Leon L. Wiltse

7.1k total citations · 3 hit papers
67 papers, 4.9k citations indexed

About

Leon L. Wiltse is a scholar working on Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Surgery and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Leon L. Wiltse has authored 67 papers receiving a total of 4.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 48 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine, 39 papers in Surgery and 17 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Leon L. Wiltse's work include Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (48 papers), Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (24 papers) and Medical Imaging and Analysis (16 papers). Leon L. Wiltse is often cited by papers focused on Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (48 papers), Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (24 papers) and Medical Imaging and Analysis (16 papers). Leon L. Wiltse collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Canada. Leon L. Wiltse's co-authors include Curtis W. Spencer, Douglas W. Jackson, R B Winter, James C. Thomas, Michael R. Zindrick, Ian Macnab, Stephen L. G. Rothman, Richard D. Peek, Avinash G. Patwardhan and Gary W. Knight and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery and Spine.

In The Last Decade

Leon L. Wiltse

63 papers receiving 4.5k 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.

A Biomechanical Study of Intrapeduncular Screw Fixation in the Lumbosacral Spine

1986 497 citations Leon L. Wiltse, James C. Thomas et al. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research profile →
Analysis of the Morphometric Characteristics of the Thoracic and Lumbar Pedicles

1987 396 citations Leon L. Wiltse, James C. Thomas et al. Spine profile →
The Paraspinal Sacrospinalis-Splitting Approach to the Lumbar Spine

1968 292 citations Leon L. Wiltse et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	ANATOMY OF THE EXTRADURAL COMPARTMENTS OF THE LUMBAR SPINAL CANAL 2000 ·Radiologic Clinics of North America ·Leon L. Wiltse	48
2	Herophilus of Alexandria (325-255 B. C.) 1998 ·Spine ·Leon L. Wiltse, T. Glenn Pait	54
3	The Transition Zone Above a Lumbosacral Fusion 1998 ·Spine ·(unknown), Leon L. Wiltse, Narasimhachari Raghavan, Gary Schneiderman, (unknown)	146
4	A System for Reporting the Size and Location of Lesions in the Spine 1997 ·Spine ·Leon L. Wiltse, Paul E. Berger, John A. McCulloch	47
5	My First 80 Years 1995 ·Spine ·Leon L. Wiltse	0
6	A Modification of the Scott Wiring Technique 1994 ·Spine ·(unknown), Leon L. Wiltse	9
7	Relationship of the Dura, Hofmannʼs Ligaments, Batsonʼs Plexus, and a Fibrovascular Membrane Lying on the Posterior Surface of the Vertebral Bodies and Attaching to the Deep Layer of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament 1993 ·Spine ·Leon L. Wiltse, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	123
8	Diagnosis of Lumbar Arachnoiditis by Myeloscopy 1993 ·Spine ·Richard D. Peek, James C. Thomas, Leon L. Wiltse	4
9	Automated Percutaneous Discectomy: A Prospective Multi-Institutional Study 1990 ·Neurosurgery ·Gary Onik, Vert Mooney, Joseph C. Maroon, Leon L. Wiltse, Clyde A. Helms, JOSEPH F. SCHWEIGEL, Robert G. Watkins, NEIL KAHANOVITZ, Arthur L. Day, James M. Morris, (unknown), Murray A. Reicher, Paul D. Croissant, Stewart B. Dunsker, (unknown), (unknown), Thomas Saul, Charles D. Ray	123
10	The Long-Range Prognosis of Arachnoiditis 1989 ·Spine ·(unknown), Leon L. Wiltse, (unknown), (unknown)	49
11	The Wiltse Pedicle Screw Fixation System 1989 ·Spine ·(unknown), Richard D. Peek, James C. Thomas, (unknown), (unknown), Curtis W. Spencer, James N. Weinstein, Leon L. Wiltse	32
12	Anatomic Analysis of Pedicle Cortical and Cancellous Diameter as Related to Screw Size 1989 ·Spine ·(unknown), Richard D. Peek, Leon L. Wiltse, Stephen L. G. Rothman, (unknown)	208
13	The Wiltse Pedicle Screw Fixation System 1988 ·Orthopedics ·(unknown), Leon L. Wiltse, Richard D. Peek	27
14	High resolution surface coil magnetic resonance imaging of the spine: normal and pathologic anatomy. 1986 ·Radiographics ·Paul E. Berger, David Atkinson, W.J. Wilson, Leon L. Wiltse	5
15	The Management of Patients with Back Pain and Idiopathic Vertebral Sclerosis 1986 ·Spine ·(unknown), (unknown), Leon L. Wiltse, Jesse B. Jupiter	8
16	Arachnoiditis Ossificans 1983 ·Spine ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Leon L. Wiltse	14
17	Classification, Terminology and Measurements in Spondylolisthesis 1981 ·PubMed Central ·Leon L. Wiltse	7
18	Spinal disorders : diagnosis and treatment 1977 ·(unknown), Leon L. Wiltse	8
19	Treatment of Spondylolisthesis and Spondylolysis in Children 1976 ·Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research ·Leon L. Wiltse, Douglas W. Jackson	84
20	Classification of Spondylolisis and Spondylolisthesis 1976 ·Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research ·Leon L. Wiltse, (unknown), Ian Macnab	264

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