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James S. Harrop is affiliated with Thomas Jefferson University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of medicine, with a significant emphasis on surgical disciplines. They have contributed extensively to the subfields of surgery, pathology and forensic medicine, public health, environmental and occupational health, neurology, and emergency medicine.

The scientist's work encompasses a variety of topics related to spinal health and trauma. Major research interests include spine and intervertebral disc pathology, spinal fractures and fixation techniques, spinal cord injury research, cervical and thoracic myelopathy, spinal dysraphism and malformations, spinal hematomas and complications, and trauma and emergency care studies.

James S. Harrop has a noteworthy publication record with frequent contributions to several high-impact journals. Key publication venues where their work appears include:

  • Neurosurgery
  • Global Spine Journal
  • World Neurosurgery
  • The Spine Journal
  • Journal of Neurotrauma

Among their recent publications are:

  • The influence of timing of surgical decompression for acute spinal cord injury: a pooled analysis of individual patient data, 2020, The Lancet Neurology
  • Effect of Ventral vs Dorsal Spinal Surgery on Patient-Reported Physical Functioning in Patients With Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy, 2021, JAMA
  • The role of electrical stimulation for rehabilitation and regeneration after spinal cord injury, 2022, Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
  • Minimizing Blood Loss in Spine Surgery, 2020, Global Spine Journal
  • Early Surgery for Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury: Where Are We Now?, 2020, Global Spine Journal

The scientist collaborates frequently with other researchers in the field. Their notable coauthors include:

  • Michael G. Fehlings
  • Alexander R. Vaccaro
  • Ashwini Sharan
  • Joshua Heller
  • Vafa Rahimi-Movaghar

Best Publications

  • A novel classification system for spinal instability in neoplastic disease: an evidence-based approach and expert consensus from the Spine Oncology Study Group.

    Charles G. Fisher;Christian P. Dipaola;Timothy C. Ryken;Mark H. Bilsky

  • 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

  • Early versus delayed decompression for traumatic cervical spinal cord injury: results of the Surgical Timing in Acute Spinal Cord Injury Study (STASCIS).

    Michael G. Fehlings;Alexander Vaccaro;Jefferson R. Wilson;Anoushka Singh

  • Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury-Repair and Regeneration.

    Christopher S. Ahuja;Satoshi Nori;Lindsay Tetreault;Jefferson Wilson

  • Spinal Instability Neoplastic Score: An Analysis of Reliability and Validity From the Spine Oncology Study Group

    Daryl R. Fourney;Evan M. Frangou;Timothy C. Ryken;Christian P. DiPaola

  • The subaxial cervical spine injury classification system: a novel approach to recognize the importance of morphology, neurology, and integrity of the disco-ligamentous complex.

    Alexander R. Vaccaro;R. John Hulbert;Alpesh A. Patel;Charles Fisher

  • Obesity and spine surgery: relation to perioperative complications

    Nimesh Patel;Bradley Bagan;Sumeet Vadera;Mitchell Gil Maltenfort

  • A Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Patients With Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy: Recommendations for Patients With Mild, Moderate, and Severe Disease and Nonmyelopathic Patients With Evidence of Cord Compression

    Michael G. Fehlings;Michael G. Fehlings;Lindsay A. Tetreault;Lindsay A. Tetreault;K. Daniel Riew;James W. Middleton

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

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

  • Complications in spine surgery

    Rani Nasser;Sanjay Yadla;Mitchell G Maltenfort;James S Harrop

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

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

  • Proposal of a modified, treatment-oriented classification of odontoid fractures.

    Jonathan N. Grauer;Bilal Shafi;Alan S. Hilibrand;James S. Harrop

  • A Phase I/IIa Clinical Trial of a Recombinant Rho Protein Antagonist in Acute Spinal Cord Injury

    Michael G. Fehlings;Nicholas Theodore;James Harrop;Gilles Maurais

  • The Aging of the Global Population: The Changing Epidemiology of Disease and Spinal Disorders.

    Michael G. Fehlings;Lindsay Tetreault;Anick Nater;Ted Choma

  • Primary and secondary osteoporosis' incidence of subsequent vertebral compression fractures after kyphoplasty.

    James S Harrop;Bronco Prpa;Mary Kay Reinhardt;Isador Lieberman

  • A Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Acute Spinal Cord Injury: Introduction, Rationale, and Scope:

    Michael G. Fehlings;Michael G. Fehlings;Lindsay A. Tetreault;Lindsay A. Tetreault;Jefferson R. Wilson;Jefferson R. Wilson;Brian K. Kwon

  • 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

  • Adult scoliosis surgery outcomes: a systematic review.

    Sanjay Yadla;Mitchell G Maltenfort;John K Ratliff;James S Harrop

  • Therapeutic modalities for the management of cerebral vasospasm: timing of endovascular options.

    Robert H. Rosenwasser;Rocco A. Armonda;Jeffrey E. Thomas;Ronald P. Benitez

  • Neurological recovery following traumatic spinal cord injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

    MirHojjat Khorasanizadeh;Mahmoud Yousefifard;Mahsa Eskian;Yi Lu

Frequent Co-Authors

Alexander R. Vaccaro
Alexander R. Vaccaro Thomas Jefferson University
Michael G. Fehlings
Michael G. Fehlings University of Toronto
Ashwini Sharan
Ashwini Sharan Thomas Jefferson University
Todd J. Albert
Todd J. Albert Hospital for Special Surgery
Alan S. Hilibrand
Alan S. Hilibrand Thomas Jefferson University
Brian K. Kwon
Brian K. Kwon University of British Columbia
Christopher M. Bono
Christopher M. Bono Harvard University
Marcel F. Dvorak
Marcel F. Dvorak University of British Columbia
Paul A. Anderson
Paul A. Anderson University of Wisconsin–Madison

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