Hossein Mehdian

4.0k citations

81 papers · 2.9k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 24

Surgery top 1%
Pathology and Forensic Medicine top 0.5%
Pharmacology top 1%
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine top 5%
Cell Biology top 10%

Co-authors: Mohamad Parnianpour Sayed Javad Mousavi Christopher I. Shaffrey Bahram Mobini Ali Montazeri Frank Schwab Benjamin Ungar Virginie Lafage
Topics: Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (46 papers)Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment (37 papers)Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (37 papers)
Cited by: Pathology and Forensic Medicine Surgery Pharmacology
Journals: Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery Spine Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research
Partner nations: United Kingdom United States Canada

In The Last Decade

Hossein Mehdian

78 papers receiving 2.9k citations

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Scoliosis Research Society—Schwab Adult Spinal Deformity Classification

2011 929 citations Frank Schwab, Benjamin Ungar et al. Spine profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Unilateral versus bilateral lower extremity motor deficit following complex adult spinal deformity surgery: is there a difference in recovery up to 2-year follow-up? 2018 ·The Spine Journal ·Alexander Tuchman,Lawrence G. Lenke,Meghan Cerpa,Michael G. Fehlings,Stephen J. Lewis,Christopher I. Shaffrey,Kmc Cheung,Leah Y. Carreon,Mark B. Dekutoski,Frank Schwab,Oheneba Boachie–Adjei,Khaled M. Kebaish,Christopher P. Ames,Yong Qiu,Yukihiro Matsuyama,Benny Dahl,Hossein Mehdian,Ferrán Pellisé,Sigurd Berven	4
2	Health-related quality of life in patients undergoing cervico-thoracic osteotomies for fixed cervico-thoracic kyphosis in patients with ankylosing spondylitis 2018 ·European Spine Journal ·(unknown),Hossein Mehdian,Dritan Pasku,Luca Boriani,Nasir A. Quraishi	9
3	Clinical outcome and safety study of a newly developed instrumented French-door cervical laminoplasty technique 2017 ·Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology ·Luigi Aurelio Nasto,Samiul Muquit,(unknown),Hossein Mehdian	8
4	PLIF and modified TLIF using the PLIF approach 2017 ·European Spine Journal ·Hossein Mehdian,(unknown)	2
5	Neurologic Outcomes of Complex Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery 2015 ·Spine ·Lawrence G. Lenke,Michael G. Fehlings,Christopher I. Shaffrey,Kmc Cheung,Leah Y. Carreon,Mark B. Dekutoski,Frank Schwab,Oheneba Boachie–Adjei,Khaled M. Kebaish,Christopher P. Ames,Yong Qiu,Yukihiro Matsuyama,Benny Dahl,Hossein Mehdian,Ferrán Pellisé,Stephen J. Lewis,Sigurd Berven	70
6	Surgical correction of kyphotic deformity in a patient with Proteus syndrome 2015 ·The Spine Journal ·Radek Kaiser,(unknown),Dominique A. Rothenfluh,Eyal Behrbalk,(unknown),Oliver M. Stokes,Hossein Mehdian	4
7	Freehand correction of scoliosis in Rett’s syndrome 2013 ·European Spine Journal ·Hossein Mehdian,(unknown)	2
8	Access related complications in anterior lumbar surgery performed by spinal surgeons 2012 ·European Spine Journal ·Nasir A. Quraishi,Matthias König,Simon Booker,Masood Shafafy,Bronek M. Boszczyk,Michael P. Grevitt,Hossein Mehdian,J. K. Webb	101
9	Laxity of the Ulnar Nerve During Elbow Flexion and Extension 2012 ·The Journal Of Hand Surgery ·Christine B. Novak,Hossein Mehdian,Herbert P. von Schroeder	17
10	Scoliosis Research Society—Schwab Adult Spinal Deformity Classificationbreakdown → 2011 ·Spine ·Frank Schwab,Benjamin Ungar,Benjamin Blondel,Jacob M. Buchowski,Jeffrey D. Coe,Donald Deinlein,Christopher J. DeWald,Hossein Mehdian,Christopher I. Shaffrey,Clifford B. Tribus,Virginie Lafage	929
11	Reliability and Validity of the Persian Version of the Scoliosis Research Society-22r Questionnaire 2010 ·Spine ·Sayed Javad Mousavi,Bahram Mobini,Hossein Mehdian,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Ali Montazeri,Mohamad Parnianpour	41
12	Spontaneous rotatory atlantoaxial dislocation without neurological compromise in a child with Down syndrome: a case report 2008 ·European Spine Journal ·Iain Au‐Yong,Bronek M. Boszczyk,Hossein Mehdian,R. W. Kerslake	2
13	Translation and Validation Study of the Iranian Versions of the Neck Disability Index and the Neck Pain and Disability Scale 2007 ·Spine ·Sayed Javad Mousavi,Mohamad Parnianpour,Ali Montazeri,Hossein Mehdian,Abdolkarim Karimi,Mohsen Abedi,(unknown),Bahram Mobini,Mohammad Reza Hadian	147
14	Fixed lumbar apical vertebral rotation predicts spinal decompensation in lenke type 3c adolescent idiopathic scoliosis after selective posterior thoracic correction and fusion 2007 ·European Spine Journal ·H. Behensky,Ashley Cole,Brian J. C. Freeman,Michael P. Grevitt,Hossein Mehdian,John K. Webb	34
15	Melorheostosis of the tenth and eleventh thoracic vertebrae crossing the facet joint: a rare cause of back pain 2004 ·Skeletal Radiology ·K. J. Fairbairn,A. Stevens,Margaret M. McCarthy,Hossein Mehdian	19
16	Unilateral Septic Arthritis of a Lumbar Facet Joint Secondary to Acupuncture Treatment - a Case Report 2004 ·Acupuncture in Medicine ·(unknown),(unknown),Michael J. O’Malley,Hossein Mehdian	38
17	The Importance of an Intact Abdominal Musculature Mechanism in Maintaining Spinal Sagittal Balance 1999 ·Spine ·Khai S. Lam,Hossein Mehdian	27
18	Thoracolumbar hernia: A rare cause of back pain 1997 ·European Spine Journal ·Adnan A. Faraj,Hossein Mehdian	2
19	Surgical decompression: a life-saving procedure for an extensive spinal epidural abscess 1997 ·European Spine Journal ·Khai S. Lam,K. Pande,Hossein Mehdian	21
20	Correction of Severe Cervical Kyphosis in Ankylosing Spondylitis by Traction 1992 ·Spine ·Hossein Mehdian,David A. Jaffray,Stephen M. Eisenstein	8

About Hossein Mehdian

Hossein Mehdian is a scholar working on Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Surgery and Rheumatology, having authored 81 papers that have together received 2.9k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (46 papers), Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment (37 papers) and Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (37 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Pathology and Forensic Medicine (1.6k citations), Surgery (2.4k citations) and Pharmacology (632 citations). Hossein Mehdian has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Canada. Frequent co-authors include Mohamad Parnianpour, Sayed Javad Mousavi, Christopher I. Shaffrey, Bahram Mobini, Ali Montazeri, Frank Schwab, Benjamin Ungar, Virginie Lafage, Jacob M. Buchowski and Jeffrey D. Coe. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Spine and Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research.

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