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Rick C. Sasso

Medicine · Indiana University

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Spine and Intervertebral Disc PathologyCervical and Thoracic MyelopathySpinal Fractures and Fixation TechniquesScoliosis diagnosis and treatmentMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation

Publications

206

Citations

8,495

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

36

Publishing since 1991

Research summary
AI-generated

Rick C. Sasso conducts clinical research on surgical treatment of the spine, focusing on the neck (cervical) and lower back (lumbar) regions. His work evaluates procedures such as spinal fusion, artificial disc replacement, and screw-based fixation, as well as factors that affect surgical outcomes like diabetes, obesity, and smoking. He also studies patient recovery, including return-to-sport guidelines for athletes with spine conditions.

Cervical and lumbar spine surgeryDisc replacement (arthroplasty) and fusion techniquesPatient-reported outcomes and recoveryEffects of health factors (diabetes, obesity, smoking) on surgeryReturn-to-sport guidelines for athletes

Publication activity has been variable across the decade with a notable increase in 2025.

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 11, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 6.8/year recently
2017: 11 publications172018: 3 publications182019: 10 publications192020: 10 publications202021: 7 publications212022: 3 publications222023: 5 publications232024: 6 publications242025: 17 publications17252026: 3 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • The Spine Journal×23
  • Spine×12
  • Global Spine Journal×9
  • Clinical Spine Surgery A Spine Publication×9
  • Neurosurgery×5

This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 11, 2026.

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