J Lesko

923 total citations · 1 hit paper
13 papers, 622 citations indexed

About

J Lesko is a scholar working on Surgery, Biomedical Engineering and Pathology and Forensic Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, J Lesko has authored 13 papers receiving a total of 622 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Surgery, 2 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 1 paper in Pathology and Forensic Medicine. Recurrent topics in J Lesko's work include Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes (9 papers), Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty (8 papers) and Orthopedic Infections and Treatments (4 papers). J Lesko is often cited by papers focused on Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes (9 papers), Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty (8 papers) and Orthopedic Infections and Treatments (4 papers). J Lesko collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. J Lesko's co-authors include Zhigang Wang, Monika Killer‐Oberpfalzer, Rishi Gupta, J. Thomas Megerian, Osama O. Zaidat, Brian‐Fred Fitzsimmons, Daryl R. Gress, Howard S. Kirshner, Wade S. Smith and B Woodward and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, The Journal of Arthroplasty and Journal of Spinal Disorders & Techniques.

In The Last Decade

J Lesko

12 papers receiving 613 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.

Effect of a Balloon-Expandable Intracranial Stent vs Medical Therapy on Risk of Stroke in Patients With Symptomatic Intracranial Stenosis

2015 386 citations Osama O. Zaidat, Brian‐Fred Fitzsimmons et al. JAMA profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
J Lesko United States	8	361	336	284	258	65	13	622
Antonio Orgaz Spain	13	291 0.8×	195 0.6×	124 0.4×	166 0.6×	191 2.9×	30	488
Fiona Kennedy United Kingdom	7	273 0.8×	202 0.6×	53 0.2×	191 0.7×	144 2.2×	17	402
John F. Golan United States	10	354 1.0×	84 0.3×	286 1.0×	114 0.4×	171 2.6×	25	502
Paul Lajos United States	11	206 0.6×	63 0.2×	278 1.0×	43 0.2×	219 3.4×	34	454
Luke S. Erdoes United States	15	559 1.5×	145 0.4×	363 1.3×	134 0.5×	149 2.3×	27	647
Laura Renon Italy	11	439 1.2×	179 0.5×	148 0.5×	216 0.8×	234 3.6×	16	490
Uday Sonker Netherlands	14	463 1.3×	58 0.2×	350 1.2×	27 0.1×	308 4.7×	42	669
Theofilos Karasavvidis United States	11	100 0.3×	82 0.2×	350 1.2×	63 0.2×	46 0.7×	35	501
W P Mali Netherlands	9	147 0.4×	59 0.2×	575 2.0×	73 0.3×	21 0.3×	11	719
Pedro Pablo Alcázar Romero Spain	6	161 0.4×	96 0.3×	161 0.6×	48 0.2×	4 0.1×	11	315

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of J Lesko

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of J Lesko. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of J Lesko based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with J Lesko. J Lesko is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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13 of 13 papers shown

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Alton, Timothy B., et al.. (2025). VELYS robotic‐assisted total knee arthroplasty: Enhanced accuracy and comparable early outcomes versus manual instrumentation during adoption. Journal of Experimental Orthopaedics. 12(1). e70163–e70163. 3 indexed citations

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Spitzer, Andrew I., Robert S. Gorab, William P. Barrett, et al.. (2024). Robotic-assisted total knee arthroplasty reduces soft-tissue releases which improves functional outcomes: A retrospective study. The Knee. 49. 52–61. 7 indexed citations

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Loon, Corné van, et al.. (2021). Early outcomes and predictors of patient satisfaction after TKA: a prospective study of 200 cases with a contemporary cemented rotating platform implant design. Journal of Experimental Orthopaedics. 8(1). 30–30. 7 indexed citations

4.

Bugbee, William D., et al.. (2020). Single Use Instruments for Implanting a Contemporary Total Knee Arthroplasty System Are Accurate, Efficient, and Safe. The Journal of Arthroplasty. 36(1). 135–139.e2. 3 indexed citations

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Whittaker, John-Paul, et al.. (2018). Learning curve with a new primary total knee arthroplasty implant: a multicenter perspective with more than 2000 patients. Arthroplasty Today. 4(3). 348–353. 7 indexed citations

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Brenkel, IJ, Chirn‐Bin Chang, Mark Clatworthy, et al.. (2018). LEARNING CURVE WITH A NEW PRIMARY TKA IMPLANT: A WORLDWIDE PERSPECTIVE WITH MORE THAN 2000 PATIENTS. 3 indexed citations

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Lesko, J, et al.. (2017). Comparative Incidence of Patellofemoral Complications Between 2 Total Knee Arthroplasty Systems in a Multicenter, Prospective Clinical Study. The Journal of Arthroplasty. 32(9). S187–S192. 10 indexed citations

8.

Zaidat, Osama O., Brian‐Fred Fitzsimmons, B Woodward, et al.. (2015). Effect of a Balloon-Expandable Intracranial Stent vs Medical Therapy on Risk of Stroke in Patients With Symptomatic Intracranial Stenosis. JAMA. 313(12). 1240–1240. 386 indexed citations breakdown →

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Hamilton, William G., et al.. (2015). Midterm Results of Delta Ceramic-on-Ceramic Total Hip Arthroplasty. The Journal of Arthroplasty. 30(9). 110–115. 54 indexed citations

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Lesko, J, et al.. (2014). Selective Patellar Resurfacing in Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Prospective, Randomized, Double-Blind Study. The Journal of Arthroplasty. 30(2). 216–222. 48 indexed citations

11.

Barrett, William P., Kirk Kindsfater, & J Lesko. (2012). Large-Diameter Modular Metal-on-Metal Total Hip Arthroplasty. The Journal of Arthroplasty. 27(6). 976–983.e1. 34 indexed citations

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Wang, Michael Y., Jason Lerner, J Lesko, & Matthew J. McGirt. (2011). Acute Hospital Costs After Minimally Invasive Versus Open Lumbar Interbody Fusion. Journal of Spinal Disorders & Techniques. 25(6). 324–328. 59 indexed citations

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Lesko, J, et al.. (1980). [Comparison of conservative and surgical treatment of Bennett's fractures].. PubMed. 103–5. 1 indexed citations

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