Erika Chiapparelli

989 total citations · 1 hit paper
71 papers, 575 citations indexed

About

Erika Chiapparelli is a scholar working on Surgery, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Erika Chiapparelli has authored 71 papers receiving a total of 575 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 52 papers in Surgery, 50 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 19 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Erika Chiapparelli's work include Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (50 papers), Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment (20 papers) and Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (19 papers). Erika Chiapparelli is often cited by papers focused on Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (50 papers), Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment (20 papers) and Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (19 papers). Erika Chiapparelli collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Japan. Erika Chiapparelli's co-authors include Alexander P. Hughes, Jennifer Shue, Frank P. Cammisa, Andrew A. Sama, Federico P. Girardi, Ichiro Okano, Stephan N. Salzmann, Marie–Jacqueline Reisener, Conor Jones and Dominik Adl Amini and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Pain and Spine.

In The Last Decade

Erika Chiapparelli

60 papers receiving 573 citations

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Preoperative MRI-based vertebral bone quality (VBQ) score assessment in patients undergoing lumbar spinal fusion

2022 86 citations Stephan N. Salzmann, Ichiro Okano et al. The Spine Journal profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	3D-Printed Titanium: Game-Changer for Standalone Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion? An Analysis of Risk Factors for Revision Surgery 2025 ·Global Spine Journal ·Marco D. Burkhard, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Alexander Mielke, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Erika Chiapparelli, (unknown), Federico P. Girardi, Frank P. Cammisa, Andrew A. Sama, Alexander P. Hughes	1
2	Abdominal aortic calcification is associated with impaired fusion after elective spinal fusion 2025 ·The Spine Journal ·Marco D. Burkhard, (unknown), Lukas Schönnagel, (unknown), (unknown), Alexander Mielke, (unknown), Erika Chiapparelli, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Jennifer Shue, Federico P. Girardi, Frank P. Cammisa, Andrew A. Sama, Alexander P. Hughes	0
3	Relationship between posterior paraspinal muscle fat infiltration and early conversion to lumbar spinal fusion following decompression surgery 2025 ·European Spine Journal ·Erika Chiapparelli, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Jiaqi Zhu, (unknown), Gisberto Evangelisti, (unknown), (unknown), Koki Tsuchiya, (unknown), (unknown), Jennifer Shue, Andrew A. Sama, Federico P. Girardi, Frank P. Cammisa, Alexander P. Hughes	1
4	Impact of Lumbar Degenerative Changes on Vertebral Bone Strength: A Finite Element Analysis 2025 ·Journal of Orthopaedic Research® ·(unknown), Koji Ishikawa, Erika Chiapparelli, Gastón Camino-Willhuber, Lukas Schönnagel, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Jennifer Shue, Benjamin A. Alman, John A. Carrino, Federico P. Girardi, Andrew A. Sama, Frank P. Cammisa, Alexander P. Hughes	1
5	Association between paraspinal muscle degeneration and degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis 2024 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·(unknown), Lukas Schönnagel, (unknown), Jiaqi Zhu, Erika Chiapparelli, (unknown), Giulio Evangelisti, (unknown), Roland Duculan, Jennifer Shue, Koki Tsuchiya, Marco D. Burkhard, Carol A. Mancuso, Andrew A. Sama, Federico P. Girardi, Frank P. Cammisa, (unknown)	1
6	The Modified 5-Factor Frailty Score May Not be Useful in Predicting Complications and Unplanned Readmission After 1-Level or 2-Level Anterior Cervical Decompression and Fusion 2024 ·HSS Journal® The Musculoskeletal Journal of Hospital for Special Surgery ·Gastón Camino-Willhuber, (unknown), Lukas Schönnagel, (unknown), Erika Chiapparelli, (unknown), (unknown), Artine Arzani, Jiaqi Zhu, Jennifer Shue, (unknown), (unknown), Darren R. Lebl, Frank P. Cammisa, Federico P. Girardi, Alexander P. Hughes, Andrew A. Sama	0
7	Asymmetrical atrophy of the paraspinal muscles in patients undergoing unilateral lumbar medial branch radiofrequency neurotomy 2024 ·Pain ·(unknown), Gisberto Evangelisti, Marco D. Burkhard, (unknown), (unknown), Jiaqi Zhu, Erika Chiapparelli, Michael Kelly, Koki Tsuchiya, (unknown), (unknown), Jennifer Shue, Ek T. Tan, Andrew A. Sama, Federico P. Girardi, Frank P. Cammisa, Alexander P. Hughes	4
8	Association between skin ultrasound parameters and revision surgery after posterior spinal fusion 2024 ·European Spine Journal ·Erika Chiapparelli, Marco D. Burkhard, (unknown), (unknown), Gastón Camino-Willhuber, Jiaqi Zhu, (unknown), Gisberto Evangelisti, (unknown), (unknown), Koki Tsuchiya, Jennifer Shue, Andrew A. Sama, Federico P. Girardi, Frank P. Cammisa, Alexander P. Hughes	1
9	Fat infiltration of the posterior paraspinal muscles is inversely associated with the fat infiltration of the psoas muscle: a potential compensatory mechanism in the lumbar spine 2023 ·BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders ·Maximilian Muellner, Henryk Haffer, Erika Chiapparelli, (unknown), Jennifer Shue, Ek T. Tan, Jiaqi Zhu, Matthias Pumberger, Andrew A. Sama, Frank P. Cammisa, Federico P. Girardi, Alexander P. Hughes	5
10	Relationship between lumbar spinal stenosis and axial muscle wasting 2023 ·The Spine Journal ·Lukas Schönnagel, Jiaqi Zhu, Gastón Camino-Willhuber, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Henryk Haffer, Maximilian Muellner, Erika Chiapparelli, Artine Arzani, (unknown), Manuel Moser, Jennifer Shue, Ek T. Tan, John A. Carrino, Andrew A. Sama, Frank P. Cammisa, Federico P. Girardi, Alexander P. Hughes	8
11	Frailty Stratification Using the Modified 5-Item Frailty Index: Significant Variation within Frailty Patients in Spine Surgery 2023 ·World Neurosurgery ·Gastón Camino-Willhuber, Henryk Haffer, Maximilian Muellner, (unknown), Erika Chiapparelli, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Jennifer Shue, Ellen M. Soffin, (unknown), (unknown), Darren R. Lebl, Frank P. Cammisa, Federico P. Girardi, Alexander P. Hughes, Andrew A. Sama	5
12	Decision-making Algorithm for the Surgical Treatment of Degenerative Lumbar Spondylolisthesis of L4/L5 2023 ·Spine ·Lukas Schönnagel, (unknown), Jiaqi Zhu, (unknown), Gastón Camino-Willhuber, Dominik Adl Amini, Henryk Haffer, Maximilian Muellner, (unknown), Erika Chiapparelli, Artine Arzani, (unknown), Jennifer Shue, Roland Duculan, Timo Zippelius, Andrew A. Sama, Frank P. Cammisa, Federico P. Girardi, Carol A. Mancuso, Alexander P. Hughes	7
13	The predictive value of psoas and paraspinal muscle parameters measured on MRI for severe cage subsidence after standalone lateral lumbar interbody fusion 2022 ·The Spine Journal ·Manuel Moser, Dominik Adl Amini, Conor Jones, Jiaqi Zhu, Ichiro Okano, Lisa Oezel, Erika Chiapparelli, Ek T. Tan, Jennifer Shue, Andrew A. Sama, Frank P. Cammisa, Federico P. Girardi, Alexander P. Hughes	29
14	Preoperative MRI-based vertebral bone quality (VBQ) score assessment in patients undergoing lumbar spinal fusion breakdown → 2022 ·The Spine Journal ·Stephan N. Salzmann, Ichiro Okano, Conor Jones, Jiaqi Zhu, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Marie–Jacqueline Reisener, Erika Chiapparelli, Jennifer Shue, John A. Carrino, Federico P. Girardi, Frank P. Cammisa, Andrew A. Sama, Alexander P. Hughes	86
15	Paraspinal musculature impairment is associated with spinopelvic and spinal malalignment in patients undergoing lumbar fusion surgery 2022 ·The Spine Journal ·Maximilian Muellner, Henryk Haffer, Manuel Moser, Erika Chiapparelli, (unknown), Dominik Adl Amini, John A. Carrino, Ek T. Tan, Jennifer Shue, Jiaqi Zhu, Andrew A. Sama, Frank P. Cammisa, Federico P. Girardi, Alexander P. Hughes	22
16	Bone quality in patients with osteoporosis undergoing lumbar fusion surgery: analysis of the MRI-based vertebral bone quality score and the bone microstructure derived from microcomputed tomography 2022 ·The Spine Journal ·Henryk Haffer, Maximilian Muellner, Erika Chiapparelli, Manuel Moser, (unknown), Jiaqi Zhu, Jennifer Shue, Andrew A. Sama, Frank P. Cammisa, Federico P. Girardi, Alexander P. Hughes	42
17	A Prospective Analysis of Skin and Fingertip Advanced Glycation End-Product Devices in Healthy Volunteers 2022 ·Journal of Clinical Medicine ·Dominik Adl Amini, Manuel Moser, Erika Chiapparelli, Lisa Oezel, Jiaqi Zhu, Ichiro Okano, Jennifer Shue, Andrew A. Sama, Frank P. Cammisa, Federico P. Girardi, Alexander P. Hughes	2
18	Thoracic bone mineral density measured by quantitative computed tomography in patients undergoing spine surgery 2021 ·The Spine Journal ·Stephan N. Salzmann, Ichiro Okano, Conor Jones, (unknown), Anthony Iuso, Jiaqi Zhu, Marie–Jacqueline Reisener, Erika Chiapparelli, Jennifer Shue, John A. Carrino, Federico P. Girardi, Frank P. Cammisa, Andrew A. Sama, Alexander P. Hughes	11
19	C2 Pedicle Sclerosis Grading, More Than Diameter, Predicts Surgeons' Preoperative Assessment of Safe Screw Placement: A Novel Classification System 2021 ·World Neurosurgery ·Erika Chiapparelli, Ichiro Okano, Stephan N. Salzmann, Marie–Jacqueline Reisener, Sohrab Virk, Fabian Winter, Jennifer Shue, Andrew A. Sama, Frank P. Cammisa, Federico P. Girardi, Alexander P. Hughes	0
20	Spinal Cord Medial Safe Zone for C2 Pedicle Instrumentation 2021 ·Spine ·Erika Chiapparelli, (unknown), Ichiro Okano, Stephan N. Salzmann, Marie–Jacqueline Reisener, Jennifer Shue, Andrew A. Sama, Frank P. Cammisa, Federico P. Girardi, Alexander P. Hughes	6

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