Leesa M. Galatz

13.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
164 papers, 10.0k citations indexed

About

Leesa M. Galatz is a scholar working on Surgery, Epidemiology and Rehabilitation. According to data from OpenAlex, Leesa M. Galatz has authored 164 papers receiving a total of 10.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 157 papers in Surgery, 93 papers in Epidemiology and 24 papers in Rehabilitation. Recurrent topics in Leesa M. Galatz's work include Shoulder Injury and Treatment (137 papers), Shoulder and Clavicle Injuries (92 papers) and Nerve Injury and Rehabilitation (37 papers). Leesa M. Galatz is often cited by papers focused on Shoulder Injury and Treatment (137 papers), Shoulder and Clavicle Injuries (92 papers) and Nerve Injury and Rehabilitation (37 papers). Leesa M. Galatz collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Switzerland. Leesa M. Galatz's co-authors include Ken Yamaguchi, Sharlene A. Teefey, William D. Middleton, Stavros Thomopoulos, Craig M. Ball, Jay D. Keener, H. Mike Kim, Necat Havlioglu, Κωνσταντίνος Δίτσιος and Charles F. Hildebolt and has published in prestigious journals such as Development, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery and Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Leesa M. Galatz

156 papers receiving 9.7k 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.

The Outcome and Repair Integrity of Completely Arthroscopically Repaired Large and Massive Rotator Cuff Tears

2004 1.6k citations Leesa M. Galatz, Sharlene A. Teefey et al. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery profile →
The Demographic and Morphological Features of Rotator Cuff Disease

2006 675 citations Ken Yamaguchi, William D. Middleton et al. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery profile →
Tendinopathy

2021 473 citations Leesa M. Galatz et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Leesa M. Galatz United States	53	9.0k	5.7k	3.1k	846	655	164	10.0k
Evan L. Flatow United States	66	12.4k 1.4×	9.5k 1.7×	2.2k 0.7×	472 0.6×	909 1.4×	228	13.3k
Joo Han Oh South Korea	48	6.7k 0.7×	4.7k 0.8×	1.1k 0.4×	367 0.4×	688 1.1×	278	7.8k
Ian K.Y. Lo Canada	44	6.3k 0.7×	4.7k 0.8×	1.4k 0.5×	283 0.3×	568 0.9×	127	6.8k
Louis U. Bigliani United States	68	14.3k 1.6×	12.3k 2.1×	1.2k 0.4×	401 0.5×	881 1.3×	223	14.8k
Brian J. Sennett United States	35	4.5k 0.5×	2.7k 0.5×	1.5k 0.5×	265 0.3×	306 0.5×	103	5.8k
Jo A. Hannafin United States	43	3.9k 0.4×	1.3k 0.2×	2.1k 0.7×	269 0.3×	218 0.3×	97	5.2k
Geoffrey D. Abrams United States	36	4.1k 0.5×	1.0k 0.2×	1.8k 0.6×	397 0.5×	344 0.5×	147	5.0k
Robert H. Brophy United States	58	9.3k 1.0×	2.3k 0.4×	4.5k 1.5×	334 0.4×	525 0.8×	280	10.9k
Francesco Franceschi Italy	39	3.9k 0.4×	1.8k 0.3×	1.6k 0.5×	300 0.4×	240 0.4×	117	4.4k
Scott P. Steinmann United States	48	6.3k 0.7×	3.1k 0.5×	830 0.3×	2.2k 2.6×	219 0.3×	181	6.6k

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Williams, Alexis, Rony-Orijit Dey Hazra, Grant J. Dornan, et al.. (2025). Consensus statement on the treatment of proximal humerus fractures: a Delphi approach by the Neer Circle of the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. 34(8). 1977–1988. 1 indexed citations

Namiri, Nikan K., Xinning Li, Leesa M. Galatz, et al.. (2024). Sex and age-specific analysis of basketball-related shoulder dislocations in the United States: a national injury data review. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. 34(4). 955–961. 2 indexed citations

Duey, Akiro H., Akshar V. Patel, Christopher A. White, et al.. (2023). Superior migration of the humeral head does not significantly affect outcomes at an average of 11 years after total shoulder arthroplasty. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. 32(12). 2493–2500. 1 indexed citations

Patel, Akshar V., Christopher A. White, Akiro H. Duey, et al.. (2023). Mid-term outcomes following reverse total shoulder arthroplasty. European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology. 34(2). 799–807. 2 indexed citations

Carbone, Andrew, Adam C. Abraham, Damien M. Laudier, et al.. (2022). Tendon progenitor cells as biological augmentation improve functional gait and reduce scar formation after rotator cuff repair. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. 31(11). 2366–2380. 12 indexed citations

Cheung, Zoe B., et al.. (2020). Utilization, effectiveness, and safety of tranexamic acid use in hip fracture surgery: A population-based study. Journal of Orthopaedics. 20. 167–172. 13 indexed citations

Chan, Jimmy J., Luilly Vargas, Jashvant Poeran, et al.. (2020). Peripheral nerve block use in inpatient and outpatient shoulder arthroplasty: a population-based study evaluating utilization and outcomes. Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine. 45(10). 818–825. 13 indexed citations

Keswani, Aakash, Daniel Snyder, Daniel C. Austin, et al.. (2020). Metric Selection, Metric Targets, and Risk Adjustment Should be Considered in the Design of Gainsharing Models for Bundled Payment Programs in Total Joint Arthroplasty. The Journal of Arthroplasty. 36(3). 801–809. 7 indexed citations

Chan, Jimmy J., Hsin-Hui Huang, Jashvant Poeran, et al.. (2019). Drain Use is Associated with Increased Odds of Blood Transfusion in Total Shoulder Arthroplasty: A Population-Based Study. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 477(7). 1700–1711. 12 indexed citations

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Zumstein, Matthias A., et al.. (2017). Rotator cuff pathology: state of the art. Journal of ISAKOS Joint Disorders & Orthopaedic Sports Medicine. 2(4). 213–221. 3 indexed citations

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Lipner, Justin, Hua Shen, Leonardo Cavinatto, et al.. (2015). In Vivo Evaluation of Adipose-Derived Stromal Cells Delivered with a Nanofiber Scaffold for Tendon-to-Bone Repair. Tissue Engineering Part A. 21(21-22). 2766–2774. 75 indexed citations

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Killian, Megan L., et al.. (2013). The effect of unloading on gene expression of healthy and injured rotator cuffs. Journal of Orthopaedic Research®. 31(8). 1240–1248. 29 indexed citations

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Paxton, E. Scott, Sharlene A. Teefey, Nirvikar Dahiya, et al.. (2013). Clinical and Radiographic Outcomes of Failed Repairs of Large or Massive Rotator Cuff Tears. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 95(7). 627–632. 106 indexed citations

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Goldfarb, Charles A., et al.. (2012). Elbow radiographic anatomy: measurement techniques and normative data. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. 21(9). 1236–1246. 59 indexed citations

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Kowalsky, Marc S., et al.. (2011). The relationship between scapular notching and reverse shoulder arthroplasty prosthesis design. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. 21(10). 1430–1441. 39 indexed citations

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Keener, Jay D., Anthony Wei, H. Mike Kim, et al.. (2010). Revision Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair: Repair Integrity and Clinical Outcome. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 92(3). 590–598. 92 indexed citations

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Keener, Jay D., et al.. (2007). Outcomes after percutaneous reduction and fixation of proximal humeral fractures. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. 16(3). 330–338. 72 indexed citations

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Lau, Michelle, Morey A. Blinder, Kathryn Williams, & Leesa M. Galatz. (2007). Shoulder arthroplasty in sickle cell patients with humeral head avascular necrosis. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. 16(2). 129–134. 19 indexed citations

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Teefey, Sharlene A., et al.. (2003). ACCURACY OF ULTRASOUND IMAGING OF THE ROTATOR CUFF IN SHOULDERS THAT ARE PAINFUL POSTOPERATIVELY. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 85(6). 1084–1089. 174 indexed citations

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Galatz, Leesa M., et al.. (1997). Orthopaedic knowledge update : Shoulder and elbow. 51 indexed citations

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