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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: 38091127 Journal: Techniques in Coloproctology Year: 2023 Reference: Tech Coloproctol. 2023 Dec 13;28(1):11. doi: 10.1007/s10151-023-02877-0. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Alanay, Ahmet; Ames, Christopher P; Bess, Shay; Burton, Douglas C; Chou, Dean; Daniels, Alan H; Espin-Basany, E; Gum, Jeffrey L; Gupta, Munish C; Haddad, Sleiman et al. DOI: 10.1007/s10151-023-02877-0
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: 35059861 Journal: EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL Year: 2022 Reference: Eur Spine J. 2022 May;31(5):1166-1173. doi: 10.1007/s00586-021-07088-5. Epub 2022 Jan 21. Impact factor: 3.134 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Kieser, D C, Yuksel, S, Boissiere, L, Hayashi, K, Alanay, A, Kleinstueck, F S, Pellise, F, Perez-Grueso, F J S, Jean-Marc, Vital, Bourghli, A et al. DOI: 10.1007/s00586-021-07088-5
PMID: 35044714 Journal: TRANSFUSION Year: 2022 Reference: Transfusion. 2022 Feb;62(2):316-323. doi: 10.1111/trf.16796. Epub 2022 Jan 19. Impact factor: 3.157 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Nunez, Jorge H, Mora, Lidia, Carbonell, Carla, Barro, Victor, Casaccia, Marcelo, Perez, Marta, Minguell, Joan et al. DOI: 10.1111/trf.16796
PMID: 34598152 Journal: JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY-SPINE Year: 2021 Reference: J Neurosurg Spine. 2021 Oct 1:1-9. doi: 10.3171/2021.3.SPINE202140. Impact factor: 3.602 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Ames, Christopher P, Alanay, Ahmet, Klineberg, Eric O, Pellise, Ferran, Serra-Burriel, Miquel, Vila-Casademunt, Alba, Gum, Jeffrey L, Obeid, Ibrahim, Smith, Justin S, Kleinstuck, Frank S et al. DOI: 10.3171/2021.3.SPINE202140
PMID: 34460003 Journal: EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL Year: 2021 Reference: Eur Spine J. 2021 Nov;30(11):3243-3254. doi: 10.1007/s00586-021-06969-z. Epub 2021 Aug 30. Impact factor: 3.134 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Ames, Christopher P, Boachie-Adjei, Oheneba, Dekutoski, Mark B, Kebaish, Khaled M, Lewis, Stephen J, Matsuyama, Yukihiro, Pellise, Ferran, Qiu, Yong, Schwab, Frank J, Smith, Justin S et al. DOI: 10.1007/s00586-021-06969-z
PMID: 34273569 Journal: Spine Journal Year: 2021 Reference: Spine J. 2021 Nov;21(11):1775-1783. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2021.07.007. Epub 2021 Jul 15. Impact factor: 4.166 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Nielsen, Christopher J, Lewis, Stephen J, Oitment, Colby, Martin, Allen, Lenke, Lawrence G, Qiu, Yong, Cheung, Kenneth Mc, de Kleuver, Marinus, Polly, David W, Shaffrey, Christopher I et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2021.07.007
PMID: 34003461 Journal: Spine deformity Year: 2021 Reference: Spine Deform. 2021 Sep;9(5):1223-1239. doi: 10.1007/s43390-021-00360-0. Epub 2021 May 18. Impact factor: 0 Publication type: Review in international publication Authors: Lau, Darryl, Scheer, Justin K, Serra-Burriel, Miquel, Vila-Casademunt, Alba, Bess, Shay, Smith, Justin S, Pellise, Ferran, Ames, Christopher P, Joshi, Rushikesh S et al. DOI: 10.1007/s43390-021-00360-0
PMID: 32609469 Journal: SPINE Year: 2020 Reference: Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2020 Jul 15;45(14):E847-E855. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000003434. Impact factor: 2.646 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Kleinstuck, Frank, Acaroglu, Emre, Alanay, Ahmet, Obeid, Ibrahim, Perez-Grueso, Francisco Javier Sanchez, Pellise, Ferran, Gille, Olivier, Fujishiro, Takashi, Boissiere, Louis, Cawley, Derek Thomas et al. DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000003434
PMID: 32588234 Journal: EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL Year: 2020 Reference: Eur Spine J. 2020 Sep;29(9):2287-2294. doi: 10.1007/s00586-020-06513-5. Epub 2020 Jun 25. Impact factor: 2.458 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Boissiere, Louis, Cawley, Derek T, Larrieu, Daniel, Kieser, David, Berjano, Pedro, Lamartina, Claudio, Gupta, Munich, Silvestre, Clement, Protopsaltis, Themi, Bourghli, Anouar et al. DOI: 10.1007/s00586-020-06513-5
PMID: 32481281 Journal: MEDICINE Year: 2020 Reference: Medicine (Baltimore). 2020 May 22;99(21):e20127. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000020127. Impact factor: 1.552 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Colomina, Maria J, Bago, Joan, Perez-Bracchiglione, Javier, Nishishinya Aquino, Maria Betina, Salas, Karla R, Requeijo, Carolina, Urrutia, Gerard et al. DOI: 10.1097/MD.0000000000020127
PMID: 32328789 Journal: EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL Year: 2020 Reference: Eur Spine J. 2020 Jun;29(6):1388-1396. doi: 10.1007/s00586-020-06421-8. Epub 2020 Apr 23. Impact factor: 2.458 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Acaroglu, Emre R, Pizones, Javier, Moreno-Manzanaro, Lucia, Perez-Grueso, Francisco Javier Sanchez, Vila-Casademunt, Alba, Yilgor, Caglar, Boissiere, Louis, Alanay, Ahmet, Kleinstuck, Frank, Obeid, Ibrahim et al. DOI: 10.1007/s00586-020-06421-8
PMID: 30660237 Journal: Spine deformity Year: 2019 Reference: Spine Deform. 2019 Mar;7(2):377. doi: 10.1016/j.jspd.2018.11.011. Impact factor: Publication type: Letter or abstract Authors: Akoto, Harry; Boachie-Adjei, Oheneba; Cunningham, Matthew E; Gupta, Munish; Hess, William F; Kim, Han Jo; Lonner, Baron S; Mendelow, Michael J; Nemani, Venu M; Paonesa, Ken et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.jspd.2018.11.011
PMID: 30660238 Journal: Spine deformity Year: 2019 Reference: Spine Deform. 2019 Mar;7(2):378. doi: 10.1016/j.jspd.2018.11.010. Impact factor: Publication type: Letter or abstract Authors: Akoto, Harry; Ayamga, Jennifer; Boachie-Adjei, Oheneba; Cunningham, Matthew E; Gupta, Munish; Hess, William F; Kim, Han Jo; Lonner, Baron S; Paonessa, Kenneth J; Papadopoulus, Elias et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.jspd.2018.11.010
PMID: 32043004 Journal: Journal of spine surgery (Hong Kong) Year: 2019 Reference: J Spine Surg. 2019 Dec;5(4):535-540. doi: 10.21037/jss.2019.11.12. Impact factor: 0 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Wyatt, Michael Charles, Boissiere, Louis, Hayashi, Kazunori, Cawley, Derek Thomas, Yilgor, Caglar, Larrieu, Daniel, Fujishiro, Takashi, Alanay, Ahmet, Acaroglu, Emre, Kleinstueck, Frank et al. DOI: 10.21037/jss.2019.11.12
PMID: 31974994 Journal: Spine deformity Year: 2019 Reference: Spine Deform. 2019 Nov;7(6):883-889. doi: 10.1016/j.jspd.2019.04.004. Epub 2019 Dec 30. Impact factor: 0 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Toombs, Courtney, Lonner, Baron, Fazal, Akil, Boachie-Adjei, Oheneba, Bastrom, Tracey, Pellise, Ferran, Ramadan, Mohamed, Koptan, Wael, ElMiligui, Yasser, Zhu, Feng et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.jspd.2019.04.004
PMID: 28684347 Journal: Spine Journal Year: 2018 Reference: Spine J. 2018 Feb;18(2):216-225. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2017.06.042. Epub 2017 Jul 4. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Acaroglu, Emre; Alanay, Ahmet; Ames, Christopher; Bago, Juan; Bess, Shay; Domingo-Sabat, Montse; Kleinstuck, Frank; Lafage, Virginie; Mannion, Anne F; Nunez-Pereira, Susana et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2017.06.042
PMID: 28817409 Journal: CLINICAL JOURNAL OF SPORT MEDICINE Year: 2018 Reference: Clin J Sport Med. 2018 Nov;28(6):516-523. doi: 10.1097/JSM.0000000000000482. Impact factor: 2.189 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Campillo-Recio, David, Mir-Bullo, Xavier, Soldado, Francisco, Sallent, Andrea, Haddad, Sleiman, Gallardo-Calero, Irene, Barrera-Ochoa, Sergi, Correa-Vazquez, Eva et al. DOI: 10.1097/JSM.0000000000000482
PMID: 29425362 Journal: NEUROSURGERY Year: 2018 Reference: Neurosurgery. 2018 Dec 1;83(6):1193-1200. doi: 10.1093/neuros/nyx607. Impact factor: 4.475 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Kaiser, Radek, Nasto, Luigi Aurelio, Venkatesan, Murali, Waldauf, Petr, Stokes, Oliver M, Perez, Belen, Haddad, Sleiman, Mehdian, Hossein, Tsegaye, Magnum et al. DOI: 10.1093/neuros/nyx607
PMID: 29664852 Journal: JOURNAL OF BONE AND JOINT SURGERY-AMERICAN VOLUME Year: 2018 Reference: J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2018 Apr 18;100(8):656-665. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.17.00575. Impact factor: 4.583 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Lewis, Stephen J, Matsuyama, Yukihiro, Mehdian, Hossein, Pellise, Ferran, Qiu, Yong, Schwab, Frank J, Kebaish, Khaled M, Dekutoski, Mark B, Ames, Christopher P, Lenke, Lawrence G et al. DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.17.00575
PMID: 27509465 Journal: Turkish Neurosurgery Year: 2017 Reference: Turk Neurosurg. 2017;27(5):779-784. doi: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.18285-16.1. Impact factor: 0.508 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Nabiyev, Vugar, Ayhan, Selim, Yuksel, Selcen, Niyazi, Asli, Mmopelwa, Tiro, Domingo-Sabat, Montse, Vila-Casademunt, Alba, Pellise, Ferran, Alanay, Ahmet, Perez-Grueso, Francisco J et al. DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.18285-16.1
PMID: 27398887 Journal: SPINE Year: 2017 Reference: Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2017 Mar 15;42(6):411-419. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000001770. Impact factor: 2.439 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Yoshida, Go, Boissiere, Louis, Larrieu, Daniel, Bourghli, Anouar, Vital, Jean Marc, Gille, Olivier, Pointillart, Vincent, Challier, Vincent, Mariey, Remi, Pellise, Ferran et al. DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000001770
PMID: 29201307 Journal: Clinics in orthopedic surgery Year: 2017 Reference: Clin Orthop Surg. 2017 Dec;9(4):529-533. doi: 10.4055/cios.2017.9.4.529. Epub 2017 Nov 10. Impact factor: 0 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Sallent, Andrea, Barro, Victor, Gargallo-Margarit, Albert, Nunez, Jorge H, Haddad, Sleiman, Hernandez, Alejandro et al. DOI: 10.4055/cios.2017.9.4.529
PMID: 29191103 Journal: Neurosurgical Focus Year: 2017 Reference: Neurosurg Focus. 2017 Dec;43(6):E5. doi: 10.3171/2017.8.FOCUS17498. Impact factor: 3.139 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Alanay, Ahmet, Pellise, Ferran, Acaroglu, Emre, Yilgor, Caglar, Sogunmez, Nuray, Yavuz, Yasemin, Abul, Kadir, Boissiere, Louis, Haddad, Sleiman, Obeid, Ibrahim et al. DOI: 10.3171/2017.8.FOCUS17498
PMID: 26866736 Journal: SPINE Year: 2016 Reference: Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2016 Feb;41(3):204-12. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000001338. Impact factor: 2.439 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Lenke, Lawrence G, Fehlings, Michael G, Shaffrey, Christopher I, Cheung, Kenneth M C, Carreon, Leah, Dekutoski, Mark B, Schwab, Frank J, Boachie-Adjei, Oheneba, Kebaish, Khaled M, Ames, Christopher P et al. DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000001338
PMID: 25891237 Journal: Revista espanola de cirugia ortopedica y traumatol Year: 2016 Reference: Rev Esp Cir Ortop Traumatol. 2016 Nov - Dec;60(6):394-396. doi: 10.1016/j.recot.2015.02.006. Epub 2015 Apr 16. Impact factor: 0 Publication type: Paper in national publication Authors: Rieiro, G, Matamalas, A, Garcia-de Frutos, A et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.recot.2015.02.006
PMID: 27927574 Journal: Spine deformity Year: 2016 Reference: Spine Deform. 2016 Nov;4(6):439-445. doi: 10.1016/j.jspd.2016.05.004. Epub 2016 Oct 26. Impact factor: 0 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Pizones, Javier, Martin-Buitrago, Mar Perez, Sanchez Perez-Grueso, Francisco Javier, Pellise, Ferran, Alanay, Ahmet, Obeid, Ibrahim, Kleinstuck, Frank, Acaroglu, Emre R et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.jspd.2016.05.004
PMID: 27648474 Journal: Scoliosis and spinal disorders Year: 2016 Reference: Scoliosis Spinal Disord. 2016 Sep 9;11(1):27. doi: 10.1186/s13013-016-0086-7. eCollection 2016. Impact factor: 0 Publication type: Review in national publication Authors: Balague, Federico, Pellise, Ferran et al. DOI: 10.1186/s13013-016-0086-7
PMID: 25784596 Journal: EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL Year: 2015 Reference: Eur Spine J. 2015 Jun;24(6):1175-82. doi: 10.1007/s00586-015-3868-3. Epub 2015 Mar 19. Impact factor: 2.066 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Aykac, Bilal, Ayhan, Selim, Yuksel, Selcen, Guler, Umit Ozgur, Pellise, Ferran, Alanay, Ahmet, Perez-Grueso, Francisco Javier Sanchez, Acaroglu, Emre et al. DOI: 10.1007/s00586-015-3868-3
PMID: 25668334 Journal: Spine Journal Year: 2015 Reference: Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2015 Feb 1;40(3):153-61. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000000675. Impact factor: 2.426 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Nemani, Venu M, Kim, Han Jo, Bjerke-Kroll, Benjamin T, Yagi, Mitsuru, Sacramento-Dominguez, Cristina, Akoto, Harry, Papadopoulos, Elias C, Sanchez-Perez-Grueso, Francisco, Pellise, Ferran, Nguyen, Joseph T et al. DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000000675
PMID: 25494319 Journal: SPINE Year: 2015 Reference: Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2015 Feb 15;40(4):E253-8. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000000720. Impact factor: 2.297 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Vila-Casademunt, Alba, Pellise, Ferran, Acaroglu, Emre, Sanchez Perez-Grueso, Francisco Javier, Perez Martin-Buitrago, Mar, Sanli, Tunay, Yakici, Sule, de Frutos, Ana Garcia, Matamalas, Antonia, Sanchez-Marquez, Jose Miguel et al. DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000000720
PMID: 25218732 Journal: EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL Year: 2015 Reference: Eur Spine J. 2015 Jan;24(1):3-11. doi: 10.1007/s00586-014-3542-1. Epub 2014 Sep 14. Impact factor: 2.066 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Pellise, Ferran, Vila-Casademunt, Alba, Ferrer, Montse, Domingo-Sabat, Montse, Bago, Juan, Perez-Grueso, Francisco J S, Alanay, Ahmet, Mannion, A F, Acaroglu, Emre et al. DOI: 10.1007/s00586-014-3542-1
PMID: 24781506 Journal: European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie Year: 2014 Reference: Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol. 2014 Jul;24 Suppl 1:S39-48. doi: 10.1007/s00590-014-1463-7. Epub 2014 Apr 30. Impact factor: Publication type: Letter or abstract Authors: Pellise, Ferran, Vila-Casademunt, Alba et al. DOI: 10.1007/s00590-014-1463-7
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: 22878435 Journal: KNEE SURGERY SPORTS TRAUMATOLOGY ARTHROSCOPY Year: 2013 Reference: Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2013 Nov;21(11):2595-602. doi: 10.1007/s00167-012-2158-4. Epub 2012 Aug 10. Impact factor: 2.676 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Leal-Blanquet, Joan, Alentorn-Geli, Eduard, Gines-Cespedosa, Alberto, Puig, Lluis, Caceres, Enric, Martinez-Diaz, Santos et al. DOI: 10.1007/s00167-012-2158-4
PMID: 23908430 Journal: JOURNAL OF BONE AND JOINT SURGERY-BRITISH VOLUME Year: 2013 Reference: Bone Joint J. 2013 Aug;95-B(8):1121-6. doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.95B8.30784. Impact factor: 2.735 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Nunez-Pereira, S, Pellise, F, Rodriguez-Pardo, D, Pigrau, C, Bago, J, Villanueva, C, Caceres, E et al. DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.95B8.30784
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
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.
