Saverio Affatato

4.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
148 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Saverio Affatato is a scholar working on Surgery, Mechanical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Saverio Affatato has authored 148 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 142 papers in Surgery, 40 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 10 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Saverio Affatato's work include Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty (138 papers), Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes (106 papers) and Orthopedic Infections and Treatments (80 papers). Saverio Affatato is often cited by papers focused on Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty (138 papers), Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes (106 papers) and Orthopedic Infections and Treatments (80 papers). Saverio Affatato collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and Japan. Saverio Affatato's co-authors include Massimiliano Merola, Aldo Toni, Paola Taddei, Alessandro Ruggiero, Pierangiola Bracco, Marco Viceconti, Alessandro Bistolfi, Anuj Bellare, M. Spinelli and C. Fagnano and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Biomaterials and Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research.

In The Last Decade

Saverio Affatato

148 papers receiving 3.3k citations

Hit Papers

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Ultra-High Molecular Weight Polyethylene: Influence of the Chemical, Physical and Mechanical Properties on the Wear Behavior. A Review

2017 300 citations Pierangiola Bracco, Saverio Affatato et al. Materials profile →
Materials for Hip Prostheses: A Review of Wear and Loading Considerations

2019 219 citations Massimiliano Merola, Saverio Affatato Materials profile →

Peers

Saverio Affatato

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Tarun Goswami United States

Clare M. Rimnac United States

Gladius Lewis United States

A.C. Alves Portugal

Michael B. Mayor United States

Harry A. McKellop United States

Anuj Bellare United States

M. Papini Canada

V. Amigó Spain

C.P. Ju Taiwan

Tarun Goswami United States

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Citations per year, relative to Saverio Affatato Saverio Affatato (= 1×) peers Tarun Goswami

Countries citing papers authored by Saverio Affatato

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Citations

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Saverio Affatato

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20 of 20 papers shown

Vannozzi, Lorenzo, Eti Teblum, Madina Telkhozhayeva, et al.. (2021). Graphene Oxide‐Doped Gellan Gum–PEGDA Bilayered Hydrogel Mimicking the Mechanical and Lubrication Properties of Articular Cartilage. Advanced Healthcare Materials. 10(7). e2001434–e2001434. 69 indexed citations

Taddei, Paola & Saverio Affatato. (2021). Comparative Raman study on the molecular structure and IN VIVO wear of poly(methyl methacrylate)-based devices used as temporary knee prostheses: Effect of the antibiotic. Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials. 116. 104328–104328. 2 indexed citations

Affatato, Saverio & Alessandro Ruggiero. (2020). Biotribology in Arthroplasty: Worn Surfaces Investigation on Ceramic Hip Femoral Heads Considering Wettability. Applied Sciences. 10(24). 8919–8919. 3 indexed citations

Affatato, Saverio, Toshiyuki Tateiwa, Y. Takahashi, et al.. (2020). Wear Simulation of Ceramic-on-Crosslinked Polyethylene Hip Prostheses: A New Non-Oxide Silicon Nitride versus the Gold Standard Composite Oxide Ceramic Femoral Heads. Materials. 13(13). 2917–2917. 9 indexed citations

Affatato, Saverio, et al.. (2020). Wear characterization and contact surfaces analysis of menisci and femoral retrieved components in bi-condylar knee prostheses. Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials. 110. 103959–103959. 2 indexed citations

Merola, Massimiliano & Saverio Affatato. (2019). Materials for Hip Prostheses: A Review of Wear and Loading Considerations. Materials. 12(3). 495–495. 219 indexed citations breakdown →

Affatato, Saverio, et al.. (2019). Preliminary results of the tribological performance of new modular temporary knee spacer antibiotic-impregnated. Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials. 95. 205–209. 6 indexed citations

Affatato, Saverio, Filippo Zanini, & Simone Carmignato. (2017). Micro X-Ray Computed Tomography Mass Loss Assessment of Different UHMWPE: A Hip Joint Simulator Study on Standard vs. Cross-Linked Polyethylene. PLoS ONE. 12(1). e0170263–e0170263. 9 indexed citations

Affatato, Saverio, et al.. (2016). CAN IMPLANT SIZE INFLUENCE WEAR AND ROUGHNESS OF TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery-british Volume. 2–2. 1 indexed citations

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Belvedere, Claudio, et al.. (2016). A new protocol for wear testing of total knee prostheses from real joint kinematic data: Towards a scenario of realistic simulations of daily living activities. Journal of Biomechanics. 49(13). 2925–2931. 18 indexed citations

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Affatato, Saverio. (2012). Wear of orthopaedic implants and artificial joints. Woodhead Publishing Limited eBooks. 41 indexed citations

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Affatato, Saverio, Enrico Modena, Aldo Toni, & Paola Taddei. (2012). Retrieval analysis of three generations of Biolox® femoral heads: Spectroscopic and SEM characterisation. Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials. 13. 118–128. 53 indexed citations

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Affatato, Saverio, Pierangiola Bracco, Luigi Costa, et al.. (2011). In vitro wear performance of standard, crosslinked, and vitamin‐E‐blended UHMWPE. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A. 100A(3). 554–560. 53 indexed citations

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Affatato, Saverio, M. Spinelli, Stefano Squarzoni, Francesco Traina, & Aldo Toni. (2009). Mixing and matching in ceramic-on-metal hip arthroplasty: An in-vitro hip simulator study. Journal of Biomechanics. 42(15). 2439–2446. 22 indexed citations

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Affatato, Saverio, et al.. (2008). A New Method of In Vitro Wear Assessment of the UHMWPE Tibial Insert in Total Knee Replacement. Artificial Organs. 32(12). 942–948. 19 indexed citations

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Cristofolini, Luca, Saverio Affatato, Paolo Erani, Domenico Tigani, & Marco Viceconti. (2008). Implant fixation in knee replacement: Preliminary in vitro comparison of ceramic and metal cemented femoral components. The Knee. 16(2). 101–108. 22 indexed citations

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Affatato, Saverio, et al.. (2008). Effect of head surface roughness and sterilization on wear of UHMWPE acetabular cups. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A. 90A(4). 1032–1042. 14 indexed citations

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Affatato, Saverio, Barbara Bordini, C. Fagnano, et al.. (2002). Effects of the sterilisation method on the wear of UHMWPE acetabular cups tested in a hip joint simulator. Biomaterials. 23(6). 1439–1446. 51 indexed citations

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Cianci, Roberta, et al.. (1995). A computerized system for radiographical evaluation in total hip arthroplasty. Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine. 46(3). 233–243. 5 indexed citations

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Affatato, Saverio, A. Bertin, M. Bruschi, et al.. (1991). Neutron background determination in the Gran Sasso laboratory by means of a novel coincidence neutron spectrometer. Nuovo cimento della Società italiana di fisica. A, Nuclei, particles and fields. 104(3). 437–445. 3 indexed citations

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