Karl Schwaiger

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
45 papers, 745 citations indexed

About

Karl Schwaiger is a scholar working on Surgery, Mechanical Engineering and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Karl Schwaiger has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 745 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Surgery, 8 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 6 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Karl Schwaiger's work include Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques (15 papers), Reconstructive Facial Surgery Techniques (8 papers) and Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation (7 papers). Karl Schwaiger is often cited by papers focused on Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques (15 papers), Reconstructive Facial Surgery Techniques (8 papers) and Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation (7 papers). Karl Schwaiger collaborates with scholars based in Austria, Germany and United States. Karl Schwaiger's co-authors include Alan F. Hamlet, Yan Huang, Gregory B. Greenwood, M. Iggy Litaor, Daniel Viviroli, Hayley J. Fowler, Ross Woods, Hans Schreier, Mathias Vuille and Wouter Buytaert and has published in prestigious journals such as Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Medicine and Hydrology and earth system sciences.

In The Last Decade

Karl Schwaiger

38 papers receiving 720 citations

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Climate change and mountain water resources: overview and recommendations for research, management and policy

2011 512 citations Daniel Viviroli, David Archer et al. Hydrology and earth system sciences profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Outcomes of lateral femoral cutaneous nerve decompression surgery in meralgia paraesthetica: assessment of pain, sensory deficits, and quality of life 2025 ·International Orthopaedics ·Françoise Reuter, Karl Schwaiger, (unknown), Michaela Gruber, (unknown), (unknown), Andreas Gohritz, (unknown), Elisabeth Russe	0
2	Anatomical variations and their association with carpal tunnel syndrome: a comparison with healthy controls 2025 ·International Orthopaedics ·Michaela Gruber, (unknown), F. Gasser, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Rodolphe Poupardin, (unknown), (unknown), Karl Schwaiger, Dagmar Schaffler‐Schaden, (unknown), Elisabeth Russe	0
3	3D Technology for Autologous Breast Reconstruction: Increased Aesthetic Outcomes and Quality of Life Utilizing Patient-Specific Templates 2025 ·Aesthetic Surgery Journal ·(unknown), Karl Schwaiger, Jan Schwarzbauer, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Manfred Schmidt	0
4	The Use of Stromal Vascular Fraction, Platelet-rich Plasma, and Stem Cells in the Treatment of Thumb Carpometacarpal Osteoarthritis 2025 ·Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Global Open ·(unknown), Gottfried Wechselberger, Karl Schwaiger, (unknown)	1
5	Sequenzieller chimärer Beckenkamm-SIEA-Lappen zur Rekonstruktion eines osteokutanen Defektes des Unterschenkels und die Wichtigkeit zur Schonung des Ramus Ascendens – ein Fallbericht 2024 ·Handchirurgie · Mikrochirurgie · Plastische Chirurgie ·(unknown), Elisabeth Russe, (unknown), Karl Schwaiger, (unknown), Gottfried Wechselberger	1
6	Brustimplantatentfernung und simultane ästhetische Optimierung 2023 ·Die Chirurgie ·(unknown), (unknown), Elisabeth Russe, (unknown), Gottfried Wechselberger, Karl Schwaiger	0
7	Operative Dekompression des Nervus cutaneus femoris lateralis 2021 ·Operative Orthopädie und Traumatologie ·Karl Schwaiger, (unknown), (unknown), Elisabeth Russe, Dagmar Schaffler‐Schaden, Gottfried Wechselberger	2
8	Management of Radial Nerve Lesions after Trauma or Iatrogenic Nerve Injury: Autologous Grafts and Neurolysis 2020 ·Journal of Clinical Medicine ·Karl Schwaiger, (unknown), Elisabeth Russe, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Wolfgang Hitzl, Gottfried Wechselberger	6
9	Effects of Preoperative Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy on Scar Formation—A Pilot Study on 24 Subjects Undergoing Abdominoplasty Surgery 2019 ·Lasers in Surgery and Medicine ·Elisabeth Russe, Gottfried Wechselberger, Karl Schwaiger, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	0
10	Occult papillary thyroid cancer presenting as cystic metastasis of the lateral neck 2019 ·Medicine ·Karl Schwaiger, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Gottfried Wechselberger	4
11	Surgical decompression of the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve (LFCN) for Meralgia paresthetica treatment 2018 ·Medicine ·Karl Schwaiger, (unknown), Martin Purschke, Elisabeth Russe, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Gottfried Wechselberger	13
12	Minimizing the Short-term Reoperation Rate in Abdominoplasty Procedures by Prolonged Postoperative Immobilization 2018 ·Obesity Surgery ·Karl Schwaiger, (unknown), Wolfgang Hitzl, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Gottfried Wechselberger, Elisabeth Russe	1
13	Reconstructive microsurgical approach for the treatment of pyoderma gangrenosum 2017 ·Journal of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery ·Karl Schwaiger, Elisabeth Russe, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Thomas Schoeller, Gottfried Wechselberger	12
14	Trigger Finger Caused by Extraskeletal Chondroma 2016 ·The Journal Of Hand Surgery ·Karl Schwaiger, (unknown), Daniel Neureiter, Gottfried Wechselberger, (unknown)	6
15	Saline Cavern Adiabatic Compressed Air Energy Storage Using Sand as Heat Storage Material 2016 ·Journal of Sustainable Development of Energy Water and Environment Systems ·(unknown), Markus Haider, (unknown), Karl Schwaiger, (unknown), (unknown)	6
16	Facial reconstruction with a unique osteomyocutaneous DCIA perforator flap variant: a case report 2015 ·European surgery. Supplement/European surgery ·Gottfried Wechselberger, Karl Schwaiger, (unknown), G. Oberascher, (unknown), Lorenz Larcher	4
17	Aesthetic Breast Augmentation Mastopexy Followed by Post-surgical Pyoderma Gangrenosum (PSPG): Clinic, Treatment, and Review of the Literature 2015 ·Aesthetic Plastic Surgery ·Lorenz Larcher, Karl Schwaiger, Klaus Eisendle, (unknown), (unknown), Pietro G. di Summa, Gottfried Wechselberger	21
18	Water-quality management in a vulnerable large river: the Nile in Egypt 2013 ·International Journal of River Basin Management ·Nic Pacini, (unknown), (unknown), R. Konecny, (unknown), (unknown), Franco Salerno, Karl Schwaiger, Gianni Tartari, Georg Wolfram, (unknown)	11
19	A Comparison between Passive Regenerative and Active Fluidized Bed Thermal Energy Storage Systems 2012 ·Journal of Physics Conference Series ·(unknown), Karl Schwaiger, (unknown), (unknown)	7
20	Climate change and mountain water resources: overview and recommendations for research, management and policy breakdown → 2011 ·Hydrology and earth system sciences ·Daniel Viviroli, David Archer, Wouter Buytaert, Hayley J. Fowler, Gregory B. Greenwood, Alan F. Hamlet, Yan Huang, Gernot Koboltschnig, M. Iggy Litaor, Juan Ignacio López‐Moreno, Simon Lorentz, Bruno Schädler, Hans Schreier, Karl Schwaiger, Mathias Vuille, Ross Woods	512

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