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Richard Fessler

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Name Number of Publications Most Recent Publication Publications by All Authors Concept Score Why?
Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures
94
2023
300
17.970
Why?
Spinal Fusion
69
2023
516
11.230
Why?
Lumbar Vertebrae
58
2023
487
9.360
Why?
Diskectomy
29
2022
195
6.430
Why?
Thoracic Vertebrae
27
2018
111
6.140
Why?
Intervertebral Disc Displacement
25
2022
118
5.480
Why?
Decompression, Surgical
22
2017
141
5.470
Why?
Neurosurgical Procedures
24
2021
150
5.410
Why?
Spine
21
2021
121
5.110
Why?
Scoliosis
14
2023
34
4.700
Why?
Postoperative Complications
46
2023
957
4.350
Why?
Spinal Cord Injuries
9
2023
47
4.100
Why?
Cervical Vertebrae
20
2022
349
3.910
Why?
Spinal Diseases
18
2021
150
3.720
Why?
Treatment Outcome
75
2023
3476
3.380
Why?
Lordosis
14
2022
42
3.360
Why?
Endoscopy
15
2012
181
3.080
Why?
Humans
184
2023
29361
3.030
Why?
Spinal Stenosis
8
2015
52
2.890
Why?
Spondylolisthesis
11
2023
51
2.890
Why?
Middle Aged
107
2023
9823
2.840
Why?
Intervertebral Disc Degeneration
7
2022
116
2.810
Why?
Microsurgery
12
2022
40
2.530
Why?
Radiculopathy
7
2022
62
2.470
Why?
Female
111
2023
16211
2.470
Why?
Spinal Cord Compression
10
2016
31
2.390
Why?
Male
105
2023
15637
2.340
Why?
Spinal Cord Neoplasms
8
2015
34
2.330
Why?
Spondylosis
7
2019
32
2.260
Why?
Laminectomy
10
2014
64
2.170
Why?
Retrospective Studies
51
2023
3273
2.140
Why?
Aged
78
2023
9447
2.080
Why?
Spinal Curvatures
9
2020
13
1.970
Why?
Adult
78
2023
8604
1.960
Why?
Bone Screws
13
2017
182
1.810
Why?
Orthopedic Procedures
7
2018
317
1.790
Why?
Patient Reported Outcome Measures
4
2021
379
1.790
Why?
Spinal Cord
8
2023
103
1.790
Why?
Foraminotomy
4
2019
8
1.720
Why?
Pedicle Screws
3
2015
17
1.520
Why?
Fluoroscopy
6
2016
52
1.360
Why?
Low Back Pain
6
2015
139
1.310
Why?
Length of Stay
13
2021
317
1.310
Why?
Quality of Life
8
2021
664
1.220
Why?
Prostheses and Implants
5
2009
167
1.150
Why?
Embolization, Therapeutic
3
2022
26
1.120
Why?
Spinal Neoplasms
7
2013
36
1.120
Why?
Sacrum
5
2018
27
1.110
Why?
Patient Satisfaction
2
2021
295
1.100
Why?
Follow-Up Studies
27
2021
1829
1.090
Why?
Intervertebral Disc
5
2010
212
1.030
Why?
Back Pain
11
2023
63
1.030
Why?
Spinal Fractures
7
2009
60
1.020
Why?
Mental Health
3
2021
105
1.010
Why?
Spinal Cord Diseases
5
2013
51
0.970
Why?
Diskectomy, Percutaneous
3
2010
6
0.950
Why?
Pain Measurement
13
2021
462
0.920
Why?
Intraoperative Complications
3
2015
68
0.900
Why?
Drainage
1
2023
50
0.900
Why?
Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring
2
2021
11
0.900
Why?
Dura Mater
3
2020
20
0.890
Why?
Oligodendrocyte Precursor Cells
1
2022
1
0.870
Why?
Cervical Cord
1
2022
2
0.870
Why?
Neck Injuries
1
2022
3
0.870
Why?
Dysbiosis
1
2023
64
0.870
Why?
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
17
2017
1220
0.800
Why?
Atlanto-Occipital Joint
3
2015
18
0.770
Why?
Spinal Osteophytosis
3
2007
14
0.760
Why?
Bone Transplantation
4
2015
224
0.750
Why?
Cellular Reprogramming
1
2020
5
0.740
Why?
Pluripotent Stem Cells
1
2020
6
0.740
Why?
Motivation
1
2020
100
0.730
Why?
Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells
1
2020
16
0.720
Why?
Radiography
20
2017
678
0.700
Why?
Cohort Studies
10
2021
1939
0.700
Why?
Kyphosis
5
2020
25
0.690
Why?
Neurodegenerative Diseases
1
2020
117
0.680
Why?
Disability Evaluation
12
2018
327
0.670
Why?
Reoperation
15
2020
933
0.670
Why?
Aged, 80 and over
22
2021
4851
0.650
Why?
Prospective Studies
13
2021
1812
0.650
Why?
Blood Loss, Surgical
7
2015
64
0.640
Why?
Ependymoma
2
2009
11
0.640
Why?
Osteotomy
3
2019
163
0.640
Why?
Patient Readmission
2
2017
123
0.630
Why?
Natural Orifice Endoscopic Surgery
1
2017
2
0.610
Why?
Muscular Diseases
1
2017
18
0.600
Why?
Video Recording
2
2013
47
0.590
Why?
Pyramidal Tracts
1
2016
4
0.580
Why?
Wounds, Gunshot
1
2016
3
0.580
Why?
Brown-Sequard Syndrome
1
2016
4
0.580
Why?
Central Nervous System Vascular Malformations
1
2016
4
0.580
Why?
Young Adult
11
2018
1935
0.570
Why?
Age of Onset
1
2016
108
0.570
Why?
Foreign-Body Migration
2
2015
25
0.560
Why?
Atlanto-Axial Joint
2
2015
18
0.550
Why?
Health Care Costs
2
2016
70
0.550
Why?
Spondylolysis
1
2015
3
0.540
Why?
Propensity Score
3
2023
34
0.540
Why?
Thoracoscopy
3
2014
16
0.510
Why?
Athletes
1
2015
76
0.510
Why?
Postoperative Care
6
2021
127
0.510
Why?
Neurosurgery
3
2015
49
0.510
Why?
Hypothermia, Induced
1
2014
21
0.490
Why?
Quality of Health Care
1
2015
137
0.490
Why?
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
9
2016
770
0.480
Why?
Hernia
1
2014
7
0.480
Why?
Neuroendoscopy
2
2013
8
0.480
Why?
Herniorrhaphy
1
2014
27
0.480
Why?
Adolescent
12
2023
2280
0.480
Why?
Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea
1
2013
10
0.470
Why?
Osteoporosis
2
2006
83
0.470
Why?
Functional Laterality
1
2013
91
0.450
Why?
Vertebroplasty
2
2009
10
0.450
Why?
Spinal Nerve Roots
4
2003
29
0.440
Why?
Nerve Compression Syndromes
4
2003
26
0.440
Why?
Sarcoma, Myeloid
1
2012
4
0.430
Why?
Imaging, Three-Dimensional
1
2013
222
0.430
Why?
Databases, Factual
8
2018
330
0.420
Why?
Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute
1
2012
44
0.420
Why?
Syringomyelia
3
2007
12
0.420
Why?
Parkinson Disease
1
2020
1164
0.400
Why?
Obesity
2
2015
290
0.380
Why?
Costs and Cost Analysis
3
2019
36
0.350
Why?
Posture
4
2018
78
0.350
Why?
Zygapophyseal Joint
3
2006
44
0.350
Why?
Intracranial Aneurysm
1
2009
30
0.350
Why?
Carcinoma in Situ
1
2009
9
0.340
Why?
Stents
1
2009
76
0.340
Why?
Checklist
2
2023
36
0.330
Why?
Surgical Wound Infection
1
2009
97
0.320
Why?
Evoked Potentials, Motor
3
2021
10
0.320
Why?
Subarachnoid Space
1
2007
8
0.320
Why?
Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts
1
2007
8
0.320
Why?
Congenital Abnormalities
2
2017
7
0.310
Why?
Age Factors
4
2018
845
0.310
Why?
Recurrence
5
2012
350
0.300
Why?
Rhizotomy
1
2006
2
0.290
Why?
Models, Biological
1
2009
344
0.290
Why?
Range of Motion, Articular
4
2015
699
0.280
Why?
Cysts
1
2006
16
0.280
Why?
Intermittent Claudication
1
2006
4
0.280
Why?
Biomechanical Phenomena
4
2015
669
0.280
Why?
Evoked Potentials, Somatosensory
3
2021
9
0.280
Why?
Cadaver
4
2009
359
0.280
Why?
Arthroplasty
2
2022
136
0.270
Why?
Paralysis
2
2023
19
0.270
Why?
Incidence
4
2015
756
0.270
Why?
Nervous System Diseases
3
2012
145
0.260
Why?
Electric Stimulation Therapy
2
2003
44
0.250
Why?
Movement
1
2005
143
0.250
Why?
Pelvis
3
2018
30
0.240
Why?
Cell Differentiation
2
2020
146
0.230
Why?
Tuberculosis, Spinal
1
2003
2
0.230
Why?
Decompression
1
2023
20
0.230
Why?
Intervertebral Disc Chemolysis
1
2003
5
0.230
Why?
Frailty
1
2023
38
0.220
Why?
Central Nervous System
1
2023
56
0.220
Why?
Electromyography
2
2021
78
0.220
Why?
Tacrolimus
1
2022
12
0.220
Why?
Varicose Veins
1
2022
3
0.220
Why?
Hypesthesia
1
2022
8
0.220
Why?
Recovery of Function
3
2015
290
0.220
Why?
Surgery, Computer-Assisted
2
2016
60
0.220
Why?
Lumbosacral Region
4
2017
69
0.210
Why?
Feasibility Studies
5
2009
227
0.210
Why?
Benzophenones
1
2021
27
0.200
Why?
Polymers
1
2021
42
0.200
Why?
Decision Making
2
2014
220
0.200
Why?
Internal Fixators
3
2004
54
0.200
Why?
Fracture Fixation, Internal
2
1999
71
0.200
Why?
Muscle, Skeletal
2
2017
349
0.200
Why?
Convalescence
1
2020
7
0.190
Why?
Polyethylene Glycols
1
2021
55
0.190
Why?
Pain
2
2020
391
0.190
Why?
Leg
1
2020
49
0.190
Why?
Postoperative Period
3
2017
288
0.190
Why?
Genomic Instability
1
2020
7
0.190
Why?
Regenerative Medicine
1
2020
5
0.180
Why?
Minimal Clinically Important Difference
1
2021
106
0.180
Why?
Time Factors
4
2013
1618
0.180
Why?
Allografts
1
2021
180
0.180
Why?
Cervical Atlas
1
1999
4
0.180
Why?
Axis, Cervical Vertebra
1
1999
9
0.180
Why?
Models, Anatomic
2
2010
52
0.180
Why?
Pain, Postoperative
2
2013
314
0.180
Why?
Algorithms
3
2019
400
0.170
Why?
Biocompatible Materials
1
2020
114
0.170
Why?
Neck
1
2019
33
0.170
Why?
Bone Plates
1
2019
54
0.170
Why?
Finite Element Analysis
2
2009
44
0.170
Why?
Rehabilitation Centers
1
2018
4
0.170
Why?
Home Care Services
1
2018
20
0.160
Why?
Analgesics, Opioid
1
2021
215
0.160
Why?
Operative Time
2
2016
80
0.160
Why?
Diagnosis-Related Groups
1
2017
10
0.160
Why?
Patient Selection
1
2019
232
0.160
Why?
Arthroscopy
1
2005
811
0.160
Why?
Cost-Benefit Analysis
2
2015
144
0.150
Why?
Blood Transfusion
1
2017
64
0.150
Why?
Muscle Denervation
1
2017
3
0.150
Why?
Constriction, Pathologic
1
2017
26
0.150
Why?
Activities of Daily Living
1
2020
502
0.150
Why?
Single-Blind Method
1
2017
118
0.150
Why?
Medicare
1
2017
121
0.150
Why?
Angiography, Digital Subtraction
1
2016
3
0.150
Why?
Anemia
1
2017
97
0.140
Why?
Intensive Care Units
1
2019
301
0.140
Why?
Musculoskeletal Abnormalities
1
2015
1
0.140
Why?
Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
1
2017
219
0.140
Why?
Joint Instability
3
1999
387
0.140
Why?
Nerve Degeneration
1
1996
55
0.130
Why?
Fetal Tissue Transplantation
3
2001
35
0.130
Why?
Quality Indicators, Health Care
1
2015
39
0.130
Why?
Defensive Medicine
1
2015
1
0.130
Why?
Risk Factors
4
2016
2446
0.130
Why?
Health Surveys
1
2015
96
0.130
Why?
Pseudarthrosis
2
2011
12
0.130
Why?
Narcotics
3
2005
34
0.130
Why?
Brain Diseases
2
2000
82
0.130
Why?
Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak
1
2013
18
0.120
Why?
Subdural Effusion
2
2003
7
0.120
Why?
Astrocytoma
1
2013
24
0.120
Why?
Central Cord Syndrome
1
2013
1
0.120
Why?
Lumbosacral Plexus
1
2013
6
0.120
Why?
Methylprednisolone Hemisuccinate
1
1993
2
0.110
Why?
Body Mass Index
1
2015
427
0.110
Why?
Intraoperative Care
2
2012
44
0.110
Why?
Methylprednisolone
1
1993
24
0.110
Why?
Odontoid Process
1
1992
10
0.110
Why?
Tarlov Cysts
1
2012
1
0.110
Why?
Multivariate Analysis
1
2013
324
0.110
Why?
Bupivacaine
1
1993
54
0.110
Why?
Prone Position
1
2012
29
0.110
Why?
Glioblastoma
1
2012
10
0.110
Why?
Logistic Models
1
2013
407
0.110
Why?
Monitoring, Intraoperative
1
2012
37
0.110
Why?
Chondrocytes
3
2006
197
0.110
Why?
Calcinosis
1
2012
47
0.110
Why?
Self Report
1
2013
218
0.110
Why?
Lipomatosis
1
1992
4
0.110
Why?
Anti-Inflammatory Agents
1
1993
100
0.110
Why?
Evidence-Based Medicine
1
2013
206
0.100
Why?
Guidelines as Topic
1
2012
67
0.100
Why?
Abdominal Injuries
1
2011
4
0.100
Why?
Psoas Muscles
1
2011
6
0.100
Why?
Prednisone
1
1992
67
0.100
Why?
Polyradiculopathy
1
2011
2
0.100
Why?
Brain Neoplasms
1
2012
124
0.100
Why?
Computer Simulation
2
2010
218
0.100
Why?
Visual Analog Scale
3
2017
49
0.100
Why?
Neurologic Examination
3
1998
146
0.100
Why?
Case-Control Studies
2
2018
638
0.090
Why?
Breast Neoplasms
1
2013
329
0.090
Why?
Endoscopes
2
2007
10
0.090
Why?
Ribs
1
2009
15
0.090
Why?
Polymethacrylic Acids
1
2009
5
0.090
Why?
Fractures, Compression
1
2009
7
0.090
Why?
Cerebral Angiography
1
2009
29
0.090
Why?
Mycetoma
1
1989
1
0.090
Why?
Clinical Trials as Topic
2
2014
324
0.090
Why?
Cranial Sinuses
1
1989
5
0.090
Why?
Elastic Modulus
1
2009
12
0.090
Why?
Compressive Strength
1
2009
28
0.090
Why?
Motion
1
2009
24
0.090
Why?
Stress, Mechanical
1
2009
166
0.080
Why?
Ultrasonography
2
2007
226
0.080
Why?
Weight-Bearing
1
2009
164
0.080
Why?
Epidural Space
2
2022
24
0.080
Why?
Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted
1
2008
17
0.080
Why?
Meningioma
2
2000
18
0.080
Why?
Sensation Disorders
2
1999
13
0.080
Why?
Aging
2
2011
1594
0.080
Why?
Neural Tube Defects
1
2007
8
0.070
Why?
Prognosis
3
2016
840
0.070
Why?
Microscopy
1
2007
12
0.070
Why?
Health Status
1
2008
227
0.070
Why?
Dissection
1
2007
27
0.070
Why?
Laser Therapy
1
2006
13
0.070
Why?
Spinal Canal
1
2006
15
0.070
Why?
Equipment Design
1
2007
185
0.070
Why?
Animals
4
2003
4577
0.060
Why?
Synovial Cyst
1
2004
4
0.060
Why?
Reproducibility of Results
2
2018
788
0.060
Why?
Radiography, Interventional
1
2003
24
0.060
Why?
History, 18th Century
1
2003
8
0.060
Why?
History, Ancient
1
2003
7
0.060
Why?
Chemotaxis
1
2003
7
0.060
Why?
Tissue Preservation
1
2003
6
0.060
Why?
Antitubercular Agents
1
2003
16
0.060
Why?
Osteoclasts
1
2003
19
0.060
Why?
Mesoderm
1
2003
19
0.060
Why?
Cell Division
1
2003
114
0.060
Why?
Pregnancy Complications
1
2003
52
0.060
Why?
Mouth
1
2002
11
0.060
Why?
Polymethyl Methacrylate
1
2002
14
0.060
Why?
Bone Matrix
1
2003
28
0.060
Why?
History, 20th Century
1
2003
84
0.060
Why?
Combined Modality Therapy
2
2015
364
0.060
Why?
Osteoblasts
1
2003
63
0.060
Why?
Pharynx
1
2002
14
0.060
Why?
Bone Remodeling
1
2003
46
0.060
Why?
Models, Animal
1
2003
126
0.050
Why?
Transplantation, Autologous
1
2003
195
0.050
Why?
Consensus
1
2023
104
0.050
Why?
Neck Pain
1
2002
32
0.050
Why?
Osteogenesis
1
2003
99
0.050
Why?
Bone Regeneration
1
2003
73
0.050
Why?
Rabbits
1
2003
283
0.050
Why?
Bone Cements
1
2002
99
0.050
Why?
Pregnancy
1
2003
404
0.050
Why?
Survival Rate
2
2013
349
0.050
Why?
Bacterial Infections
2
2004
69
0.050
Why?
Transplantation, Homologous
1
2003
277
0.050
Why?
Multicenter Studies as Topic
1
2021
75
0.050
Why?
Molecular Biology
1
2000
14
0.050
Why?
Growth Substances
1
2000
41
0.050
Why?
Granuloma
1
2000
13
0.050
Why?
Collagen
1
2000
102
0.050
Why?
Meningeal Neoplasms
1
2000
13
0.050
Why?
Surveys and Questionnaires
2
2015
1184
0.050
Why?
Sarcoidosis
1
2000
13
0.050
Why?
Cell Survival
1
2000
169
0.050
Why?
United States
2
2017
2332
0.050
Why?
Cell Movement
1
2000
105
0.050
Why?
Inflammation Mediators
1
2000
83
0.050
Why?
Immobilization
1
1999
14
0.050
Why?
Orthopedic Fixation Devices
2
1997
24
0.040
Why?
Proteoglycans
1
2000
337
0.040
Why?
Thoracotomy
1
1998
22
0.040
Why?
Observer Variation
1
2018
118
0.040
Why?
Survival Analysis
1
1998
298
0.040
Why?
Surgeons
1
2018
76
0.040
Why?
Wound Healing
1
1997
168
0.030
Why?
Inpatients
1
2017
141
0.030
Why?
Osteomyelitis
2
1992
22
0.030
Why?
Malpractice
1
2015
10
0.030
Why?
Longitudinal Ligaments
1
1994
2
0.030
Why?
Fascia
1
1994
9
0.030
Why?
Gelatin Sponge, Absorbable
1
1994
5
0.030
Why?
Prevalence
1
2016
491
0.030
Why?
Pleural Effusion
1
1994
10
0.030
Why?
Cell Transplantation
1
1994
29
0.030
Why?
Neurilemmoma
1
1994
13
0.030
Why?
Dogs
2
1993
253
0.030
Why?
Risk
1
2015
217
0.030
Why?
Patient-Centered Care
1
2015
61
0.030
Why?
SEER Program
1
2013
38
0.030
Why?
Contraindications
1
1993
41
0.030
Why?
Hospitalization
1
2016
317
0.030
Why?
Delivery of Health Care
1
2015
152
0.030
Why?
Intraoperative Period
1
1993
29
0.030
Why?
ROC Curve
1
2013
138
0.030
Why?
Child
1
1997
1345
0.030
Why?
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
1
2012
17
0.030
Why?
Neoplasm Staging
1
2013
340
0.030
Why?
Spinal Injuries
1
1993
28
0.030
Why?
Drug Therapy, Combination
1
1993
241
0.030
Why?
Disease Management
1
2013
114
0.030
Why?
Myelography
1
1992
9
0.030
Why?
Adrenal Cortex Hormones
1
1993
100
0.030
Why?
Diagnostic Imaging
1
1993
90
0.030
Why?
Severity of Illness Index
1
2016
1113
0.030
Why?
Surgical Flaps
1
1992
49
0.030
Why?
Pleura
1
1991
9
0.030
Why?
Contrast Media
1
2012
125
0.030
Why?
Morbidity
1
2011
63
0.030
Why?
Surgical Procedures, Operative
1
1991
31
0.030
Why?
Fractures, Bone
1
1992
75
0.030
Why?
Debridement
2
2004
100
0.020
Why?
Orthopedics
1
1993
127
0.020
Why?
Scapula
1
1991
79
0.020
Why?
Muscular Atrophy
1
2010
6
0.020
Why?
Arthrodesis
1
2010
40
0.020
Why?
Pseudallescheria
1
1989
1
0.020
Why?
Endpoint Determination
1
2009
28
0.020
Why?
Movement Disorders
1
2010
141
0.020
Why?
Arthritis, Rheumatoid
1
1992
358
0.020
Why?
Spondylitis, Ankylosing
1
2008
44
0.020
Why?
Crystallization
1
2006
5
0.020
Why?
Risk Assessment
1
2009
678
0.020
Why?
Chondrocalcinosis
1
2006
5
0.020
Why?
Neovascularization, Physiologic
1
2006
22
0.020
Why?
Age Distribution
1
2006
94
0.020
Why?
Preoperative Care
1
2006
135
0.020
Why?
Synovial Membrane
1
2006
81
0.020
Why?
Central Nervous System Fungal Infections
1
2004
3
0.020
Why?
Periaqueductal Gray
1
1984
2
0.020
Why?
Stereotaxic Techniques
1
1984
27
0.020
Why?
H-Reflex
1
2001
1
0.010
Why?
Median Nerve
1
2001
1
0.010
Why?
Tibial Nerve
1
2001
7
0.010
Why?
Neural Conduction
1
2001
8
0.010
Why?
Necrosis
1
2000
26
0.010
Why?
Action Potentials
1
2001
137
0.010
Why?
Pilot Projects
1
2001
394
0.010
Why?
Diagnosis, Differential
1
2000
389
0.010
Why?
Work
1
1996
10
0.010
Why?
Extremities
1
1996
31
0.010
Why?
Antidepressive Agents
1
1996
100
0.010
Why?
Analgesics
1
1996
108
0.010
Why?
Chronic Disease
1
1996
495
0.010
Why?
Anti-Bacterial Agents
1
1997
402
0.010
Why?
Equipment Failure
1
1992
51
0.010
Why?
Electrodes, Implanted
1
1984
46
0.000
Why?
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