Robert W. Gaines

3.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
57 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

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Robert W. Gaines is a scholar working on Surgery, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert W. Gaines has authored 57 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 50 papers in Surgery, 31 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 9 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Robert W. Gaines's work include Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (36 papers), Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (28 papers) and Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment (15 papers). Robert W. Gaines is often cited by papers focused on Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (36 papers), Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (28 papers) and Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment (15 papers). Robert W. Gaines collaborates with scholars based in United States, Singapore and Sweden. Robert W. Gaines's co-authors include Eldin E. Karaiković, Thomas McCormack, Richard Madsen, Michael D. Daubs, Wicharn Yingsakmongkol, W. Kirt Nichols, J. Leonard Goldner, Donald H. York, Oheneba Boachie–Adjei and Mitsuru Yagi and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Annals of Surgery and Spine.

In The Last Decade

Robert W. Gaines

56 papers receiving 2.6k citations

Hit Papers

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The Load Sharing Classification of Spine Fractures

1994 593 citations Eldin E. Karaiković, Robert W. Gaines et al. Spine profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert W. Gaines United States	24	2.6k	2.2k	182	90	88	57	2.8k
Stanley D. Gertzbein United States	16	2.0k 0.8×	1.7k 0.8×	224 1.2×	35 0.4×	172 2.0×	21	2.1k
Seung Woo Suh South Korea	27	1.8k 0.7×	1.0k 0.5×	208 1.1×	121 1.3×	193 2.2×	122	2.0k
Jae Hwan Cho South Korea	23	1.3k 0.5×	999 0.4×	173 1.0×	141 1.6×	179 2.0×	119	1.6k
Kevin R. Gurr Canada	22	1.5k 0.6×	1.4k 0.6×	216 1.2×	45 0.5×	315 3.6×	62	1.9k
Robert Banco United States	16	1.4k 0.5×	1.3k 0.6×	186 1.0×	48 0.5×	270 3.1×	25	1.7k
Hitesh N. Modi South Korea	28	1.8k 0.7×	905 0.4×	175 1.0×	42 0.5×	134 1.5×	89	2.0k
Klaus John Schnake Germany	28	3.1k 1.2×	2.6k 1.2×	351 1.9×	103 1.1×	283 3.2×	172	3.4k
Ioannis D. Gelalis Greece	20	1.1k 0.4×	614 0.3×	151 0.8×	61 0.7×	157 1.8×	59	1.4k
Michael P. Grevitt United Kingdom	26	1.6k 0.6×	1.2k 0.6×	96 0.5×	76 0.8×	574 6.5×	74	2.0k
Allen Carl United States	19	957 0.4×	728 0.3×	101 0.6×	59 0.7×	138 1.6×	52	1.1k

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Gaines, Robert W., Kan Min, & Daniel Zarzycki. (2015). “Bone-οn-Bone” surgical reconstruction of moderate severity, flexible single curve adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: continuing improvements of the technique and results in three scoliosis centers after almost twenty years of use. Scoliosis. 10(1). 10–10. 2 indexed citations

Vialle, Raphaël, Reinhard Zeller, & Robert W. Gaines. (2014). The “slide technique”: an improvement on the “funnel technique” for safe pedicle screw placement in the thoracic spine. European Spine Journal. 23(S4). 452–456. 9 indexed citations

Kusakabe, Takashi, Jwalant Mehta, & Robert W. Gaines. (2011). Short Segment Bone-On-Bone Instrumentation for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis. Spine. 36(14). 1123–1130. 10 indexed citations

Gaines, Robert W.. (2010). Looking Back, Moving Forward: How the Civil Rights Era Church Can Guide the Modern Black Church in Improving Black Student Achievement.. The Journal of Negro Education. 79(3). 366–379. 11 indexed citations

Gaines, Robert W.. (2005). L5 Vertebrectomy for the Surgical Treatment of Spondyloptosis. Spine. 30(Supplement). S66–S70. 50 indexed citations

Yue, Wai-Mun, Wolfram Brodner, & Robert W. Gaines. (2005). Abnormal Spinal Anatomy in 27 Cases of Surgically Corrected Spondyloptosis. Spine. 30(Supplement). S22–S26. 26 indexed citations

Brodner, Wolfram, Wai Mun Yue, H. Bjerrum Møller, et al.. (2003). Short Segment Bone-on-Bone Instrumentation for Single Curve Idiopathic Scoliosis. Spine. 28(Supplement). S224–S233. 33 indexed citations

Tobias, Joseph D., et al.. (2001). A dual epidural catheter technique to provide analgesia following posterior spinal fusion for scoliosis in children and adolescents. Pediatric Anesthesia. 11(2). 199–203. 28 indexed citations

Karaiković, Eldin E., Wicharn Yingsakmongkol, & Robert W. Gaines. (2001). Accuracy of Cervical Pedicle Screw Placement Using the Funnel Technique. Spine. 26(22). 2456–2462. 109 indexed citations

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Karaiković, Eldin E., et al.. (2000). Successful Short-Segment Instrumentation and Fusion for Thoracolumbar Spine Fractures. Spine. 25(9). 1157–1170. 279 indexed citations

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Karaiković, Eldin E., Michael D. Daubs, Richard Madsen, & Robert W. Gaines. (1997). Morphologic Characteristics of Human Cervical Pedicles. Spine. 22(5). 493–500. 193 indexed citations

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Steffee, Arthur D., et al.. (1994). Treatment of L5-S1 Spondyloptosis by staged L5 Resection With Reduction and Fusion of L4 Onto S1 (Gaines Procedure). Spine. 19(17). 1916–1924. 65 indexed citations

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Haghighi, Siavash S., Donald H. York, Robert W. Gaines, & John J. Oró. (1994). Monitoring of Motor Tracts With Spinal Cord Stimulation. Spine. 19(13). 1518–1524. 32 indexed citations

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Gaines, Robert W., et al.. (1991). Experimental Evaluation of Seven Different Spinal Fracture Internal Fixation Devices Using Nonfailure Stability Testing. Spine. 16(8). 902–909. 48 indexed citations

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Kilcoyne, Ray F., et al.. (1989). The thoracolumbar burst fracture with intact posterior elements: implications for neurologic deficit and stability. 7(2). 83–87.

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Oró, John, Clark Watts, & Robert W. Gaines. (1989). Vertebral body impactor for posterior lateral decompression of thoracic and lumbar fractures. Journal of neurosurgery. 70(2). 285–286. 3 indexed citations

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York, Donald H., Robert J. Chabot, & Robert W. Gaines. (1987). Response Variability of Somatosensory Evoked Potentials during Scoliosis Surgery. Spine. 12(9). 864–876. 51 indexed citations

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Cope, Ray, et al.. (1987). Association of a Thoracic Distraction Fracture and an Unusual Avulsion Fracture. Spine. 12(9). 943–945. 1 indexed citations

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Olson, Steven A. & Robert W. Gaines. (1987). Removal of sublaminar wires after spinal fusion. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 69(9). 1419–1423. 3 indexed citations

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Gaines, Robert W.. (1981). Pathogenesis and Treatment of Urinary Tract Infections. Annals of Surgery. 193(3). 389–8. 2 indexed citations

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