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H. Merk — researcher profile on SciRah

h-index: 28
Works: 133
Citations: 4,634

Most-cited papers

Full-Endoscopic Interlaminar and Transforaminal Lumbar Discectomy Versus Conventional Microsurgical Technique: A Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Study
S. Ruetten, M. Komp, H. Merk, G. Godolias
2008Spine865 citations
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Full-Endoscopic Cervical Posterior Foraminotomy for the Operation of Lateral Disc Herniations Using 5.9-mm Endoscopes: A Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Study
S. Ruetten, M. Komp, H. Merk, G. Godolias
2008Spine389 citations
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Use of newly developed instruments and endoscopes: full-endoscopic resection of lumbar disc herniations via the interlaminar and lateral transforaminal approach.
S. Ruetten, M. Komp, H. Merk, G. Godolias
2007Journal of Neurosurgery : Spine315 citations Open access
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Surgical treatment for lumbar lateral recess stenosis with the full-endoscopic interlaminar approach versus conventional microsurgical technique: a prospective, randomized, controlled study.
S. Ruetten, M. Komp, H. Merk, G. Godolias
2009Journal of Neurosurgery : Spine281 citations Open access
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Bilateral spinal decompression of lumbar central stenosis with the full-endoscopic interlaminar versus microsurgical laminotomy technique: a prospective, randomized, controlled study.
M. Komp, Patrick Hahn, S. Oezdemir, A. Giannakopoulos +5 more
2015Pain Physician266 citations
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Recurrent Lumbar Disc Herniation After Conventional Discectomy: A Prospective, Randomized Study Comparing Full-endoscopic Interlaminar and Transforaminal Versus Microsurgical Revision
S. Ruetten, M. Komp, H. Merk, G. Godolias
2009Journal of Spinal Disorders & Techniques265 citations
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Full-endoscopic anterior decompression versus conventional anterior decompression and fusion in cervical disc herniations
S. Ruetten, M. Komp, H. Merk, G. Godolias
2009International Orthopaedics181 citations Open access
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Bilateral Operation of Lumbar Degenerative Central Spinal Stenosis in Full-endoscopic Interlaminar Technique With Unilateral Approach: Prospective 2-year Results of 74 Patients
M. Komp, Patrick Hahn, H. Merk, G. Godolias +1 more
2011Journal of Spinal Disorders & Techniques128 citations
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Nerve Root Sedimentation Sign: Evaluation of a New Radiological Sign in Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
T. Barz, M. Melloh, L. Staub, S. Lord +4 more
2010Spine115 citations
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Treatment of Vertebral Osteomyelitis by Radical Debridement and Stabilization Using Titanium Mesh Cages
M. Ruf, D. Stoltze, H. Merk, M. Ames +1 more
2007Spine110 citations
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Influence of diabetic metabolic state on fracture healing in spontaneously diabetic rats
N. Follak, I. Kloting, H. Merk
2005Diabetes/Metabolism Research Reviews107 citations Open access
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Auricular acupuncture for pain relief after ambulatory knee surgery: a randomized trial
T. Usichenko, S. Kuchling, T. Witstruck, D. Pavlovic +5 more
2007Canadian Medical Association Journal100 citations Open access
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Full-endoscopic uniportal decompression in disc herniations and stenosis of the thoracic spine using the interlaminar, extraforaminal, or transthoracic retropleural approach.
S. Ruetten, Patrick Hahn, S. Oezdemir, Xenophon Baraliakos +3 more
2018Journal of Neurosurgery : Spine89 citations Open access
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Changes in content and synthesis of collagen types and proteoglycans in osteoarthritis of the knee joint and comparison of quantitative analysis with Photoshop-based image analysis
A. Lahm, E. Mrosek, H. Spank, C. Erggelet +3 more
2010Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery63 citations
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The diagnostic value of a treadmill test in predicting lumbar spinal stenosis
T. Barz, M. Melloh, L. Staub, C. Roeder +4 more
2008European spine journal58 citations Open access
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Operation of Lumbar Zygoapophyseal Joint Cysts Using a Full-Endoscopic Interlaminar and Transforaminal Approach
M. Komp, Patrick Hahn, S. Ozdemir, H. Merk +3 more
2014Surgical Innovation57 citations
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Delayed remodeling in the early period of fracture healing in spontaneously diabetic BB/OK rats depending on the diabetic metabolic state.
N. Follak, L. Klöting, E. Wolf, H. Merk
2004Histology and Histopathology57 citations
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Histomorphometric evaluation of the influence of the diabetic metabolic state on bone defect healing depending on the defect size in spontaneously diabetic BB/OK rats.
N. Follak, I. Kloting, E. Wolf, H. Merk
2004Bone53 citations
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The Effect of Auricular Acupuncture on Fentanyl Requirement During Hip Arthroplasty: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Bert Wetzel, D. Pavlovic, R. Kuse, A. Gibb +4 more
2011The Clinical Journal of Pain50 citations
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Improving Metabolic Control Reverses the Histomorphometric and Biomechanical Abnormalities of an Experimentally Induced Bone Defect in Spontaneously Diabetic Rats
N. Follak, I. Kloting, E. Wolf, H. Merk
2004Calcified Tissue International41 citations
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Clinical validity of the nerve root sedimentation sign in patients with suspected lumbar spinal stenosis.
T. Barz, L. Staub, M. Melloh, G. Hamann +5 more
2014The spine journal40 citations Open access
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Comparative Analysis of Direct Hospital Care Costs between Aseptic and Two-Stage Septic Knee Revision
R. Kasch, Sebastian Merk, G. Assmann, A. Lahm +3 more
2017PLoS ONE35 citations Open access
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Increased intraoperative epidural pressure in lumbar spinal stenosis patients with a positive nerve root sedimentation sign
T. Barz, M. Melloh, L. Staub, S. Lord +2 more
2014European spine journal34 citations Open access
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Comparison of health care costs between aseptic and two stage septic hip revision.
G. Assmann, R. Kasch, C. Maher, A. Hofer +3 more
2014Journal of Arthroplasty33 citations
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Iatrogenic fractures in ankylosing spondylitis—a report of two cases
M. Ruf, S. Rehm, C. Poeckler-Schoeniger, H. Merk +1 more
2005European spine journal33 citations Open access
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Good short- to medium-term results after osteochondral autograft transplantation (OAT) in middle-aged patients with focal, non-traumatic osteochondral lesions of the knee.
Axel W. A. Baltzer, M. Ostapczuk, H. P. Terheiden, H. Merk
2016Orthopaedics & Traumatology: Surgery & Research29 citations Open access
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Economic analysis of two-stage septic revision after total hip arthroplasty: What are the relevant costs for the hospital’s orthopedic department?
R. Kasch, G. Assmann, Sebastian Merk, T. Barz +4 more
2016BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders27 citations Open access
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Semiquantitative analysis of ECM molecules in the different cartilage layers in early and advanced osteoarthritis of the knee joint.
A. Lahm, R. Kasch, E. Mrosek, H. Spank +3 more
2012Histology and Histopathology27 citations
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Percutaneous Stabilization System Osseofix® for Treatment of Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures - Clinical and Radiological Results after 12 Months
S. Ender, E. Wetterau, M. Ender, J. Kühn +2 more
2013PLoS ONE26 citations Open access
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Reversibility of nerve root sedimentation sign in lumbar spinal stenosis patients after decompression surgery
Christiane Barz, M. Melloh, L. Staub, S. Lord +2 more
2017European spine journal24 citations Open access
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Ganglions of the wrist and associated triangular fibrocartilage lesions: a prospective study in arthroscopically-treated patients.
I. Langner, P. Krueger, H. Merk, A. Ekkernkamp +1 more
2012Journal of Hand Surgery-American Volume23 citations
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A conceptual model of compensation/decompensation in lumbar segmental instability.
T. Barz, M. Melloh, S. Lord, R. Kasch +2 more
2014Medical Hypotheses21 citations Open access
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Immunotherapy by gene transfer with plasmids encoding IL-12/IL-18 is superior to IL-23/IL-18 gene transfer in a rat osteosarcoma model.
C. Liebau, C. Roesel, S. Schmidt, C. Karreman +5 more
2004Anticancer Research20 citations
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Disc Volume Reduction with Percutaneous Nucleoplasty in an Animal Model
R. Kasch, B. Mensel, Florian Schmidt, S. Ruetten +5 more
2012PLoS ONE18 citations Open access
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[Results of SaluCartilage implantation for stage IV chondral defects in the knee joint area].
J. Lange, N. Follak, T. Nowotny, H. Merk
2006Der Unfallchirurg18 citations
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Isolated peripheral neurilemoma attached to the tendon of the flexor digitorum longus muscle
C. Liebau, A. Baltzer, M. Schneppenheim, S. Braunstein +2 more
2003Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery18 citations
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The benefit of gait analysis in functional diagnostics in the rehabilitation of patients after operative treatment of calcaneal fractures
Niels Follak, H. Merk
200318 citations
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Fracture care using percutaneously applied titanium mesh cages (OsseoFix®) for unstable osteoporotic thoracolumbar burst fractures is able to reduce cement-associated complications—results after 12 months
S. Ender, A. Eschler, M. Ender, H. Merk +1 more
2015Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research17 citations Open access
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[Hemivertebra resection in congenital scoliosis -- early correction in young children].
M. Ruf, Rubens Jensen, D. Jeszenszky, H. Merk +1 more
2006Zeitschrift für Orthopädie und ihre Grenzgebiete17 citations Open access
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Navigation of Pedicle Screws in the Thoracic Spine with a New Electromagnetic Navigation System: A Human Cadaver Study
Patrick Hahn, S. Oezdemir, M. Komp, A. Giannakopoulos +5 more
2015BioMed Research International16 citations Open access
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A New Electromagnetic Navigation System for Pedicle Screws Placement: A Human Cadaver Study at the Lumbar Spine
Patrick Hahn, S. Oezdemir, M. Komp, A. Giannakopoulos +5 more
2015PLoS ONE16 citations Open access
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Percutaneous Disc Decompression with Nucleoplasty–Volumetry of the Nucleus Pulposus Using Ultrahigh-Field MRI
R. Kasch, B. Mensel, Florian Schmidt, W. Drescher +4 more
2012PLoS ONE15 citations Open access
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Ventral Cancellous Bone Augmentation of the Dens and Temporary Instrumentation C1/C2 as a Function-preserving Option in the Treatment of Dens Pseudarthrosis
M. Ruf, Thomas Welk, Matthias Müller, H. Merk +1 more
2010Journal of Spinal Disorders & Techniques15 citations
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The full-endoscopic uniportal technique for decompression of the anterior craniocervical junction using the retropharyngeal approach: an anatomical feasibility study in human cadavers and review of the literature.
S. Ruetten, Patrick Hahn, S. Oezdemir, Xenophon Baraliakos +3 more
2018Journal of Neurosurgery : Spine14 citations
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Marginal contribution of UKS- versus TKA in varus arthritis of the knee
R. Kasch, Sebastian Merk, W. Drescher, A. Schulz +6 more
2012Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery13 citations
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Full-endoscopic Uniportal Odontoidectomy and Decompression of the Anterior Cervicomedullary Junction Using the Retropharyngeal Approach
S. Ruetten, Patrick Hahn, S. Oezdemir, Xenophon Baraliakos +3 more
2018Spine12 citations
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Osseofix® System for Percutaneous Stabilization of Osteoporotic and Tumorous Vertebral Compression Fractures – Clinical and Radiological Results After 12 Months
S. Ender, G. Gradl, M. Ender, S. Langner +2 more
2013Fortschritte auf dem Gebiet der Röntgenstrahlen und der bildgebenden Verfahren12 citations Open access
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[The effect of growth/differentiation factor-5 (GDF-5) on genotype and phenotype in human adult mesenchymal stem cells].
H. Koch, J. Jadlowiec, F.-H. Fu, J. Nonn +3 more
2004Zeitschrift für Orthopädie und ihre Grenzgebiete12 citations
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Effect of Anterior Mobilization and Shortening in the Correction of Rigid Idiopathic Thoracic Scoliosis
M. Ruf, Lynn Letko, N. Matis, H. Merk +1 more
2013Spine10 citations
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Histomorphometric and Radiographical Changes After Lumbar Implantation of the PEEK Nonfusion Interspinous Device in the BB.4S Rat Model
T. Barz, J. Lange, M. Melloh, L. Staub +3 more
2013Spine10 citations
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