Craig J. Della Valle

31.6k total citations · 5 hit papers
417 papers, 22.2k citations indexed

About

Craig J. Della Valle is a scholar working on Surgery, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Craig J. Della Valle has authored 417 papers receiving a total of 22.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 387 papers in Surgery, 23 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 19 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Craig J. Della Valle's work include Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes (303 papers), Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty (289 papers) and Orthopedic Infections and Treatments (230 papers). Craig J. Della Valle is often cited by papers focused on Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes (303 papers), Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty (289 papers) and Orthopedic Infections and Treatments (230 papers). Craig J. Della Valle collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Craig J. Della Valle's co-authors include Javad Parvizi, Scott M. Sporer, Joshua J. Jacobs, Wayne G. Paprosky, Richard A. Berger, Mario Moric, Aaron G. Rosenberg, Brett R. Levine, Matthew W. Tetreault and Daniel D. Bohl and has published in prestigious journals such as Biomaterials, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery and Environmental Health Perspectives.

In The Last Decade

Craig J. Della Valle

398 papers receiving 21.3k citations

Hit Papers

New Definition for Periprosthetic Joint Infection: From t... 2006 2026 2012 2019 2011 2018 2006 2012 2013 400 800 1.2k
What are hit papers?

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.

  1. New Definition for Periprosthetic Joint Infection: From the Workgroup of the Musculoskeletal Infection Society
    2011 1.5k citations Craig J. Della Valle et al. profile →
  2. The 2018 Definition of Periprosthetic Hip and Knee Infection: An Evidence-Based and Validated Criteria
    2018 1.4k citations Craig J. Della Valle et al. The Journal of Arthroplasty profile →
  3. Experimental and clinical performance of porous tantalum in orthopedic surgery
    2006 488 citations Brett R. Levine, Scott M. Sporer et al. profile →
  4. Corrosion at the Head-Neck Taper as a Cause for Adverse Local Tissue Reactions After Total Hip Arthroplasty
    2012 470 citations Craig J. Della Valle, Richard A. Berger et al. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery profile →
  5. The Anti-inflammatory and Matrix Restorative Mechanisms of Platelet-Rich Plasma in Osteoarthritis
    2013 290 citations Vasili Karas, Craig J. Della Valle 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
Craig J. Della Valle United States 77 20.2k 1.3k 1.2k 890 839 417 22.2k
Kevin Ong United States 54 23.6k 1.2× 1.4k 1.1× 1.3k 1.1× 545 0.6× 1.3k 1.5× 172 25.8k
Kevin J. Bozic United States 77 19.0k 0.9× 1.9k 1.5× 1.3k 1.1× 693 0.8× 1.0k 1.2× 342 22.8k
John J. Callaghan United States 81 18.5k 0.9× 1.0k 0.8× 658 0.5× 624 0.7× 871 1.0× 415 20.7k
Edmund Lau United States 58 25.0k 1.2× 2.2k 1.8× 1.7k 1.4× 575 0.6× 1.3k 1.5× 199 28.7k
Daniel J. Berry United States 82 23.2k 1.1× 1.2k 1.0× 1.3k 1.1× 447 0.5× 674 0.8× 423 25.0k
Thomas P. Sculco United States 62 10.0k 0.5× 1.2k 0.9× 464 0.4× 1.2k 1.3× 830 1.0× 328 11.8k
Nizar N. Mahomed Canada 61 11.9k 0.6× 891 0.7× 1.0k 0.8× 404 0.5× 2.2k 2.7× 199 15.2k
Mitchell Maltenfort United States 57 6.9k 0.3× 1.0k 0.8× 1.1k 0.9× 536 0.6× 334 0.4× 252 10.1k
Fares S. Haddad United Kingdom 66 12.9k 0.6× 1.1k 0.9× 723 0.6× 394 0.4× 398 0.5× 444 15.0k
Robert T. Trousdale United States 65 13.8k 0.7× 1.4k 1.2× 428 0.4× 356 0.4× 1.0k 1.2× 362 14.7k

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All Works

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Hannon, Charles P., William G. Hamilton, Craig J. Della Valle, & Yale A. Fillingham. (2024). Multimodal Analgesia and Small Opioid Prescriptions are the New Standard in Total Joint Arthroplasty: A Survey of the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons Membership. The Journal of Arthroplasty. 40(3). 566–572.e4. 2 indexed citations
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Forlenza, Enrico M., et al.. (2024). The Impact of Travel Distance on Patient-Reported Outcomes Following Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty. The Journal of Arthroplasty. 40(4). 935–940. 1 indexed citations
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Valle, Craig J. Della, et al.. (2024). Fragility Index Analysis of the 2018 Clinical Practice Guidelines on Tranexamic Acid Use in Total Joint Arthroplasty. The Journal of Arthroplasty. 40(3). 573–577.e3.
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Terhune, E. Bailey, Joseph Serino, Deborah J. Hall, et al.. (2024). Fretting and Tribocorrosion of Modular Dual Mobility Liners: Role of Design, Microstructure, and Malseating. The Journal of Arthroplasty. 39(9). 2368–2376. 2 indexed citations
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Forlenza, Enrico M., et al.. (2023). Cementless Total Knee Arthroplasty is Associated With Early Aseptic Loosening in a Large National Database. The Journal of Arthroplasty. 38(7). S215–S220. 21 indexed citations
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Hannon, Charles P., Yale A. Fillingham, Mark J. Spangehl, et al.. (2022). The Efficacy and Safety of Periarticular Injection in Total Joint Arthroplasty: A Direct Meta-Analysis. The Journal of Arthroplasty. 37(10). 1928–1938.e9. 20 indexed citations
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Hannon, Charles P., et al.. (2022). The Efficacy and Safety of Corticosteroids in Total Joint Arthroplasty: A Direct Meta-Analysis. The Journal of Arthroplasty. 37(10). 1898–1905.e7. 20 indexed citations
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Hannon, Charles P., Yale A. Fillingham, Jeremy M. Gililland, et al.. (2022). A Systematic Review of the Efficacy and Safety of Ketamine in Total Joint Arthroplasty. The Journal of Arthroplasty. 38(4). 763–768.e2. 8 indexed citations
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Fillingham, Yale A., Charles P. Hannon, Karl C. Roberts, et al.. (2020). The Efficacy and Safety of Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs in Total Joint Arthroplasty: Systematic Review and Direct Meta-Analysis. The Journal of Arthroplasty. 35(10). 2739–2758. 36 indexed citations
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Nahhas, Cindy R., Charles P. Hannon, JaeWon Yang, et al.. (2020). Education Increases Disposal of Unused Opioids After Total Joint Arthroplasty. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 102(11). 953–960. 24 indexed citations
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Hannon, Charles P., Yale A. Fillingham, Denis Nam, et al.. (2020). The Efficacy and Safety of Opioids in Total Joint Arthroplasty: Systematic Review and Direct Meta-Analysis. The Journal of Arthroplasty. 35(10). 2759–2771.e13. 22 indexed citations
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Calkins, Tyler E., Charles P. Hannon, Denis Nam, et al.. (2020). Who Is Prescribing Opioids Preoperatively? A Survey of New Patients Presenting to Tertiary Care Adult Reconstruction Clinics. Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. 28(7). 301–307. 17 indexed citations
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Nahhas, Cindy R., et al.. (2020). Which Nonsurgical Treatments Do Patients Believe Are Most Effective for Hip and Knee Arthritis?. JAAOS Global Research and Reviews. 4(5). e20.00046–e20.00046. 2 indexed citations
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Liu, Spencer S., Asokumar Buvanendran, James P. Rathmell, et al.. (2012). Predictors for moderate to severe acute postoperative pain after total hip and knee replacement. International Orthopaedics. 36(11). 2261–2267. 116 indexed citations
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Brown, Nicholas M., Neil P. Sheth, Kenneth Davis, et al.. (2012). Total Knee Arthroplasty Has Higher Postoperative Morbidity Than Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty: A Multicenter Analysis. The Journal of Arthroplasty. 27(8). 86–90. 212 indexed citations
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Berger, Richard A., Sheila Sanders, Carl Deirmengian, et al.. (2010). Minimally Invasive Quadriceps-Sparing TKA: Results of a Comprehensive Pathway for Outpatient TKA. The Journal of Knee Surgery. 19(2). 145–148. 40 indexed citations
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Valle, Craig J. Della, et al.. (2009). Revision of the Acetabular Component without Cement. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 91(2). 350–355. 41 indexed citations
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Valle, Craig J. Della, Richard A. Berger, Susan Shott, et al.. (2004). Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty with a Porous-Coated Acetabular Component. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 86(6). 1217–1222. 37 indexed citations

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