William A. Abdu

6.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
56 papers, 4.7k citations indexed

About

William A. Abdu is a scholar working on Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Surgery and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, William A. Abdu has authored 56 papers receiving a total of 4.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine, 36 papers in Surgery and 36 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in William A. Abdu's work include Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (39 papers), Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (35 papers) and Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (19 papers). William A. Abdu is often cited by papers focused on Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (39 papers), Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (35 papers) and Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (19 papers). William A. Abdu collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. William A. Abdu's co-authors include James N. Weinstein, Jon D. Lurie, Tor D. Tosteson, Anna N.A. Tosteson, Brett Hanscom, Alan S. Hilibrand, Harry N. Herkowitz, Wenyan Zhao, Emily Blood and Todd J. Albert and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA and Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.

In The Last Decade

William A. Abdu

56 papers receiving 4.5k citations

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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.

Surgical vs Nonoperative Treatment for Lumbar Disk Herniation

2006 772 citations James N. Weinstein, Tor D. Tosteson et al. JAMA profile →
Surgical versus Nonsurgical Treatment for Lumbar Degenerative Spondylolisthesis

2007 625 citations James N. Weinstein, Jon D. Lurie et al. profile →
Surgical Versus Nonoperative Treatment for Lumbar Disc Herniation

2008 515 citations James N. Weinstein, Jon D. Lurie et al. Spine profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
William A. Abdu United States	29	3.7k	3.2k	3.0k	400	369	56	4.7k
Peter Fritzell Sweden	29	4.0k 1.1×	3.2k 1.0×	3.0k 1.0×	399 1.0×	430 1.2×	63	4.9k
Øystein P. Nygaard Norway	34	2.4k 0.7×	1.8k 0.6×	2.1k 0.7×	392 1.0×	263 0.7×	105	3.4k
Ferrán Pellisé Spain	39	3.4k 0.9×	4.2k 1.3×	2.1k 0.7×	369 0.9×	438 1.2×	222	6.2k
Owoicho Adogwa United States	41	3.1k 0.8×	3.8k 1.2×	1.5k 0.5×	540 1.4×	301 0.8×	228	5.2k
Tore K. Solberg Norway	29	2.2k 0.6×	1.6k 0.5×	1.7k 0.6×	413 1.0×	279 0.8×	126	3.0k
Vidyasagar Pampati United States	34	2.5k 0.7×	1.9k 0.6×	2.2k 0.7×	360 0.9×	130 0.4×	63	3.2k
Darryl T. Gray United States	23	1.6k 0.4×	1.9k 0.6×	1.1k 0.4×	200 0.5×	339 0.9×	39	3.8k
Pradeep Suri United States	31	1.8k 0.5×	1.3k 0.4×	2.0k 0.7×	191 0.5×	559 1.5×	119	3.5k
William O. Shaffer United States	16	1.5k 0.4×	1.3k 0.4×	1.3k 0.4×	170 0.4×	200 0.5×	26	2.2k
Lloyd A. Hey United States	22	1.1k 0.3×	1.3k 0.4×	953 0.3×	200 0.5×	155 0.4×	43	2.5k

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Lyons, Keith, et al.. (2020). Keys to diagnosis and management of spinal epidural abscesses: 9 years of institutional experience. Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery. 197. 106185–106185. 1 indexed citations

Lyons, Keith, et al.. (2019). A 5-Year Review of Hospital Costs and Reimbursement in the Surgical Management of Degenerative Spondylolisthesis. The International Journal of Spine Surgery. 13(4). 378–385. 6 indexed citations

Abdu, William A., et al.. (2017). Reoperation for Recurrent Intervertebral Disc Herniation in the Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial. Spine. 42(14). 1106–1114. 74 indexed citations

Weinstein, James N., Anna N.A. Tosteson, Tor D. Tosteson, et al.. (2014). The SPORT Value Compass. Medical Care. 52(12). 1055–1063. 21 indexed citations

Olson, Patrick R., Jon D. Lurie, John W. Frymoyer, et al.. (2011). Lumbar Disc Herniation in the Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial. Spine. 36(26). 2324–2332. 18 indexed citations

Pearson, Adam M., Jon D. Lurie, Tor D. Tosteson, et al.. (2011). Who Should Have Surgery for an Intervertebral Disc Herniation?. Spine. 37(2). 140–149. 35 indexed citations

Pearson, Adam M., Emily Blood, Jon D. Lurie, et al.. (2010). Predominant Leg Pain Is Associated With Better Surgical Outcomes in Degenerative Spondylolisthesis and Spinal Stenosis. Spine. 36(3). 219–229. 79 indexed citations

Loftus, Randy W., Mark P. Yeager, Jeffrey A. Clark, et al.. (2010). Intraoperative Ketamine Reduces Perioperative Opiate Consumption in Opiate-dependent Patients with Chronic Back Pain Undergoing Back Surgery. Anesthesiology. 113(3). 639–646. 300 indexed citations

Abdu, William A., Jon D. Lurie, Kevin F. Spratt, et al.. (2009). Degenerative Spondylolisthesis. Spine. 34(21). 2351–2360. 135 indexed citations

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Abdu, William A., et al.. (2008). Transparency in Health Care: Leading the Way. The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety. 34(7). 428–431a. 1 indexed citations

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Rhee, John M., Michael K. Schaufele, & William A. Abdu. (2006). RADICULOPATHY AND THE HERNIATED LUMBAR DISC. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 88(9). 2069–2080. 48 indexed citations

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Weinstein, James N., Tor D. Tosteson, Jon D. Lurie, et al.. (2006). Surgical vs Nonoperative Treatment for Lumbar Disk Herniation. JAMA. 296(20). 2441–2441. 772 indexed citations breakdown →

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Cummins, Justin S., Jon D. Lurie, Tor D. Tosteson, et al.. (2006). Descriptive Epidemiology and Prior Healthcare Utilization of Patients in the Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial’s (SPORT) Three Observational Cohorts. Spine. 31(7). 806–814. 109 indexed citations

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Slover, James, William A. Abdu, Brett Hanscom, & James N. Weinstein. (2006). The Impact of Comorbidities on the Change in Short-Form 36 and Oswestry Scores Following Lumbar Spine Surgery. Spine. 31(17). 1974–1980. 98 indexed citations

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Reyentovich, Alex & William A. Abdu. (2002). Multiple Independent, Sequential, and Spontaneously Resolving Lumbar Intervertebral Disc Herniations. Spine. 27(5). 549–553. 24 indexed citations

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Abdu, William A., et al.. (2001). Distraction-Flexion Injury in a Neurologically Intact Pediatric Patient Treated Nonoperatively. Spine. 26(17). 1932–1935. 5 indexed citations

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Abdu, William A., et al.. (1998). Primary Bone and Metastatic Tumors of the Cervical Spine. Spine. 23(24). 2767–2776. 58 indexed citations

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Abdu, William A., Roger G Wilber, & Sanford E. Emery. (1994). Pedicular Transvertebral Screw Fixation of the Lumbosacral Spine in Spondylolisthesis. Spine. 19(Supplement). 710–715. 72 indexed citations

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Abdu, William A., James M. Murphy, & Vincent A. Memoli. (1994). Giant cell tumor of the scaphoid: A case report and review of the literature. The Journal Of Hand Surgery. 19(6). 1003–1005. 13 indexed citations

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Abdu, William A. & Henry H. Bohlman. (1992). TECHNIQUES OF SUBAXIAL POSTERIOR CERVICAL SPINE FUSIONS: AN OVERVIEW. Orthopedics. 15(3). 287–295. 13 indexed citations

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