Henrik Behrend

3.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
43 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Henrik Behrend is a scholar working on Surgery, Biomedical Engineering and Orthopedics and Sports Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Henrik Behrend has authored 43 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in Surgery, 9 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 6 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine. Recurrent topics in Henrik Behrend's work include Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes (39 papers), Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques (24 papers) and Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty (22 papers). Henrik Behrend is often cited by papers focused on Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes (39 papers), Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques (24 papers) and Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty (22 papers). Henrik Behrend collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Portugal and Austria. Henrik Behrend's co-authors include Markus S. Kuster, Karlmeinrad Giesinger, Johannes M. Giesinger, Michael T. Hirschmann, Felix Amsler, Lukas B. Moser, Silvan Hess, G. Stutz, M. Keßler and Vincent Leclercq and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Orthopaedic Research®, The Journal of Arthroplasty and Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy.

In The Last Decade

Henrik Behrend

41 papers receiving 2.5k citations

Hit Papers

The “Forgotten Joint” as the Ultimate Goal in Joint Arthr... 2011 2026 2016 2021 2011 2019 100 200 300 400 500
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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.

  1. The “Forgotten Joint” as the Ultimate Goal in Joint Arthroplasty
    2011 594 citations Henrik Behrend, Karlmeinrad Giesinger et al. The Journal of Arthroplasty profile →
  2. Functional knee phenotypes: a novel classification for phenotyping the coronal lower limb alignment based on the native alignment in young non‐osteoarthritic patients
    2019 274 citations Michael T. Hirschmann, Lukas B. Moser et al. Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Henrik Behrend Switzerland 21 2.5k 386 281 231 66 43 2.6k
Xavier Pelfort Spain 23 1.5k 0.6× 366 0.9× 163 0.6× 144 0.6× 69 1.0× 70 1.7k
Gautam M. Shetty India 23 1.6k 0.6× 262 0.7× 275 1.0× 130 0.6× 130 2.0× 112 1.8k
Christopher J. Vertullo Australia 24 1.6k 0.6× 989 2.6× 403 1.4× 124 0.5× 76 1.2× 78 1.9k
C. J. M. van Loon Netherlands 19 1.5k 0.6× 331 0.9× 266 0.9× 187 0.8× 99 1.5× 40 1.6k
Myles Coolican Australia 19 1.0k 0.4× 343 0.9× 138 0.5× 124 0.5× 43 0.7× 43 1.2k
Sveinbjörn Brandsson Sweden 25 1.5k 0.6× 1.3k 3.3× 419 1.5× 98 0.4× 68 1.0× 29 1.9k
Craig S. Mauro United States 17 1.1k 0.4× 436 1.1× 164 0.6× 80 0.3× 139 2.1× 38 1.2k
Arthur L. Boland United States 8 2.1k 0.8× 1.4k 3.5× 509 1.8× 315 1.4× 52 0.8× 11 2.3k
Riccardo Gomes Gobbi Brazil 22 1.3k 0.5× 725 1.9× 566 2.0× 85 0.4× 67 1.0× 127 1.6k
Armin Runer Austria 21 888 0.4× 566 1.5× 168 0.6× 108 0.5× 105 1.6× 73 1.1k

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All Works

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Hess, Silvan, Lukas B. Moser, Henrik Behrend, et al.. (2021). Osteoarthritic and non‐osteoarthritic patients show comparable coronal knee joint line orientations in a cross‐sectional study based on 3D reconstructed CT images. Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy. 30(2). 407–418. 64 indexed citations
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Ladurner, Andreas, Karlmeinrad Giesinger, Vilijam Zdravkovic, & Henrik Behrend. (2020). The Forgotten Joint Score-12 as a valuable patient-reported outcome measure for patients after first-time patellar dislocation. The Knee. 27(2). 406–413. 7 indexed citations
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Hirschmann, Michael T., Silvan Hess, Henrik Behrend, et al.. (2019). Phenotyping of hip–knee–ankle angle in young non‐osteoarthritic knees provides better understanding of native alignment variability. Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy. 27(5). 1378–1384. 134 indexed citations
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Hochreiter, Bettina, Silvan Hess, Lukas B. Moser, et al.. (2019). Healthy knees have a highly variable patellofemoral alignment: a systematic review. Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy. 28(2). 398–406. 18 indexed citations
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Behrend, Henrik, et al.. (2019). No difference in joint awareness after TKA: a matched-pair analysis of a classic implant and its evolutional design. Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy. 27(7). 2124–2129. 24 indexed citations
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Giesinger, Johannes M., Henrik Behrend, David Hamilton, Markus S. Kuster, & Karlmeinrad Giesinger. (2018). Normative Values for the Forgotten Joint Score-12 for the US General Population. The Journal of Arthroplasty. 34(4). 650–655. 53 indexed citations
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Hochreiter, Bettina, Michael T. Hirschmann, Felix Amsler, & Henrik Behrend. (2018). Highly variable tibial tubercle–trochlear groove distance (TT–TG) in osteoarthritic knees should be considered when performing TKA. Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy. 27(5). 1403–1409. 26 indexed citations
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Behrend, Henrik, Vilijam Zdravkovic, Andreas Ladurner, et al.. (2018). Vitamin C demand is increased after total knee arthroplasty: a double-blind placebo-controlled-randomized study. Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy. 27(4). 1182–1188. 20 indexed citations
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Flury, Domenica, Henrik Behrend, Parham Sendi, Matthias von Kietzell, & Carol Strahm. (2017). Brucella melitensis prosthetic joint infection. Journal of Bone and Joint Infection. 2(3). 136–142. 11 indexed citations
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Behrend, Henrik, Karlmeinrad Giesinger, Vilijam Zdravkovic, & Johannes M. Giesinger. (2017). Validating the forgotten joint score-12 in patients after ACL reconstruction. The Knee. 24(4). 768–774. 32 indexed citations
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Behrend, Henrik, Vilijam Zdravkovic, Johannes M. Giesinger, & Karlmeinrad Giesinger. (2016). Factors Predicting the Forgotten Joint Score After Total Knee Arthroplasty. The Journal of Arthroplasty. 31(9). 1927–1932. 49 indexed citations
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Kuster, Markus S., et al.. (2016). Clinical outcome of increased flexion gap after total knee arthroplasty. Can controlled gap imbalance improve knee flexion?. Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy. 25(6). 1705–1711. 13 indexed citations
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Zdravkovic, Vilijam, et al.. (2015). Lateral subvastus approach with tibial tubercle osteotomy for primary total knee arthroplasty: clinical outcome and complications compared to medial parapatellar approach. European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology. 26(2). 215–222. 11 indexed citations
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Giesinger, Johannes M., David Hamilton, Bernhard Jost, Henrik Behrend, & Karlmeinrad Giesinger. (2015). WOMAC, EQ-5D and Knee Society Score Thresholds for Treatment Success After Total Knee Arthroplasty. The Journal of Arthroplasty. 30(12). 2154–2158. 121 indexed citations
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Behrend, Henrik, et al.. (2014). Complete rupture of the popliteal artery complicating high tibial osteotomy. Journal of Orthopaedics. 11(4). 192–196. 22 indexed citations
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Giesinger, Johannes M., Markus S. Kuster, Henrik Behrend, & Karlmeinrad Giesinger. (2013). Association of psychological status and patient-reported physical outcome measures in joint arthroplasty: a lack of divergent validity. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes. 11(1). 64–64. 67 indexed citations
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Behrend, Henrik, Karlmeinrad Giesinger, Johannes M. Giesinger, & Markus S. Kuster. (2011). The “Forgotten Joint” as the Ultimate Goal in Joint Arthroplasty. The Journal of Arthroplasty. 27(3). 430–436.e1. 594 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hertel, P. & Henrik Behrend. (2010). Fremdmaterialfreie vordere Kreuzbandplastik mit der Patellasehne in Press-fit-Doppelbündeltechnik. Der Unfallchirurg. 113(7). 540–548. 8 indexed citations
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Behrend, Henrik & P. Hertel. (2003). Ergebnisse der chirurgischen Therapie der Arthrofibrose am Kniegelenk. Der Unfallchirurg. 106(6). 483–491. 10 indexed citations

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