Yasuo Niki

3.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
127 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Yasuo Niki is a scholar working on Surgery, Rheumatology and Orthopedics and Sports Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Yasuo Niki has authored 127 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 92 papers in Surgery, 35 papers in Rheumatology and 30 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine. Recurrent topics in Yasuo Niki's work include Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes (68 papers), Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques (43 papers) and Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty (31 papers). Yasuo Niki is often cited by papers focused on Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes (68 papers), Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques (43 papers) and Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty (31 papers). Yasuo Niki collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and United Kingdom. Yasuo Niki's co-authors include Yoshiaki Toyama, Hideo Matsumoto, Kengo Harato, Yasunori Suda, Taku Yatabe, Shinichi Maeno, Hideo Morioka, Atsushi Funayama, Junzo Tanaka and Tsunemasa Taguchi and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and The Journal of Immunology.

In The Last Decade

Yasuo Niki

126 papers receiving 2.7k citations

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The effect of calcium ion concentration on osteoblast viability, proliferation and differentiation in monolayer and 3D culture

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Occult proximal femoral fracture with radiating leg pain masquerading as sciatica: a case report 2023 ·Journal of Medical Case Reports ·(unknown), (unknown), Osahiko Tsuji, (unknown), Arihiko Kanaji, Yasuo Niki, Masaya Nakamura, Morio Matsumoto	0
2	Effects of Dual Task Interference on Biomechanics of the Entire Lower Extremity During the Drop Vertical Jump 2022 ·Journal of Human Kinetics ·Satoshi Imai, Kengo Harato, (unknown), Shu Kobayashi, Yasuo Niki, Kazuki Sato, Takeo Nagura	14
3	Increased migratory activity and cartilage regeneration by superficial-zone chondrocytes in enzymatically treated cartilage explants 2022 ·BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders ·(unknown), Yasuo Niki, Toshiyuki Kikuchi, Yasuo Yoshihara, (unknown), Koichi Nemoto, Kazuhiro Chiba, Arihiko Kanaji, Morio Matsumoto, Masaya Nakamura	14
4	Kinematically Aligned Total Knee Arthroplasty Using Medial Pivot Knee Prosthesis Enhances Medial Pivot Motion: A Comparative Kinematic Study With Mechanically Aligned Total Knee Arthroplasty 2021 ·Arthroplasty Today ·(unknown), Yasuo Niki, Yuji Kuroyanagi, Shu Kobayashi, Kengo Harato, (unknown), Takeo Nagura	16
5	Correlation between weight-bearing asymmetry and bone mineral density in patients with bilateral knee osteoarthritis 2021 ·Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research ·(unknown), Kengo Harato, (unknown), Shu Kobayashi, Yasuo Niki, Takeo Nagura	2
6	Radiographic evaluation of patellofemoral alignment in kinematically aligned total knee arthroplasty: A comparative study with mechanically aligned total knee arthroplasty 2020 ·Journal of Orthopaedic Science ·(unknown), Yasuo Niki, Shu Kobayashi, Kengo Harato, Takeo Nagura, Morio Matsumoto, Masaya Nakamura	6
7	Who Will Benefit From Kinematically Aligned Total Knee Arthroplasty? Perspectives on Patient-Reported Outcome Measures 2019 ·The Journal of Arthroplasty ·Yasuo Niki, Takeo Nagura, Shu Kobayashi, (unknown), Kengo Harato	18
8	A gait analysis using wearable devices on activities of daily life in patients with knee osteoarthritis 2018 ·Osteoarthritis and Cartilage ·(unknown), Kengo Harato, Akira Sakurai, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Yasuo Niki, S Kobayashi, Naomichi Ogihara, Morio Matsumoto, Masaya Nakamura, Takeo Nagura	1
9	Comparison between cylindrical axis-reference and articular surface-reference femoral bone cut for total knee arthroplasty 2016 ·Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy ·Yasuo Niki, (unknown), (unknown), Kengo Harato, Yasunori Suda	13
10	Effects of Reduction Osteotomy on Gap Balancing During Total Knee Arthroplasty for Severe Varus Deformity 2015 ·The Journal of Arthroplasty ·Yasuo Niki, Kengo Harato, (unknown), Yasunori Suda, Masaya Nakamura, Morio Matsumoto	17
11	Increased medially oriented ground reaction force during gait in patients with varus knee osteoarthritis can be treat target to reduce medial compartment loads 2014 ·Osteoarthritis and Cartilage ·Takeo Nagura, Yasuo Niki, Kengo Harato, Yuji Kuroyanagi, Yoshimori Kiriyama, Tomoharu Mochizuki, Yoshitaka Suda	4
12	Mycobacterium tuberculosis promotes arthritis development through toll-like receptor 2 2014 ·Journal of Bone and Mineral Metabolism ·Hiroya Kanagawa, Yasuo Niki, Tami Kobayashi, Yuiko Sato, Eri Katsuyama, Atsuhiro Fujie, Hao Wu, Kana Miyamoto, Toshimi Tando, Ryuichi Watanabe, Mayu Morita, Hideo Morioka, Morio Matsumoto, Yoshiaki Toyama, Takeshi Miyamoto	16
13	Interleukin-1 Receptor-associated Kinase-4 (IRAK4) Promotes Inflammatory Osteolysis by Activating Osteoclasts and Inhibiting Formation of Foreign Body Giant Cells 2014 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Eri Katsuyama, Hiroya Miyamoto, Tami Kobayashi, Yuiko Sato, Hao Wu, Hiroya Kanagawa, Atsuhiro Fujie, Toshimi Tando, Ryuichi Watanabe, Mayu Morita, Kana Miyamoto, Yasuo Niki, Hideo Morioka, Morio Matsumoto, Yoshiaki Toyama, Takeshi Miyamoto	32
14	Economic Impact of Venous Thromboembolism Following Major Orthopaedic Surgery in Japan 2013 ·Value in Health Regional Issues ·Shinro Takai, Masao Akagi, Bruce Crawford, (unknown), Tokifumi Majima, Hiroshi Mikami, Yasuo Niki, Sakae Tanaka, Hiroshi Tsumura	5
15	Accuracy of Implant Positioning for Minimally Invasive Total Knee Arthroplasty in Patients With Severe Varus Deformity 2010 ·The Journal of Arthroplasty ·Yasuo Niki, Hideo Matsumoto, Toshiro Otani, Hiroyuki Enomoto, Yoshiaki Toyama, Yasunori Suda	20
16	Localized pigmented villonodular synovitis presenting as a loose body following minor trauma in the knee: A case report 2007 ·The Knee ·Hiroya Kanagawa, Yasuo Niki, Hideo Matsumoto, Naoto Kosaki, Hiroyuki Enomoto, Hideo Morioka, Yoshiaki Toyama, Yasunori Suda	4
17	Five types of inflammatory arthritis following total knee arthroplasty 2007 ·Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A ·Yasuo Niki, Hideo Matsumoto, Toshiro Otani, Taisuke Tomatsu, Yoshiaki Toyama	13
18	How Much Sterile Saline Should be Used for Efficient Lavage During Total Knee Arthroplasty? Effects of Pulse Lavage Irrigation on Removal of Bone and Cement Debris 2006 ·The Journal of Arthroplasty ·Yasuo Niki, Hideo Matsumoto, Toshiro Otani, Taisuke Tomatsu, Yoshiaki Toyama	33
19	Membrane-Associated IL-1 Contributes to Chronic Synovitis and Cartilage Destruction in Human IL-1α Transgenic Mice 2004 ·The Journal of Immunology ·Yasuo Niki, Harumoto Yamada, Toshiyuki Kikuchi, Yoshiaki Toyama, Hideo Matsumoto, Kyosuke Fujikawa, Norihiro Tada	61
20	Gigantic popliteal synovial cyst caused by wear particles after total knee arthroplasty 2003 ·The Journal of Arthroplasty ·Yasuo Niki, Hideo Matsumoto, Toshiro Otani, Fumihiro Yoshimine, Wataru Inokuchi, (unknown)	19

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