Importance Skin cancer is the most common malignancy occurring after organ
transplantation. Although previous research has reported an increased risk of skin cancer in …

Background Mobile health applications may improve patient education and self-care for a
complex condition such as atrial fibrillation (AF). Little is known about the accessibility of …

Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) involves the delivery of a highly conformal ablative dose of
radiation to both benign and malignant targets. This has traditionally been accomplished in …

Importance Positive margins are associated with poor prognosis among patients with oral
tongue squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). However, wide variation exists in the margin …

A recent study that evaluated the risk of facing a malpractice claim by physician specialty
found that orthopedic surgeons were at a significantly greater risk of being sued than other …

OBJECTIVE Publication metrics such as the Hirsch index (h-index) are often used to
evaluate and compare research productivity in academia. The h-index is not a field …

Study Design. A retrospective review. Objective. This study aimed to determine the factors
associated with malpractice litigation in cases involving spine surgery in the United States …

Purpose Physicians encourage patients to be informed about their health care options, but
much of the online health care–related resources can be beneficial only if patients are …

Background and Objective An important component of the residency application for
neurosurgery is research experience and the subsequent number of produced publications …

Purpose Publication metrics are useful in evaluating academic faculty for awarding grants,
recruitment, and promotion. A new metric, the relative citation ratio (RCR), was recently …