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John J. Callaghan

John J. Callaghan

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Medicine

D-Index
102
Citations
33835
World Ranking
7738
National Ranking
4028

Overview

John J. Callaghan is affiliated with the University of Iowa in the United States and primarily focuses on research within the field of Medicine, with a significant emphasis on Surgery. Their scholarly output predominantly addresses topics related to orthopaedic surgery and rehabilitation.

Callaghan's extensive work includes frequent publication in the following venues:

  • The Journal of Arthroplasty
  • Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery
  • Intensive Care Medicine
  • Journal of orthopaedic surgery
  • The Bone & Joint Journal

Their research covers a broad range of subfields including:

  • Surgery
  • Rehabilitation
  • Epidemiology
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Economics and Econometrics

Main topics of Callaghan's work are:

  • Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes
  • Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty
  • Orthopedic Infections and Treatments
  • Hip and Femur Fractures
  • Musculoskeletal Disorders and Rehabilitation
  • Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques
  • Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management

They have co-authored numerous papers with several frequent collaborators, including:

  • Nicholas A. Bedard
  • Christopher N. Carender
  • David E. DeMik
  • James A. Browne
  • Michael A. Mont

Some notable recent papers by Callaghan include:

  • Low-dose methylprednisolone treatment in critically ill patients with severe community-acquired pneumonia, 2022, Intensive Care Medicine
  • Home Discharge Has Increased After Total Hip Arthroplasty, However Rates Vary Between Large Databases, 2020, The Journal of Arthroplasty
  • Clinical and Administrative Databases Used in Lower Extremity Arthroplasty Research, 2021, The Journal of Arthroplasty
  • Who Is Still Receiving Blood Transfusions After Primary and Revision Total Joint Arthroplasty?, 2021, The Journal of Arthroplasty
  • The Inaccuracy of ICD-10 Coding in Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty and Its Implication on Revision Data, 2020, The Journal of Arthroplasty

In addition to journal articles, Callaghan has contributed to book publications, including the title The Adult Knee published by the Japan Society of Medical Entomology and Zoology in 2020, which has garnered citations within the academic community.

Best Publications

  • An Analysis of Blood Management in Patients Having a Total Hip or Knee Arthroplasty

    Benjamin E. Bierbaum;John J. Callaghan;Jorge O. Galante;Harry E. Rubash

  • Results of revision for mechanical failure after cemented total hip replacement, 1979 to 1982. A two to five-year follow-up.

    J J Callaghan;E A Salvati;P M Pellicci;P D Wilson

  • The outcome of Charnley total hip arthroplasty with cement after a minimum twenty-year follow-up. The results of one surgeon.

    Kary Schulte;John Callaghan;Scott Kelley;Richard Johnston

  • Wear in total hip and knee replacements

    Thomas P. Schmalzried;John J. Callaghan

  • The adult hip

    John J. Callaghan;Aaron G. Rosenberg;Harry E. Rubash

  • Endosteal erosion in association with stable uncemented femoral components.

    W J Maloney;M Jasty;W H Harris;J O Galante

  • Total Ankle Arthroplasty: a Unique Design. Two to Twelve-Year Follow-up*

    Michael T. Pyevich;Charles L. Saltzman;John J. Callaghan;Frank G. Alvine

  • Long-term results of revision total hip replacement. A follow-up report.

    P M Pellicci;P D Wilson;C B Sledge;E A Salvati

  • Minimally invasive total hip arthroplasty development, early results, and a critical analysis

    Daniel J. Berry;Richard A. Berger;John J. Callaghan;Lawrence D. Dorr

  • The Agility total ankle arthroplasty. Seven to sixteen-year follow-up.

    Stephen I. Knecht;Miriam Estin;John J. Callaghan;Miriam B. Zimmerman

  • American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Practice of the Orthopaedic Surgeon: Part-II, certification examination case mix.

    William E. Garrett;Marc F. Swiontkowski;James Neil Weinstein;John Callaghan

  • Charnley total hip arthroplasty with cement. Minimum twenty-five-year follow-up

    John J. Callaghan;Jay C. Albright;Devon D. Goetz;Jason P. Olejniczak

  • Osteolysis associated with a cemented modular posterior-cruciate-substituting total knee design : five to eight-year follow-up.

    Michael R O'Rourke;John J Callaghan;Devon D Goetz;Patrick M Sullivan

  • Current etiologies and modes of failure in total knee arthroplasty revision.

    Kevin J Mulhall;Hassan M Ghomrawi;Sean Scully;John J Callaghan

  • Unicompartmental knee replacement. A minimum 15 year followup study.

    Matthew W. Squire;John J. Callaghan;Devon D. Goetz;Patrick M. Sullivan

  • Cemented rotating-platform total knee replacement. a concise follow-up, at a minimum of fifteen years, of a previous report.

    John J. Callaghan;Michael R. O'Rourke;Michael F. Iossi;Steve S. Liu

  • Charnley Total Hip Arthroplasty in Patients Less Than Fifty Years Old. A Twenty to Twenty-five-Year Follow-up Note*

    John J. Callaghan;Erin E. Forest;Jason P. Olejniczak;Devon D. Goetz

  • Total hip arthroplasty with cement in patients who are less than fifty years old. A sixteen to twenty-two-year follow-up study.

    P M Sullivan;J R MacKenzie;J J Callaghan;R C Johnston

  • One-stage revision surgery of the infected hip. A minimum 10-year followup study.

    John J. Callaghan;Ralph P. Katz;Richard C. Johnston

  • 2018 International Consensus Meeting on Musculoskeletal Infection: Research Priorities from the General Assembly Questions

    Edward M Schwarz;Javad Parvizi;Thorsten Gehrke;Amiethab Aiyer

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas D. Brown
Thomas D. Brown University of Iowa
Michael A. Mont
Michael A. Mont Cleveland Clinic
John C. Clohisy
John C. Clohisy Washington University in St. Louis
Eduardo A. Salvati
Eduardo A. Salvati Hospital for Special Surgery
Kathleen A. Sluka
Kathleen A. Sluka University of Iowa
Lawrence D. Dorr
Lawrence D. Dorr University of Southern California
Javad Parvizi
Javad Parvizi Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar University
William J. Hozack
William J. Hozack Thomas Jefferson University
Craig J. Della Valle
Craig J. Della Valle Rush University Medical Center
Jorge O. Galante
Jorge O. Galante Rush University Medical Center

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