← back to search

Christopher I. Shaffrey

Duke University · US
Area of research
Surgery · Pathology and Forensic Medicine
Research interest
Research interests include Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment, Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology, Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques, and Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy.
h-index
110
citations
48,123
works
1,592
NIH funding
primary concept
email

Recent publications

Does back pain catastrophizing influence 60-month surgical outcomes for patients with degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis? A Quality Outcomes Database study
Journal of Neurosurgery Spine 2025cited by 3position: middledoi
Impact of Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis on Full Body Sagittal Alignment and Compensation for Sagittal Spinal Deformity
Spine 2024cited by 33position: middledoi
The T4-L1-Hip Axis: Sagittal Spinal Realignment Targets in Long-Construct Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery
Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery 2024cited by 32position: middledoi
Complication Rates Following Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery
Spine 2024cited by 26position: middledoi
Machine learning clustering of adult spinal deformity patients identifies four prognostic phenotypes: a multicenter prospective cohort analysis with single surgeon external validation
The Spine Journal 2024cited by 20position: middledoi
Riluzole for Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy
JAMA Network Open 2024cited by 13position: middledoi
Redefining Clinically Significant Blood Loss in Complex Adult Spine Deformity Surgery
Spine 2024cited by 9position: middledoi
What predicts the best 24-month outcomes following surgery for cervical spondylotic myelopathy? A QOD prospective registry study
Journal of Neurosurgery Spine 2024cited by 9position: middledoi
Cervical spondylotic myelopathy and driving abilities: defining the prevalence and long-term postoperative outcomes using the Quality Outcomes Database
Journal of Neurosurgery Spine 2024cited by 9position: middledoi
Postoperative C5 Palsy after Anterior or Posterior Decompression for Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy
Spine 2024cited by 9position: middledoi
Comparing posterior cervical foraminotomy with anterior cervical discectomy and fusion in radiculopathic patients: an analysis from the Quality Outcomes Database
Journal of Neurosurgery Spine 2024cited by 7position: middledoi
Minimally invasive versus open transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion for grade I lumbar spondylolisthesis: 5-year follow-up from the prospective multicenter Quality Outcomes Database registry
Neurosurgical FOCUS 2023cited by 38position: middledoi
The Case for Operative Efficiency in Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery
Spine 2023cited by 32position: middledoi
Which supervised machine learning algorithm can best predict achievement of minimum clinically important difference in neck pain after surgery in patients with cervical myelopathy? A QOD study
Neurosurgical FOCUS 2023cited by 26position: middledoi
Trends in the Use of Corticosteroids in the Management of Acute Spinal Cord Injury in North American Clinical Trials Network Sites
Journal of Neurotrauma 2023cited by 22position: middledoi
Developing nonlinear k-nearest neighbors classification algorithms to identify patients at high risk of increased length of hospital stay following spine surgery
Neurosurgical FOCUS 2023cited by 21position: middledoi
Cervical laminoplasty versus laminectomy and posterior cervical fusion for cervical myelopathy: propensity-matched analysis of 24-month outcomes from the Quality Outcomes Database
Journal of Neurosurgery Spine 2023cited by 19position: middledoi
Three-level ACDF versus 3-level laminectomy and fusion: are there differences in outcomes? An analysis of the Quality Outcomes Database cervical spondylotic myelopathy cohort
Neurosurgical FOCUS 2023cited by 19position: middledoi
Research using the Quality Outcomes Database: accomplishments and future steps toward higher-quality real-world evidence
Journal of neurosurgery 2023cited by 17position: middledoi
Characteristics of patients who return to work after undergoing surgery for cervical spondylotic myelopathy: a Quality Outcomes Database study
Journal of Neurosurgery Spine 2023cited by 16position: middledoi
Do comorbid self-reported depression and anxiety influence outcomes following surgery for cervical spondylotic myelopathy?
Journal of Neurosurgery Spine 2023cited by 15position: middledoi
How closely are outcome questionnaires correlated to patient satisfaction after cervical spine surgery for myelopathy?
Journal of Neurosurgery Spine 2023cited by 14position: middledoi
Sleep Disturbances in Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy
Clinical Spine Surgery A Spine Publication 2023cited by 13position: middledoi
Demographics, Mechanism of Injury, and Outcomes for Acute Upper and Lower Cervical Spinal Cord Injuries: An Analysis of 470 Patients in the Prospective, Multi-Center, North American Clinical Trials Network Registry
Journal of Neurotrauma 2023cited by 12position: middledoi
What factors influence surgical decision-making in anterior versus posterior surgery for cervical myelopathy? A QOD analysis
Journal of Neurosurgery Spine 2023cited by 12position: middledoi
Predictive role of global spinopelvic alignment and upper instrumented vertebra level in symptomatic proximal junctional kyphosis in adult spinal deformity
Journal of Neurosurgery Spine 2023cited by 11position: middledoi
Variability in Early Surgery for Acute Cervical Spinal Cord Injury Patients: An Opportunity for Enhanced Care Delivery
Journal of Neurotrauma 2023cited by 11position: middledoi
Interhospital Transfer Delays Care for Spinal Cord Injury Patients: A Report from the North American Clinical Trials Network for Spinal Cord Injury
Journal of Neurotrauma 2023cited by 8position: middledoi
Incremental benefits of circumferential minimally invasive surgery for increasingly frail patients with adult spinal deformity
Journal of Neurosurgery Spine 2023cited by 7position: middledoi
Does diabetes affect outcome or reoperation rate after lumbar decompression or arthrodesis? A matched analysis of the Quality Outcomes Database data set
Journal of Neurosurgery Spine 2023cited by 6position: middledoi

Grants

No grants ingested yet.

Frequent collaborators

Justin S. Smith · Universidad del Valle119 papers (2012–2024)Virginie Lafage · Twin Cities Spine Center107 papers (2012–2024)Christopher P. Ames · Shimada Municipal Hospital107 papers (2012–2024)Shay Bess · Twin Cities Spine Center97 papers (2012–2024)Frank J. Schwab · Northwell Health84 papers (2012–2024)Gregory M. Mundis · Scripps Green Hospital73 papers (2012–2024)Praveen V. Mummaneni · University of California, San Francisco68 papers (2012–2024)Eric O. Klineberg · Central Texas Spine Institute64 papers (2013–2024)Robert A. Hart · Seattle University63 papers (2012–2023)Douglas C. Burton · University of Kansas58 papers (2012–2024)Kai-Ming Fu · NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital56 papers (2012–2025)Richard A. Hostin · Baylor University51 papers (2012–2024)Paul Park · California Department of Public Health51 papers (2014–2025)Justin K. Scheer · Cedars-Sinai Medical Center49 papers (2012–2023)Munish C. Gupta · Washington University in St. Louis45 papers (2012–2024)Michael Y. Wang · University of Miami45 papers (2014–2025)Vedat Deviren · University of California, San Francisco41 papers (2012–2019)Themistocles S. Protopsaltis · NYU Langone Health40 papers (2013–2024)Anthony L. Asher · Neurosciences Institute40 papers (2013–2025)Kevin T. Foley · City College of San Francisco37 papers (2017–2025)