Themistocles S. Protopsaltis

11.2k citations

339 papers · 6.2k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 40

Pathology and Forensic Medicine top 0.1%
- Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology 189
Surgery top 0.2%
- Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques 236
- Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment 229
- Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy 80
- Pelvic and Acetabular Injuries 25
- Anesthesia and Pain Management 12
Health Informatics top 5%
Pharmacology top 2%
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation 23
Geriatrics and Gerontology top 5%
Biomedical Engineering
- Medical Imaging and Analysis 39

Co-authors: Virginie Lafage Justin S. Smith Christopher P. Ames Frank J. Schwab Shay Bess Christopher I. Shaffrey Eric O. Klineberg Robert A. Hart
Cited by: Pathology and Forensic Medicine Surgery Health Informatics
Partner nations: United States Canada France

In The Last Decade

Themistocles S. Protopsaltis

315 papers receiving 6.1k citations

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2014 The T1 Pelvic Angle, a Novel Radiographic Measure of Global Sagittal Deformity, Accounts for Both Spinal Inclination and Pelvic Tilt and Correlates with Health-Related Quality of Life
2013 Cervical spine alignment, sagittal deformity, and clinical implications

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1	Development of a classification system for potential sources of error in robotic-assisted spine surgery Ritt R. Givens,Terrence T. Kim,Matan Malka,Kevin Lu,Thomas M. Zervos,Joseph M. Lombardi,Zeeshan M. Sardar,Ronald A. Lehman,(unknown),Rajiv K. Sethi,Stephen J. Lewis,Daniel Hedequist,Themistocles S. Protopsaltis,A. Noelle Larson,Sheeraz A. Qureshi,Brandon B. Carlson,David L. Skaggs,Michael G. Vitale	2025	2
2	Reoperation Rates Due to Adjacent Segment Disease Following Primary 1 to 2-Level Minimally Invasive Versus Open Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion Matthew S. Galetta,Nathan Lorentz,Rae Lan,Chi Chiu Chan,Michelle A. Zabat,Tina Raman,Themistocles S. Protopsaltis,Charla R. Fischer	2023	7
3	Trends in Intraoperative Assessment of Spinal Alignment: A Survey of Spine Surgeons in the United States David Gullotti,Amir H. Soltanianzadeh,Saki Fujita,Miguel Inserni,Edward Ruppel,Nicholas G. Franconi,Corinna C. Zygourakis,Themistocles S. Protopsaltis,Sheng-Fu Larry Lo,Daniel M. Sciubba,Nicholas Theodore	2022	4
4	Lateral decubitus single position anterior–posterior (AP) fusion shows equivalent results to minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion at one-year follow-up Kimberly Ashayeri,John A. Thomas,Brett A. Braly,Nicholas O’Malley,Carlos León,Ivan Cheng,Brian Kwon,Mark S. Medley,Leon Eisen,Themistocles S. Protopsaltis,Aaron J. Buckland	2022	2
5	Predicting the Magnitude of Distal Junctional Kyphosis Following Cervical Deformity Correction Ethan W. Ayres,Themistocles S. Protopsaltis,Fares Ani,Renaud Lafage,Arnaav Walia,Gregory M. Mundis,Justin S. Smith,D. Kojo Hamilton,Eric O. Klineberg,Daniel M. Sciubba,Robert A. Hart,Shay Bess,Christopher I. Shaffrey,Frank J. Schwab,Virginie Lafage,Christopher P. Ames,(unknown)	2022	3
6	Reducing Postoperative Opioid-prescribing Following Posterior Lumbar Fusion Does Not Significantly Change Patient Satisfaction David A. Bloom,Amit K. Manjunath,Michael Dinizo,Jordan W. Fried,Laith M. Jazrawi,Themistocles S. Protopsaltis,Charla R. Fischer	2021	0
7	Mandibular slope: a reproducible and simple measure of horizontal gaze Stephen George,Matthew Spiegel,Themistocles S. Protopsaltis,Aaron J. Buckland,Jaime A. Gómez,Subaraman Ramchandran,Renaud Lafage,Virginie Lafage,Thomas J. Errico,Baron S. Lonner	2020	4
8	Evaluation of Health-related Quality of Life Improvement in Patients Undergoing Spine Versus Adult Reconstructive Surgery Christopher Varlotta,Laviel Fernandez,Jordan H. Manning,Erik Wang,John A. Bendo,Charla R. Fischer,James Slover,Ran Schwarzkopf,Roy I. Davidovitch,Joseph D. Zuckerman,Joseph A. Bosco,Themistocles S. Protopsaltis,Aaron J. Buckland	2020	4
9	PROMIS is superior to established outcome measures in capturing disability resulting from sagittal malalignment in patients with back pain Nicholas Stekas,Bradley Johnson,David S. Jevotovsky,Michael J. Moses,Frank A. Segreto,Charla R. Fischer,Aaron J. Buckland,Thomas J. Errico,Themistocles S. Protopsaltis	2020	6
10	Development of a Preoperative Adult Spinal Deformity Comorbidity Score That Correlates With Common Quality and Value Metrics: Length of Stay, Major Complications, and Patient-Reported Outcomes Daniel M. Sciubba,Amit Jain,Khaled M. Kebaish,Brian J. Neuman,Alan H. Daniels,Peter G. Passias,Han Jo Kim,Themistocles S. Protopsaltis,Justin K. Scheer,Justin S. Smith,Kojo Hamilton,Shay Bess,Eric O. Klineberg,Christopher P. Ames,(unknown)	2019	16
11	Minimally Invasive Versus Open Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion Surgery: An Analysis of Opioids, Nonopioid Analgesics, and Perioperative Characteristics Aaron Hockley,David H. Ge,Dennis Vasquez-Montes,Mohamed A. Moawad,Peter G. Passias,Thomas J. Errico,Aaron J. Buckland,Themistocles S. Protopsaltis,Charla R. Fischer	2019	29
12	Comparison of Patient Reported Outcome Measurement Information System With Neck Disability Index and Visual Analog Scale in Patients With Neck Pain Michael J. Moses,Jared C. Tishelman,Nicholas Stekas,David S. Jevotovsky,Dennis Vasquez-Montes,Raj Karia,Thomas J. Errico,Aaron J. Buckland,Themistocles S. Protopsaltis	2018	41
13	Potential of predictive computer models for preoperative patient selection to enhance overall quality-adjusted life years gained at 2-year follow-up: a simulation in 234 patients with adult spinal deformity Tae-Min Oh,Justin K. Scheer,Justin S. Smith,Richard A. Hostin,Chessie Robinson,Jeffrey L. Gum,Frank J. Schwab,Robert A. Hart,Virginie Lafage,Douglas C. Burton,Shay Bess,Themistocles S. Protopsaltis,Eric O. Klineberg,Christopher I. Shaffrey,Christopher P. Ames,(unknown)	2017	26
14	Patient-Specific Spinal Alignment and Adult Deformity Surgery: Are All Patient Deformities the Same? Themistocles S. Protopsaltis	2017	1
15	Body mass index predicts risk of complications in lumbar spine surgery based on surgical invasiveness Olivia J. Bono,Gregory W. Poorman,Norah Foster,Cyrus M. Jalai,Samantha R. Horn,Jonathan H. Oren,Alexandra Sorocéanu,Subaraman Ramachandran,Taylor E. Purvis,Deeptee Jain,Shaleen Vira,Bassel G. Diebo,Breton Line,Daniel M. Sciubba,Themistocles S. Protopsaltis,Aaron J. Buckland,Thomas J. Errico,Virginie Lafage,Shay Bess,Peter G. Passias	2017	50
16	Primary Drivers of Adult Cervical Deformity: Prevalence, Variations in Presentation, and Effect of Surgical Treatment Strategies on Early Postoperative Alignment Peter G. Passias,Cyrus M. Jalai,Virginie Lafage,Renaud Lafage,Themistocles S. Protopsaltis,Subaraman Ramchandran,Samantha R. Horn,Gregory W. Poorman,Munish C. Gupta,Robert A. Hart,Vedat Deviren,Alexandra Sorocéanu,Justin S. Smith,Frank J. Schwab,Christopher I. Shaffrey,Christopher P. Ames,(unknown)	2017	22
17	Analysis of an unexplored group of sagittal deformity patients: low pelvic tilt despite positive sagittal malalignment (unknown),Emmanuelle Ferrero,Shaleen Vira,Christopher P. Ames,Khaled M. Kebaish,Ibrahim Obeid,(unknown),Munish C. Gupta,Oheneba Boachie–Adjei,Justin S. Smith,Gregory M. Mundis,Vincent Challier,Themistocles S. Protopsaltis,Frank J. Schwab,Virginie Lafage	2015	33
18	Clinical improvement through nonoperative treatment of adult spinal deformity: who is likely to benefit? Kseniya Slobodyanyuk,Caroline E. Poorman,Justin S. Smith,Themistocles S. Protopsaltis,Richard A. Hostin,Shay Bess,Gregory M. Mundis,Frank J. Schwab,Virginie Lafage	2014	25
19	Complications and intercenter variability of three-column osteotomies for spinal deformity surgery: a retrospective review of 423 patients Kristina Bianco,Robert P. Norton,Frank J. Schwab,Justin S. Smith,Eric O. Klineberg,Ibrahim Obeid,Gregory M. Mundis,Christopher I. Shaffrey,Khaled M. Kebaish,Richard A. Hostin,Robert A. Hart,Munish C. Gupta,Douglas C. Burton,Christopher P. Ames,Oheneba Boachie–Adjei,Themistocles S. Protopsaltis,Virginie Lafage	2014	96
20	Basicervical Versus Intertrochanteric Fractures: An Analysis of Radiographic and Functional Outcomes Brian W. Su,Benton E. Heyworth,Themistocles S. Protopsaltis,Carter B. Lipton,Stephano M Sinicropi,Cary B. Chapman,Marshall A. Kuremsky,Melvin P. Rosenwasser	2006	45

About Themistocles S. Protopsaltis

Themistocles S. Protopsaltis is a scholar working on Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Surgery and Geriatrics and Gerontology, having authored 339 papers that have together received 6.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (236 papers), Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment (229 papers), Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (189 papers), Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy (80 papers), Medical Imaging and Analysis (39 papers), Pelvic and Acetabular Injuries (25 papers), Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (23 papers) and Anesthesia and Pain Management (12 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Pathology and Forensic Medicine (3.8k citations), Surgery (5.7k citations) and Health Informatics (31 citations). Themistocles S. Protopsaltis has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Canada and France. Frequent co-authors include Virginie Lafage, Justin S. Smith, Christopher P. Ames, Frank J. Schwab, Shay Bess, Christopher I. Shaffrey, Eric O. Klineberg, Robert A. Hart, Justin K. Scheer and Peter G. Passias.

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