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Christopher M. Bono

Christopher M. Bono

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Medicine

D-Index
78
Citations
18284
World Ranking
18185
National Ranking
9066

Overview

Christopher M. Bono is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Medicine, with a significant emphasis on Surgery, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Pharmacology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Biomedical Engineering.

The main topics covered in their work include Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology, Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques, Musculoskeletal Pain and Rehabilitation, Medical Imaging and Analysis, Pelvic and Acetabular Injuries, Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy, and Clinical Practice Guidelines Implementation.

Frequent publication venues for their research are:

  • The Spine Journal
  • Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery
  • Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research
  • PubMed
  • Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

Collaborations are notable with several co-authors, including:

  • Daniel G. Tobert
  • Joseph H. Schwab
  • Stuart H. Hershman
  • Harold A. Fogel
  • Aditya V. Karhade

Among the recent publications are:

  • Guideline summary review: an evidence-based clinical guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of low back pain, 2020, The Spine Journal
  • Osteoporosis increases the likelihood of revision surgery following a long spinal fusion for adult spinal deformity, 2020, The Spine Journal
  • Development of machine learning and natural language processing algorithms for preoperative prediction and automated identification of intraoperative vascular injury in anterior lumbar spine surgery, 2020, The Spine Journal
  • Can natural language processing provide accurate, automated reporting of wound infection requiring reoperation after lumbar discectomy?, 2020, The Spine Journal
  • Development of prediction models for clinically meaningful improvement in PROMIS scores after lumbar decompression, 2020, The Spine Journal

Best Publications

  • A new classification of thoracolumbar injuries : The importance of injury morphology, the integrity of the posterior ligamentous complex, and neurologic status

    Alexander R. Vaccaro;Ronald A. Lehman;R. John Hurlbert;Paul A. Anderson

  • Efficacy and Safety of Surgical Decompression in Patients with Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy: Results of the AOSpine North America Prospective Multi-Center Study

    Michael G. Fehlings;Jefferson R. Wilson;Branko Kopjar;Sangwook Tim Yoon

  • Critical analysis of trends in fusion for degenerative disc disease over the past 20 years: influence of technique on fusion rate and clinical outcome.

    Christopher M. Bono;Casey K. Lee

  • Lumbar adjacent segment degeneration and disease after arthrodesis and total disc arthroplasty.

    James S. Harrop;Jim A. Youssef;Mitch Maltenfort;Peggy Vorwald

  • Low-back pain in athletes.

    Christopher M. Bono

  • The thoracolumbar injury severity score: a proposed treatment algorithm.

    Alexander R. Vaccaro;Steven C. Zeiller;R. John Hulbert;Paul A. Anderson

  • An evidence-based clinical guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of cervical radiculopathy from degenerative disorders

    Christopher M. Bono;Gary Ghiselli;Thomas J. Gilbert;D. Scott Kreiner

  • Operative compared with nonoperative treatment of a thoracolumbar burst fracture without neurological deficit: a prospective randomized study with follow-up at sixteen to twenty-two years

    Kirkham B. Wood;Glenn R. Buttermann;Rishabh Phukan;Christopher C. Harrod

  • Perioperative and delayed complications associated with the surgical treatment of cervical spondylotic myelopathy based on 302 patients from the AOSpine North America Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy Study

    Michael G. Fehlings;Justin S. Smith;Branko Kopjar;Paul M. Arnold

  • Degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis: an evidence-based clinical guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis.

    William C. Watters;Jamie Baisden;Thomas J. Gilbert;Scott Kreiner

  • Thoracolumbar injury classification and severity score: a new paradigm for the treatment of thoracolumbar spine trauma

    Joon Y. Lee;Alexander R. Vaccaro;Moe R. Lim;F.C. Öner

  • Radiographic measurement parameters in thoracolumbar fractures: a systematic review and consensus statement of the spine trauma study group.

    Ory Keynan;Charles G. Fisher;Alexander Vaccaro;Michael G. Fehlings

  • Patient factors, comorbidities, and surgical characteristics that increase mortality and complication risk after spinal arthrodesis: a prognostic study based on 5,887 patients.

    Andrew J. Schoenfeld;Paul A. Carey;Andrew W. Cleveland;Julia O. Bader

  • Anterior versus posterior surgical approaches to treat cervical spondylotic myelopathy: Outcomes of the prospective multicenter AOSpine north America CSM study in 264 patients

    Michael G. Fehlings;Sean Barry;Branko Kopjar;Sangwook Tim Yoon

  • Radial and axillary nerves. Anatomic considerations for humeral fixation.

    Christopher M. Bono;Mark G. Grossman;Neal Hochwald;Paul Tornetta

  • Gunshot wounds to the spine.

    Christopher M Bono;Robert F Heary

  • Postoperative spinal epidural hematoma: a systematic review.

    Michael P. Glotzbecker;Christopher M. Bono;Kirkham B. Wood;Mitchel B. Harris

  • Thromboembolic disease in spinal surgery: a systematic review.

    Michael P. Glotzbecker;Christopher M. Bono;Kirkham B. Wood;Mitchell B. Harris

  • Effect of displacement of fractures of the greater tuberosity on the mechanics of the shoulder

    C. M. Bono;R. Renard;R. G. Levine;A. S. Levy

  • Interspinous process devices in the lumbar spine.

    Christopher M. Bono;Alexander R. Vaccaro

Frequent Co-Authors

Alexander R. Vaccaro
Alexander R. Vaccaro Thomas Jefferson University
Michael G. Fehlings
Michael G. Fehlings University of Toronto
James S. Harrop
James S. Harrop Thomas Jefferson University
Steven R. Garfin
Steven R. Garfin University of California, San Diego
Ziya L. Gokaslan
Ziya L. Gokaslan Brown University
Marcel F. Dvorak
Marcel F. Dvorak University of British Columbia
Jeffrey N. Katz
Jeffrey N. Katz Brigham and Women's Hospital
Paul A. Anderson
Paul A. Anderson University of Wisconsin–Madison
Elena Losina
Elena Losina Brigham and Women's Hospital

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