Debra E. Hurwitz

5.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
39 papers, 4.5k citations indexed

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Debra E. Hurwitz is a scholar working on Surgery, Biomedical Engineering and Rheumatology. According to data from OpenAlex, Debra E. Hurwitz has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 4.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Surgery, 16 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 14 papers in Rheumatology. Recurrent topics in Debra E. Hurwitz's work include Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes (23 papers), Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies (15 papers) and Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty (14 papers). Debra E. Hurwitz is often cited by papers focused on Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes (23 papers), Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies (15 papers) and Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty (14 papers). Debra E. Hurwitz collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Bolivia. Debra E. Hurwitz's co-authors include Thomas P. Andriacchi, Joel A. Block, Leena Sharma, John P. Case, Dale R. Sumner, Dorothy D. Dunlop, Thomas J. Schnitzer, Kharma C. Foucher, Susan Shott and Markus A. Wimmer and has published in prestigious journals such as Spine, Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology and The American Journal of Sports Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Debra E. Hurwitz

39 papers receiving 4.4k 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.

Increased knee joint loads during walking are present in subjects with knee osteoarthritis

2002 576 citations Debra E. Hurwitz, John P. Case et al. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage profile →
Knee adduction moment, serum hyaluronan level, and disease severity in medial tibiofemoral osteoarthritis

1998 560 citations Leena Sharma, Debra E. Hurwitz et al. Arthritis & Rheumatism profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Debra E. Hurwitz United States	27	3.5k	2.8k	2.5k	726	206	39	4.5k
Chris O. Dyrby United States	16	2.5k 0.7×	1.9k 0.7×	1.5k 0.6×	641 0.9×	124 0.6×	22	3.1k
Adam G Culvenor Australia	33	2.6k 0.7×	1.3k 0.5×	1.2k 0.5×	1.6k 2.2×	184 0.9×	144	3.6k
Mark W. Creaby Australia	23	887 0.3×	974 0.3×	552 0.2×	734 1.0×	100 0.5×	58	1.7k
Deepak Kumar United States	25	1.2k 0.3×	922 0.3×	911 0.4×	395 0.5×	127 0.6×	88	2.0k
Geert Pagenstert Switzerland	31	1.7k 0.5×	1.3k 0.5×	637 0.3×	2.2k 3.0×	73 0.4×	136	3.4k
Christine D. Pollard United States	22	1.2k 0.4×	1.6k 0.6×	305 0.1×	1.9k 2.6×	89 0.4×	49	2.6k
Eiichi Tsuda Japan	34	3.3k 0.9×	816 0.3×	515 0.2×	2.1k 2.8×	196 1.0×	154	4.0k
Matthew S. Harkey United States	28	1.5k 0.4×	915 0.3×	708 0.3×	1.0k 1.4×	95 0.5×	121	2.1k
Go Omori Japan	29	1.7k 0.5×	566 0.2×	545 0.2×	473 0.7×	108 0.5×	91	2.1k
Katherine A. Boyer United States	25	301 0.1×	1.1k 0.4×	391 0.2×	818 1.1×	170 0.8×	63	1.8k

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Foucher, Kharma C., Debra E. Hurwitz, & Markus A. Wimmer. (2009). Relative importance of gait vs. joint positioning on hip contact forces after total hip replacement. Journal of Orthopaedic Research®. 27(12). 1576–1582. 39 indexed citations

Foucher, Kharma C., Debra E. Hurwitz, & Markus A. Wimmer. (2008). Do gait adaptations during stair climbing result in changes in implant forces in subjects with total hip replacements compared to normal subjects?. Clinical Biomechanics. 23(6). 754–761. 36 indexed citations

Foucher, Kharma C., Debra E. Hurwitz, & Markus A. Wimmer. (2007). Preoperative gait adaptations persist one year after surgery in clinically well-functioning total hip replacement patients. Journal of Biomechanics. 40(15). 3432–3437. 156 indexed citations

Chang, Alison H., Karen Hayes, Dorothy D. Dunlop, et al.. (2004). Thrust during ambulation and the progression of knee osteoarthritis. Arthritis & Rheumatism. 50(12). 3897–3903. 193 indexed citations

Shakoor, Najia, Debra E. Hurwitz, Joel A. Block, Susan Shott, & John P. Case. (2003). Asymmetric knee loading in advanced unilateral hip osteoarthritis. Arthritis & Rheumatism. 48(6). 1556–1561. 123 indexed citations

Moisio, K.C., Dale R. Sumner, Susan Shott, & Debra E. Hurwitz. (2003). Normalization of joint moments during gait: a comparison of two techniques. Journal of Biomechanics. 36(4). 599–603. 228 indexed citations

Cole, Brian J., et al.. (2003). Use of a Lateral Offset Short-Leg Walking Cast Before High Tibial Osteotomy. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 408(408). 209–217. 1 indexed citations

Moisio, K.C., Debra E. Hurwitz, & Dale R. Sumner. (2003). Dynamic loads are determinants of peak bone mass. Journal of Orthopaedic Research®. 22(2). 339–345. 23 indexed citations

Hurwitz, Debra E., et al.. (2002). Increased knee joint loads during walking are present in subjects with knee osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage. 10(7). 573–579. 576 indexed citations breakdown →

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Hurwitz, Debra E., et al.. (2002). The knee adduction moment during gait in subjects with knee osteoarthritis is more closely correlated with static alignment than radiographic disease severity, toe out angle and pain. Journal of Orthopaedic Research®. 20(1). 101–107. 447 indexed citations

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Hurwitz, Debra E., Dale R. Sumner, & Joel A. Block. (2001). Bone Density, Dynamic Joint Loading and Joint Degeneration. Cells Tissues Organs. 169(3). 201–209. 53 indexed citations

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Morag, Erez, et al.. (2000). Abnormalities in Muscle Function During Gait in Relation to the Level of Lumbar Disc Herniation. Spine. 25(7). 829–833. 20 indexed citations

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Hulet, C., Debra E. Hurwitz, T.P. Andriacchi, J O Galante, & C. Vielpeau. (2000). [Functional gait adaptations in patients with painful hip].. PubMed. 86(6). 581–9. 24 indexed citations

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Hurwitz, Debra E., et al.. (2000). Knee pain and joint loading in subjects with osteoarthritis of the knee. Journal of Orthopaedic Research®. 18(4). 572–579. 236 indexed citations

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Hurwitz, Debra E., Leena Sharma, & Thomas P. Andriacchi. (1999). Effect of knee pain on joint loading in patients with osteoarthritis. Current Opinion in Rheumatology. 11(5). 422–426. 50 indexed citations

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Hurwitz, Debra E., et al.. (1998). Dynamic knee loads during gait predict proximal tibial bone distribution. Journal of Biomechanics. 31(5). 423–430. 248 indexed citations

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Hurwitz, Debra E., Kharma C. Foucher, Dale R. Sumner, et al.. (1998). Hip motion and moments during gait relate directly to proximal femoral bone mineral density in patients with hip osteoarthritis. Journal of Biomechanics. 31(10). 919–925. 48 indexed citations

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Sharma, Leena, Debra E. Hurwitz, Eugene J-M.A. Thonar, et al.. (1998). Knee adduction moment, serum hyaluronan level, and disease severity in medial tibiofemoral osteoarthritis. Arthritis & Rheumatism. 41(7). 1233–1240. 560 indexed citations breakdown →

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Hurwitz, Debra E., C. Hulet, Thomas P. Andriacchi, Aaron G. Rosenberg, & Jorge O. Galante. (1997). Gait compensations in patients with osteoarthritis of the hip and their relationship to pain and passive hip motion. Journal of Orthopaedic Research®. 15(4). 629–635. 172 indexed citations

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Sumner, Dale R., et al.. (1996). Altered load history affects periprosthetic bone loss following cementless total hip arthroplasty. Journal of Orthopaedic Research®. 14(5). 762–768. 44 indexed citations

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