Sheila Sprague

14.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
231 papers, 9.0k citations indexed

About

Sheila Sprague is a scholar working on Surgery, Epidemiology and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Sheila Sprague has authored 231 papers receiving a total of 9.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 146 papers in Surgery, 77 papers in Epidemiology and 34 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Sheila Sprague's work include Hip and Femur Fractures (88 papers), Bone fractures and treatments (71 papers) and Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes (34 papers). Sheila Sprague is often cited by papers focused on Hip and Femur Fractures (88 papers), Bone fractures and treatments (71 papers) and Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes (34 papers). Sheila Sprague collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Netherlands. Sheila Sprague's co-authors include Mohit Bhandari, Emil H. Schemitsch, Gordon Guyatt, P.J. Devereaux, M.F. Swiontkowski, Paul Tornetta, Gerard P. Slobogean, Nicole Simunovic, Taryn Scott and Mohit Bhandari and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.

In The Last Decade

Sheila Sprague

215 papers receiving 8.7k citations

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Effect of early surgery after hip fracture on mortality and complications: systematic review and meta-analysis

2010 678 citations P.J. Devereaux, Sheila Sprague et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Outcomes Associated with Choice of Prophylactic Antibiotics in Open Fractures 2025 ·Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery ·Carol A. Lin, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Nathan N. O’Hara, (unknown), Robert V. O’Toole, Gerard P. Slobogean, Sheila Sprague, Marilyn Heng, (unknown)	0
2	Infection and Nonunion Rates in Open Fractures 2025 ·Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery ·Roman M. Natoli, Lucas S. Marchand, Sofia Bzovsky, Jennifer E. Hagen, Mark J. Gage, (unknown), Nathan N. O’Hara, Kyle J. Jeray, Brad Petrisor, Sheila Sprague, Gerard P. Slobogean, (unknown), (unknown)	0
3	Local Antibiotics and the Risk of Antimicrobial Resistance in Extremity Fractures Complicated by Fracture-Related Infection 2025 ·Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery ·(unknown), (unknown), Robert Zura, Kyle J. Jeray, Joshua L. Gary, Greg E. Gaski, Steven F. Shannon, Sofia Bzovsky, Sheila Sprague, Gerard P. Slobogean, Ashley E. Levack, (unknown)	0
4	Deep Infections After Open and Closed Fractures 2025 ·Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery ·Michael Polmear, Jennifer E. Hagen, (unknown), Marilyn Heng, Francesc Marcano-Fernández, Kyle J. Jeray, Mark J. Gage, Gerard P. Slobogean, Sheila Sprague, Terrie Vasilopoulos, (unknown)	0
5	Efficacy of biomarkers in the endochondral phase of fracture repair and healing in long bones: A clinical observational studys 2025 ·PLoS Medicine ·Zachary M. Working, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Justin E. Hellwinkel, Kaitlyn E. Whitney, Lucas S. Marchand, (unknown), Graham J. DeKeyser, Darin Friess, Theodore Miclau, William A. Horton, Sheila Sprague, Nathan N. O’Hara, Brian Johnstone, Lauren A. Pierpoint, Gerard P. Slobogean, Chelsea S. Bahney, (unknown)	0
6	Development of machine-learning algorithms for 90-day and one-year mortality prediction in the elderly with femoral neck fractures based on the HEALTH and FAITH trials 2023 ·Bone & Joint Open ·Hidde Dijkstra, Jacobien H. F. Oosterhoff, (unknown), Frank F. A. IJpma, Joseph H. Schwab, Rudolf W. Poolman, Sheila Sprague, Sofia Bzovsky, Mohit Bhandari, M.F. Swiontkowski, Emil H. Schemitsch, Job N. Doornberg, (unknown)	10
7	Cost-effectiveness analysis of the Geriatric Fracture Center (GFC) concept: a prospective multicentre cohort study 2023 ·BMJ Open ·Alexander Joeris, Sheila Sprague, Michael Blauth, Markus Gosch, (unknown), (unknown), Martijn Poeze, Merng Koon Wong, Ernest Beng Kee Kwek, Johannes H. Hegeman, (unknown), Enrique Guerado, (unknown), (unknown), David B. Joseph, Mark Phillips	4
8	Is the use of bipolar hemiarthroplasty over monopolar hemiarthroplasty justified? A propensity score-weighted analysis of a multicentre randomized controlled trial 2023 ·Bone & Joint Open ·(unknown), Sofia Bzovsky, Daniel Axelrod, Rudolf W. Poolman, Frede Frihagen, Mohit Bhandari, Emil H. Schemitsch, Sheila Sprague	2
9	High Rates of Imminent Subsequent Fracture After Femoral Neck Fracture in the Elderly 2022 ·Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery ·Earl R. Bogoch, Francesc Marcano-Fernández, Emil H. Schemitsch, Qi Zhou, Sofia Bzovsky, Mohit Bhandari, Prism Schneider, M.F. Swiontkowski, Sheila Sprague, (unknown), (unknown)	7
10	Patients With Femoral Neck Fractures Are at Risk for Conversion to Arthroplasty After Internal Fixation: A Machine‐learning Algorithm 2022 ·Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research ·(unknown), Jacobien H. F. Oosterhoff, Hidde Dijkstra, Sheila Sprague, Sofia Bzovsky, Mohit Bhandari, M.F. Swiontkowski, Emil H. Schemitsch, Frank F. A. IJpma, Rudolf W. Poolman, Job N. Doornberg, (unknown)	8
11	Who, if anyone, may benefit from a total hip arthroplasty after a displaced femoral neck fracture? 2022 ·Bone & Joint Open ·Frede Frihagen, (unknown), Daniel Axelrod, Sofia Bzovsky, Rudolf W. Poolman, Diane Heels‐Ansdell, Mohit Bhandari, Sheila Sprague, Emil H. Schemitsch, (unknown)	12
12	Low Adherence to Recommended Guidelines for Open Fracture Antibiotic Prophylaxis 2021 ·Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery ·Carol A. Lin, Nathan N. O’Hara, Sheila Sprague, Robert V. O’Toole, Manjari Joshi, Anthony Harris, Stephen J. Warner, Herman Johal, Roman M. Natoli, Jennifer E. Hagen, Kyle J. Jeray, (unknown), Kevin D. Phelps, Holly Pilson, Ida Leah Gitajn, Mohit Bhandari, Gerard P. Slobogean, (unknown)	19
13	Heterotopic Ossification Following Arthroplasty for Femoral Neck Fracture 2021 ·Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery ·(unknown), Robert Zura, Sofia Bzovsky, Emil H. Schemitsch, Daniel Axelrod, Victoria Avram, Ajay Manjoo, Rudolf W. Poolman, Frede Frihagen, Diane Heels‐Ansdell, Mohit Bhandari, Sheila Sprague, (unknown)	4
14	Risk Factors Associated With Infection in Open Fractures of the Upper and Lower Extremities 2020 ·JAAOS Global Research and Reviews ·Paul Tornetta, Gregory J. Della Rocca, Saam Morshed, Clifford B. Jones, Diane Heels‐Ansdell, Sheila Sprague, Brad Petrisor, Kyle J. Jeray, (unknown), Sofia Bzovsky, Mohit Bhandari	21
15	Not All Garden-I and II Femoral Neck Fractures in the Elderly Should Be Fixed 2019 ·Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery ·Kanu Okike, (unknown), (unknown), Sheila Sprague, M.F. Swiontkowski, Mohit Bhandari, Gerard P. Slobogean, (unknown)	51
16	Knowledge Dissemination of Intimate Partner Violence Intervention Studies Measured Using Alternative Metrics: Results From a Scoping Review 2016 ·Journal of Interpersonal Violence ·Kim Madden, Nathan Evaniew, Taryn Scott, (unknown), (unknown), Chuan Silvia Li, Lehana Thabane, Mohit Bhandari, Sheila Sprague	2
17	Variability in the Definition and Perceived Causes of Delayed Unions and Nonunions 2012 ·Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery ·Mohit Bhandari, (unknown), Sheila Sprague, Dale Williams, Bradley Petrisor	122
18	When Is a Fracture Healed? Radiographic and Clinical Criteria Revisited 2010 ·Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma ·Bernadette G Dijkman, Sheila Sprague, Emil H. Schemitsch, Mohit Bhandari	102
19	Internet versus mailed questionnaires 2004 ·Journal of Medical Internet Research ·(unknown), Mohit Bhandari, Sheila Sprague, M.F. Swiontkowski, Emil H. Schemitsch, Paul Tornetta, P.J. Devereaux, Gordon Guyatt	5
20	A systematic review of economic analyses of low-molecular-weight heparin for the treatment of venous thromboembolism 2003 ·Thrombosis Research ·Sheila Sprague, (unknown), David R. Anderson, Bernie J. OʼBrien	3

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