Paul Willems

5.3k total citations
171 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

Paul Willems is a scholar working on Surgery, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Paul Willems has authored 171 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 100 papers in Surgery, 85 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 39 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Paul Willems's work include Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (83 papers), Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (50 papers) and Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (39 papers). Paul Willems is often cited by papers focused on Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (83 papers), Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (50 papers) and Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (39 papers). Paul Willems collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, Belgium and United States. Paul Willems's co-authors include Piet Geusens, Joop P. van den Bergh, Tineke van Geel, Sven H. van Helden, Rob A. de Bie, Maarten van Kleef, Jacobus J. Arts, José W. Geurts, Peter R. Brink and Sander M. J. van Kuijk and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, PLoS ONE and Biomaterials.

In The Last Decade

Paul Willems

165 papers receiving 3.5k citations

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Robert E. Booth United States

Matti Kataja Finland

Giovanni Lodi Italy

John Baum United States

Hyunju Lee South Korea

André Busato Switzerland

Katherine Freeman United States

Mark S. Vrahas United States

Patricia Price United Kingdom

Kathleen M. Weber United States

Robert E. Booth United States

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619 ×0.5

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222 ×0.5

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Paul Willems

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20 of 20 papers shown

Johnson, Scott A., et al.. (2025). Clinical efficacy and safety of P-15 peptide enhanced bone graft substitute in surgical bone regenerative procedures in adult maxillofacial, spine, and trauma patients. Bone and Joint Research. 14(2). 77–92.

Eijk, Anne C. van der, et al.. (2025). Life cycle assessment and optimisation of surgical instrument trays for reverse shoulder arthroplasty. Shoulder & Elbow. 17(6). 801–808. 1 indexed citations

Willems, Paul, et al.. (2025). Waste in orthopaedic surgery; an application of the healthcare sustainability mode and effect analysis. International Orthopaedics. 49(10). 2393–2401. 1 indexed citations

Evers, Silvia, et al.. (2024). The societal burden associated with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a cross-sectional burden-of-disease study. BMC Public Health. 24(1). 3065–3065. 8 indexed citations

Utomo, Lizette, João P. Garcia, Paul Willems, et al.. (2024). Polymeric Nanoparticles Enable mRNA Transfection and Its Translation in Intervertebral Disc and Human Joint Cells, Except for M1 Macrophages. Pharmaceutics. 16(4). 438–438. 3 indexed citations

Willems, Paul, et al.. (2023). The economic and societal burden associated with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: A burden-of-disease study protocol. North American Spine Society Journal (NASSJ). 14. 100231–100231. 8 indexed citations

Willems, Paul, et al.. (2023). Antibiotic release from PMMA spacers and PMMA beads measured with ELISA: Assessment of in vitro samples and drain fluid samples of patients. Journal of Orthopaedic Research®. 41(8). 1831–1839. 4 indexed citations

Punt, Ilona M., et al.. (2022). Preoperative community based functional high intensity interval training (f-HIIT) with high-risk patients opting for lumbar spinal fusion: a pilot study. Disability and Rehabilitation. 45(5). 805–813. 2 indexed citations

Peters, Mark, Vincent M.J.I. Cuijpers, Timo Rademakers, et al.. (2021). Early bone ingrowth and segmental stability of a trussed titanium cage versus a polyether ether ketone cage in an ovine lumbar interbody fusion model. The Spine Journal. 22(1). 174–182. 17 indexed citations

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Peters, Mark, et al.. (2021). Local bone metabolism during the consolidation process of spinal interbody fusion. Journal of Bone and Mineral Metabolism. 40(2). 220–228. 1 indexed citations

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Punt, Ilona M., et al.. (2020). Development and validation of a prediction tool for pain reduction in adult patients undergoing elective lumbar spinal fusion: a multicentre cohort study. European Spine Journal. 29(8). 1909–1916. 15 indexed citations

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Koenders, Niek, Alison Rushton, Martin L. Verra, et al.. (2018). Pain and disability after first-time spinal fusion for lumbar degenerative disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis. European Spine Journal. 28(4). 696–709. 40 indexed citations

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Geurts, José W., Paul Willems, Jan Willem Kallewaard, Maarten van Kleef, & Carmen D. Dirksen. (2018). The Impact of Chronic Discogenic Low Back Pain: Costs and Patients’ Burden. Pain Research and Management. 2018. 1–8. 88 indexed citations

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Rushton, Alison, Martin L. Verra, Nicola R Heneghan, et al.. (2018). Development and validation of two clinical prediction models to inform clinical decision-making for lumbar spinal fusion surgery for degenerative disorders and rehabilitation following surgery: protocol for a prospective observational study. BMJ Open. 8(5). e021078–e021078. 10 indexed citations

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Rushton, Alison, J. Bart Staal, Martin L. Verra, et al.. (2018). Patient journey following lumbar spinal fusion surgery (LSFS): protocol for a multicentre qualitative analysis of the patient rehabilitation experience (FuJourn). BMJ Open. 8(1). e020710–e020710. 11 indexed citations

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Peters, Mark, et al.. (2015). Evaluation of a short dynamic 18F-fluoride PET/CT scanning method to assess bone metabolic activity in spinal orthopedics. Annals of Nuclear Medicine. 29(9). 799–809. 5 indexed citations

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Willems, Paul, et al.. (2006). The value of a pantaloon cast test in surgical decision making for chronic low back pain patients: a systematic review of the literature supplemented with a prospective cohort study. European Spine Journal. 15(10). 1487–1494. 6 indexed citations

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Elmans, L., et al.. (2005). Temporary External Transpedicular Fixation of the Lumbosacral Spine. Spine. 30(24). 2813–2816. 7 indexed citations

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Pichichero, Michael E., Mark M. Blatter, Keith S. Reisinger, et al.. (2002). Impact of a birth dose of hepatitis B vaccine on the reactogenicity and immunogenicity of diphtheria-tetanus-acellular pertussis-hepatitis B-inactivated poliovirus-Haemophilus influenzae type b combination vaccination. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 21(9). 854–859. 41 indexed citations

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Willems, Paul. (1989). La ville à voile : pièce en quatre actes ; suivie de, La vita breve : pièce en treize épisodes. 1 indexed citations

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