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Last published 2022
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Samuel C. Overley

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Assistant Professor

Also affiliated: Cleveland Clinic (2018–2020); Mount Sinai Hospital (2020); Mount Sinai Medical Center (2014–2017); Mount Sinai Hospital (2018–2019); Mount Sinai Hospital (2017); The Office of Public Works (2015); Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (2014–2019)

Faculty Researcher

Orthopaedics Surgery, College of Medicine

24 h-index 57 pubs 1,982 cited

  • Humans
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Cervical Vertebrae
  • Female
  • Male
  • Lumbar Vertebrae
  • Adult
  • Spinal Fusion
  • Postoperative Complications
  • Middle Aged
  • Diskectomy
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Aged
  • Spinal Stenosis
  • Cost-Benefit Analysis

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Samuel C. Overley's research focuses on spinal conditions and surgical outcomes, particularly within lumbar and cervical vertebrae. He has investigated changes in patient kinematics, kinetics, and muscle activity during gait in individuals with lumbar spinal stenosis, as detailed in a 2021 systematic review. His work also includes an analysis of reoperations following primary and revision lumbar discectomy, utilizing national-level cohort data with an eight-year follow-up, published in 2022.

Overley leads a research group at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, where he holds an Assistant Professor position in the Department of Orthopaedics Surgery. His scholarship metrics include an h-index of 24, with 57 total publications and 1,968 citations, designating him as a highly cited researcher. Key collaborators include David B. Bumpass and Devin A. Dupree, both affiliated with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.

Metrics

  • h-index: 24
  • Publications: 57
  • Citations: 1,982

Selected Publications

  • 181. Reoperations after primary and revision lumbar discectomy: study of a national level cohort with 8-year follow-up (2022)
    The Spine Journal DOI OpenAlex
  • Reoperations after primary and revision lumbar discectomy: study of a national-level cohort with eight years follow-up (2022)
    The Spine Journal 8 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Changes in kinematics, kinetics, and muscle activity in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis during gait: systematic review (2021)
    The Spine Journal 34 citations DOI OpenAlex

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Grants & Funding

As listed on this researcher's institutional profile.

  • Medtronic Cranial & Spinal Technologies (CST) Fellowship Grant 2025 Medtronic, Inc. Principal Investigator
  • Medtronic CST Direct Fellowship, Orthopaedic Spine Medtronic, Inc. Principal Investigator

Collaboration Network

12 Collaborators 6 Institutions 1 Country

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