Michael J. Heffernan

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
69 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

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Michael J. Heffernan is a scholar working on Surgery, Epidemiology and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael J. Heffernan has authored 69 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Surgery, 11 papers in Epidemiology and 10 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Michael J. Heffernan's work include Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment (14 papers), Bone fractures and treatments (11 papers) and Hip and Femur Fractures (10 papers). Michael J. Heffernan is often cited by papers focused on Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment (14 papers), Bone fractures and treatments (11 papers) and Hip and Femur Fractures (10 papers). Michael J. Heffernan collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Michael J. Heffernan's co-authors include Steven A. Aquilino, Debra R. Haselton, Clark M. Stanford, Ana Diaz-Arnold, Marcos A. Vargas, S. Winowich, Robert L. Kormos, Pradeep Nair, Dennis M. McNamara and Marc A. Simon and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, PEDIATRICS and Spine.

In The Last Decade

Michael J. Heffernan

60 papers receiving 1.3k citations

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Relative translucency of six all-ceramic systems. Part I: Core materials

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Complications in vertebral body tethering: what are the short term effects on patient reported outcomes? 2025 ·Spine Deformity ·(unknown), Mansi Agarwal, Michael J. Heffernan, Jason B. Anari, Benjamin D. Roye, Stefan Parent, Firoz Miyanji, (unknown), (unknown)	0
2	Pediatric Orthopaedic Workforce in 2022: Current Workforce, Projections, and Trends in the United States 2025 ·Journal of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America ·(unknown), (unknown), Apurva S. Shah, Michael P. Glotzbecker, Matthew R. Schmitz, Michael J. Heffernan, (unknown), (unknown), Pooya Hosseinzadeh, Benjamin J. Shore, Jeffrey R. Sawyer, Wudbhav N. Sankar	0
3	Concave and convex growth do not differ over tethered vertebral segments, even with open tri-radiate cartilage 2023 ·Spine Deformity ·(unknown), Stefan Parent, Firoz Miyanji, Michael J. Heffernan, Ron El‐Hawary, A. Noelle Larson, Lindsay M. Andras, (unknown), (unknown)	4
4	Minimalistic approach to enhanced recovery after pediatric scoliosis surgery 2023 ·Spine Deformity ·(unknown), Bryant M. Song, Matthew R. Bauer, (unknown), Claudia Leonardi, Michael J. Heffernan	2
5	Modified Clavien–Dindo-Sink system is reliable for classifying complications following surgical treatment of early-onset scoliosis 2022 ·Spine Deformity ·Benjamin D. Roye, (unknown), Theodore Quan, Hiroko Matsumoto, Sumeet Garg, Michael J. Heffernan, Selina Poon, Michael P. Glotzbecker, Nicholas D. Fletcher, Peter Sturm, Norman Ramírez, Michael G. Vitale, Jason B. Anari, (unknown)	5
6	Single-level fusion without decompression for high-grade spondylolithesis in adolescents: a novel surgical strategy 2021 ·Spine Deformity ·Pouya Alijanipour, Michael J. Heffernan, Andrew G. King	0
7	Bisphosphonates and parathyroid hormone analogs for improving bone quality in spinal fusion: State of evidence 2020 ·Orthopedic Reviews ·Kıvanç Ateşok, Martina Stippler, Brendan M. Striano, Grace X. Xiong, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Sven Richter, Michael J. Heffernan, Steven M. Theiss, Efstathios Papavassiliou	3
8	Current Strategies in Prevention of Postoperative Infections in Spine Surgery 2019 ·Global Spine Journal ·Kıvanç Ateşok, Efstathios Papavassiliou, Michael J. Heffernan, (unknown), (unknown), Nobuhiro Tanaka, (unknown), Jason L. Pittman, Ziya L. Gokaslan, Alexander R. Vaccaro, Steven M. Theiss	44
9	Advancing Simulation-Based Orthopaedic Surgical Skills Training: An Analysis of the Challenges to Implementation 2019 ·Advances in Orthopedics ·Kıvanç Ateşok, Shepard R. Hurwitz, Donald D. Anderson, Richard M. Satava, Geb Thomas, Ted Tufescu, Michael J. Heffernan, Efstathios Papavassiliou, Steven M. Theiss, J. Lawrence Marsh	17
10	Fate of Hardware in Spinal Infections 2019 ·Surgical Infections ·Kıvanç Ateşok, Alexander Vaccaro, Martina Stippler, Brendan M. Striano, Michael C. Carr, Michael J. Heffernan, Steven M. Theiss, Efstathios Papavassiliou	10
11	Current status of scoliosis school screening: targeted screening of underserved populations may be the solution 2019 ·Public Health ·Muayad Kadhim, (unknown), Stephen M. Schexnayder, Andrew G. King, (unknown), Bryant M. Song, Michael J. Heffernan	9
12	Risk factors for nonunion of bone fracture in pediatric patients 2018 ·Medicine ·Robert Zura, Sue C. Kaste, Michael J. Heffernan, (unknown), (unknown), Zhe Wang, R. Grant Steen	33
13	Treatment of Femur Fractures in Young Children 2014 ·Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics ·Michael J. Heffernan, J. Eric Gordon, Coleen S. Sabatini, Kathryn A. Keeler, Charles L. Lehmann, (unknown), (unknown), Scott J. Luhmann, Alexandre Arkader	45
14	Comparison of Outcomes After Posterior Spinal Fusion for Adolescent Idiopathic and Neuromuscular Scoliosis 2014 ·Spine ·Michael J. Heffernan, (unknown), Lindsay M. Andras, David L. Skaggs	23
15	Cultural memories : the geographical point of view 2011 ·Digital Access to Libraries (Université catholique de Louvain (UCL), l'Université de Namur (UNamur) and the Université Saint-Louis (USL-B)) ·Peter Meusburger, Michael J. Heffernan, (unknown)	29
16	Upper Extremity Stress Fractures and Spondylolysis in an Adolescent Baseball Pitcher With an Associated Endocrine Abnormality: A Case Report 2010 ·Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics ·Xinning Li, Michael J. Heffernan, (unknown)	8
17	The European geographical imagination : Hettner-Lecture 2006 2007 ·Franz Steiner Verlag eBooks ·Michael J. Heffernan	2
18	The meaning of Europe : geography and geopolitics 1998 ·Michael J. Heffernan	67
19	French and Algerian identities from colonial times to the present : a century of interaction 1993 ·Alec G. Hargreaves, Michael J. Heffernan	10
20	A French Colonial Controversy: Captain Roudaire and the Saharan Sea 1988 ·Michael J. Heffernan	1

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