Steven W. Hwang

4.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
142 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Steven W. Hwang is a scholar working on Surgery, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Steven W. Hwang has authored 142 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 106 papers in Surgery, 55 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 26 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Steven W. Hwang's work include Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (81 papers), Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment (61 papers) and Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (46 papers). Steven W. Hwang is often cited by papers focused on Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (81 papers), Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment (61 papers) and Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (46 papers). Steven W. Hwang collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and China. Steven W. Hwang's co-authors include Amer F. Samdani, Andrew Jea, Joshua M. Pahys, Ron I. Riesenburger, Patrick J. Cahill, Randal R. Betz, Charles A. Reitman, Jamie Baisden, Thomas Gilbert and D. Scott Kreiner and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery and Spine.

In The Last Decade

Steven W. Hwang

134 papers receiving 2.4k citations

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An evidence-based clinical guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis (update)

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#	Title	Journal	Authors	Indexed citations
1	Incidence and Predictors of Growth Modulation and Overcorrection After Anterior Vertebral Body Tethering	Spine	Joshua M. Pahys, Steven W. Hwang et al.	1
2	Results of a Retrospective FDA Investigational Device Exemption Study for Anterior Vertebral Body Tethering in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis with 3-Year to 10-Year Follow-Up	JBJS Open Access	Manan S. Patel, Steven W. Hwang et al.	0
3	Learning Curve Associated With Thoracoscopic Anterior Vertebral Body Tether and Double Anterior Vertebral Body Tether for Idiopathic Scoliosis: Analysis of Three Independent Surgeons	Operative Neurosurgery	Darryl Lau, David B. Kurland et al.	3
4	Risk Factors for Progression of Cervical Congenital Scoliosis and Associated Compensatory Curve Behavior	Journal of Clinical Medicine	Tae-Min Oh, Amer F. Samdani et al.	0
5	Current trends and perspectives of scoliosis research society travel fellows	Spine Deformity	Steven W. Hwang, Amit Jain et al.	0
6	Proximal foundation anchor variations and their correlation with unplanned return to the operating room (UPROR) in children with EOS treated with magnetically controlled growing rods (MCGR)	Spine Deformity	Hazem Elsebaie, Bahar Shahidi et al.	0
7	Autofusion With Magnetically Controlled Growing Rods: A Case Report	Cureus	Michael Yang, Alexander Rompala et al.	4
8	Pain After Anterior Vertebral Body Tethering	Spine	Michael Yang, Amer F. Samdani et al.	3
9	Management and surgical outcomes of dystrophic scoliosis in neurofibromatosis type 1: a systematic review	Neurosurgical FOCUS	Sean N. Neifert, David B. Kurland et al.	6
10	Trunk Range of Motion and Patient Outcomes After Anterior Vertebral Body Tethering Versus Posterior Spinal Fusion	Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery	Joshua M. Pahys, Amer F. Samdani et al.	27
11	Risk factors for proximal junctional kyphosis after pediatric spinal deformity surgery with halo gravity traction	Child s Nervous System	Amer F. Samdani, Joshua M. Pahys et al.	3
12	Do drains help reduce the risk of complications after thoracoplasties in posterior spinal fusions for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis?	Child s Nervous System	Amer F. Samdani, Joshua M. Pahys et al.	0
13	Severe Cervical Kyphosis and Spondyloptosis with Myelopathy in Larsen Syndrome	JBJS Case Connector	Robert Merrill, Amer F. Samdani et al.	2
14	Prospective Follow-up Report on Anterior Vertebral Body Tethering for Idiopathic Scoliosis	Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery	Amer F. Samdani, Joshua M. Pahys et al.	55
15	Opioid-induced toxic leukoencephalopathy: A case report and review of the literature	Heliyon	Joseph J. Melvin, Steven W. Hwang et al.	17
16	Evaluation and management of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a review	Neurosurgical FOCUS	Ajit Jada, Steven W. Hwang et al.	67
17	Neuromuscular scoliosis complication rates from 2004 to 2015: a report from the Scoliosis Research Society Morbidity and Mortality database	Neurosurgical FOCUS	Joshua M. Pahys, Darrell S. Hanson et al.	45
18	Intraoperative neuromonitoring alerts in a pediatric deformity center	Neurosurgical FOCUS	Amer F. Samdani, Joshua M. Pahys et al.	32
19	The Role of Liposomal Bupivacaine in Reduction of Postoperative Pain After Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion: A Clinical Study	World Neurosurgery	James Kryzanski, Russel J. Roberts et al.	24
20	Surgical treatment of thoracic Pott disease in a 3-year-old child, with vertebral column resection and posterior-only circumferential reconstruction of the spinal column	Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics	Leonardo Rangel-Castilla, Steven W. Hwang et al.	10

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