Ramon B. Gustilo

12.5k total citations · 4 hit papers
81 papers, 9.1k citations indexed

About

Ramon B. Gustilo is a scholar working on Surgery, Epidemiology and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Ramon B. Gustilo has authored 81 papers receiving a total of 9.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 75 papers in Surgery, 17 papers in Epidemiology and 14 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Ramon B. Gustilo's work include Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty (38 papers), Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes (34 papers) and Orthopedic Infections and Treatments (32 papers). Ramon B. Gustilo is often cited by papers focused on Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty (38 papers), Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes (34 papers) and Orthopedic Infections and Treatments (32 papers). Ramon B. Gustilo collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and Hungary. Ramon B. Gustilo's co-authors include John T. Anderson, David N. Williams, Dean T. Tsukayama, Robert L. Merkow, Richard F. Kyle, David C. Templeman, Joan E. Bechtold, Douglas A. Becker, Thomas J. Meyer and Robert P. Gruninger and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research and Journal of Biomechanics.

In The Last Decade

Ramon B. Gustilo

78 papers receiving 8.6k 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.

PREVENTION OF INFECTION IN THE TREATMENT OF ONE THOUSAND AND TWENTY-FIVE OPEN FRACTURES OF LONG BONES

2002 2.0k citations Ramon B. Gustilo et al. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery profile →
Problems in the Management of Type III (Severe) Open Fractures

1984 1.7k citations Ramon B. Gustilo et al. profile →
Infection after Total Hip Arthroplasty. A Study of the Treatment of One Hundred and Six Infections*

1996 686 citations Dean T. Tsukayama, Ramon B. Gustilo et al. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery profile →
The management of open fractures.

1990 457 citations Ramon B. Gustilo, Robert L. Merkow et al. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ramon B. Gustilo United States	37	8.5k	4.8k	881	803	799	81	9.1k
James F. Kellam United States	43	5.6k 0.7×	3.3k 0.7×	783 0.9×	482 0.6×	497 0.6×	133	7.6k
G. Muhr Germany	41	4.5k 0.5×	1.6k 0.3×	428 0.5×	702 0.9×	686 0.9×	410	6.3k
Michael J. Patzakis United States	37	4.8k 0.6×	2.7k 0.6×	543 0.6×	281 0.3×	411 0.5×	89	5.5k
William M. Ricci United States	48	5.6k 0.7×	3.3k 0.7×	456 0.5×	413 0.5×	847 1.1×	175	6.8k
Lawrence X. Webb United States	35	3.2k 0.4×	2.1k 0.4×	660 0.7×	435 0.5×	350 0.4×	74	4.8k
James R. Kasser United States	44	5.5k 0.6×	1.9k 0.4×	464 0.5×	1.8k 2.3×	834 1.0×	156	6.4k
Bruce H. Ziran United States	29	3.9k 0.5×	2.3k 0.5×	246 0.3×	433 0.5×	443 0.6×	87	4.5k
M.H.J. Verhofstad Netherlands	37	4.2k 0.5×	1.9k 0.4×	1.0k 1.2×	452 0.6×	823 1.0×	244	5.4k
Charalampos G. Zalavras United States	39	5.3k 0.6×	2.0k 0.4×	284 0.3×	478 0.6×	1.0k 1.3×	93	6.0k
Roy Sanders United States	62	10.6k 1.3×	6.5k 1.4×	952 1.1×	1.4k 1.8×	4.2k 5.3×	245	13.6k

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Hansen, Glen, Bruce R. Lindgren, Conrado Aparicio, et al.. (2021). Systemic versus free antibiotic delivery in preventing acute exogenous implant related infection in a rat model. Journal of Orthopaedic Research®. 40(2). 429–438. 2 indexed citations

Gustilo, Ramon B.. (2019). What’s Important: Not Becoming a Robot with the Industrialization of Medicine. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 102(1). 85–86. 1 indexed citations

Chareancholvanich, Keerati, Craig A. Bourgeault, Andrew H. Schmidt, Ramon B. Gustilo, & William D. Lew. (2002). In Vitro Stability of Cemented and Cementless Femoral Stems With Compaction. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 394(394). 290–302. 28 indexed citations

Matsueda, Munenori & Ramon B. Gustilo. (2000). Subvastus and Medial Parapatellar Approaches in Total Knee Arthroplasty. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 371(371). 161–168. 86 indexed citations

Chareancholvanich, Keerati, Douglas A. Becker, & Ramon B. Gustilo. (1999). Treatment of Congenital Dislocated Hip by Arthroplasty With Femoral Shortening. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 360(360). 127–135. 46 indexed citations

Segawa, Hiroyuki, Dean T. Tsukayama, Richard F. Kyle, Douglas A. Becker, & Ramon B. Gustilo. (1999). Infection After Total Knee Arthroplasty. A Retrospective Study of the Treatment of Eighty-One Infections*. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 81(10). 1434–45. 333 indexed citations

Matsueda, Munenori, et al.. (1999). Soft Tissue Release in Total Knee Arthroplasty. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 366(366). 264–273. 99 indexed citations

Gustilo, Ramon B., et al.. (1999). Clinical outcome of revision of the patellar component in total knee arthroplasty. A 2- to 7-year follow-up study. Journal of Orthopaedic Science. 4(2). 83–88. 20 indexed citations

Mantell, Susan C., et al.. (1997). Effect of holes in metal backing on polyethylene stresses in acetabular cups: A three-dimensional finite element stress analysis. Journal of orthopaedic surgery. 5(2). 9–19. 1 indexed citations

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Wang, James, et al.. (1997). Prosthetic Metals Interfere With the Functions of Human Osteoblast Cells In Vitro. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 339(339). 216–226. 66 indexed citations

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Wang, James, et al.. (1997). Prosthetic metals impair murine immune response and cytokine release in vivo and in vitro. Journal of Orthopaedic Research®. 15(5). 688–699. 47 indexed citations

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Tsukayama, Dean T., et al.. (1996). Infection after Total Hip Arthroplasty. A Study of the Treatment of One Hundred and Six Infections*. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 78(4). 512–23. 686 indexed citations breakdown →

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Becker, Douglas A. & Ramon B. Gustilo. (1995). Double-chevron subtrochanteric shortening derotational femoral osteotomy combined with total hip arthroplasty for the treatment of complete congenital dislocation of the hip in the adult. The Journal of Arthroplasty. 10(3). 313–318. 89 indexed citations

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Bechtold, Joan E., et al.. (1994). Dynamic Simulation Machine for Measurement of Knee Mechanics and Intra-Articular Pressures. Advances in Bioengineering. 277–278. 2 indexed citations

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Kitsugi, Toshiaki, Ramon B. Gustilo, & Joan E. Bechtold. (1994). Results of nonmetal-backed, high-density polyethylene, biconvex patellar prostheses. The Journal of Arthroplasty. 9(2). 151–162. 16 indexed citations

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Gustilo, Ramon B., et al.. (1992). TREAT THE HIP AND NOT THE KNEE: A REPORT OF FOUR CASES. Orthopedics. 15(4). 474–477. 9 indexed citations

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Merkow, Robert L., et al.. (1992). Patellar tendon rupture. Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery. 112(1). 47–49. 8 indexed citations

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Tsukayama, Dean T., et al.. (1991). SUPPRESSIVE ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY IN CHRONIC PROSTHETIC JOINT INFECTIONS. Orthopedics. 14(8). 841–844. 69 indexed citations

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Bechtold, Joan E., et al.. (1990). Stability of initial fixation of the tibial component in cementless total knee arthroplasty. Journal of Orthopaedic Research®. 8(1). 64–71. 34 indexed citations

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Bechtold, Joan E., et al.. (1989). Synthetic composite femurs for use in evaluation of torsional stability of cementless femoral prostheses. 98. 297–300. 12 indexed citations

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