M. Semlitsch

3.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
45 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

M. Semlitsch is a scholar working on Surgery, Mechanical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, M. Semlitsch has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in Surgery, 16 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 7 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in M. Semlitsch's work include Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty (39 papers), Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes (18 papers) and Orthopedic Infections and Treatments (17 papers). M. Semlitsch is often cited by papers focused on Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty (39 papers), Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes (18 papers) and Orthopedic Infections and Treatments (17 papers). M. Semlitsch collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Germany and United States. M. Semlitsch's co-authors include H.‐G. Willert, H. P. Weber, Robert Streicher, R Schön, F.W. Staub, K. Zweymüller, F. Lintner, I Kempf, Leonard F. Peltier and Michelle Lehmann and has published in prestigious journals such as Biomaterials, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery and Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research.

In The Last Decade

M. Semlitsch

41 papers receiving 2.0k 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.

Reactions of the articular capsule to wear products of artificial joint prostheses

1977 581 citations H.‐G. Willert, M. Semlitsch Journal of Biomedical Materials Research profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
M. Semlitsch Switzerland	20	1.9k	529	360	319	193	45	2.2k
Avram A. Edidin United States	28	2.4k 1.3×	531 1.0×	190 0.5×	235 0.7×	382 2.0×	51	2.8k
Robert Streicher Switzerland	17	1.1k 0.6×	404 0.8×	255 0.7×	223 0.7×	137 0.7×	39	1.4k
Patricia A. Campbell United States	25	2.6k 1.4×	418 0.8×	168 0.5×	196 0.6×	130 0.7×	48	2.8k
Gottfried Buchhorn Germany	18	2.1k 1.1×	271 0.5×	182 0.5×	349 1.1×	62 0.3×	43	2.4k
Jan Philippe Kretzer Germany	27	1.5k 0.8×	253 0.5×	166 0.5×	178 0.6×	150 0.8×	125	1.9k
Thomas M. Grupp Germany	24	1.8k 0.9×	223 0.4×	117 0.3×	276 0.9×	207 1.1×	126	2.0k
L. Munuera Spain	21	1.0k 0.5×	154 0.3×	332 0.9×	467 1.5×	104 0.5×	42	1.8k
Alessandro Bistolfi Italy	25	1.6k 0.8×	220 0.4×	154 0.4×	421 1.3×	167 0.9×	88	2.1k
M. Tuke United Kingdom	16	916 0.5×	177 0.3×	154 0.4×	286 0.9×	120 0.6×	27	1.1k
R. M. Urban United States	20	1.7k 0.9×	220 0.4×	407 1.1×	888 2.8×	86 0.4×	26	2.2k

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Higuchi, Fujio, Akio Inoue, & M. Semlitsch. (1997). Metal-on-metal CoCrMo McKee-Farrar total hip arthroplasty: characteristics from a long-term follow-up study. Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery. 116(3). 121–124. 34 indexed citations

Semlitsch, M. & H.‐G. Willert. (1997). Clinical wear behaviour of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene cups paired with metal and ceramic ball heads in comparison to metal-on-metal pairings of hip joint replacements. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part H Journal of Engineering in Medicine. 211(1). 73–88. 80 indexed citations

Willert, H.‐G., et al.. (1996). Wear Behavior and Histopathology of Classic Cemented Metal on Metal Hip Endoprostheses. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 329(329 Suppl). S160–S186. 123 indexed citations

Streicher, Robert, M. Semlitsch, R Schön, H. P. Weber, & C Rieker. (1996). Metal-On-Metal Articulation for Artificial Hip Joints: Laboratory Study and Clinical Results. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part H Journal of Engineering in Medicine. 210(3). 223–232. 90 indexed citations

Semlitsch, M. & H.‐G. Willert. (1995). Implant materials for hip endoprostheses: old proofs and new trends. Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery. 114(2). 61–67. 13 indexed citations

Streicher, Robert, H. P. Weber, R Schön, & M. Semlitsch. (1991). New surface modification for Ti-6Al-7Nb alloy: oxygen diffusion hardening (0DH). Biomaterials. 12(2). 125–129. 55 indexed citations

Semlitsch, M., H. P. Weber, Robert Streicher, & R Schön. (1991). Gelenkprothesen-Komponenten aus warmgeschmiedeter und oberflächenbehandelter Ti-6Al-7Nb-Legierung - Joint Replacement Components Made of Hot-Forged and Surface-Treated Ti-6Al-7Nb Alloy. Biomedizinische Technik/Biomedical Engineering. 36(5). 112–119. 9 indexed citations

Zenz, Peter, et al.. (1991). Long-term results after implantation of McKee-Farrar total hip prostheses. Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery. 110(5). 230–237. 42 indexed citations

Streicher, Robert, R Schön, & M. Semlitsch. (1990). Möglichkeiten der Optimierung von Gleitpaarungen gegen ultrahochmolekulares Polyethylen für künstliche Gelenke - Tribology and Possibilities for Optimizing the Wear Properties of Metal-on-Polyethylene Combinations for Artifical Joints. Biomedizinische Technik/Biomedical Engineering. 35(4). 78–83. 9 indexed citations

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Streicher, Robert, R Schön, & M. Semlitsch. (1990). Untersuchung des tribologischen Verhaltens von Metall/Metall-Kombinationen für künstliche Hüftgelenke - Investigation of the Tribological Behaviour of Metal-on-Metal Combinations for Artificial Hip Joints. Biomedizinische Technik/Biomedical Engineering. 35(5). 107–111. 31 indexed citations

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Kempf, I & M. Semlitsch. (1990). Massive wear of a steel ball head by ceramic fragments in the polyethylene acetabular cup after revision of a total hip prosthesis with fractured ceramic ball. Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery. 109(5). 284–287. 66 indexed citations

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Semlitsch, M., et al.. (1982). Concept and material properties of a cementless hip prosthesis system with Al2O3 ceramic ball heads and wrought Ti-6Al-4V Stems. Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery. 100(4). 229–236. 48 indexed citations

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Buchhorn, Gottfried, et al.. (1980). [Tissue reaction to abrasion of upper extremity joint endoprostheses (author's transl)].. PubMed. 9(2). 94–107. 6 indexed citations

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Semlitsch, M., et al.. (1980). [Implant material for upper extremity joint endooprostheses and possibilities of anchorage (author's transl)].. PubMed. 9(2). 108–18. 1 indexed citations

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Buchhorn, Gottfried, et al.. (1979). [Surface structures of bone cement].. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 117(4). 674–83. 3 indexed citations

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Semlitsch, M., et al.. (1978). Fatigue Strength of Cobalt-Base Alloys with High Corrosion Resistance for Artificial Hip Joints. Engineering in Medicine. 7(4). 241–250. 26 indexed citations

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Willert, H.‐G. & M. Semlitsch. (1977). Reactions of the articular capsule to wear products of artificial joint prostheses. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research. 11(2). 157–164. 581 indexed citations breakdown →

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Semlitsch, M., et al.. (1974). [Experience with poly-ester as a component of the rotation total prosthesis for the hip-joint (author's transl)].. PubMed. 112(5). 1106–12. 11 indexed citations

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Semlitsch, M.. (1973). Implant Metals for Plates, Screws, and Artificial Joints in Bone Surgery. Engineering in Medicine. 2(3). 68–74. 12 indexed citations

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Semlitsch, M.. (1973). Artificial Joint Material Development. Engineering in Medicine. 2(4). 89–97. 8 indexed citations

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