Klaus John Schnake

6.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
172 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Klaus John Schnake is a scholar working on Surgery, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Klaus John Schnake has authored 172 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 161 papers in Surgery, 117 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 12 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Klaus John Schnake's work include Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (143 papers), Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (116 papers) and Pelvic and Acetabular Injuries (72 papers). Klaus John Schnake is often cited by papers focused on Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (143 papers), Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (116 papers) and Pelvic and Acetabular Injuries (72 papers). Klaus John Schnake collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Switzerland. Klaus John Schnake's co-authors include Frank Kandziora, F. Cumhur Öner, Alexander R. Vaccaro, Marcel F. Dvorak, Shanmuganathan Rajasekaran, Maximilian Reinhold, Gregory D. Schroeder, Luiz Roberto Vialle, Michael G. Fehlings and Bizhan Aarabi and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Spine and Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research.

In The Last Decade

Klaus John Schnake

153 papers receiving 3.3k citations

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AOSpine Thoracolumbar Spine Injury Classification System

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Bobby Tay United States

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S. D. Gertzbein Canada

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Asmussen, Michael J., F. Cumhur Öner, Klaus John Schnake, et al.. (2025). Surgical versus Non-Surgical Treatment of Thoracolumbar Burst Fractures in Neurologically Intact Patients: A Prospective International Multicentre Cohort Study. Global Spine Journal. 16(1). 628–638. 1 indexed citations

Dvořák, Milan, Klaus John Schnake, Bruce Richard, et al.. (2025). Surgical versus non-surgical treatment of thoracolumbar burst fractures in neurologically intact patients: A prospective international multicentre cohort study. Brain and Spine. 5. 104707–104707.

Bigdon, Sebastian F., Emiliano Vialle, Julian Scherer, et al.. (2025). Streamlining the Journey of Research Into Clinical Practice: Making Your Patients and Practice Flourish Evaluation and Treatment of Pyogenic Spondylodiscitis of the Spine: AO Spine Knowledge Forum Trauma and Infection. Global Spine Journal. 15(3). 1490–1497. 1 indexed citations

Glinski, Alexander von, Emre Yilmaz, Lorin M. Benneker, et al.. (2024). Historical Perspectives on the Evolution of Spino-Pelvic Fixation and its Implications on Clinical Care A Narrative Review. Global Spine Journal. 15(1). 228–240.

Sadiqi, Said, Sander Muijs, Marcel W. M. Post, et al.. (2024). Validation of the AO Spine CROST (Clinician Reported Outcome Spine Trauma) in the clinical setting. European Spine Journal. 33(4). 1607–1616. 2 indexed citations

Schwarz, Falko, Eric W. Klee, Philipp Schenk, et al.. (2023). Impact of Anxiety During Hospitalization on the Clinical Outcome of Patients With Osteoporotic Thoracolumbar Vertebral Fracture. Global Spine Journal. 15(2). 417–424. 2 indexed citations

Schnake, Klaus John. (2023). Operative Versorgung der Typ 2 Dens Fraktur bei >80j – Synthese. 7(1). 47–49. 1 indexed citations

Spiegl, Ulrich, Holger Keil, Georg Osterhoff, et al.. (2023). Combined Odontoid (C2) and Atlas (C1) Fractures in Geriatric Patients: A Systematic Review and Treatment Recommendation. Global Spine Journal. 13(1_suppl). 22S–28S.

Schnake, Klaus John, et al.. (2023). 159. Predictive algorithm for surgery recommendation in thoracolumbar burst fractures without neurological deficits. The Spine Journal. 23(9). S81–S82. 1 indexed citations

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Kanna, Rishi Mugesh, Shanmuganathan Rajasekaran, Gregory D. Schroeder, et al.. (2022). Lumbo-sacral Junction Instability by Traumatic Sacral Fractures: Isler’s Classification Revisited – A Narrative Review. Global Spine Journal. 12(8). 1925–1933. 3 indexed citations

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Karamian, Brian A., Gregory D. Schroeder, Mark J. Lambrechts, et al.. (2022). The Influence of Regional Differences on the Reliability of the AO Spine Sacral Injury Classification System. Global Spine Journal. 13(7). 2025–2032.

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Lambrechts, Mark J., Gregory D. Schroeder, Brian A. Karamian, et al.. (2022). Development of Online Technique for International Validation of the AO Spine Subaxial Injury Classification System. Global Spine Journal. 14(1). 177–186. 5 indexed citations

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Lambrechts, Mark J., Gregory D. Schroeder, Brian A. Karamian, et al.. (2022). Global Validation of the AO Spine Upper Cervical Injury Classification: Geographic Region Affects Reliability and Reproducibility. Global Spine Journal. 14(3). 821–829. 1 indexed citations

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Schnake, Klaus John, et al.. (2022). Correction to: Closed‑suction drainage in thoracolumbar spinal surgery–clinical routine without evidence? a systematic review. European Spine Journal. 31(5). 1331–1331. 1 indexed citations

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Canseco, José A., Gregory D. Schroeder, Taylor Paziuk, et al.. (2020). The Subaxial Cervical AO Spine Injury Score. Global Spine Journal. 12(6). 1066–1073. 7 indexed citations

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Palmowski, Yannick, et al.. (2020). Relationship Between the OF Classification and Radiological Outcome of Osteoporotic Vertebral Fractures After Kyphoplasty. Global Spine Journal. 12(4). 646–653. 12 indexed citations

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Sadiqi, Said, Jorrit‐Jan Verlaan, A. Mechteld Lehr, et al.. (2016). Universal disease-specific outcome instruments for spine trauma: a global perspective on relevant parameters to evaluate clinical and functional outcomes of thoracic and lumbar spine trauma patients. European Spine Journal. 26(5). 1541–1549. 8 indexed citations

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Reinhold, Maximilian, et al.. (2013). AO spine injury classification system: a revision proposal for the thoracic and lumbar spine. European Spine Journal. 22(10). 2184–2201. 135 indexed citations

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Scotti, Fabio, R Schröder, Florian Streitparth, et al.. (2010). Ultraschall zur Beurteilung des posterioren Ligamentkomplexes bei thorakolumbalen Wirbelsäulenfrakturen. Der Radiologe. 50(12). 1132–1140. 4 indexed citations

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Stavridis, Stavros I., et al.. (2009). Implant removal after posterior stabilization of the thoraco-lumbar spine. Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery. 130(1). 119–123. 38 indexed citations

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