Darrel S. Brodke

14.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
231 papers, 9.1k citations indexed

About

Darrel S. Brodke is a scholar working on Surgery, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Darrel S. Brodke has authored 231 papers receiving a total of 9.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 171 papers in Surgery, 159 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 51 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Darrel S. Brodke's work include Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (157 papers), Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (100 papers) and Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy (60 papers). Darrel S. Brodke is often cited by papers focused on Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (157 papers), Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (100 papers) and Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy (60 papers). Darrel S. Brodke collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Germany. Darrel S. Brodke's co-authors include Brandon D. Lawrence, W. Ryan Spiker, Michael G. Fehlings, Kent N. Bachus, Nicholas Spina, Thomas A. Zdeblick, Alexander R. Vaccaro, Jens R. Chapman, Andrew T. Dailey and Alpesh A. Patel and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Spine and Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research.

In The Last Decade

Darrel S. Brodke

220 papers receiving 8.9k 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.

Trends in Lumbar Fusion Procedure Rates and Associated Hospital Costs for Degenerative Spinal Diseases in the United States, 2004 to 2015

2018 605 citations Nicholas Spina, W. Ryan Spiker et al. Spine profile →
Efficacy and Safety of Surgical Decompression in Patients with Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy

2013 364 citations Michael G. Fehlings, Branko Kopjar et al. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Darrel S. Brodke United States	54	7.6k	6.3k	1.7k	900	475	231	9.1k
Serena S. Hu United States	49	6.7k 0.9×	5.5k 0.9×	1.7k 1.0×	690 0.8×	331 0.7×	165	8.1k
Frank M. Phillips United States	52	6.6k 0.9×	5.9k 0.9×	1.6k 1.0×	1.3k 1.4×	565 1.2×	253	8.9k
Christopher K. Kepler United States	40	5.0k 0.7×	4.4k 0.7×	1.5k 0.9×	769 0.9×	465 1.0×	373	6.7k
Thomas J. Errico United States	50	7.4k 1.0×	5.3k 0.8×	1.7k 1.0×	618 0.7×	366 0.8×	266	8.7k
Praveen V. Mummaneni United States	62	11.2k 1.5×	9.6k 1.5×	1.6k 0.9×	922 1.0×	686 1.4×	404	12.6k
Edward C. Benzel United States	57	8.7k 1.1×	7.3k 1.2×	1.7k 1.0×	1.1k 1.2×	860 1.8×	436	11.6k
Mohamad Bydon United States	47	5.7k 0.8×	4.7k 0.7×	1.5k 0.9×	918 1.0×	688 1.4×	526	8.4k
Kevin T. Foley United States	50	5.7k 0.8×	5.1k 0.8×	1.5k 0.9×	1.4k 1.6×	551 1.2×	181	8.0k
Leah Y. Carreon United States	54	9.2k 1.2×	7.9k 1.3×	3.0k 1.8×	1.4k 1.6×	668 1.4×	430	11.5k
Dino Samartzis United States	48	5.0k 0.7×	5.4k 0.9×	3.2k 1.9×	1.3k 1.4×	672 1.4×	319	8.9k

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Connelly, James W., Parth Kothari, Nicholas Spina, et al.. (2025). Narrative Review of Perioperative Glucagon-like Peptide-1 (GLP-1) Agonists in Spine Surgery. Clinical Spine Surgery A Spine Publication. 39(2). 47–53.

Rizkalla, James, Joseph A. Weiner, Brandon D. Lawrence, et al.. (2024). Transthyretin amyloidosis in spinal canal stenosis: A systematic review. Journal of Orthopaedics. 53. 133–139. 1 indexed citations

Ye, Xiangyang, Jim A. Youssef, Ben Goss, et al.. (2024). The relationship of PROMIS physical function scores and healthcare resource utilization in patients treated for chronic low back pain. Interventional Pain Medicine. 3(4). 100522–100522.

Paziuk, Taylor, Aditya Mazmudar, Tariq Z. Issa, et al.. (2024). Does Operative Level Impact Dysphagia Severity After Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion?. Spine. 49(13). 909–915. 1 indexed citations

DeKeyser, Graham J., Darrel S. Brodke, Charles L. Saltzman, & Brandon D. Lawrence. (2020). Response to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic by the Spine Division at a Level-I Academic Referral Center. Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. 28(24). 1003–1008. 4 indexed citations

Shaw, Jeremy D., et al.. (2020). Methylene Blue Is an Effective Disclosing Agent for Identifying Bacterial Biofilms on Orthopaedic Implants. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 102(20). 1784–1791. 16 indexed citations

Porucznik, Christina A., Lisa H. Gren, Jian Guan, et al.. (2018). The Impact of Preoperative Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction on Postoperative Patient-Reported Pain, Disability, Quality of Life, and Prescription Opioid Use in Lumbar Spine Degenerative Disease: A Pilot Study. World Neurosurgery. 121. e786–e791. 30 indexed citations

Goz, Vadim, Ajinkya A. Rane, Amir M. Abtahi, et al.. (2015). Geographic Variations in the Cost of Spine Surgery. Spine. 40(17). 1380–1389. 67 indexed citations

Smith, Micah W., Prokopis Annis, Brandon D. Lawrence, Michael D. Daubs, & Darrel S. Brodke. (2015). Acute proximal junctional failure in patients with preoperative sagittal imbalance. The Spine Journal. 15(10). 2142–2148. 115 indexed citations

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Fehlings, Michael G., Branko Kopjar, S. Tim Yoon, et al.. (2013). Anterior Versus Posterior Surgical Approaches to Treat Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy. Spine. 38(26). 2247–2252. 183 indexed citations

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Lawrence, Brandon D., W. Bradley Jacobs, Daniel C. Norvell, et al.. (2013). Anterior Versus Posterior Approach for Treatment of Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy. Spine. 38(22 Suppl 1). S173–S182. 110 indexed citations

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McAfee, Paul C., Frank M. Phillips, Gunnar Andersson, et al.. (2010). Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery. Spine. 35(Supplement). S271–S273. 98 indexed citations

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Grauer, Jonathan N., Alexander R. Vaccaro, Joon Y. Lee, et al.. (2009). The Timing and Influence of MRI on the Management of Patients With Cervical Facet Dislocations Remains Highly Variable. Journal of Spinal Disorders & Techniques. 22(2). 96–99. 21 indexed citations

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Patel, Alpesh A., Andrew T. Dailey, Darrel S. Brodke, et al.. (2008). Subaxial cervical spine trauma classification: the Subaxial Injury Classification system and case examples. Neurosurgical FOCUS. 25(5). E8–E8. 36 indexed citations

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Nassr, Ahmad, Joon Y. Lee, Marcel F. Dvorak, et al.. (2008). Variations in Surgical Treatment of Cervical Facet Dislocations. Spine. 33(7). E188–E193. 54 indexed citations

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Patel, Alpesh A., Darrel S. Brodke, Luiz Pimenta, et al.. (2008). Revision Strategies in Lumbar Total Disc Arthroplasty. Spine. 33(11). 1276–1283. 43 indexed citations

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Patel, Alpesh A., Peter G. Whang, Darrel S. Brodke, et al.. (2007). Evaluation of two novel thoracolumbar trauma classification systems. Indian Journal of Orthopaedics. 41(4). 322–322. 12 indexed citations

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Kim, Kee, Jeffrey Wang, Darrel S. Brodke, et al.. (2003). . Spine. 28(10). 1080–1087. 6 indexed citations

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Kim, Kee D., et al.. (2003). Reduction of Radiculopathy and Pain With Oxiplex/SP Gel After Laminectomy, Laminotomy, and Discectomy. Spine. 28(10). 1080–1087. 43 indexed citations

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Brodke, Darrel S., Paul A. Anderson, David W. Newell, M. Sean Grady, & Jens R. Chapman. (2003). Comparison of Anterior and Posterior Approaches in Cervical Spinal Cord Injuries. Journal of Spinal Disorders & Techniques. 16(3). 229–235. 99 indexed citations

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