Yoshihito Sakai

Influence of spinal sagittal alignment, body balance, muscle strength, and physical ability on falling of middle-aged and elderly males

Shiro Imagama, Zenya Ito, Norimitsu Wakao et al. · European Spine Journal · 2013 · 181 citations · Full text

Medicine, Orthopedic Surgery, Rehabilitation Medicine +17

Back muscle strength and spinal mobility are predictors of quality of life in middle-aged and elderly males

Shiro Imagama, Yukihiro Matsuyama, Yukiharu Hasegawa et al. · European Spine Journal · 2010 · 175 citations

Medicine, Physical Medicine, Rehabilitation Medicine +16

High prevalence of sarcopenia and reduced leg muscle mass in Japanese patients immediately after a hip fracture

Tetsuro Hida, Naoki Ishiguro, Hiroshi Shimokata et al. · Geriatrics and gerontology international/Geriatrics & gerontology international · 2012 · 173 citations

Medicine, Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery +17

Surgical results of intramedullary spinal cord tumor with spinal cord monitoring to guide extent of resection

Yukihiro Matsuyama, Yoshihito Sakai, Yoshito Katayama et al. · Journal of Neurosurgery Spine · 2009 · 141 citations

Medicine, Neurosurgery, Surgery +17

Comparison of Surgical Outcomes Between Macro Discectomy and Micro Discectomy for Lumbar Disc Herniation: A Prospective Randomized Study With Surgery Performed by the Same Spine Surgeon

Yoshito Katayama, Yukihiro Matsuyama, Hisatake Yoshihara et al. · Journal of Spinal Disorders & Techniques · 2006 · 141 citations

Medicine, Orthopaedic Surgery, Surgery +11