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The Vall d’Hebron Spine Research Unit (VHSRU) is a growing multidisciplinary group of professionals devoted to spinal disorders with an increasing impact in terms of number of publications, associated IF and research funding. VHSRU has published 198 articles in spine field, 40% of them Q1, with a total IF of 451,9.
Our research unit is organized in four research lines:
VHRSU has been involved as coordinator or collaborator in 25 funded research projects. VHRSU is currently coordinating 5 competitive projects granted by national and international institutions (Marató TV3, Eurospine, SRS, AO, GEER). One of our research projects, the European Spine Study Group (ESSG), has been very successful, with more than 60 published manuscripts and 244 podium presentations. All these projects allowed us to establish new synergies with other research centers and universities. We hope to expand this network in the future.
PMID: 37870985 Journal: Hepatology Communications Year: 2023 Reference: Hepatol Commun. 2023 Oct 18;7(11):e0273. doi: 10.1097/HC9.0000000000000273. eCollection 2023 Nov 1. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Albillos, Agustin; Ampuero, Javier; Andrade, Raul J; Angeli, Paolo; Arroyo, Vicente; Ballester, Maria Pilar; Belli, Luca; Berenguer, Marina; Berg, Thomas; Bongiovanni, Deborah et al. DOI: 10.1097/HC9.0000000000000273
PMID: 37906292 Journal: EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL Year: 2023 Reference: Eur Spine J. 2023 Oct 31. doi: 10.1007/s00586-023-07988-8. Impact factor: Publication type: Other (letters to the editor, abstracts, corrigendum, etc.) Authors: Alanay, Ahmet; Baldinotti, Anna; Bar-Or, Amit; Barkhof, Frederik; Haddad, Sleiman; Hauser, Stephen L; Kappos, Ludwig; Kleinstuck, Frank; Koendgen, Harold; Leppert, David et al. DOI: 10.1007/s00586-023-07988-8
PMID: 37903883 Journal: SURGICAL ENDOSCOPY AND OTHER INTERVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES Year: 2023 Reference: Surg Endosc. 2023 Oct 30. doi: 10.1007/s00464-023-10477-0. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Alanay, Ahmet; Antoniou, Stavros A; Balla, Andrea; Carrano, Francesco Maria; Dore, Suzanne; Haddad, Sleiman; Huo, Bright; Kaiser, Andreas M; Kleinstuck, Frank; Koraki, Eleni et al. DOI: 10.1007/s00464-023-10477-0
PMID: 38081300 Journal: Global Spine Journal Year: 2023 Reference: Global Spine J. 2023 Dec 11:21925682231212966. doi: 10.1177/21925682231212966. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Alanay, Ahmet; Ames, Christopher P; Bess, Shay; Burton, Douglas C; Chou, Dean; Daniels, Alan H; Gum, Jeffrey L; Gupta, Munish C; Haddad, Sleiman; Hart, Robert A et al. DOI: 10.1177/21925682231212966
PMID: 33496335 Journal: JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY Year: 2021 Reference: J Antimicrob Chemother. 2021 Mar 12;76(4):1085-1093. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkaa548. Impact factor: 5.79 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Pigrau, Carlos, Murillo, Oscar, Horcajada, Juan P, Gomez, Reinaldo Espindola, Riera, Melchor, Gasch, Oriol, Blanco, Silvia, Galindo, Nieves Sopena, Rabunal, Ramon, Haddad, Sleiman et al. DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkaa548
PMID: 33156283 Journal: SPINE Year: 2021 Reference: Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2021 Feb 15;46(4):E267-E273. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000003766. Impact factor: 3.468 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Lafage, Renaud, Lafage, Virginie, Pellise, Ferran, Haddad, Sleiman, Yilgor, Caglar, Nunez-Pereira, Susana, Gupta, Munish, Smith, Justin S, Shaffrey, Christopher, Schwab, Frank et al. DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000003766
PMID: 31673854 Journal: EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL Year: 2020 Reference: Eur Spine J. 2020 Jan;29(1):63-72. doi: 10.1007/s00586-019-06200-0. Epub 2019 Oct 31. Impact factor: 2.458 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Nakamura, Hiroaki, Obeid, Ibrahim, Alanay, Ahmet, Acaroglu, Emre, Perez-Grueso, Francisco Javier Sanchez, Hayashi, Kazunori, Boissiere, Louis, Guevara-Villazon, Fernando, Larrieu, Daniel, Bourghli, Anouar et al. DOI: 10.1007/s00586-019-06200-0
PMID: 31641904 Journal: EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL Year: 2020 Reference: Eur Spine J. 2020 Jan;29(1):54-62. doi: 10.1007/s00586-019-06176-x. Epub 2019 Oct 22. Impact factor: 2.458 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Pizones, Javier, Moreno-Manzanaro, Lucia, Sanchez Perez-Grueso, Francisco Javier, Vila-Casademunt, Alba, Yilgor, Caglar, Obeid, Ibrahim, Alanay, Ahmet, Kleinstuck, Frank, Acaroglu, Emre R, Pellise, Ferran et al. DOI: 10.1007/s00586-019-06176-x
PMID: 31493111 Journal: EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL Year: 2020 Reference: Eur Spine J. 2020 Jan;29(1):73-84. doi: 10.1007/s00586-019-06141-8. Epub 2019 Sep 6. Impact factor: 2.458 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Bourghli, Anouar, Boissiere, Louis, Larrieu, Daniel, Kaissar, Farah, Cawley, Derek, Fujishiro, Takashi, Kieser, David, Gille, Olivier, Vital, Jean-Marc, Alanay, Ahmet et al. DOI: 10.1007/s00586-019-06141-8
PMID: 31317308 Journal: EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL Year: 2020 Reference: Eur Spine J. 2020 Jan;29(1):45-53. doi: 10.1007/s00586-019-06068-0. Epub 2019 Jul 17. Impact factor: 2.458 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Fujishiro, Takashi, Boissiere, Louis, Cawley, Derek Thomas, Larrieu, Daniel, Gille, Olivier, Vital, Jean-Marc, Pellise, Ferran, Perez-Grueso, Francisco Javier Sanchez, Kleinstuck, Frank, Alanay, Ahmet et al. DOI: 10.1007/s00586-019-06068-0
PMID: 31205167 Journal: SPINE Year: 2019 Reference: Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2019 Jul 1;44(13):915-926. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000002974. Impact factor: 2.903 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Burton, Douglas, Lafage, Virginie, Schwab, Frank, Shaffrey, Christopher I Sr, Bess, Shay, Serra-Burriel, Miquel, Shaffrey, Christopher I Jr, Vila-Casademunt, Alba, Kleinstuck, Frank, Ames, Christopher P et al. DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000002974
PMID: 31075761 Journal: JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY-SPINE Year: 2019 Reference: J Neurosurg Spine. 2019 May 10;31(3):408-417. doi: 10.3171/2019.2.SPINE181486. Impact factor: 2.998 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Boissiere, Louis, Hayashi, Kazunori, Nunez-Pereira, Susana, Bourghli, Anouar, Gille, Olivier, Vital, Jean-Marc, Pellise, Ferran, Sanchez Perez-Grueso, Francisco Javier, Kleinstuck, Frank, Acaroglu, Emre et al. DOI: 10.3171/2019.2.SPINE181486
PMID: 31053317 Journal: Spine deformity Year: 2019 Reference: Spine Deform. 2019 May;7(3):467-471. doi: 10.1016/j.jspd.2018.09.008. Impact factor: 0 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Kieser, D C, Boissiere, L, Cawley, D T, Larrieu, D, Yilgor, C, Takemoto, M, Yoshida, G, Alanay, A, Acaroglu, E, Kleinstuck, F et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.jspd.2018.09.008
PMID: 30218168 Journal: EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL Year: 2019 Reference: Eur Spine J. 2019 Jan;28(1):127-137. doi: 10.1007/s00586-018-5754-2. Epub 2018 Sep 14. Impact factor: 2.513 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Richner-Wunderlin, S, Mannion, A F, Vila-Casademunt, A, Pellise, F, Serra-Burriel, M, Seifert, B, Aghayev, E, Acaroglu, E, Alanay, A, Perez-Grueso, F J S et al. DOI: 10.1007/s00586-018-5754-2
PMID: 29762343 Journal: JBJS reviews Year: 2018 Reference: JBJS Rev. 2018 May;6(5):e6. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.RVW.17.00118. Impact factor: 0 Publication type: Review in international publication Authors: Matamalas, Antonia, Valverde, Claudia, Benavente, Sergi, Casas-Gomila, Lourdes, Romagosa, Cleofe, Gonzalez-Tartiere, Pilar, Pellise, Ferran et al. DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.RVW.17.00118
PMID: 29728924 Journal: EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL Year: 2018 Reference: Eur Spine J. 2018 Oct;27(10):2518-2528. doi: 10.1007/s00586-018-5583-3. Epub 2018 May 4. Impact factor: 2.634 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Haddad, Sleiman, Nunez-Pereira, Susana, Pigrau, Carlos, Rodriguez-Pardo, Dolors, Vila-Casademunt, Alba, Alanay, Ahmet, Acaroglu, Emre R, Kleinstueck, Frank S, Obeid, Ibrahim, Perez-Grueso, Francisco Javier Sanchez et al. DOI: 10.1007/s00586-018-5583-3
PMID: 29603013 Journal: EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL Year: 2018 Reference: Eur Spine J. 2018 Sep;27(9):2331-2338. doi: 10.1007/s00586-018-5575-3. Epub 2018 Mar 30. Impact factor: 2.634 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Neuman, Brian J, Sciubba, Daniel M, Kebaish, Khaled M, Smith, Justin S, Alanay, Ahmet, Acaroglu, Emre R, Kleinstuck, Frank, Obeid, Ibrahim, Sanchez Perez-Grueso, Francisco Javier, Carreon, Leah Y et al. DOI: 10.1007/s00586-018-5575-3
PMID: 29603012 Journal: EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL Year: 2018 Reference: Eur Spine J. 2018 Sep;27(9):2312-2321. doi: 10.1007/s00586-018-5572-6. Epub 2018 Mar 30. Impact factor: 2.634 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Pellise, Ferran, Perez-Grueso, Francisco Javier Sanchez, Kleinstuck, Frank, Acaroglu, Emre, Alanay, Ahmet, Obeid, Ibrahim, Vital, Jean-Marc, Gille, Olivier, Larrieu, Daniel, Cawley, Derek Thomas et al. DOI: 10.1007/s00586-018-5572-6
PMID: 28475019 Journal: JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY-SPINE Year: 2017 Reference: J Neurosurg Spine. 2017 Jul;27(1):68-73. doi: 10.3171/2016.12.SPINE161068. Epub 2017 May 5. Impact factor: 2.696 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Pellise, Ferran, Shaffrey, Christopher I, Smith, Justin S, Lewis, Stephen J, Ames, Christopher P, Carreon, Leah Y, Fehlings, Michael G, Schwab, Frank, Shimer, Adam L, Godzik, Jakub et al. DOI: 10.3171/2016.12.SPINE161068
PMID: 28454778 Journal: Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica Year: 2017 Reference: Acta Orthop Traumatol Turc. 2017 May;51(3):181-190. doi: 10.1016/j.aott.2017.03.003. Epub 2017 Apr 25. Impact factor: 0.599 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Acaroglu, Emre, Guler, Umit Ozgur, Cetinyurek-Yavuz, Aysun, Yuksel, Selcen, Yavuz, Yasemin, Ayhan, Selim, Domingo-Sabat, Montse, Pellise, Ferran, Alanay, Ahmet, Perez Grueso, Francesco S et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.aott.2017.03.003
PMID: 28361369 Journal: EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL Year: 2017 Reference: Eur Spine J. 2017 Aug;26(8):2160-2166. doi: 10.1007/s00586-017-5068-9. Epub 2017 Mar 30. Impact factor: 2.563 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Bourghli, Anouar, Boissiere, Louis, Larrieu, Daniel, Vital, Jean-Marc, Yilgor, Caglar, Pellise, Ferran, Alanay, Ahmet, Acaroglu, Emre, Perez-Grueso, Francisco-Javier, Kleinstuck, Franck et al. DOI: 10.1007/s00586-017-5068-9
PMID: 27653461 Journal: JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC SURGERY Year: 2017 Reference: J Pediatr Surg. 2017 Mar;52(3):377-381. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2016.08.018. Epub 2016 Aug 31. Impact factor: 1.976 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Guillen, G, Garcia, L, Marhuenda, C, Pellise, F, Molino, J A, Fontecha, C G, Lopez, S, Lloret, J et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2016.08.018
PMID: 27323962 Journal: EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL Year: 2016 Reference: Eur Spine J. 2016 Nov;25(11):3644-3649. doi: 10.1007/s00586-016-4649-3. Epub 2016 Jun 20. Impact factor: 2.132 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Obeid, I, Boissiere, L, Acaroglu, E, Larrieu, D, Pellise, F, Alanay, A, Perez-Grueso, F J, Kleinstuck, F, Yilgor, C, Vital, J M et al. DOI: 10.1007/s00586-016-4649-3
PMID: 27220970 Journal: EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL Year: 2016 Reference: Eur Spine J. 2016 Aug;25(8):2347-58. doi: 10.1007/s00586-016-4619-9. Epub 2016 May 24. Impact factor: 2.132 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Faraj, Sayf S A, van Hooff, Miranda L, de Kleuver, Marinus, Pellise, Ferran, Haanstra, Tsjitske M, Holewijn, Roderick M et al. DOI: 10.1007/s00586-016-4619-9
PMID: 27225901 Journal: EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL Year: 2016 Reference: Eur Spine J. 2016 Aug;25(8):2442-51. doi: 10.1007/s00586-016-4616-z. Epub 2016 May 25. Impact factor: 2.132 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Obeid, Ibrahim, Obeid, Ibrahim, Alanay, Ahmet, Acaroglu, Emre R, Kleinstuck, Frank, Takemoto, Mitsuru, Boissiere, Louis, Novoa, Felipe, Vital, Jean-Marc, Pellise, Ferran et al. DOI: 10.1007/s00586-016-4616-z
PMID: 26975856 Journal: EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL Year: 2016 Reference: Eur Spine J. 2016 Oct;25(10):3170-3179. doi: 10.1007/s00586-016-4509-1. Epub 2016 Mar 14. Impact factor: 2.132 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Matamalas, Antonia, Bago, Juan, D Agata, Elisabetta, Pellise, Ferran et al. DOI: 10.1007/s00586-016-4509-1
PMID: 25077944 Journal: EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL Year: 2015 Reference: Eur Spine J. 2015 Feb;24(2):276-80. doi: 10.1007/s00586-014-3486-5. Epub 2014 Jul 31. Impact factor: 2.066 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Perez-Prieto, Daniel, Sanchez-Soler, Juan Francisco, Martinez-Llorens, Juana, Mojal, Sergi, Bago, Joan, Caceres, Enric, Ramirez, Manuel et al. DOI: 10.1007/s00586-014-3486-5
PMID: 24422787 Journal: CLIN MICROBIOL INFEC Year: 2014 Reference: Clin Microbiol Infect. 2014 Aug;20(8):768-73. doi: 10.1111/1469-0691.12527. Epub 2014 Feb 20. Impact factor: 5.197 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Bago, J, Nunez-Pereira, S, Rodriguez-Pardo, D, Pellise, F, Pigrau, C, Caceres, E, Villanueva, C et al. DOI: 10.1111/1469-0691.12527
PMID: 22576158 Journal: EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL Year: 2013 Reference: Eur Spine J. 2013 Mar;22 Suppl 2:S195-202. doi: 10.1007/s00586-012-2352-6. Epub 2012 May 11. Impact factor: 2.133 Publication type: Review in international publication Authors: , , , et al. DOI: 10.1007/s00586-012-2352-6
PMID: 23681497 Journal: EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL Year: 2013 Reference: Eur Spine J. 2013 Sep;22(9):1936-49. doi: 10.1007/s00586-013-2823-4. Epub 2013 May 17. Impact factor: 2.133 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Rubinstein, Sidney M, Willems, Paul C, Moojen, Wouter A, Pellise, Ferran, Oner, Cumhur F, Peul, Wilco C, van Tulder, Maurits W, Jacobs, Wilco C H et al. DOI: 10.1007/s00586-013-2823-4
PMID: 22886589 Journal: EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL Year: 2013 Reference: Eur Spine J. 2013 Feb;22(2):324-9. doi: 10.1007/s00586-012-2465-y. Epub 2012 Aug 12. Impact factor: 2.133 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Ramirez, Manuel, Martinez-Llorens, Juana, Sanchez, Juan Francisco, Bago, Joan, Molina, Antoni, Gea, Joaquim, Caceres, Enric et al. DOI: 10.1007/s00586-012-2465-y
The work improves accuracy in predicting complications at the boundary between the instrumented spine area and the area that is left free when spinal deformity corrective surgery is performed.
Entre els projectes es troben 12 investigacions on participen investigadors i investigadores de Vall d’Hebron.
The Scoliosis Research Society (SRS) has awarded with this prestigious recognition Dr. Pellisé's team for the study on the similarity of the adverse effects of surgeries both in elderly patients and in the general adult population.
