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Most cited papers in Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology

Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology

What are the most cited papers in Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology?

The most cited paper in Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology is "The Oswestry Disability Index" (Jeremy C. T. Fairbank, Paul B. Pynsent, 2000), with 5,809 citations. Next come "Measures of adult pain: Visual Analog Scale for Pain (VAS Pain), Numeric Rating Scale for Pain (NRS Pain), McGill Pain Questionnaire (MPQ), Short‐Form McGill Pain Questionnaire (SF‐MPQ), Chronic Pain Grade Scale (CPGS), Short Form‐36 Bodily Pain Scale (SF‐36 BPS), and Measure of Intermittent and Constant Osteoarthritis Pain (ICOAP)" (4,981) and "Magnetic Resonance Classification of Lumbar Intervertebral Disc Degeneration" (4,061).

Showing 50 of 99 papers. Every paper with more than 1,109 citations is listed.

Most cited papers, sortable by citations and release date
#Paper
1 The Oswestry Disability Index Jeremy C. T. Fairbank, Paul B. Pynsent · Spine Nov 2000 5,809
2 Measures of adult pain: Visual Analog Scale for Pain (VAS Pain), Numeric Rating Scale for Pain (NRS Pain), McGill Pain Questionnaire (MPQ), Short‐Form McGill Pain Questionnaire (SF‐MPQ), Chronic Pain Grade Scale (CPGS), Short Form‐36 Bodily Pain Scale (SF‐36 BPS), and Measure of Intermittent and Constant Osteoarthritis Pain (ICOAP) GILLIAN A. HAWKER, Samra Mian, Tetyana Kendzerska et al. · Arthritis Care & Research Nov 2011 4,981
3 Magnetic Resonance Classification of Lumbar Intervertebral Disc Degeneration Christian W. A. Pfirrmann, Alexander Metzdorf, Marco Zanetti et al. · Spine Sep 2001 4,061
4 The development of Assessment of SpondyloArthritis international Society classification criteria for axial spondyloarthritis (part II): validation and final selection Martín Rudwaleit et al. · Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases Open access 18 Mar 2009 3,707
5 A Study of the Natural History of Back Pain Martin O Roland, Richard William Morris · Spine Mar 1983 3,409
6 Noninvasive Treatments for Acute, Subacute, and Chronic Low Back Pain: A Clinical Practice Guideline From the American College of Physicians Amir Qaseem, Timothy J Wilt, Robert McLean et al. · Annals of Internal Medicine 13 Feb 2017 3,325
7 The global burden of low back pain: estimates from the Global Burden of Disease 2010 study Damian Hoy, LYN M. MARCH, Peter Brooks et al. · Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases Open access 25 Mar 2014 3,263
8 Epidemiological features of chronic low-back pain Gunnar B. J. Andersson · The Lancet Aug 1999 3,208
9 A new approach to defining disease status in ankylosing spondylitis: the Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index. Sylvester Garrett, T Jenkinson, L G Kennedy et al. · PubMed Dec 1994 3,163
10 The Neck Disability Index: a study of reliability and validity. Howard T. Vernon, Silvano A Mior · PubMed Sep 1991 3,081
11 A systematic review of the global prevalence of low back pain Damian Hoy, Christopher J Bain, Gail Williams et al. · Arthritis & Rheumatism Review 9 Jan 2012 3,058
12 Diagnosis and Treatment of Low Back Pain: A Joint Clinical Practice Guideline from the American College of Physicians and the American Pain Society Roger Chou, Amir Qaseem, Vincenza T. Snow et al. · Annals of Internal Medicine 2 Oct 2007 2,756
13 Chapter 4 European guidelines for the management of chronic nonspecific low back pain Olavi V.P. Airaksinen, Jens Ivar Brox, Christine Cedraschi et al. · European Spine Journal Open access Mar 2006 2,637
14 The Three Column Spine and Its Significance in the Classification of Acute Thoracolumbar Spinal Injuries Francis Denis · Spine Nov 1983 2,589
15 Non-specific low back pain Christopher Gerard Maher, Martin R Underwood, Rachelle Buchbinder · The Lancet 15 Oct 2016 2,586
16 Prevention and treatment of low back pain: evidence, challenges, and promising directions Nadine Elizabeth Foster et al. · The Lancet Open access 21 Mar 2018 2,511
17 Abnormal magnetic-resonance scans of the cervical spine in asymptomatic subjects. A prospective investigation. Scott D. Boden, P R McCowin, D O Davis et al. · Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery Sep 1990 2,487
18 Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Lumbar Spine in People without Back Pain Maureen C. Jensen, Michael N Brant-Zawadzki, Nancy A. Obuchowski et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 14 Jul 1994 2,421
19 Direct decompressive surgical resection in the treatment of spinal cord compression caused by metastatic cancer: a randomised trial Roy A. Patchell, Phillip A. Tibbs, William F. Regine et al. · The Lancet 22 Jul 2005 2,396
20 The value of postural reduction in the initial management of closed injuries of the spine with paraplegia and tetraplegia Hans L. Frankel, Darrell Hancock, George H. Hyslop et al. · Spinal Cord Nov 1969 2,292
21 Chronic catheterization of the spinal subarachnoid space Tony L. Yaksh, Thomas A. Rudy · Physiology & Behavior Dec 1976 2,241
22 The Stabilizing System of the Spine. Part I. Function, Dysfunction, Adaptation, and Enhancement Manohar M. Panjabi · Journal of Spinal Disorders Dec 1992 2,187
23 The Erector Spinae Plane Block Mauricio Forero, Sanjib Das Adhikary, Hector Lopez et al. · Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine 2016 2,185
24 Degenerative disk disease: assessment of changes in vertebral body marrow with MR imaging. Michael T. Modic, P M Steinberg, Jeffrey S. Ross et al. · Radiology 1988 2,081
25 A systematic review of low back pain cost of illness studies in the United States and internationally Simon Dagenais, J. Jaime, Scott Haldeman · The Spine Journal Review 2008 2,078
26 A comprehensive classification of thoracic and lumbar injuries F. Magerl, Max Aebi, S. D. Gertzbein et al. · European Spine Journal Aug 1994 2,077
27 Abnormal magnetic-resonance scans of the lumbar spine in asymptomatic subjects. A prospective investigation. Scott D. Boden, D O Davis, T S Dina et al. · Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery Mar 1990 2,074
28 International Standards for Neurological and Functional Classification of Spinal Cord Injury Frederick Maynard, Michael B. Bracken, Graham H. Creasey et al. · Spinal Cord May 1997 2,059
29 Interpreting Change Scores for Pain and Functional Status in Low Back Pain Raymond Ostelo, Rick A. Deyo, Paul W. Stratford et al. · Spine Open access 2008 2,034
30 The Roland–Morris Disability Questionnaire and the Oswestry Disability Questionnaire Martin O Roland, Jeremy C. T. Fairbank · Spine Dec 2000 1,948
31 The Impact of Positive Sagittal Balance in Adult Spinal Deformity Steven D. Glassman, Keith H. Bridwell, John R. Dimar et al. · Spine Sep 2005 1,913
32 Non-specific low back pain Federico Balagué, Anne Frances Mannion, Ferrán Pellisé et al. · The Lancet Open access 13 Oct 2011 1,838
33 Role of cytokines in intervertebral disc degeneration: pain and disc content Makarand V. Risbud, Irving M. Shapiro · Nature Reviews Rheumatology ReviewOpen access 29 Oct 2013 1,822
34 Pelvic incidence: a fundamental pelvic parameter for three-dimensional regulation of spinal sagittal curves Jean Legaye, G. Duval-Beaup�re, C. Marty et al. · European Spine Journal Open access 5 May 1998 1,810
35 What is Intervertebral Disc Degeneration, and What Causes It? Michael A. Adams, Peter J. Roughley · Spine Aug 2006 1,798
36 Inefficient Muscular Stabilization of the Lumbar Spine Associated With Low Back Pain Paul W. Hodges, Carolyn A. Richardson · Spine Nov 1996 1,797
37 A Review of Psychological Risk Factors in Back and Neck Pain STEVEN JAMES LINTON · Spine May 2000 1,789
38 Bioactive glass in tissue engineering Mohamed N. Rahaman, Delbert E. Day, B. Sonny Bal et al. · Acta Biomaterialia Open access 30 Mar 2011 1,788
39 The Assessment of SpondyloArthritis international Society classification criteria for peripheral spondyloarthritis and for spondyloarthritis in general Martín Rudwaleit, Désirée van der Heijde, R. B. M. Landewé et al. · Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases Open access 25 Nov 2010 1,769
40 Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Lawrence G. Lenke, Randal R. Betz, Jürgen Harms et al. · Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery Aug 2001 1,750
41 Global, regional, and national burden of low back pain, 1990–2020, its attributable risk factors, and projections to 2050: a systematic analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 Manuela Loureiro Ferreira et al. · The Lancet Rheumatology Open access254 authors 22 May 2023 1,726
42 Scaffolding in tissue engineering: general approaches and tissue-specific considerations Barbara Pui Chan, Kam W. Leong · European Spine Journal Open access 12 Nov 2008 1,714
43 Radiculopathy and Myelopathy at Segments Adjacent to the Site of a Previous Anterior Cervical Arthrodesis* Alan S. Hilibrand, Gregory D. Carlson, Mark A. Palumbo et al. · Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery Apr 1999 1,692
44 Understanding the minimum clinically important difference: a review of concepts and methods Anne G. Copay, Brian R. Subach, Steven D. Glassman et al. · The Spine Journal 3 Apr 2007 1,691
45 Low Back Pain Richard A. Deyo, James N. Weinstein · New England Journal of Medicine Feb 2001 1,681
46 Lumbar Disc Disorders and Low-Back Pain: Socioeconomic Factors and Consequences Jeffrey Neil Katz · Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery Apr 2006 1,671
47 Clinical practice guidelines for the management of non-specific low back pain in primary care: an updated overview Crystian B. Oliveira, Christopher Gerard Maher, Rafael Zambelli Pinto et al. · European Spine Journal Open access 3 Jul 2018 1,669
48 A Systematic Review of Psychological Factors as Predictors of Chronicity/Disability in Prospective Cohorts of Low Back Pain Tamar Pincus, Kim A. Burton, Steven Kent Vogel et al. · Spine Review Mar 2002 1,646
49 Global low back pain prevalence and years lived with disability from 1990 to 2017: estimates from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 Aimin Wu, LYN M. MARCH, Xuan-Qi Zheng et al. · Annals of Translational Medicine Open access Mar 2020 1,620
50 The Stabilizing System of the Spine. Part II. Neutral Zone and Instability Hypothesis Manohar M. Panjabi · Journal of Spinal Disorders Dec 1992 1,584

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