William A. Abdu

6.6k citations
56 papers · 4.7k · 3 hit papers · h-index 29

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Papers in

    • Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology 39
    • Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques 19
    • Anesthesia and Pain Management 9
    • Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment 5

William A. Abdu

56 papers receiving 4.5k citations

Hit Papers

Surgical Versus Nonoperative Treatment for Lumbar Disc Herniation 2008 · 515 citations
5150+6+13Years since publication250500750

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William A. Abdu
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  • Pathology and Forensic Medicine 3.7k
  • Pharmacology 3.0k
  • Surgery 3.2k
  • Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine 278
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 400
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Surgical vs Nonoperative Treatment for Lumbar Disk Herniation
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2006772
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Surgical versus Nonsurgical Treatment for Lumbar Degenerative Spondylolisthesis
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2007625
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Surgical Versus Nonoperative Treatment for Lumbar Disc Herniation
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2008515
4 2010300
5 2013207
6 2000173
7 2011166
8 2011156
9 2015140
10 2009135
11 2006109
12 200299
13 200698
14 201079
15 201279
16 201876
17 201774
18 199472
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Radiculopathy and the herniated lumbar disk: controversies regarding pathophysiology and management.
200769
20 200867

About William A. Abdu

William A. Abdu is a scholar working on Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Surgery, Pharmacology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Rheumatology, having authored 56 papers that have together received 4.7k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (39 papers), Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (35 papers), Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (19 papers), Anesthesia and Pain Management (9 papers), Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment (5 papers), Medical Imaging and Analysis (4 papers), Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (4 papers) and Blood transfusion and management (3 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Pathology and Forensic Medicine (3.7k citations), Pharmacology (3.0k citations), Surgery (3.2k citations), Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine (278 citations) and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health (400 citations). William A. Abdu has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Frequent 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. Their work appears in journals such as Spine, The Spine Journal, Global Spine Journal, Vox Sanguinis and JAMA.

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