Colin Nnadi

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
41 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Colin Nnadi is a scholar working on Surgery, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Colin Nnadi has authored 41 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Surgery, 10 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 4 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Colin Nnadi's work include Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment (28 papers), Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (20 papers) and Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (10 papers). Colin Nnadi is often cited by papers focused on Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment (28 papers), Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (20 papers) and Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (10 papers). Colin Nnadi collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, New Zealand and United States. Colin Nnadi's co-authors include Pierre Roussouly, C. Thakar, J. Wilson-MacDonald, Shahnawaz Haleem, David Kieser, Jeremy Fairbank, Joanna Richards, Behrooz A. Akbarnia, Kmc Cheung and Adil Ahmad and has published in prestigious journals such as Spine, European Spine Journal and The Spine Journal.

In The Last Decade

Colin Nnadi

41 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Sagittal plane deformity: an overview of interpretation and management

2010 389 citations Colin Nnadi et al. European Spine Journal profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Colin Nnadi United Kingdom	17	1.0k	417	87	82	67	41	1.1k
Kariman Abelin-Genevois France	16	552 0.5×	225 0.5×	51 0.6×	26 0.3×	57 0.9×	35	700
Emmanuelle Ferrero France	19	1.5k 1.4×	971 2.3×	122 1.4×	24 0.3×	127 1.9×	84	1.5k
Viral V. Jain United States	15	514 0.5×	137 0.3×	19 0.2×	24 0.3×	18 0.3×	40	587
Akın Çil United States	20	1.5k 1.4×	208 0.5×	48 0.6×	31 0.4×	62 0.9×	60	1.6k
Farzad Omidi-Kashani Iran	13	424 0.4×	262 0.6×	157 1.8×	32 0.4×	59 0.9×	72	621
Anouar Bourghli France	20	1.4k 1.4×	1.0k 2.4×	106 1.2×	15 0.2×	77 1.1×	101	1.5k
Yutaka Nohara Japan	15	501 0.5×	283 0.7×	96 1.1×	46 0.6×	30 0.4×	31	622
Tomoaki Kitagawa Japan	14	848 0.8×	736 1.8×	210 2.4×	17 0.2×	33 0.5×	40	1.0k
Karin Büttner-Janz Germany	11	339 0.3×	342 0.8×	222 2.6×	8 0.1×	97 1.4×	24	480
N Levassor France	9	1.2k 1.2×	770 1.8×	97 1.1×	16 0.2×	67 1.0×	11	1.3k

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Hothi, Harry, Masood Shafafy, Colin Nnadi, et al.. (2021). Understanding the implant performance of magnetically controlled growing spine rods: a review article. European Spine Journal. 30(7). 1799–1812. 13 indexed citations

Teh, James, Colin Nnadi, Dionisios Stavroulias, et al.. (2021). The Musculoskeletal Manifestations of Marfan Syndrome: Diagnosis, Impact, and Management. Current Rheumatology Reports. 23(11). 81–81. 16 indexed citations

Williamson, Victoria, et al.. (2020). The mental health impact of providing spine care during COVID-19. The Spine Journal. 20(9). 1363–1366. 6 indexed citations

Hothi, Harry, Stewart Tucker, Masood Shafafy, et al.. (2020). Management of patients with magnetically controlled growth rods amidst the global COVID-19 pandemic. European Spine Journal. 29(10). 2409–2412. 2 indexed citations

Rothenfluh, Dominique A., et al.. (2019). A critical thoracic kyphosis is required to prevent sagittal plane deterioration in selective thoracic fusions in Lenke I and II AIS. European Spine Journal. 28(12). 3066–3075. 17 indexed citations

Hosseini, Pooria, Allen Carl, Michael P. Grevitt, et al.. (2018). Preservation of Spine Motion in the Surgical Treatment of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Using an Innovative Apical Fusion Technique: A 2-Year Follow-Up Pilot Study. The International Journal of Spine Surgery. 12(4). 5053–5053. 1 indexed citations

Thakar, C., et al.. (2018). Systematic review of the complications associated with magnetically controlled growing rods for the treatment of early onset scoliosis. European Spine Journal. 27(9). 2062–2071. 98 indexed citations

Kieser, David, C. Thakar, Shahnawaz Haleem, et al.. (2018). Targeted Distraction: Spinal Growth in Children with Early Onset Scoliosis Treated with a Tail-Gating Technique for Magnetically Controlled Growing Rods. Spine Deformity. 6(6). 804–805. 4 indexed citations

Kwan, Kenny, Ahmet Alanay, Muharrem Yazıcı, et al.. (2017). Unplanned Reoperations in Magnetically Controlled Growing Rod Surgery for Early Onset Scoliosis With a Minimum of Two-Year Follow-Up. Spine. 42(24). E1410–E1414. 79 indexed citations

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Ahmad, Adil, et al.. (2017). Quantifying the ‘law of diminishing returns’ in magnetically controlled growing rods. The Bone & Joint Journal. 99-B(12). 1658–1664. 41 indexed citations

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Thakar, C., et al.. (2016). Incidence of proximal junctional kyphosis with magnetic expansion control rods in early onset scoliosis. European Spine Journal. 25(10). 3308–3315. 21 indexed citations

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Helenius, Ilkka, Colin Nnadi, Kmc Cheung, et al.. (2016). Preliminary comparison of primary and conversion surgery with magnetically controlled growing rods in children with early onset scoliosis. European Spine Journal. 25(10). 3294–3300. 51 indexed citations

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Akbarnia, Behrooz A., Ilkka Helenius, Colin Nnadi, et al.. (2016). Comparison of primary and conversion surgery with magnetically controlled growing rods in children with early onset scoliosis (EOS). The Spine Journal. 16(4). S54–S54. 3 indexed citations

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Thakar, C., et al.. (2015). Radiological and clinical assessment of the distraction achieved with remotely expandable growing rods in early onset scoliosis. European Spine Journal. 25(10). 3371–3376. 35 indexed citations

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Demetriades, Andreas K., et al.. (2014). Do surgeon credentials affect the rate of incidental durotomy during spine surgery. European Spine Journal. 23(8). 1767–1771. 11 indexed citations

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Richards, Joanna, et al.. (2014). Magnetic controlled growth rods versus conventional growing rod systems in the treatment of early onset scoliosis: a cost comparison. European Spine Journal. 24(7). 1457–1461. 54 indexed citations

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Thakar, C., et al.. (2014). The Fluoroscopic Technique for Monitoring Distraction of a Non-Invasive Lengthening Device in Early Onset Scoliosis. 1(1). 23–28. 1 indexed citations

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Nnadi, Colin, et al.. (2009). When is the appropriate time for surgical intervention of the herniated lumbar disc in the adolescent?. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience. 16(9). 1153–1156. 16 indexed citations

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Jayakumar, Prakash, et al.. (2006). Dynamic Degenerative Lumbar Spondylolisthesis: Diagnosis With Axial Loaded Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Spine. 31(10). E298–E301. 39 indexed citations

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Jayakumar, Prakash, et al.. (2006). Symptomatic resolution of spinal osteoid osteoma with conservative management: imaging correlation. Skeletal Radiology. 36(S1). 72–76. 13 indexed citations

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