Rune Hedlund

5.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
73 papers, 3.9k citations indexed

About

Rune Hedlund is a scholar working on Surgery, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Rune Hedlund has authored 73 papers receiving a total of 3.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 61 papers in Surgery, 53 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 19 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Rune Hedlund's work include Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (53 papers), Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (41 papers) and Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment (25 papers). Rune Hedlund is often cited by papers focused on Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (53 papers), Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (41 papers) and Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment (25 papers). Rune Hedlund collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, United States and Canada. Rune Hedlund's co-authors include Hans Möller, Urban Lindgren, Ludek Vavruch, Anneli Peolsson, Allan Abbott, Raija Tyni‐Lenné, Per Ekman, Michael G. Fehlings, Paul A. Anderson and Alexander R. Vaccaro and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Spine and Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research.

In The Last Decade

Rune Hedlund

71 papers receiving 3.8k 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.

A New Classification of Thoracolumbar Injuries

2005 551 citations Alexander R. Vaccaro, Ronald A. Lehman et al. Spine profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Rune Hedlund Sweden	34	3.4k	2.9k	1.0k	229	199	73	3.9k
Glenn R. Rechtine United States	31	3.1k 0.9×	2.1k 0.7×	326 0.3×	205 0.9×	163 0.8×	116	3.6k
Lloyd A. Hey United States	22	1.3k 0.4×	1.1k 0.4×	953 0.9×	155 0.7×	111 0.6×	43	2.5k
Richard J. Bransford United States	30	2.4k 0.7×	1.7k 0.6×	476 0.5×	116 0.5×	123 0.6×	111	3.2k
Marinus de Kleuver Netherlands	30	2.5k 0.7×	1.4k 0.5×	644 0.6×	214 0.9×	66 0.3×	113	3.0k
Avraam Ploumis Greece	26	2.1k 0.6×	1.6k 0.5×	264 0.3×	223 1.0×	88 0.4×	96	2.7k
Øystein P. Nygaard Norway	34	1.8k 0.5×	2.4k 0.8×	2.1k 2.0×	263 1.1×	50 0.3×	105	3.4k
Bassel G. Diebo United States	31	4.0k 1.2×	2.5k 0.9×	237 0.2×	329 1.4×	62 0.3×	333	4.4k
William C. Lauerman United States	21	994 0.3×	984 0.3×	687 0.7×	170 0.7×	191 1.0×	40	1.6k
Adam M. Pearson United States	26	1.4k 0.4×	1.3k 0.5×	1.3k 1.3×	301 1.3×	59 0.3×	57	2.3k
Brian J. Neuman United States	27	1.7k 0.5×	999 0.3×	396 0.4×	136 0.6×	63 0.3×	139	2.2k

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Danielson, Barbro, et al.. (2020). Clinical appearance and reliability in visual assessment after in situ fusion for high-grade isthmic spondylolisthesis. Spine Deformity. 9(1). 155–160.

Hedlund, Rune, et al.. (2014). Normal Health-Related Quality of Life and Ability to Work Twenty-nine Years After in Situ Arthrodesis for High-Grade Isthmic Spondylolisthesis. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 96(12). e100–e100. 8 indexed citations

Hedlund, Rune. (2012). Pedicle subtraction osteotomy in degenerative scoliosis. European Spine Journal. 21(3). 566–568. 3 indexed citations

Hedlund, Rune. (2012). Pedicle subtraction osteotomy in flat back syndrome 38 years after Harrington instrumentation for AIS. European Spine Journal. 21(3). 563–565. 5 indexed citations

Bartels, Ronald, Ton Feuth, Dirk Rades, et al.. (2011). External validation of a model to predict the survival of patients presenting with a spinal epidural metastasis. Cancer and Metastasis Reviews. 30(2). 153–159. 11 indexed citations

Hedlund, Rune, et al.. (2011). A Comparison Between the Carbon Fiber Cage and the Cloward Procedure in Cervical Spine Surgery. Spine. 36(12). 919–925. 38 indexed citations

Vaccaro, Alexander R., R Hulbert, Alpesh A. Patel, et al.. (2007). The Subaxial Cervical Spine Injury Classification System. Spine. 32(21). 2365–2374. 277 indexed citations

Peolsson, Anneli, Ludek Vavruch, & Rune Hedlund. (2006). Long-term randomised comparison between a carbon fibre cage and the Cloward procedure in the cervical spine. European Spine Journal. 16(2). 173–178. 52 indexed citations

Levi, Allan D., R. John Hurlbert, Paul A. Anderson, et al.. (2006). Neurologic Deterioration Secondary to Unrecognized Spinal Instability Following Trauma–A Multicenter Study. Spine. 31(4). 451–458. 76 indexed citations

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Anderberg, Leif, Mårten Annertz, Rune Hedlund, et al.. (2004). Pisksnärtsskada ingen indikation för kraniocervikal fusion. Lund University Publications (Lund University). 2 indexed citations

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Hägg, Olle, Peter Fritzell, Rune Hedlund, et al.. (2003). Pain-drawing does not predict the outcome of fusion surgery for chronic low-back pain: a report from the Swedish Lumbar Spine Study. European Spine Journal. 12(1). 2–11. 30 indexed citations

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Vavruch, Ludek, et al.. (2002). A Prospective Randomized Comparison Between the Cloward Procedure and a Carbon Fiber Cage in the Cervical Spine. Spine. 27(16). 1694–1701. 153 indexed citations

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Hedlund, Rune, et al.. (2001). Is the efficacy of the Cloward procedure overestimated? Technique of evaluation affects the outcome. European Spine Journal. 10(3). 222–227. 18 indexed citations

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Möller, Hans & Rune Hedlund. (2000). Instrumented and Noninstrumented Posterolateral Fusion in Adult Spondylolisthesis. Spine. 25(13). 1716–1721. 147 indexed citations

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Möller, Hans & Rune Hedlund. (2000). Surgery Versus Conservative Management in Adult Isthmic Spondylolisthesis. Spine. 25(13). 1711–1715. 208 indexed citations

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Transfeldt, Ensor E., et al.. (1996). The segmental effect of Cotrel-Dubousset instrumentation on vertebral rotation, rib hump and the thoracic cage in idiopathic scoliosis. European Spine Journal. 5(6). 387–393. 23 indexed citations

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Sevastik, B., et al.. (1995). Structural vertebral changes in the horizontal plane in idiopathic scoliosis and the long-term corrective effect of spine instrumentation. European Spine Journal. 4(1). 11–14. 25 indexed citations

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Sevastik, B., et al.. (1995). Electrical muscle stimulation on the spine: Three-dimensional effects in rabbits. Acta Orthopaedica Scandinavica. 66(5). 411–414. 12 indexed citations

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Sevastik, J., et al.. (1995). Accuracy and applicability of measurement of the scoliotic angle at the frontal plane by Cobb's method, by Ferguson's method and by a new method. European Spine Journal. 4(5). 291–295. 32 indexed citations

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Sevastik, B., et al.. (1993). Scoliosis Induced Immediately After Mechanical Medical Rib Elongation in the Rabbit. Spine. 18(7). 923–925. 20 indexed citations

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