Simon D. Steppacher

5.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
125 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

Simon D. Steppacher is a scholar working on Surgery, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Orthopedics and Sports Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Simon D. Steppacher has authored 125 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 125 papers in Surgery, 42 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 22 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine. Recurrent topics in Simon D. Steppacher's work include Hip disorders and treatments (116 papers), Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty (112 papers) and Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments (41 papers). Simon D. Steppacher is often cited by papers focused on Hip disorders and treatments (116 papers), Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty (112 papers) and Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments (41 papers). Simon D. Steppacher collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, United States and Austria. Simon D. Steppacher's co-authors include Moritz Tannast, Klaus A. Siebenrock, Reinhold Ganz, Till D. Lerch, Guoyan Zheng, Florian Schmaranzer, Markus S. Hanke, Christoph E. Albers, Stefan Werlen and Emanuel F. Liechti and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Scientific Reports and The American Journal of Sports Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Simon D. Steppacher

120 papers receiving 3.8k citations

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Mean 20-year Followup of Bernese Periacetabular Osteotomy

2008 448 citations Simon D. Steppacher, Moritz Tannast et al. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research profile →
One-third of Hips After Periacetabular Osteotomy Survive 30 Years With Good Clinical Results, No Progression of Arthritis, or Conversion to THA

2016 245 citations Till D. Lerch, Simon D. Steppacher et al. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Simon D. Steppacher Switzerland	31	3.8k	1.1k	591	412	346	125	3.8k
Stefan Werlen Switzerland	30	3.9k 1.0×	731 0.7×	945 1.6×	964 2.3×	669 1.9×	52	4.1k
Morteza Kalhor Switzerland	10	2.3k 0.6×	404 0.4×	490 0.8×	476 1.2×	292 0.8×	15	2.3k
Kawan Rakhra Canada	23	2.1k 0.6×	407 0.4×	462 0.8×	319 0.8×	360 1.0×	82	2.3k
M.P. Heijboer Netherlands	14	1.4k 0.4×	122 0.1×	815 1.4×	216 0.5×	311 0.9×	19	1.6k
Rebecca M. Stone United States	20	1.3k 0.4×	222 0.2×	575 1.0×	218 0.5×	200 0.6×	33	1.5k
Eyal Amar Israel	22	1.2k 0.3×	140 0.1×	245 0.4×	211 0.5×	70 0.2×	86	1.3k
Satoshi Hamai Japan	29	2.4k 0.6×	64 0.1×	282 0.5×	203 0.5×	341 1.0×	181	2.6k
Walter R. Lowe United States	18	1.1k 0.3×	83 0.1×	419 0.7×	96 0.2×	134 0.4×	46	1.2k
J Hodler Switzerland	12	1.2k 0.3×	166 0.2×	318 0.5×	290 0.7×	191 0.6×	28	1.3k
Diego Costa Astur Brazil	19	837 0.2×	80 0.1×	601 1.0×	141 0.3×	287 0.8×	104	1.1k

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Meier, Malin K., Till D. Lerch, Kate Gerber, et al.. (2025). A deep learning approach for automatic 3D segmentation of hip cartilage and labrum from direct hip MR arthrography. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 4662–4662. 1 indexed citations

Tannast, Moritz, Joseph M. Schwab, Alexander Brunner, et al.. (2023). Hip MRI in flexion abduction external rotation for assessment of the ischiofemoral interval in patients with hip pain—a feasibility study. Insights into Imaging. 14(1). 172–172. 3 indexed citations

Lerch, Till D., Malin K. Meier, Simon D. Steppacher, et al.. (2023). Are degenerative findings detected on traction MR arthrography of the hip associated with failure of arthroscopic femoroacetabular impingement surgery?. European Radiology. 34(6). 3555–3565. 6 indexed citations

Kiapour, Ali, Young‐Jo Kim, Eduardo N. Novais, et al.. (2023). Femoral impingement in maximal hip flexion is anterior-inferior distal to the cam deformity in femoroacetabular impingement patients with femoral retroversion. Bone and Joint Research. 12(1). 22–32. 3 indexed citations

Meier, Malin K., Till D. Lerch, Simon D. Steppacher, et al.. (2023). A Deep Learning Method for Quantification of Femoral Head Necrosis Based on Routine Hip MRI for Improved Surgical Decision Making. Journal of Personalized Medicine. 13(1). 153–153. 6 indexed citations

Lerch, Till D., Young‐Jo Kim, Ali Kiapour, et al.. (2023). Do Osteochondroplasty Alone, Intertrochanteric Derotation Osteotomy, and Flexion-Derotation Osteotomy Improve Hip Flexion and Internal Rotation to Normal Range in Hips With Severe SCFE? - A 3D-CT Simulation Study. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics. 43(5). 286–293. 1 indexed citations

Meier, Malin K., Markus S. Hanke, Pascal C. Haefeli, et al.. (2023). Does the dGEMRIC Index Recover 3 Years After Surgical FAI Correction and an Initial dGEMRIC Decrease at 1-Year Follow-up? A Controlled Prospective Study. The American Journal of Sports Medicine. 51(7). 1808–1817. 3 indexed citations

Schmaranzer, Florian, Malin K. Meier, Till D. Lerch, et al.. (2022). Automated quantification of cartilage quality for hip treatment decision support. International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery. 17(11). 2011–2021. 6 indexed citations

Zurmühle, Corinne A., Bernhard Christen, Guoyan Zheng, et al.. (2022). Image-Less THA Cup Navigation in Clinical Routine Setup: Individual Adjustments, Accuracy, Precision, and Robustness. Medicina. 58(6). 832–832. 5 indexed citations

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Meier, Malin K., Florian Schmaranzer, Hendrik von Tengg‐Kobligk, et al.. (2022). How frequent is absolute femoral retroversion in symptomatic patients with cam- and pincer-type femoroacetabular impingement?. Bone & Joint Open. 3(7). 557–565. 6 indexed citations

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Steppacher, Simon D., et al.. (2021). Lower 1-Year Postoperative Mortality After Acetabular Versus Proximal Femoral Fractures in Elderly Patients. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 103(19). 1807–1816. 9 indexed citations

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Steppacher, Simon D., et al.. (2021). The Acetabular Wall Index Is Associated with Long-term Conversion to THA after PAO. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 479(5). 1052–1065. 20 indexed citations

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Meier, Malin K., Till D. Lerch, Simon D. Steppacher, et al.. (2021). High prevalence of hip lesions secondary to arthroscopic over- or undercorrection of femoroacetabular impingement in patients with postoperative pain. European Radiology. 32(5). 3097–3111. 8 indexed citations

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Meier, Malin K., Rebecca M. Hasler, Johannes Dominik Bastian, et al.. (2021). Demographic changes in pelvic fracture patterns at a Swiss academic trauma center from 2007 to 2017. The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care. 92(5). 862–872. 8 indexed citations

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Zurmühle, Corinne A., et al.. (2021). The New Bern Chondrolabral Classification Is Reliable and Reproducible. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 479(5). 1002–1013. 6 indexed citations

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Schmaranzer, Florian, Till D. Lerch, Klaus A. Siebenrock, Moritz Tannast, & Simon D. Steppacher. (2019). Differences in Femoral Torsion Among Various Measurement Methods Increase in Hips With Excessive Femoral Torsion. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 477(5). 1073–1083. 101 indexed citations

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Lerch, Till D., Simon D. Steppacher, Emanuel F. Liechti, Klaus A. Siebenrock, & Moritz Tannast. (2016). Periazetabuläre Osteotomie nach Ganz: Indikationen, Technik und Ergebnisse 30 Jahre nach Erstbeschreibung. Bern Open Repository and Information System (University of Bern). 45(8). 687–694. 1 indexed citations

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Hanke, Markus S., Simon D. Steppacher, Helen Anwander, et al.. (2016). What MRI Findings Predict Failure 10 Years After Surgery for Femoroacetabular Impingement?. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 475(4). 1192–1207. 38 indexed citations

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Steppacher, Simon D., Helen Anwander, Corinne A. Zurmühle, Moritz Tannast, & Klaus A. Siebenrock. (2014). Eighty Percent of Patients With Surgical Hip Dislocation for Femoroacetabular Impingement Have a Good Clinical Result Without Osteoarthritis Progression at 10 Years. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 473(4). 1333–1341. 88 indexed citations

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Steppacher, Simon D., Moritz Tannast, Stefan Werlen, & Klaus A. Siebenrock. (2008). Femoral Morphology Differs Between Deficient and Excessive Acetabular Coverage. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 466(4). 782–790. 134 indexed citations

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