Douglas C. Burton

15.9k total citations · 4 hit papers
354 papers, 10.2k citations indexed

About

Douglas C. Burton is a scholar working on Surgery, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Douglas C. Burton has authored 354 papers receiving a total of 10.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 331 papers in Surgery, 209 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 28 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Douglas C. Burton's work include Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment (298 papers), Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (274 papers) and Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (209 papers). Douglas C. Burton is often cited by papers focused on Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment (298 papers), Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (274 papers) and Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (209 papers). Douglas C. Burton collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and France. Douglas C. Burton's co-authors include Marc A. Asher, Justin S. Smith, Shay Bess, Virginie Lafage, Christopher I. Shaffrey, Christopher P. Ames, Frank J. Schwab, Richard A. Hostin, Robert A. Hart and Eric O. Klineberg and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery and Spine.

In The Last Decade

Douglas C. Burton

333 papers receiving 10.0k 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.

Radiographical Spinopelvic Parameters and Disability in the Setting of Adult Spinal Deformity

2013 756 citations Frank J. Schwab, Benjamin Blondel et al. Spine profile →
Defining Spino-Pelvic Alignment Thresholds

2015 316 citations Renaud Lafage, Frank J. Schwab et al. Spine profile →
The SRS-Schwab Adult Spinal Deformity Classification

2013 316 citations Frank J. Schwab, Christopher I. Shaffrey et al. Neurosurgery profile →
The T1 Pelvic Angle, a Novel Radiographic Measure of Global Sagittal Deformity, Accounts for Both Spinal Inclination and Pelvic Tilt and Correlates with Health-Related Quality of Life

2014 303 citations Themistocles S. Protopsaltis, Frank J. Schwab et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	A comparative cohort study of surgical approaches for adult spinal deformity at a minimum 2-year follow-up 2024 ·European Spine Journal ·Gregory S. Kazarian, (unknown), Hongda Bao, Alex Soroceanu, Michael P. Kelly, Khaled M. Kebaish, Christopher I. Shaffrey, Douglas C. Burton, Christopher P. Ames, Gregory M. Mundis, Shay Bess, Eric O. Klineberg, (unknown), Frank J. Schwab, Han Jo Kim, (unknown)	0
2	Unsupervised Clustering of Adult Spinal Deformity Patterns Predicts Surgical and Patient-Reported Outcomes 2024 ·Global Spine Journal ·Renaud Lafage, Junho Song, Jonathan Elysée, Mitchell S. Fourman, Justin S. Smith, Christopher P. Ames, Shay Bess, Alan H. Daniels, Munish C. Gupta, Richard A. Hostin, Philip J. York, (unknown), Gregory M. Mundis, Bassel G. Diebo, Christopher I. Shaffrey, Frank Schwab, Virginie Lafage, Douglas C. Burton, (unknown)	0
3	Evolving concepts in pelvic fixation in adult spinal deformity surgery 2023 ·Seminars in Spine Surgery ·Jay D. Turner, Alexander J. Schüpper, Praveen V. Mummaneni, Juan S. Uribe, Robert K. Eastlack, Gregory M. Mundis, Peter G. Passias, Joseph D. DiDomenico, S. Harrison Farber, (unknown), Christopher I. Shaffrey, Eric O. Klineberg, Alan H. Daniels, Thomas J. Buell, Douglas C. Burton, Jeffrey L. Gum, Lawrence G. Lenke, Shay Bess, Jeffrey P. Mullin	1
4	Outcomes of Surgical Treatment for Patients With Mild Scoliosis and Age-Appropriate Sagittal Alignment With Minimum 2-Year Follow-up 2023 ·Neurospine ·Justin K. Scheer, Justin S. Smith, Peter G. Passias, Han Jo Kim, Shay Bess, Douglas C. Burton, Eric O. Klineberg, Virginie Lafage, Munish C. Gupta, Christopher P. Ames, (unknown)	0
5	Use of rhBMP-2 for adult spinal deformity surgery: patterns of usage and changes over the past decade 2021 ·Neurosurgical FOCUS ·(unknown), Justin S. Smith, Shay Bess, Eric O. Klineberg, Christopher P. Ames, Gregory M. Mundis, Han Jo Kim, Renaud Lafage, Munish C. Gupta, Douglas C. Burton, Christopher I. Shaffrey, Frank J. Schwab, Virginie Lafage, (unknown)	12
6	Predictors of serious, preventable, and costly medical complications in a population of adult spinal deformity patients 2021 ·The Spine Journal ·Haddy Alas, Peter G. Passias, Avery Brown, Katherine E. Pierce, Cole Bortz, Shay Bess, Renaud Lafage, Virginie Lafage, Christopher P. Ames, Douglas C. Burton, D. Kojo Hamilton, Michael P. Kelly, Richard A. Hostin, Brian J. Neuman, Breton Line, Christopher I. Shaffrey, Justin S. Smith, Frank J. Schwab, Eric O. Klineberg	7
7	Opioid use prior to surgery is associated with worse preoperative and postoperative patient reported quality of life and decreased surgical cost effectiveness for symptomatic adult spine deformity; A matched cohort analysis 2021 ·North American Spine Society Journal (NASSJ) ·Breton Line, Shay Bess, Jeffrey L. Gum, Richard A. Hostin, Khaled M. Kebaish, Christopher P. Ames, Douglas C. Burton, Gregory M. Mundis, Robert K. Eastlack, Munish C. Gupta, Eric O. Klineberg, Virginie Lafage, Renaud Lafage, Frank J. Schwab, Christopher I. Shaffrey, Justin S. Smith	14
8	Potential of predictive computer models for preoperative patient selection to enhance overall quality-adjusted life years gained at 2-year follow-up: a simulation in 234 patients with adult spinal deformity 2017 ·Neurosurgical FOCUS ·Tae-Min Oh, Justin K. Scheer, Justin S. Smith, Richard A. Hostin, Chessie Robinson, Jeffrey L. Gum, Frank J. Schwab, Robert A. Hart, Virginie Lafage, Douglas C. Burton, Shay Bess, Themistocles S. Protopsaltis, Eric O. Klineberg, Christopher I. Shaffrey, Christopher P. Ames, (unknown)	26
9	Male sex may not be associated with worse outcomes in primary all-posterior adult spinal deformity surgery: a multicenter analysis 2017 ·Neurosurgical FOCUS ·David B. Bumpass, Lawrence G. Lenke, Jeffrey L. Gum, Christopher I. Shaffrey, Justin S. Smith, Christopher P. Ames, Shay Bess, Brian J. Neuman, Eric O. Klineberg, Gregory M. Mundis, Frank Schwab, Virginie Lafage, Han Jo Kim, Douglas C. Burton, Khaled M. Kebaish, Richard A. Hostin, Renaud Lafage, Michael P. Kelly, (unknown)	10
10	Development and Validation of a Novel Adult Spinal Deformity Surgical Invasiveness Score: Analysis of 464 Patients 2017 ·Neurosurgery ·Brian J. Neuman, Tamir Ailon, Justin K. Scheer, Eric O. Klineberg, Daniel M. Sciubba, Amit Jain, Lukas P. Zebala, Peter G. Passias, Alan H. Daniels, Douglas C. Burton, (unknown), D. Kojo Hamilton, Christopher P. Ames, (unknown)	50
11	Minimum Detectable Measurement Difference for Health-Related Quality of Life Measures Varies With Age and Disability in Adult Spinal Deformity 2017 ·Spine ·Michael P. Kelly, Han Jo Kim, Christopher P. Ames, Douglas C. Burton, Leah Y. Carreon, David W. Polly, Richard A. Hostin, Amit Jain, Jeffrey L. Gum, Virginie Lafage, Frank Schwab, Christopher I. Shaffrey, Justin S. Smith, Shay Bess	14
12	Investigating and predicting early lumbar spine surgery outcomes. 2015 ·PubMed ·Saddam F. Kanaan, Paul M. Arnold, Douglas C. Burton, Hung‐Wen Yeh, (unknown), Neena K. Sharma	14
13	Defining Spino-Pelvic Alignment Thresholds breakdown → 2015 ·Spine ·Renaud Lafage, Frank J. Schwab, Vincent Challier, Jensen K. Henry, Jeffrey L. Gum, Justin S. Smith, Richard A. Hostin, Christopher I. Shaffrey, Han Jo Kim, Christopher P. Ames, Justin K. Scheer, Eric O. Klineberg, Shay Bess, Douglas C. Burton, Virginie Lafage	316
14	Radiographical and Implant-Related Complications in Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery 2015 ·Spine ·Alexandra Sorocéanu, Bassel G. Diebo, Douglas C. Burton, Justin S. Smith, Vedat Deviren, Christopher I. Shaffrey, Han Jo Kim, Gregory M. Mundis, Christopher P. Ames, Thomas J. Errico, Shay Bess, Richard A. Hostin, Robert A. Hart, Frank J. Schwab, Virginie Lafage	136
15	Radiographical Spinopelvic Parameters and Disability in the Setting of Adult Spinal Deformity breakdown → 2013 ·Spine ·Frank J. Schwab, Benjamin Blondel, Shay Bess, Richard A. Hostin, Christopher I. Shaffrey, Justin S. Smith, Oheneba Boachie–Adjei, Douglas C. Burton, Behrooz A. Akbarnia, Gregory M. Mundis, Christopher P. Ames, Khaled M. Kebaish, Robert A. Hart, Jean-Pierre Farcy, Virginie Lafage	756
16	Postoperative Cervical Myelopathy and Cord Compression Associated with the Use of Recombinant Bone Morphogenetic Protein-2 in Posterior Cervical Decompression, Instrumentation, and Arthrodesis 2011 ·Spine ·David W. Anderson, Douglas C. Burton, Robert S. Jackson	21
17	The Effect of Posterior Thoracic Spine Anatomical Structures on Motion Segment Flexion Stiffness 2009 ·Spine ·(unknown), Terence E. McIff, Marc A. Asher, Douglas C. Burton, (unknown)	87
18	Estimation of Transverse Plane Pelvic Rotation Using a Posterior-Anterior Radiograph 2005 ·Spine ·(unknown), Marc A. Asher, Terence E. McIff, (unknown), Douglas C. Burton	26
19	Patient-Based Outcomes Analysis of Patients With Single Torsion Thoracolumbar—Lumbar Scoliosis Treated With Anterior or Posterior Instrumentation 2002 ·Spine ·Douglas C. Burton, Marc A. Asher, Sue Min Lai	34
20	Scoliosis Correction Maintenance in Skeletally Immature Patients With Idiopathic Scoliosis 2000 ·Spine ·Douglas C. Burton, Marc A. Asher, Sue Min Lai	57

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