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Safdar N. Khan

Medicine · The Ohio State University

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Established · publishing since 1996
Spine and Intervertebral Disc PathologyCervical and Thoracic MyelopathySpinal Fractures and Fixation TechniquesMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationScoliosis diagnosis and treatment

Publications

336

Citations

7,833

Est. group size

~6

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

31

Publishing since 1996

Research summary
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Safdar N. Khan's research focuses on spine surgery, particularly degenerative cervical myelopathy (spinal cord compression in the neck), cervical and lumbar disc replacement devices, and clinical/health-services outcomes such as complications, costs, and access to care after orthopedic procedures. Much of the work uses large administrative databases (like Medicare claims or FDA device reports) to study surgical outcomes, complications, and disparities in care across patient populations.

Degenerative cervical myelopathySpine surgery outcomes and complicationsCervical and lumbar disc replacement devicesOrthopedic health services and cost analysisJoint arthroplasty outcomes

Publication output peaked around 2018-2020 and has since declined and stabilized at a lower, steady rate of roughly 11-15 papers per year in recent years.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 10.8/year recently
2017: 15 publications172018: 40 publications182019: 66 publications66192020: 37 publications202021: 14 publications212022: 12 publications222023: 14 publications232024: 11 publications242025: 14 publications252026: 3 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • The Spine Journal×47
  • Clinical Spine Surgery A Spine Publication×15
  • World Neurosurgery×13
  • Spine×10
  • The International Journal of Spine Surgery×7
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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