David W. Polly

18.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
353 papers, 12.4k citations indexed

About

David W. Polly is a scholar working on Surgery, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, David W. Polly has authored 353 papers receiving a total of 12.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 298 papers in Surgery, 217 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 55 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in David W. Polly's work include Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (215 papers), Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (173 papers) and Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment (160 papers). David W. Polly is often cited by papers focused on Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (215 papers), Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (173 papers) and Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment (160 papers). David W. Polly collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. David W. Polly's co-authors include Steven D. Glassman, Jonathan N. Sembrano, Brian R. Subach, Anne G. Copay, Timothy R. Kuklo, Thomas C. Schuler, Sigurd Berven, Christopher I. Shaffrey, Charles Gerald T. Ledonio and William R. Klemme and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery and Spine.

In The Last Decade

David W. Polly

328 papers receiving 12.0k 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.

Understanding the minimum clinically important difference: a review of concepts and methods

2007 1.2k citations David W. Polly et al. The Spine Journal profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
David W. Polly United States	62	9.8k	6.9k	2.3k	1.2k	812	353	12.4k
Steven R. Garfin United States	62	9.5k 1.0×	7.5k 1.1×	2.8k 1.2×	1.2k 1.0×	585 0.7×	254	12.6k
Marcel F. Dvorak Canada	66	10.0k 1.0×	10.2k 1.5×	804 0.3×	899 0.8×	281 0.3×	342	13.8k
Dino Samartzis United States	48	5.0k 0.5×	5.4k 0.8×	3.2k 1.4×	1.3k 1.1×	357 0.4×	319	8.9k
Steven D. Glassman United States	71	16.7k 1.7×	13.5k 2.0×	3.9k 1.7×	2.0k 1.7×	412 0.5×	400	20.5k
Todd J. Albert United States	67	11.6k 1.2×	10.8k 1.6×	4.6k 2.0×	1.4k 1.2×	362 0.4×	319	15.3k
Dan M. Spengler United States	49	3.8k 0.4×	3.4k 0.5×	3.3k 1.4×	1.4k 1.2×	1.2k 1.4×	129	7.9k
Sigurd Berven United States	63	14.2k 1.4×	11.3k 1.6×	3.0k 1.3×	1.2k 1.0×	252 0.3×	293	16.4k
Jens R. Chapman United States	60	10.0k 1.0×	6.2k 0.9×	983 0.4×	642 0.5×	346 0.4×	362	12.0k
Michael T. Modic United States	43	4.6k 0.5×	5.6k 0.8×	3.8k 1.6×	1.9k 1.6×	441 0.5×	137	9.7k
James S. Harrop United States	60	10.5k 1.1×	9.4k 1.4×	838 0.4×	913 0.8×	213 0.3×	453	14.6k

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Jones, Morgan H., et al.. (2025). Morphological characteristics of apical intervertebral discs as predictors of curve progression in adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis. The Spine Journal. 26(2). 413–422.

Jones, Kristen E., et al.. (2025). Pelvic Fixation in Adult Spinal Deformity: Complications, Controversies, and Future Directions. Global Spine Journal. 15(3_suppl). 123S–134S.

Hendrickson, Nathan R., et al.. (2024). Sacropelvic Fixation with Porous Fusion/Fixation Screws: A Technical Note and Retrospective Review. World Neurosurgery. 190. 172–180. 1 indexed citations

Sardi, Juan P., Justin S. Smith, Jeffrey L. Gum, et al.. (2024). Opioid Use Prior to Adult Spine Deformity Correction Surgery is Associated With Worse Pre- and Postoperative Back Pain and Prolonged Opioid Demands. Global Spine Journal. 15(3). 1749–1759.

Yson, Sharon C., et al.. (2023). Wide anatomical variability of PI normative values within an asymptomatic population: a systematic review. Spine Deformity. 11(3). 559–566. 3 indexed citations

Polly, David W., et al.. (2023). Management of High-Grade Dysplastic Spondylolisthesis. Neurosurgery Clinics of North America. 34(4). 567–572. 4 indexed citations

Johnson, Casey P., et al.. (2023). Morphological alterations of lumbar intervertebral discs in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. The Spine Journal. 24(1). 172–184. 2 indexed citations

Polly, David W., et al.. (2022). Multiple Points of Pelvic Fixation. JBJS Essential Surgical Techniques. 12(4). e21.00044–e21.00044. 6 indexed citations

Jones, Kristen E., et al.. (2022). Rescue Pelvic Fixation in a Patient with Sacral-2-Alar-Iliac and Triangular Sacroiliac Joint Fusion (Bedrock) Instrumentation. World Neurosurgery. 169. 10–11. 3 indexed citations

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Barbera, Luigi La, et al.. (2022). Influence of spinal lordosis correction location on proximal junctional failure: a biomechanical study. Spine Deformity. 11(1). 49–58. 1 indexed citations

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Jones, Kristen E., et al.. (2021). 2-Dimensional Long Film O-Arm Imaging, an Alternative When Intraoperative Fluoroscopy Is Inadequate. World Neurosurgery. 150. 54–55. 6 indexed citations

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Sethi, Rajiv K., Anna K. Wright, Venu M. Nemani, et al.. (2020). Team Approach: Safety and Value in the Practice of Complex Adult Spinal Surgery. JBJS Reviews. 8(4). e0145–e0145. 2 indexed citations

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Anderson, Paul A., David W. Polly, Neil Binkley, & Perry J. Pickhardt. (2018). Clinical Use of Opportunistic Computed Tomography Screening for Osteoporosis. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 100(23). 2073–2081. 71 indexed citations

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McCarthy, Ian, Michael O’Brien, Christopher P. Ames, et al.. (2014). Incremental cost-effectiveness of adult spinal deformity surgery: observed quality-adjusted life years with surgery compared with predicted quality-adjusted life years without surgery. Neurosurgical FOCUS. 36(5). E3–E3. 80 indexed citations

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Smith, Justin S., Kai-Ming Fu, David W. Polly, et al.. (2010). Complication Rates of Three Common Spine Procedures and Rates of Thromboembolism Following Spine Surgery Based on 108,419 Procedures. Spine. 35(24). 2140–2149. 87 indexed citations

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Ackerman, Stacey J., Michael S. Mafilios, & David W. Polly. (2002). Economic Evaluation of Bone Morphogenetic Protein Versus Autogenous Iliac Crest Bone Graft in Single-Level Anterior Lumbar Fusion. Spine. 27(Supplement). S94–S99. 74 indexed citations

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Belmont, Philip J., William R. Klemme, Mark A. Robinson, & David W. Polly. (2002). Accuracy of Thoracic Pedicle Screws in Patients with and Without Coronal Plane Spinal Deformities. Spine. 27(14). 1558–1566. 112 indexed citations

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Klemme, William R., Philip J. Belmont, & David W. Polly. (2002). Transpedicular thoracic screws: General concepts and insertion technique using fluoroscopic guidance. Seminars in Spine Surgery. 14(1). 43–47. 3 indexed citations

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Belmont, Philip J., William R. Klemme, Aman Dhawan, & David W. Polly. (2001). In Vivo Accuracy of Thoracic Pedicle Screws. Spine. 26(21). 2340–2346. 317 indexed citations

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Polly, David W., et al.. (1996). A Method for Radiographic Evaluation of Pedicle Screw Violation of the Vertebral Endplate. Spine. 21(13). 1587–1592. 8 indexed citations

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