William F. Donaldson

6.9k total citations
136 papers, 5.2k citations indexed

About

William F. Donaldson is a scholar working on Surgery, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, William F. Donaldson has authored 136 papers receiving a total of 5.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 114 papers in Surgery, 85 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 13 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in William F. Donaldson's work include Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (85 papers), Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (75 papers) and Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy (51 papers). William F. Donaldson is often cited by papers focused on Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (85 papers), Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (75 papers) and Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy (51 papers). William F. Donaldson collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. William F. Donaldson's co-authors include James D. Kang, Joon Y. Lee, William Anderst, Joseph H. Perra, Christopher I. Shaffrey, Sigurd Berven, Christopher H. Evans, Maja Stefanović-Račić, H. I. Georgescu and Mustafa Khan and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery and Spine.

In The Last Decade

William F. Donaldson

132 papers receiving 5.0k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
William F. Donaldson United States 42 4.3k 3.1k 823 357 324 136 5.2k
Nancy E. Epstein United States 41 4.1k 1.0× 3.4k 1.1× 756 0.9× 465 1.3× 348 1.1× 241 5.3k
Robert F. McLain United States 36 3.9k 0.9× 3.3k 1.1× 688 0.8× 444 1.2× 169 0.5× 117 4.8k
Michael P. Steinmetz United States 42 4.0k 0.9× 3.3k 1.1× 627 0.8× 453 1.3× 531 1.6× 264 5.7k
Katsushi Takeshita Japan 38 3.8k 0.9× 2.9k 0.9× 1.0k 1.2× 245 0.7× 156 0.5× 277 5.0k
Richard A. Balderston United States 40 4.3k 1.0× 3.2k 1.0× 741 0.9× 619 1.7× 174 0.5× 94 4.9k
Kirkham B. Wood United States 46 6.5k 1.5× 5.1k 1.6× 1.2k 1.5× 777 2.2× 140 0.4× 189 7.8k
Kris E. Radcliff United States 39 4.2k 1.0× 3.4k 1.1× 1.0k 1.2× 347 1.0× 126 0.4× 210 5.2k
Robert E. Isaacs United States 39 3.6k 0.8× 3.5k 1.1× 1.2k 1.5× 411 1.2× 155 0.5× 105 4.5k
John P. Kostuik United States 45 4.9k 1.1× 3.8k 1.2× 941 1.1× 466 1.3× 111 0.3× 131 5.7k
Ronald A. Lehman United States 43 6.5k 1.5× 4.8k 1.6× 635 0.8× 767 2.1× 170 0.5× 314 7.6k

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All Works

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Smith, Clair, et al.. (2023). Functional range of motion of the cervical spine in cervical fusion patients during activities of daily living. Journal of Biomechanics. 152. 111528–111528. 2 indexed citations
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Chen, Stephen, et al.. (2023). The Effects of Cervical Orthoses on Head and Intervertebral Range of Motion. Spine. 48(22). 1561–1567. 2 indexed citations
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Dalton, Jonathan, et al.. (2023). Multilevel tandem spondylolisthesis associated with a reduced "safe zone" for a transpsoas lateral lumbar interbody fusion at L4–5. Neurosurgical FOCUS. 54(1). E5–E5. 3 indexed citations
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Donaldson, William F., et al.. (2020). Undisclosed Conflict of Interest Is Prevalent in Spine Literature. Spine. 45(21). 1524–1529. 10 indexed citations
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Smith, Clair, Jeremy D. Shaw, William F. Donaldson, et al.. (2020). Assessing the biofidelity of in vitro biomechanical testing of the human cervical spine. Journal of Orthopaedic Research®. 39(6). 1217–1226. 6 indexed citations
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Anderst, William, et al.. (2013). Motion Path of the Instant Center of Rotation in the Cervical Spine During In Vivo Dynamic Flexion-Extension. Spine. 38(10). E594–E601. 66 indexed citations
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Anderst, William, William F. Donaldson, Joon Lee, & James D. Kang. (2013). Cervical disc deformation during flexion–extension in asymptomatic controls and single‐level arthrodesis patients. Journal of Orthopaedic Research®. 31(12). 1881–1889. 14 indexed citations
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Anderst, William, Joon Y. Lee, William F. Donaldson, & James D. Kang. (2013). Six-Degrees-of-Freedom Cervical Spine Range of Motion During Dynamic Flexion-Extension After Single-Level Anterior Arthrodesis. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 95(6). 497–506. 42 indexed citations
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Anderst, William, William F. Donaldson, Joon Y. Lee, & James D. Kang. (2013). Cervical Motion Segment Percent Contributions to Flexion-Extension During Continuous Functional Movement in Control Subjects and Arthrodesis Patients. Spine. 38(9). E533–E539. 31 indexed citations
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Bechara, Bernard, Kevin M. Bell, Robert A. Hartman, et al.. (2011). In Vivo Analysis of Cervical Range of Motion After 4- and 5-level Subaxial Cervical Spine Fusion. Spine. 37(1). E23–E29. 15 indexed citations
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Smith, Justin S., Kai-Ming Fu, David W. Polly, et al.. (2010). Complication Rates of Three Common Spine Procedures and Rates of Thromboembolism Following Spine Surgery Based on 108,419 Procedures. Spine. 35(24). 2140–2149. 87 indexed citations
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Nassr, Ahmad, Mustafa H. Khan, Mir H. Ali, et al.. (2009). Donor-site complications of autogenous nonvascularized fibula strut graft harvest for anterior cervical corpectomy and fusion surgery: experience with 163 consecutive cases. The Spine Journal. 9(11). 893–898. 39 indexed citations
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Bell, Kevin M., et al.. (2008). Assessing range of motion to evaluate the adverse effects of ill-fitting cervical orthoses. The Spine Journal. 9(3). 225–231. 40 indexed citations
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Khan, Mustafa H., et al.. (2007). Utilization of Predonated Autologous Blood in Anterior Cervical Corpectomy and Fusion Surgery. Journal of Spinal Disorders & Techniques. 20(5). 357–360. 3 indexed citations
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Khan, Mustafa H., Joon Y. Lee, William F. Donaldson, & James D. Kang. (2007). Epidural Hematoma Presenting with Severe Neck Pain without Neurological Deficit - A Late Complication of Posterior Cervical Spine Surgery: Presentation of Three Unusual Cases. Asian Spine Journal. 1(1). 57–57. 2 indexed citations
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Khan, Mustafa, Jeffery A. Rihn, G Steele, et al.. (2006). Postoperative Management Protocol for Incidental Dural Tears During Degenerative Lumbar Spine Surgery. 163 indexed citations
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Khan, Mustafa H., Patrick N. Smith, & William F. Donaldson. (2005). Acute Quadriparesis Caused by Calcification of the Entire Cervical Ligamentum Flavum in a White Female—Report of An Unusual Case And A Brief Review of the Literature. Spine. 30(22). E687–E691. 14 indexed citations
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DeFrate, Louis E., Lars G. Gilbertson, Seong-Hwan Moon, et al.. (1999). Magnetic tracking/virtual reality based system for comprehensive kinematic assessment of the cervical spine. 63–64. 3 indexed citations
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Kraus, David R., et al.. (1991). Incidence of Subaxial Subluxation in Patients with Generalized Rheumatoid Arthritis Who Have Had Previous Occipital Cervical Fusions. Spine. 16(10 Suppl). S486–S489. 68 indexed citations

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