2026 Paul Tornetta: Medicine Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Medicine	89	12824	12067	6555	6061	423	24911

Overview

Paul Tornetta is affiliated with Boston Medical Center in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, focusing primarily on surgery and orthopedics. Their research spans 210 publications in Medicine, with notable subfields including Surgery, Epidemiology, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Emergency Medicine, and Rehabilitation.

Their main research topics include:

Bone fractures and treatments
Hip and Femur Fractures
Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation
Pelvic and Acetabular Injuries
Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty
Shoulder Injury and Treatment
Trauma and Emergency Care Studies

They have been frequently published in several scholarly venues, including:

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma (26 publications)
Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (7 publications)
Injury (5 publications)
JAAOS Global Research and Reviews (3 publications)
Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (3 publications)

The scientist's most recent papers include:

The Statistical Fragility of Platelet-Rich Plasma in Rotator Cuff Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis, 2021, The American Journal of Sports Medicine
Timing of Flap Coverage With Respect to Definitive Fixation in Open Tibia Fractures, 2021, Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma
Treatment Failure in Femoral Neck Fractures in Adults Less Than 50 Years of Age: Analysis of 492 Patients Repaired at 26 North American Trauma Centers, 2022, Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma
Locked Lateral Plating Versus Retrograde Nailing for Distal Femur Fractures: A Multicenter Randomized Trial, 2022, Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma
Open Reduction Is Associated With Greater Hazard of Early Reoperation After Internal Fixation of Displaced Femoral Neck Fractures in Adults 18-65 Years, 2020, Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Paul Tornetta has collaborated regularly with several coauthors, including:

Brian Mullis (20 coauthored publications)
Heather A. Vallier (14 coauthored publications)
Saam Morshed (12 coauthored publications)
Andrew Marcantonio (12 coauthored publications)
Robert L. Parisien (11 coauthored publications)

Best Publications

Internal fixation compared with arthroplasty for displaced fractures of the femoral neck. A meta-analysis.

Mohit Bhandari;P. J. Devereaux;Marc F. Swiontkowski;Paul Tornetta

797
Citations
Operative management of displaced femoral neck fractures in elderly patients. An international survey.

Mohit Bhandari;P. J. Devereaux;Paul Tornetta;Marc F. Swiontkowski

623
Citations
Randomized trial of reamed and unreamed intramedullary nailing of tibial shaft fractures.

Mohit Bhandari;Gordon Guyatt;Stephen D. Walter;Paul Tornetta

524
Citations
Internal fixation of unstable pelvic ring injuries.

Joel M. Matta;Paul Tornetta

512
Citations
Level of evidence in orthopaedic journals.

William T. Obremskey;Nick Pappas;Emad Attallah-Wasif;Paul Tornetta

437
Citations
Internet versus mailed questionnaires: a randomized comparison (2).

Pam Leece;Mohit Bhandari;Sheila Sprague;Marc F. Swiontkowski

416
Citations
Internet Versus Mailed Questionnaires: A Controlled Comparison (2)

Pam Leece;Mohit Bhandari;Sheila A. Sprague;Marc F Swiontkowski

396
Citations
A lack of consensus in the assessment of fracture healing among orthopaedic surgeons

Mohit Bhandari;Gordon H. Guyatt;Marc F. Swiontkowski;Paul Tornetta

386
Citations
Pilon fractures: treatment with combined internal and external fixation.

Paul Tornetta;Lon Weiner;Marc Bergman;Neil Watnik

340
Citations
Morbidity and Mortality in Elderly Trauma Patients

Paul Tornetta;Hamid Mostafavi;Joseph Riina;Cliff Turen

339
Citations
Outcome of operatively treated unstable posterior pelvic ring disruptions.

Paul Tornetta;Joel M. Matta

337
Citations
Predictors of reoperation following operative management of fractures of the tibial shaft

M. Bhandari;P. Tornetta;S. Sprague;S. Najibi

316
Citations
Semiextended position of intramedullary nailing of the proximal tibia.

Paul Tornetta;Evan Collins

294
Citations
Fracture fixation in the operative management of hip fractures (FAITH) : an international, multicentre, randomised controlled trial

Aaron Nauth;Aaron T. Creek;Abby Zellar;Abdel-Rahman Lawendy

281
Citations
Timing of fracture fixation in multitrauma patients: the role of early total care and damage control surgery.

Hans-Christoph Pape;Paul Tornetta;Ivan Tarkin;Christopher Tzioupis

263
Citations
Barriers to Full-Text Publication Following Presentation of Abstracts at Annual Orthopaedic Meetings

Sheila Sprague;Mohit Bhandari;P. J. Devereaux;Marc F. Swiontkowski

249
Citations
Antegrade or retrograde reamed femoral nailing. A prospective, randomised trial.

P. Tornetta;D. Tiburzi

244
Citations
Determination of Radiographic Healing: An Assessment of Consistency Using RUST and Modified RUST in Metadiaphyseal Fractures.

Jody Litrenta;Paul Tornetta;Samir Mehta;Clifford Jones

240
Citations
Meta-analyses in orthopaedic surgery. A systematic review of their methodologies.

Mohit Bhandari;Farrah Morrow;Abhaya V. Kulkarni;Paul Tornetta

237
Citations
Prevention of symptomatic pulmonary embolism in patients undergoing total hip or knee arthroplasty

Norman A. Johanson;Paul F. Lachiewicz;Jay R. Lieberman;Paul A. Lotke

237
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Mohit Bhandari McMaster University

Marc F. Swiontkowski University of Minnesota

Emil H. Schemitsch University of Western Ontario

Gordon H. Guyatt McMaster University

Stephen D. Walter McMaster University

David Sanders University of the Western Cape

Thomas A. Einhorn Boston University

Philip J. Devereaux Population Health Research Institute

Kenneth A. Egol New York University

Louis C. Gerstenfeld Boston University

External Links

Personal website of Paul Tornetta

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