| Low back pain in older adults: risk factors, management options and future directions AYL Wong, J Karppinen, D Samartzis Scoliosis and spinal disorders 12, 1-23, 2017 | 447 | 2017 |
| Magnetically controlled growing rods for severe spinal curvature in young children: a prospective case series KMC Cheung, JPY Cheung, D Samartzis, KC Mak, YW Wong, ... The Lancet 379 (9830), 1967-1974, 2012 | 348 | 2012 |
| Pathobiology of Modic changes S Dudli, AJ Fields, D Samartzis, J Karppinen, JC Lotz European Spine Journal 25, 3723-3734, 2016 | 340 | 2016 |
| A population-based study of juvenile disc degeneration and its association with overweight and obesity, low back pain, and diminished functional status D Samartzis, J Karppinen, F Mok, DYT Fong, KDK Luk, KMC Cheung JBJS 93 (7), 662-670, 2011 | 329 | 2011 |
| Is autograft the gold standard in achieving radiographic fusion in one-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion with rigid anterior plate fixation? D Samartzis, FH Shen, EJ Goldberg, HS An Spine 30 (15), 1756-1761, 2005 | 308 | 2005 |
| The association of lumbar intervertebral disc degeneration on magnetic resonance imaging with body mass index in overweight and obese adults: a population‐based study D Samartzis, J Karppinen, D Chan, KDK Luk, KMC Cheung Arthritis & Rheumatism 64 (5), 1488-1496, 2012 | 289 | 2012 |
| Modic changes of the lumbar spine: prevalence, risk factors, and association with disc degeneration and low back pain in a large-scale population-based cohort FPS Mok, D Samartzis, J Karppinen, DYT Fong, KDK Luk, KMC Cheung The spine journal 16 (1), 32-41, 2016 | 282 | 2016 |
| Comparison of allograft to autograft in multilevelanterior cervical discectomy and fusion with rigid plate fixation D Samartzis, FH Shen, DK Matthews, ST Yoon, EJ Goldberg, HS An The Spine Journal 3 (6), 451-459, 2003 | 279 | 2003 |
| Deciphering osteoarthritis genetics across 826,690 individuals from 9 populations CG Boer, K Hatzikotoulas, L Southam, L Stefánsdóttir, Y Zhang, ... Cell 184 (18), 4784-4818. e17, 2021 | 274 | 2021 |
| Deregulated miR‐155 promotes Fas‐mediated apoptosis in human intervertebral disc degeneration by targeting FADD and caspase‐3 HQ Wang, XD Yu, ZH Liu, X Cheng, D Samartzis, LT Jia, SX Wu, J Huang, ... The Journal of pathology 225 (2), 232-242, 2011 | 253 | 2011 |
| Degenerative magnetic resonance imaging changes in patients with chronic low back pain: a systematic review D Chou, D Samartzis, C Bellabarba, A Patel, KDK Luk, JMS Kisser, ... Spine 36, S43-S53, 2011 | 230 | 2011 |
| Classification of congenitally fused cervical patterns in Klippel-Feil patients: epidemiology and role in the development of cervical spine-related symptoms D Samartzis, J Herman, JP Lubicky, FH Shen Spine 31 (21), E798-E804, 2006 | 227 | 2006 |
| Intramedullary spinal cord tumors: part I—epidemiology, pathophysiology, and diagnosis D Samartzis, CC Gillis, P Shih, JE O'Toole, RG Fessler Global spine journal 5 (5), 425-435, 2015 | 210 | 2015 |
| Does rigid instrumentation increase the fusion rate in one-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion? D Samartzis, FH Shen, C Lyon, M Phillips, EJ Goldberg, HS An The Spine Journal 4 (6), 636-643, 2004 | 207 | 2004 |
| Minimally invasive techniques for lumbar interbody fusions FH Shen, D Samartzis, AJ Khanna, DG Anderson Orthopedic Clinics of North America 38 (3), 373-386, 2007 | 170 | 2007 |
| ISSLS prize winner: prevalence, determinants, and association of Schmorl nodes of the lumbar spine with disc degeneration: a population-based study of 2449 individuals FPS Mok, D Samartzis, J Karppinen, KDK Luk, DYT Fong, KMC Cheung Spine 35 (21), 1944-1952, 2010 | 163 | 2010 |
| Congenital lumbar spinal stenosis: a prospective, control-matched, cohort radiographic analysis K Singh, D Samartzis, AR Vaccaro, A Nassr, GB Andersson, ST Yoon, ... The Spine Journal 5 (6), 615-622, 2005 | 161 | 2005 |
| Nonsurgical management of acute and chronic low back pain FH Shen, D Samartzis, GBJ Andersson JAAOS-Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 14 (8), 477-487, 2006 | 157 | 2006 |
| Structure and biology of the intervertebral disk in health and disease WCW Chan, KL Sze, D Samartzis, VYL Leung, D Chan Orthopedic Clinics 42 (4), 447-464, 2011 | 151 | 2011 |
| Chronic low back pain: a heterogeneous condition with challenges for an evidence-based approach DR Fourney, G Andersson, PM Arnold, J Dettori, A Cahana, MG Fehlings, ... Spine 36, S1-S9, 2011 | 139 | 2011 |
Kenneth M C CheungChair Professor， Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University of Hong KongVerified email at hku.hk
