Research in Surgery

Overview

The area of Research in Surgery includes more than 50 investigators distributed in five groups of research focused respectively on general and thoracic surgery, cranio-maxillofacial surgery, spinal disorders, skeletal reconstructive surgery and musculoskeletal tissue engineering. Their activity combines basic and clinical research together with robotics and virtual surgical planning. Their aims are to advance in the understanding of the causes and mechanisms underlying surgical pathologies, to deliver new knowledge and better integrated patient-centered solutions, improving surgical care and outcomes.

Publications

60

total

199.471

impact factor

3.325

average impact factor

Director: César Galo García Fontecha

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Our group has consolidated the lines of research in traumatic, knee, septic, pediatric and hip pathology and has opened a new line in pathology of the hand.

We have consolidated collaborations with other VHIR research groups and with institutions outside the Hospital such as UPC and UPF, obtaining external funding from institutions such as Canadian Institutes of Health Research, OTA (Orthopedic Trauma Association) and CHU from Saint Etienne.

We have finalized a doctoral thesis and we have started three more. We won the prize for the best clinical work in the first joint congress of the European Pediatric Orthopedics (EPOS) and American (POSNA) societies: POSNA’s Best Clinical Award Paper for the work “Research for Fetal Myelomeningocele Repair”.

Thanks to the relationship with Canadian Institutes of Health Research and the hand of Dr. Gerra of our group, the first evidence-based medicine course was conducted under the direction of Professor Mohit Bhandari.

13

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29^.946

impact factor

2^.269

average impact factor

SELECTED ARTICLES

Reyes B, Coca MI, Codinach M, Lopez-Lucas , Del Mazo-Barbara A, Caminal M, Oliver-Vila I, Cabanas V, Lope-Piedrafita S, Garcia-Lopez J, Moraleda JM, Fontecha CG, Vives J
Assessment of biodistribution using mesenchymal stromal cells: Algorithm for study design and challenges in detection methodologies.
Cytotherapy. 2017 Sep;19(9):1060-1069. doi: 10.1016/j.jcyt.2017.06.004. Epub 2017 Jul 19.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcyt.2017.06.004
Impact factor: 3,203
Sallent A, Vicente M, Reverte MM, Lopez A, Rodriguez-Baeza A, Perez-Dominguez M, Velez R
How 3D patient-specific instruments improve accuracy of pelvic bone tumour resection in a cadaveric study.
Bone Joint Res. 2017 Oct;6(10):577-583. doi: 10.1302/2046-3758.610.BJR-2017-0094.R1.
DOI: 10.1302/2046-3758.610.BJR-2017-0094.R1
Impact factor: 2,597
Marotta M, Fernandez-Martin A, Oria M, Fontecha CG, Gine C, Martinez-Ibanez V, Carreras E, Belfort MA, Pelizzo G, Peiro JL
Isolation, characterization, and differentiation of multipotent neural progenitor cells from human cerebrospinal fluid in fetal cystic myelomeningocele.
Stem Cell Res. 2017 Jul;22:33-42. doi: 10.1016/j.scr.2017.05.003. Epub 2017 May 15.
DOI: 10.1016/j.scr.2017.05.003
Impact factor: 3,494
Barro V, Nunez JH, Gargallo-Margarit A, Sallent A, Aguilar M, Hernandez A
Bilateral insufficiency hip fractures after bariatric surgery.
Osteoporos Int. 2017 Apr;28(4):1495-1498. doi: 10.1007/s00198-016-3889-8. Epub 2016 Dec 23.
DOI: 10.1007/s00198-016-3889-8
Impact factor: 3,591
Guillen G, Garcia L, Marhuenda C, Pellise F, Molino JA, Fontecha CG, Lopez S, Lloret J
Thoracic wall reconstruction with bioabsorbable plates in pediatric malignant thoracic wall tumors.
J Pediatr Surg. 2017 Mar;52(3):377-381. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2016.08.018. Epub 2016 Aug 31.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2016.08.018
Impact factor: 1,976

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Research in Surgery

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Publications

Director: César Galo García Fontecha

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