Rakesh Patel

The Musculoskeletal Effects of Cigarette Smoking

John J. Lee, Rakesh Patel, J. Sybil Biermann et al. · Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery · 2013 · 183 citations

Tobacco Cessation, Tobacco Control, Cigarette Smoking +15

Incidence of and risk factors for superior facet violation in minimally invasive versus open pedicle screw placement during transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion: a comparative analysis

Darryl Lau, Samuel W. Terman, Rakesh Patel et al. · Journal of Neurosurgery Spine · 2013 · 96 citations

Facet Violation With the Placement of Percutaneous Pedicle Screws

Rakesh Patel, Gregory P. Graziano, Kelly L. Vanderhave et al. · Spine · 2011 · 82 citations

Lumbar Spine Surgery, Facet Injury, Facet Articulation +8

Fat Thickness as a Risk Factor for Infection in Lumbar Spine Surgery

John J. Lee, Khalid Odeh, Sven A. Holcombe et al. · Orthopedics · 2016 · 70 citations

Differentiating Hip Pathology From Lumbar Spine Pathology: Key Points of Evaluation and Management

Aaron J. Buckland, Ryan G. Miyamoto, Rakesh Patel et al. · Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons · 2016 · 60 citations · Full text

Pain Medicine, Lumbar Spine Pathologies, Surgery +17