David L. Kopperdahl

4.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
38 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

David L. Kopperdahl is a scholar working on Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Surgery and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, David L. Kopperdahl has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, 23 papers in Surgery and 6 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in David L. Kopperdahl's work include Bone health and osteoporosis research (35 papers), Bone and Joint Diseases (18 papers) and Hip and Femur Fractures (16 papers). David L. Kopperdahl is often cited by papers focused on Bone health and osteoporosis research (35 papers), Bone and Joint Diseases (18 papers) and Hip and Femur Fractures (16 papers). David L. Kopperdahl collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Iceland. David L. Kopperdahl's co-authors include Tony M. Keaveny, Elise F. Morgan, Paul Hoffmann, R. Paul Crawford, Mary Bouxsein, Sundeep Khosla, Edward F. Wachtel, David C. Lee, Jonathan Pearlman and Michael A. K. Liebschner and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery and Radiology.

In The Last Decade

David L. Kopperdahl

37 papers receiving 3.0k citations

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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.

Yield strain behavior of trabecular bone

1998 514 citations David L. Kopperdahl, Tony M. Keaveny Journal of Biomechanics profile →

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Enrico Dall’Ara United Kingdom

Galateia J. Kazakia United States

C. A. Lill Switzerland

Judd S. Day United States

Donald D. Anderson United States

Egon Perilli Australia

Joshua A. MacNeil Canada

Matthias Krause Germany

D. R. Carter United States

Masatoshi Naito Japan

Enrico Dall’Ara United Kingdom

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David L. Kopperdahl

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Keaveny, Tony M., Annette L. Adams, Eric Orwoll, et al.. (2025). Improved prediction of hip fracture using multi-faceted biomechanical computed tomography. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research.

Keaveny, Tony M., Annette L. Adams, Eric Orwoll, et al.. (2024). Osteoporosis treatment prevents hip fracture similarly in both sexes: the FOCUS observational study. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. 39(10). 1424–1433. 7 indexed citations

Keaveny, Tony M., Annette L. Adams, Heidi Fischer, et al.. (2022). Increased risks of vertebral fracture and reoperation in primary spinal fusion patients who test positive for osteoporosis by Biomechanical Computed Tomography analysis. The Spine Journal. 23(3). 412–424. 14 indexed citations

Orwig, Denise, David L. Kopperdahl, Tony M. Keaveny, Jay Magaziner, & Marc C. Hochberg. (2021). Change in vertebral strength and bone mineral density in men and women over the year post-hip fracture: a subgroup analysis. Archives of Osteoporosis. 16(1). 37–37. 4 indexed citations

Jóhannesdóttir, Fjóla, Brett Allaire, David L. Kopperdahl, et al.. (2020). Bone density and strength from thoracic and lumbar CT scans both predict incident vertebral fractures independently of fracture location. Osteoporosis International. 32(2). 261–269. 35 indexed citations

Allaire, Brett, Darlene Lu, Fjóla Jóhannesdóttir, et al.. (2018). Prediction of incident vertebral fracture using CT-based finite element analysis. Osteoporosis International. 30(2). 323–331. 61 indexed citations

Schwaiger, Benedikt J., David L. Kopperdahl, Lorenzo Nardo, et al.. (2017). Vertebral and femoral bone mineral density and bone strength in prostate cancer patients assessed in phantomless PET/CT examinations. Bone. 101. 62–69. 24 indexed citations

Lee, David C., Paul Hoffmann, David L. Kopperdahl, & Tony M. Keaveny. (2017). Phantomless calibration of CT scans for measurement of BMD and bone strength—Inter-operator reanalysis precision. Bone. 103. 325–333. 85 indexed citations

Petfield, Joseph L., et al.. (2016). Virtual stress testing of fracture stability in soldiers with severely comminuted tibial fractures. Journal of Orthopaedic Research®. 35(4). 805–811. 14 indexed citations

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Fidler, Jeff L., Naveen S. Murthy, Sundeep Khosla, et al.. (2015). Comprehensive Assessment of Osteoporosis and Bone Fragility with CT Colonography. Radiology. 278(1). 172–180. 53 indexed citations

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Kleerekoper, Michael, Susan L. Greenspan, E. Michael Lewiecki, et al.. (2014). Assessing the Effects of Teriparatide Treatment on Bone Mineral Density, Bone Microarchitecture, and Bone Strength. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 96(11). e90–e90. 32 indexed citations

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Anderson, Dennis, Serkalem Demissie, Brett Allaire, et al.. (2013). The associations between QCT-based vertebral bone measurements and prevalent vertebral fractures depend on the spinal locations of both bone measurement and fracture. Osteoporosis International. 25(2). 559–566. 36 indexed citations

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Srinivasan, Bhuma, David L. Kopperdahl, Shreyasee Amin, et al.. (2011). Relationship of femoral neck areal bone mineral density to volumetric bone mineral density, bone size, and femoral strength in men and women. Osteoporosis International. 23(1). 155–162. 42 indexed citations

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Liebschner, Michael A. K., David L. Kopperdahl, William S. Rosenberg, & Tony M. Keaveny. (2003). . Spine. 28(6). 559–565. 11 indexed citations

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Liebschner, Michael A. K., David L. Kopperdahl, William S. Rosenberg, & Tony M. Keaveny. (2003). Finite Element Modeling of the Human Thoracolumbar Spine. Spine. 28(6). 559–565. 122 indexed citations

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Kopperdahl, David L., Elise F. Morgan, & Tony M. Keaveny. (2002). Quantitative computed tomography estimates of the mechanical properties of human vertebral trabecular bone. Journal of Orthopaedic Research®. 20(4). 801–805. 204 indexed citations

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Kopperdahl, David L., Jonathan Pearlman, & Tony M. Keaveny. (2000). Biomechanical consequences of an isolated overload on the human vertebral body. Journal of Orthopaedic Research®. 18(5). 685–690. 100 indexed citations

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Keaveny, Tony M., Edward F. Wachtel, & David L. Kopperdahl. (1999). Mechanical behavior of human trabecular bone after overloading. Journal of Orthopaedic Research®. 17(3). 346–353. 115 indexed citations

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Kopperdahl, David L. & Tony M. Keaveny. (1998). Yield strain behavior of trabecular bone. Journal of Biomechanics. 31(7). 601–608. 514 indexed citations breakdown →

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Keaveny, Tony M., et al.. (1997). Systematic and random errors in compression testing of trabecular bone. Journal of Orthopaedic Research®. 15(1). 101–110. 284 indexed citations

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