Joseph Karam

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
29 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Joseph Karam is a scholar working on Surgery, Biomedical Engineering and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Joseph Karam has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Surgery, 6 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 4 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Joseph Karam's work include Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes (9 papers), Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty (6 papers) and Orthopedic Infections and Treatments (6 papers). Joseph Karam is often cited by papers focused on Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes (9 papers), Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty (6 papers) and Orthopedic Infections and Treatments (6 papers). Joseph Karam collaborates with scholars based in United States and Lebanon. Joseph Karam's co-authors include Javad Parvizi, Benjamin Zmistowski, David S. Casper, Joel B. Durinka, Ilan Rubinfeld, Athanasios Tsiouris, Vic Velanovich, Peter F. Sharkey, Alexander D. Shepard and Ismat Ghanem and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research and Journal of Vascular Surgery.

In The Last Decade

Joseph Karam

26 papers receiving 1.1k citations

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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.

Periprosthetic Joint Infection Increases the Risk of One-Year Mortality

2013 498 citations Benjamin Zmistowski, Joseph Karam et al. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Joseph Karam United States	13	965	173	154	94	87	29	1.1k
Shani Shastri United States	14	1.2k 1.2×	164 0.9×	20 0.1×	52 0.6×	112 1.3×	24	1.6k
Elton Strauss United States	17	1.2k 1.3×	331 1.9×	81 0.5×	378 4.0×	43 0.5×	23	1.5k
G.S. Keene United Kingdom	13	1.1k 1.1×	264 1.5×	32 0.2×	161 1.7×	16 0.2×	20	1.3k
Enoch Akowuah United Kingdom	19	582 0.6×	608 3.5×	21 0.1×	214 2.3×	319 3.7×	74	1.0k
Fahad Hossain United Kingdom	18	976 1.0×	262 1.5×	24 0.2×	49 0.5×	27 0.3×	44	1.1k
P. J. Quigley United States	17	430 0.4×	654 3.8×	48 0.3×	92 1.0×	242 2.8×	41	1.1k
Dumbor L. Ngaage United Kingdom	16	481 0.5×	699 4.0×	12 0.1×	117 1.2×	248 2.9×	60	1.0k
David Haydock New Zealand	18	962 1.0×	468 2.7×	32 0.2×	421 4.5×	543 6.2×	53	1.6k
Scot Buchan United Kingdom	8	1.2k 1.3×	407 2.4×	23 0.1×	221 2.4×	183 2.1×	16	1.8k
Robert Davies United Kingdom	19	555 0.6×	183 1.1×	10 0.1×	70 0.7×	518 6.0×	60	897

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Gordon, Aliza S., et al.. (2024). Long term cost outcomes among commercially insured patients undergoing bariatric surgical procedures. Obesity Science & Practice. 10(1). 2 indexed citations

Tarabichi, Majd, et al.. (2024). Anterior variable angle locking neutralisation plate superiority over traditional tension band wiring for treating transverse patella fractures. Journal of Experimental Orthopaedics. 11(3). e12088–e12088.

Rezaei, Arash, John Y. Moon, Hristo Piponov, et al.. (2024). Precision soft tissue balancing: grid-assisted pie-crusting in total knee arthroplasty. Frontiers in Surgery. 11. 1331902–1331902.

Tarabichi, Majd, et al.. (2024). Comparative study of locking neutralization plate construct versus tension band wiring with a cannulated screw for patella fractures: experimental and finite element analysis. Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research. 19(1). 77–77. 2 indexed citations

Karam, Joseph, et al.. (2023). A Video Teaching Tool Is Effective for Training Residents in Hip Arthroplasty Templating. Cureus. 15(3). e35856–e35856. 1 indexed citations

Karam, Joseph, Eric S. Schwenk, & Javad Parvizi. (2021). An Update on Multimodal Pain Management After Total Joint Arthroplasty. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 103(17). 1652–1662. 41 indexed citations

Karam, Joseph, et al.. (2019). Optimizing the vertical position of the brace thoracic pad: Apical rib or apical vertebra?. Orthopaedics & Traumatology Surgery & Research. 105(4). 727–731. 6 indexed citations

Karam, Joseph, Benjamin Zmistowski, Camilo Restrepo, William J. Hozack, & Javad Parvizi. (2014). Fewer Postoperative Fevers: An Unexpected Benefit of Multimodal Pain Management?. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 472(5). 1489–1495. 14 indexed citations

Karam, Joseph, Ronald Huang, John A. Abraham, & Javad Parvizi. (2014). Total joint arthroplasty in cancer patients. The Journal of Arthroplasty. 30(5). 758–761. 38 indexed citations

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Karam, Joseph, Alexander D. Shepard, & Ilan Rubinfeld. (2013). Predictors of operative mortality following major lower extremity amputations using the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program public use data. Journal of Vascular Surgery. 58(5). 1276–1282. 50 indexed citations

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Karam, Joseph, et al.. (2013). Evaluation of the Efficacy and Safety of Tranexamic Acid for Reducing Blood Loss in Bilateral Total Knee Arthroplasty. The Journal of Arthroplasty. 29(3). 501–503. 50 indexed citations

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Cai, Jenny, Joseph Karam, Javad Parvizi, Eric B. Smith, & Peter F. Sharkey. (2013). Aquacel Surgical Dressing Reduces the Rate of Acute PJI Following Total Joint Arthroplasty: A Case–Control Study. The Journal of Arthroplasty. 29(6). 1098–1100. 64 indexed citations

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Tsiouris, Athanasios, Jamil Borgi, Joseph Karam, et al.. (2013). Ischemic Versus Nonischemic Dilated Cardiomyopathy. ASAIO Journal. 59(2). 130–135. 14 indexed citations

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Tsiouris, Athanasios, Hassan Nemeh, Arielle Hodari, et al.. (2013). Impact of concomitant cardiac procedures performed during implantation of long-term left ventricular assist devices. The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 32(12). 1255–1261. 18 indexed citations

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Zmistowski, Benjamin, Joseph Karam, Joel B. Durinka, David S. Casper, & Javad Parvizi. (2013). Periprosthetic Joint Infection Increases the Risk of One-Year Mortality. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 95(24). 2177–2184. 498 indexed citations breakdown →

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Karam, Joseph, et al.. (2013). Simplified Frailty Index to Predict Adverse Outcomes and Mortality in Vascular Surgery Patients. Annals of Vascular Surgery. 27(7). 904–908. 222 indexed citations

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Karam, Joseph, Anthony T. Tokarski, Michael C. Ciccotti, Matthew S. Austin, & Gregory K. Deirmengian. (2012). Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty in Younger Patients: Indications, Reasons for Failure, and Survivorship. The Physician and Sportsmedicine. 40(4). 96–101. 13 indexed citations

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Ghanem, Ismat, Joseph Karam, & Roger F. Widmann. (2010). Surgical epiphysiodesis indications and techniques: update. Current Opinion in Pediatrics. 23(1). 53–59. 48 indexed citations

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Arnoletti, J. Pablo, et al.. (1999). Early Postoperative Complications of Splenectomy for Hematologic Disease. American Journal of Clinical Oncology. 22(2). 114–118. 12 indexed citations

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Karam, Joseph & Rosemary A. Kozar. (1998). Solitary Blunt Rupture of an Accessory Spleen. PubMed. 44(1). 220–221. 5 indexed citations

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