Kevin Lutsky

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
87 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Kevin Lutsky is a scholar working on Surgery, Rehabilitation and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kevin Lutsky has authored 87 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 75 papers in Surgery, 36 papers in Rehabilitation and 18 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Kevin Lutsky's work include Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation (66 papers), Elbow and Forearm Trauma Treatment (35 papers) and Bone fractures and treatments (17 papers). Kevin Lutsky is often cited by papers focused on Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation (66 papers), Elbow and Forearm Trauma Treatment (35 papers) and Bone fractures and treatments (17 papers). Kevin Lutsky collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and Netherlands. Kevin Lutsky's co-authors include Pedro K. Beredjiklian, Jonas L. Matzon, Nayoung Kim, Mitchell Maltenfort, Christopher M. Jones, Charles F. Leinberry, Mark L. Wang, Asif M. Ilyas, Jack Abboudi and Frederic Liss and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research and Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery.

In The Last Decade

Kevin Lutsky

85 papers receiving 1.2k 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.

  1. A Prospective Evaluation of Opioid Utilization After Upper-Extremity Surgical Procedures: Identifying Consumption Patterns and Determining Prescribing Guidelines
    2016 282 citations Nayoung Kim, Jonas L. Matzon et al. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery profile →

Peers

Kevin Lutsky
Jonas L. Matzon United States
Duretti T. Fufa United States
Jeffrey G. Stepan United States
Peter C. Rhee United States
Gregory A. Mencio United States
Kate W. Nellans United States
Abdo Bachoura United States
Steven F. DeFroda United States
Marc J. Richard United States
Joshua M. Abzug United States
Jonas L. Matzon United States
Kevin Lutsky
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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kevin Lutsky

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Lutsky, Kevin, et al.. (2024). Hand and Wrist Dog-Leash Injuries in the Outpatient Setting: A Review of 443 Cases. Hand. 21(4). 582–586. 1 indexed citations
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Lutsky, Kevin, et al.. (2022). Incidence of Operating Room Fires During Hand Surgical Procedures.. PubMed Central. 10(1). 56–59. 1 indexed citations
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Lutsky, Kevin, et al.. (2021). Post-operative Opioid, Benzodiazepine and Sedative Usage in Medicare versus Commercial Insurance Hand Surgery Patients.. Nova Science Publishers (Nova Science Publishers, Inc.). 9(3). 319–322. 2 indexed citations
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Lutsky, Kevin, et al.. (2021). Nonsurgical Providers Provide the Majority of Postoperative Opioid Prescriptions After Hand Surgery. Cureus. 13(6). e15564–e15564. 2 indexed citations
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Beredjiklian, Pedro K., et al.. (2021). Unplanned Return to the Operating Room in Upper-Extremity Surgery: Incidence and Reason for Return. The Journal Of Hand Surgery. 46(8). 715.e1–715.e12. 1 indexed citations
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Beredjiklian, Pedro K., Mark L. Wang, Kevin Lutsky, Alexander R. Vaccaro, & Michael Rivlin. (2020). Three-Dimensional Printing in Orthopaedic Surgery. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 102(10). 909–919. 15 indexed citations
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Matzon, Jonas L., et al.. (2020). Risk of Infection in Trigger Finger Release Surgery Following Corticosteroid Injection. The Journal Of Hand Surgery. 45(4). 310–316. 33 indexed citations
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Voigt, Jeffrey, Daniel A. Seigerman, Kevin Lutsky, Pedro K. Beredjiklian, & Charles F. Leinberry. (2020). Comparison of the Costs of Reusable Versus Disposable Equipment for Endoscopic Carpal Tunnel Release Procedures Using Activity-Based Costing Analysis. The Journal Of Hand Surgery. 46(4). 339.e1–339.e15. 8 indexed citations
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Baker, William, Michael Rivlin, Samir Sodha, et al.. (2020). Variability in Medicaid Reimbursement in Hand Surgery May Lead to Inequality in Access to Patient Care. Hand. 17(5). 983–987. 14 indexed citations
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Hozack, Bryan A., Michael Rivlin, Jack G. Graham, Kevin Lutsky, & Pedro K. Beredjiklian. (2019). Validation of the prescription drug monitoring program Web site. Journal of Opioid Management. 15(6). 495–498. 13 indexed citations
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Hozack, Bryan A., Michael Rivlin, Kevin Lutsky, et al.. (2019). Preoperative Exposure to Benzodiazepines or Sedative/hypnotics Increases the Risk of Greater Filled Opioid Prescriptions After Surgery. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 477(6). 1482–1488. 13 indexed citations
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Miller, Andrew, et al.. (2017). Radiographic Patterns of Radiocarpal and Midcarpal Arthritis. JAAOS Global Research and Reviews. 1(3). e017–e017. 11 indexed citations
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Lutsky, Kevin, Christopher M. Jones, Jack Abboudi, et al.. (2017). Incidence of Glove Perforation During Hand Surgical Procedures. The Journal Of Hand Surgery. 42(10). 840.e1–840.e5. 6 indexed citations
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Simon, Jeremy, Kevin Lutsky, Mitchell Maltenfort, & Pedro K. Beredjiklian. (2017). The Accuracy of the Scratch Collapse Test Performed by Blinded Examiners on Patients With Suspected Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Assessed by Electrodiagnostic Studies. The Journal Of Hand Surgery. 42(5). 386.e1–386.e5. 27 indexed citations
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Lutsky, Kevin, et al.. (2016). Reliability of the Soong Classification for Volar Plate Position. The Journal Of Hand Surgery. 41(7). e199–e202. 14 indexed citations
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Kim, Nayoung, et al.. (2015). Elevated Hemoglobin A1C Levels Correlate with Blood Glucose Elevation in Diabetic Patients following Local Corticosteroid Injection in the Hand. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. 136(4). 474e–479e. 18 indexed citations
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Lutsky, Kevin, et al.. (2014). Collateral Ligament Laxity of the Finger Metacarpophalangeal Joints: An In Vivo Study. The Journal Of Hand Surgery. 39(6). 1088–1093. 9 indexed citations
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Lutsky, Kevin. (2012). Preoperative Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Evaluating Scaphoid Nonunion. The Journal Of Hand Surgery. 37(11). 2383–2385. 4 indexed citations
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Lutsky, Kevin, Kathleen E. McKeon, Charles A. Goldfarb, & Martin I. Boyer. (2009). Dorsal Fixation of Intra-articular Distal Radius Fractures Using 2.4-mm Locking Plates. Techniques in Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery. 13(4). 187–196. 11 indexed citations
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Lutsky, Kevin, Martin I. Boyer, Jennifer A. Steffen, & Charles A. Goldfarb. (2008). Arthroscopic Assessment of Intra-Articular Distal Radius Fractures After Open Reduction and Internal Fixation From a Volar Approach. The Journal Of Hand Surgery. 33(4). 476–484. 43 indexed citations

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