Virginie Lafage

38.3k citations

794 papers · 25.3k indexed · 14 hit papers · h-index 75

Surgery top 0.01%
Pathology and Forensic Medicine top 0.01%
Biomedical Engineering top 2%
Pharmacology top 0.5%
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine top 5%

Co-authors: Frank J. Schwab Christopher I. Shaffrey Justin S. Smith Christopher P. Ames Shay Bess Jean-Pierre Farcy Ashish Patel Robert A. Hart
Topics: Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment (646 papers)Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (599 papers)Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (455 papers)
Cited by: Pathology and Forensic Medicine Surgery Geriatrics and Gerontology
Journals: The LancetSHILAP Revista de lepidopterologíaJournal of Bone and Joint Surgery
Partner nations: United States France Canada

In The Last Decade

Virginie Lafage

750 papers receiving 25.0k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Scoliosis Research Society—Schwab Adult Spinal Deformity Classification

2011 929 citations Frank Schwab, Christopher I. Shaffrey et al. profile →
Pelvic Tilt and Truncal Inclination

2009 862 citations Virginie Lafage, Frank J. Schwab et al. profile →
Adult Spinal Deformity—Postoperative Standing Imbalance

2010 847 citations Frank J. Schwab, Virginie Lafage et al. profile →
Radiographical Spinopelvic Parameters and Disability in the Setting of Adult Spinal Deformity

2013 756 citations Frank J. Schwab, Shay Bess et al. profile →
Sagittal Plane Considerations and the Pelvis in the Adult Patient

2009 573 citations Frank J. Schwab, Virginie Lafage et al. profile →
Cervical spine alignment, sagittal deformity, and clinical implications

2013 487 citations Justin K. Scheer, Justin S. Smith et al. Journal of Neurosurgery Spine profile →
The Impact of Standing Regional Cervical Sagittal Alignment on Outcomes in Posterior Cervical Fusion Surgery

2015 471 citations Justin K. Scheer, Justin S. Smith et al. profile →
Cervical Radiographical Alignment

2013 380 citations Christopher P. Ames, Justin K. Scheer et al. profile →
The Impact of Standing Regional Cervical Sagittal Alignment on Outcomes in Posterior Cervical Fusion Surgery

2012 374 citations Justin K. Scheer, Justin S. Smith et al. profile →
The Comprehensive Anatomical Spinal Osteotomy Classification

2013 345 citations Frank Schwab, Lawrence G. Lenke et al. profile →
Defining Spino-Pelvic Alignment Thresholds

2015 316 citations Renaud Lafage, Frank J. Schwab et al. profile →
The SRS-Schwab Adult Spinal Deformity Classification

2013 316 citations Jamie S. Terran, Frank J. Schwab et al. profile →
Adult spinal deformity

2019 305 citations Bassel G. Diebo, Neil V. Shah et al. profile →
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

2014 303 citations Themistocles S. Protopsaltis, Frank J. Schwab et al. profile →

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1	Baseline Neck Disability Index and Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System Physical Function Predict Postoperative Return to Normal in Cervical Spine Surgery 2024 ·The International Journal of Spine Surgery ·Gregory S. Kazarian,Michael E. Steinhaus,Sravisht Iyer,Drake G. LeBrun,(unknown),Takashi Hirase,Francis Lovecchio,Todd J. Albert,Darren R. Lebl,(unknown),Harvinder S. Sandhu,Bernard A. Rawlins,Frank Schwab,Virginie Lafage,Han Jo Kim	0
2	Durability of substantial clinical benefit leading to optimal outcomes in adult spinal deformity corrective surgery: a minimum 5-year analysis 2024 ·Journal of Neurosurgery Spine ·(unknown),Matthew S. Galetta,Nima Alan,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Renaud Lafage,(unknown),M. Burhan Janjua,Dean Chou,Justin S. Smith,Virginie Lafage,Andrew J. Schoenfeld,Daniel M. Sciubba,Andreas K. Demetriades,Peter G. Passias	1
3	Functional assessment of patients with adult spinal deformity: Too complicated or a must-have? 2023 ·Seminars in Spine Surgery ·Mohammad Daher,Ayman Assi,Mariah Balmaceno-Criss,Ayman A. Mohamed,Renaud Lafage,Bassel G. Diebo,Alan H. Daniels,Frank J. Schwab,Virginie Lafage	1
4	The Impact of Prematurity at Birth on Short-Term Postoperative Outcomes Following Posterior Spinal Fusion for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis 2023 ·Journal of Clinical Medicine ·Neil V. Shah,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),David J. Kim,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Peter G. Passias,Frank J. Schwab,Virginie Lafage,Carl B. Paulino,Bassel G. Diebo	0
5	Can We Predict Imbalance in Patients? Analysis of the CDC National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2023 ·Journal of Clinical Medicine ·Bassel G. Diebo,Sarah Stroud,Neil V. Shah,(unknown),(unknown),Daniel Alsoof,(unknown),Renaud Lafage,Peter G. Passias,Virginie Lafage,Frank J. Schwab,Carl B. Paulino,Roy K. Aaron,Alan H. Daniels	0
6	Hip-spine syndrome in adult spinal deformity patients 2023 ·Seminars in Spine Surgery ·Mariah Balmaceno-Criss,Mohammad Daher,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Renaud Lafage,Russell J. Bodner,Eric M. Cohen,Thomas J. Barrett,Shay Bess,Virginie Lafage,Bassel G. Diebo,Alan H. Daniels	2
7	Diagnosis-Related Group–Based Payments for Adult Spine Deformity Surgery Significantly Vary across Centers: Results from a Multicenter Prospective Cohort Study 2022 ·World Neurosurgery ·Samrat Yeramaneni,Kevin Wang,Jeffrey L. Gum,Breton Line,Amit Jain,Khaled M. Kebaish,Christopher I. Shaffrey,Justin S. Smith,Virginie Lafage,Frank J. Schwab,Peter G. Passias,D. Kojo Hamilton,Eric O. Klineberg,Christopher P. Ames,(unknown),Shay Bess,Richard A. Hostin	0
8	Use of rhBMP-2 for adult spinal deformity surgery: patterns of usage and changes over the past decade 2021 ·Neurosurgical FOCUS ·(unknown),Justin S. Smith,Shay Bess,Eric O. Klineberg,Christopher P. Ames,Gregory M. Mundis,Han Jo Kim,Renaud Lafage,Munish C. Gupta,Douglas C. Burton,Christopher I. Shaffrey,Frank J. Schwab,Virginie Lafage,(unknown)	12
9	Vertebral Coplanar Alignment Technique Versus Bilateral Apical Vertebral Derotation Technique in Neuromuscular Scoliosis 2021 ·Global Spine Journal ·(unknown),Carlos Barrios,Virginie Lafage,Renaud Lafage,Marcelo Azevedo Costa,(unknown),(unknown),Bryan Ang,Ronald Schulz	1
10	Osteoporosis and Spine Surgery 2020 ·JBJS Reviews ·Bassel G. Diebo,(unknown),(unknown),Neil V. Shah,(unknown),Saad Tarabichi,(unknown),Renaud Lafage,Peter G. Passias,(unknown),Frank J. Schwab,Virginie Lafage,Carl B. Paulino	10
11	An assessment of frailty as a tool for risk stratification in adult spinal deformity surgery 2017 ·Neurosurgical FOCUS ·Emily Miller,Brian J. Neuman,Amit Jain,Alan H. Daniels,Tamir Ailon,Daniel M. Sciubba,Khaled M. Kebaish,Virginie Lafage,Justin K. Scheer,Justin S. Smith,Shay Bess,Christopher I. Shaffrey,Christopher P. Ames,(unknown)	121
12	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 2017 ·Neurosurgical FOCUS ·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)	26
13	Male sex may not be associated with worse outcomes in primary all-posterior adult spinal deformity surgery: a multicenter analysis 2017 ·Neurosurgical FOCUS ·David B. Bumpass,Lawrence G. Lenke,Jeffrey L. Gum,Christopher I. Shaffrey,Justin S. Smith,Christopher P. Ames,Shay Bess,Brian J. Neuman,Eric O. Klineberg,Gregory M. Mundis,Frank Schwab,Virginie Lafage,Han Jo Kim,Douglas C. Burton,Khaled M. Kebaish,Richard A. Hostin,Renaud Lafage,Michael P. Kelly,(unknown)	10
14	Association between compensation status and outcomes in spine surgery: a meta-analysis of 31 studies 2015 ·The Spine Journal ·Thomas Cheriyan,Bradley Harris,Jerry Cheriyan,Virginie Lafage,Jeffrey M. Spivak,John A. Bendo,Thomas J. Errico,Jeffrey A. Goldstein	34
15	Complications in adult spinal deformity surgery: an analysis of minimally invasive, hybrid, and open surgical techniques 2014 ·Neurosurgical FOCUS ·Juan S. Uribe,Armen R. Deukmedjian,Praveen V. Mummaneni,Kai-Ming Fu,Gregory M. Mundis,David O. Okonkwo,Adam S. Kanter,Robert K. Eastlack,Michael Y. Wang,Neel Anand,Richard G. Fessler,Frank La Marca,Paul Park,Virginie Lafage,Vedat Deviren,Shay Bess,Christopher I. Shaffrey	108
16	Evaluation of complications and neurological deficits with three-column spine reconstructions for complex spinal deformity: a retrospective Scoli-RISK-1 study 2014 ·Neurosurgical FOCUS ·Michael P. Kelly,Lawrence G. Lenke,Christopher I. Shaffrey,Christopher P. Ames,Leah Y. Carreon,Virginie Lafage,Justin S. Smith,Adam L. Shimer	84
17	Clinical improvement through nonoperative treatment of adult spinal deformity: who is likely to benefit? 2014 ·Neurosurgical FOCUS ·Kseniya Slobodyanyuk,Caroline E. Poorman,Justin S. Smith,Themistocles S. Protopsaltis,Richard A. Hostin,Shay Bess,Gregory M. Mundis,Frank J. Schwab,Virginie Lafage	25
18	Comparison of radiographic results after minimally invasive, hybrid, and open surgery for adult spinal deformity: a multicenter study of 184 patients 2014 ·Neurosurgical FOCUS ·Raqeeb Haque,Gregory M. Mundis,Yousef M. Ahmed,(unknown),Michael Y. Wang,Praveen V. Mummaneni,Juan S. Uribe,David O. Okonkwo,Robert K. Eastlack,Neel Anand,Adam S. Kanter,Frank La Marca,Behrooz A. Akbarnia,Paul Park,Virginie Lafage,Jamie S. Terran,Christopher I. Shaffrey,Eric O. Klineberg,Vedat Deviren,Richard G. Fessler	69
19	Etiology of lumbar lordosis and its pathophysiology: a review of the evolution of lumbar lordosis, and the mechanics and biology of lumbar degeneration 2014 ·Neurosurgical FOCUS ·Carolyn J. Sparrey,Jeannie F. Bailey,Michael Safaee,Allan Clark,Virginie Lafage,Frank J. Schwab,Justin S. Smith,Christopher P. Ames	82
20	3D finite element simulation of Cotrel–Dubousset correction 2004 ·Computer Aided Surgery ·Virginie Lafage,Jean Dubousset,F. Lavaste,Wafa Skalli	51

About Virginie Lafage

Virginie Lafage is a scholar working on Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Surgery and Geriatrics and Gerontology, having authored 794 papers that have together received 25.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment (646 papers), Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (599 papers) and Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (455 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Pathology and Forensic Medicine (16.8k citations), Surgery (23.8k citations) and Geriatrics and Gerontology (373 citations). Virginie Lafage has collaborated with scholars based in United States, France and Canada. Frequent co-authors include Frank J. Schwab, Christopher I. Shaffrey, Justin S. Smith, Christopher P. Ames, Shay Bess, Jean-Pierre Farcy, Ashish Patel, Robert A. Hart, Douglas C. Burton and Eric O. Klineberg. Their work appears in journals such as The Lancet, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.

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