative Analysis of Two Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion Techniques. Spine. 44(9). E555–E560. 81 indexed citations
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Manzoli, Alessandro, et al.. (1999). Allelic polymorphism of the interleukin-1 receptor antagonist gene in patients with acute or stable presentation of ischemic heart disease.. PubMed. 44(9). 825–30. 22 indexed citations

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