Fabio Zaina

6.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
178 papers, 3.9k citations indexed

About

Fabio Zaina is a scholar working on Surgery, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Fabio Zaina has authored 178 papers receiving a total of 3.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 148 papers in Surgery, 33 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 31 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Fabio Zaina's work include Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment (140 papers), Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (76 papers) and Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (33 papers). Fabio Zaina is often cited by papers focused on Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment (140 papers), Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (76 papers) and Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (33 papers). Fabio Zaina collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Poland and United States. Fabio Zaina's co-authors include Stefano Négrini, Michele Romano, Sabrina Donzelli, Salvatore Atanasio, Tomasz Kotwicki, Silvia Minozzi, Alessandra Negrini, Theodoros B Grivas, Eugene J. Carragee and Christy Tomkins‐Lane and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews and Spine.

In The Last Decade

Fabio Zaina

170 papers receiving 3.7k citations

Hit Papers

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2011 SOSORT guidelines: Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation treatment of idiopathic scoliosis during growth

2012 380 citations Stefano Négrini, Theodoros B Grivas et al. profile →

Peers

Fabio Zaina

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Tomasz Kotwicki Poland

Katsushi Takeshita Japan

Mehrsheed Sinaki United States

Marie‐Martine Lefèvre‐Colau France

Hossein Mehdian United Kingdom

Brian R. Subach United States

Pradeep Suri United States

Koji Otani Japan

Gunnar Leivseth Norway

Martin N. Stienen Switzerland

Tomasz Kotwicki Poland

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335 ×1.4

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Fabio Zaina

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Negrini, Francesco, Giorgio Ferriero, Giovanni Morone, et al.. (2025). Evaluating ChatGPT-4.0’s accuracy and potential in idiopathic scoliosis conservative treatment: a preliminary study on clarity, validity, and expert perceptions. European Spine Journal. 35(2). 422–430. 1 indexed citations

Négrini, Stefano, et al.. (2025). The “Idiopathic Scoliosis Graphical Representation of Worsening Trend of Natural History” (IS-GROWTH) communication tool provides a reliable prediction useful to manage long-term treatment during growth. 2025 SOSORT award winner. European Spine Journal. 35(1). 3–13.

Parent, Éric, et al.. (2023). Prediction of future curve angle using prior radiographs in previously untreated idiopathic scoliosis: natural history from age 6 to after the end of growth (SOSORT 2022 award winner). European Spine Journal. 32(6). 2171–2184. 10 indexed citations

Zaina, Fabio, et al.. (2023). Predictors of Clinically Meaningful Results of Bracing in a Large Cohort of Adolescents with Idiopathic Scoliosis Reaching the End of Conservative Treatment. Children. 10(4). 719–719. 5 indexed citations

Zaina, Fabio, Pierre Côté, Carol Cancelliere, et al.. (2023). A Systematic Review of Clinical Practice Guidelines for Persons With Non-specific Low Back Pain With and Without Radiculopathy: Identification of Best Evidence for Rehabilitation to Develop the WHO's Package of Interventions for Rehabilitation. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 104(11). 1913–1927. 34 indexed citations

Negrini, Alessandra, et al.. (2023). Personal and Clinical Determinants of Brace-Wearing Time in Adolescents with Idiopathic Scoliosis. Sensors. 24(1). 116–116. 4 indexed citations

Negrini, Alessandra, et al.. (2023). Sports participation reduces the progression of idiopathic scoliosis and the need for bracing. An observational study of 511 adolescents with Risser 0-2 maturation stage. European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine. 59(2). 222–227. 4 indexed citations

Zaina, Fabio, et al.. (2023). Measuring Quality of Life in Adults with Scoliosis: A Cross-Sectional Study Comparing SRS-22 and ISYQOL Questionnaires. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 12(15). 5071–5071. 9 indexed citations

Négrini, Stefano, Fabio Zaina, Carole Fortin, et al.. (2023). Cross-cultural validation of the Italian Spine Youth Quality of Life questionnaire: the ISYQOL international. European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine. 59(3). 364–376. 4 indexed citations

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Zaina, Fabio, Federico Balagué, Michele C. Battié, Jaro Karppinen, & Stefano Négrini. (2020). Low back pain rehabilitation in 2020: new frontiers and old limits of our understanding. European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine. 56(2). 212–219. 19 indexed citations

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Négrini, Stefano, et al.. (2019). Construct validity of the Trunk Aesthetic Clinical Evaluation (TRACE) in young people with idiopathic scoliosis. Annals of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine. 63(3). 216–221. 12 indexed citations

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Négrini, Stefano, Sabrina Donzelli, Alessandra Negrini, et al.. (2018). Specific exercises reduce the need for bracing in adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis: A practical clinical trial. Annals of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine. 62(2). 69–76. 39 indexed citations

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Donzelli, Sabrina, et al.. (2018). Back pain in adolescents with spinal deformities. Annals of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine. 61. e154–e154. 1 indexed citations

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Villafañe, Jorge Hugo, Luciano Bissolotti, Fabio Zaina, et al.. (2017). Thoracic hyperkyphosis non invasively measured by general practitioners is associated with chronic low back pain: A cross-sectional study of 1364 subjects. Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies. 22(3). 752–756. 7 indexed citations

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Negrini, Alessandra, et al.. (2015). Scoliosis-Specific exercises can reduce the progression of severe curves in adult idiopathic scoliosis: a long-term cohort study. Scoliosis. 10(1). 20–20. 27 indexed citations

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Bissolotti, Luciano, Sabrina Donzelli, Massimiliano Gobbo, et al.. (2015). Association Between Sagittal Balance and Scoliosis in Patients with Parkinson Disease. American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. 95(1). 39–46. 13 indexed citations

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Caronni, Antonio, Fabio Zaina, & Stefano Négrini. (2014). Improving the measurement of health-related quality of life in adolescent with idiopathic scoliosis: The SRS-7, a Rasch-developed short form of the SRS-22 questionnaire. Research in Developmental Disabilities. 35(4). 784–799. 43 indexed citations

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Vismara, Luca, Francesco Menegoni, Fabio Zaina, et al.. (2010). Effect of obesity and low back pain on spinal mobility: a cross sectional study in women. Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation. 7(1). 3–3. 92 indexed citations

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Négrini, Stefano, Silvia Minozzi, Josette Bettany‐Saltikov, et al.. (2010). Braces for Idiopathic Scoliosis in Adolescents. Spine. 35(13). 1285–1293. 68 indexed citations

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Négrini, Stefano, Fabio Zaina, Michele Romano, Alessandra Negrini, & Silvana Parzini. (2008). Specific exercises reduce brace prescription in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: A prospective controlled cohort study with worst-case analysis. Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine. 40(6). 451–455. 85 indexed citations

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