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Hideki Yoshikawa

Hideki Yoshikawa

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Medicine
Japan
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
119
Citations
51268
World Ranking
3905
National Ranking
78

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Japan Leader Award

Overview

Hideki Yoshikawa is a researcher affiliated with Osaka University in Japan. Their scholarly contributions primarily focus on Medicine, with specific work in Surgery, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Rheumatology, Oncology, and Molecular Biology. The research topics extensively cover areas related to Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty, Bone and Joint Diseases, Bone health and osteoporosis research, Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques, Bone health and treatments, Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes, and Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology.

Yoshikawa has published in several scientific venues, with frequent contributions to the Journal of Orthopaedic Science, Scientific Reports, Journal of Orthopaedic Research®, Bone, and Journal of Bone and Mineral Metabolism. Some of the recent papers include:

  • In vivo dynamic analysis of BMP-2-induced ectopic bone formation, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Utility of Distal Forearm DXA as a Screening Tool for Primary Osteoporotic Fragility Fractures of the Distal Radius, 2020, JBJS Open Access
  • Resting-state Amplitude of Low-frequency Fluctuation is a Potentially Useful Prognostic Functional Biomarker in Cervical Myelopathy, 2020, Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research
  • Different effects of the lateral meniscus complete radial tear on the load distribution and transmission functions depending on the tear site, 2020, Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy
  • Comparison of Short-Term Radiographical and Clinical Outcomes After Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion With a 3D Porous Titanium Alloy Cage and a Titanium-Coated PEEK Cage, 2020, Global Spine Journal

Frequent collaborators in Yoshikawa's publications include Kosuke Ebina, Ken Nakata, Makoto Hirao, Masafumi Kashii, and Hidetatsu Outani. These collaborations reflect multidisciplinary approaches within orthopaedics and related medical fields.

The research topics indicate a focus on conditions affecting bone structure, joint function, and orthopedic surgical outcomes. Studies involving bone morphogenetic proteins, osteoporosis screening techniques, and spinal surgery outcomes suggest an interest in both clinical applications and basic scientific mechanisms.

Best Publications

  • Chronic polyarthritis caused by mammalian DNA that escapes from degradation in macrophages

    Kohki Kawane;Mayumi Ohtani;Keiko Miwa;Takuji Kizawa

  • Novel hydroxyapatite ceramics with an interconnective porous structure exhibit superior osteoconduction in vivo.

    Noriyuki Tamai;Akira Myoui;Tetsuya Tomita;Takanobu Nakase

  • Adiponectin increases bone mass by suppressing osteoclast and activating osteoblast

    K. Oshima;A. Nampei;M. Matsuda;M. Iwaki

  • C5 Palsy after Decompression Surgery for Cervical Myelopathy : Review of the Literature

    Hironobu Sakaura;Noboru Hosono;Yoshihiro Mukai;Takahiro Ishii

  • Bone tissue engineering with porous hydroxyapatite ceramics.

    Hideki Yoshikawa;Akira Myoui

  • Transient and localized expression of bone morphogenetic protein 4 messenger RNA during fracture healing

    Takanobu Nakase;Shintaro Nomura;Hideki Yoshikawa;Jun Hashimoto

  • Lymphoid Chemokine B Cell-Attracting Chemokine-1 (CXCL13) Is Expressed in Germinal Center of Ectopic Lymphoid Follicles Within the Synovium of Chronic Arthritis Patients

    Kenrin Shi;Kenji Hayashida;Motoharu Kaneko;Jun Hashimoto

  • Circulating bone marrow-derived osteoblast progenitor cells are recruited to the bone-forming site by the CXCR4/stromal cell-derived factor-1 pathway.

    Satoru Otsuru;Katsuto Tamai;Takehiko Yamazaki;Hideki Yoshikawa

  • Angiotensin II accelerates osteoporosis by activating osteoclasts

    Hideo Shimizu;Hironori Nakagami;Mariana Kiomy Osako;Rie Hanayama

  • Contribution of injured and uninjured dorsal root ganglion neurons to pain behavior and the changes in gene expression following chronic constriction injury of the sciatic nerve in rats.

    Koichi Obata;Hiroki Yamanaka;Tetsuo Fukuoka;Dai Yi

  • A clinical comparative study of the direct anterior with mini-posterior approach: two consecutive series.

    Katsuya Nakata;Masataka Nishikawa;Koji Yamamoto;Shigeaki Hirota

  • Differential Activation of Extracellular Signal-Regulated Protein Kinase in Primary Afferent Neurons Regulates Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Expression after Peripheral Inflammation and Nerve Injury

    Koichi Obata;Hiroki Yamanaka;Yi Dai;Toshiya Tachibana

  • Ectopic bone induction on and in porous hydroxyapatite combined with collagen and bone morphogenetic protein.

    Kunio Takaoka;Haruhiko Nakahara;Hideki Yoshikawa;Kensaku Masuhara

  • Surgical strategy for cervical myelopathy due to ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament: Part 2: Advantages of anterior decompression and fusion over laminoplasty.

    Motoki Iwasaki;Shin'ya Okuda;Akira Miyauchi;Hironobu Sakaura

  • Randomized Teriparatide [Human Parathyroid Hormone (PTH) 1–34] Once-Weekly Efficacy Research (TOWER) Trial for Examining the Reduction in New Vertebral Fractures in Subjects with Primary Osteoporosis and High Fracture Risk

    Toshitaka Nakamura;Toshitsugu Sugimoto;Tetsuo Nakano;Hideaki Kishimoto

  • Single- versus two-femoral socket anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction technique: Biomechanical analysis using a robotic simulator.

    Tatsuo Mae;Konsei Shino;Takahide Miyama;Hirotaka Shinjo

  • Three-dimensional corrective osteotomy of malunited fractures of the upper extremity with use of a computer simulation system.

    Tsuyoshi Murase;Kunihiro Oka;Hisao Moritomo;Akira Goto

  • Surgical strategy for cervical myelopathy due to ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament: Part 1: Clinical results and limitations of laminoplasty.

    Motoki Iwasaki;Shin'ya Okuda;Akira Miyauchi;Hironobu Sakaura

  • Measurements of pelvic flexion angle using three-dimensional computed tomography.

    Shunsaku Nishihara;Nobuhiko Sugano;Takashi Nishii;Kenji Ohzono

  • Preservation of the bone mineral density of the femur after surface replacement of the hip

    Y. Kishida;N. Sugano;T. Nishii;H. Miki

Frequent Co-Authors

Takahiro Ochi
Takahiro Ochi Osaka University
Yoshinobu Sato
Yoshinobu Sato Nara Institute of Science and Technology
Kunio Takaoka
Kunio Takaoka Osaka Metropolitan University
Motoki Iwasaki
Motoki Iwasaki National Cancer Research Institute, UK
Keisuke Kobayashi
Keisuke Kobayashi Japan Atomic Energy Agency
Takayoshi Nakano
Takayoshi Nakano Osaka University
Katsuyuki Aozasa
Katsuyuki Aozasa Osaka University
Ryuichi Morishita
Ryuichi Morishita Osaka University

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