Simon C. Mears

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Researcher

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

faculty

42 h-index 283 pubs 7,101 cited

Research Areas

Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Bone health and treatments Pain Management and Opioid Use Health disparities and outcomes Trauma and Emergency Care Studies Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation

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Simon C. Mears is a faculty member at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences with a scholarly record indicated by an h-index of 42, 283 total publications, and over 7,101 citations. He leads a research group and has been identified as a highly cited researcher.

Mears' research publications span several areas within orthopedics and patient care. He has investigated factors influencing outcomes in joint arthroplasty, including the prevalence of chronic opioid use in elderly patients after hip fracture surgery, the social needs of patients undergoing total joint arthroplasty, and the prediction of length of stay using risk calculators. His work also addresses specific orthopedic challenges, such as extensor mechanism disruption and the medial pivot design in total knee arthroplasty. Additionally, his research has explored the relationship between knee osteoarthritis, spinopelvic alignment, and global sagittal balance, as well as the effect of fracture type and treatment on reoperation rates after periprosthetic femur fractures. He has also contributed to studies on bone health, specifically the role of Piezo1 in opposing age-associated cortical bone loss.

Mears collaborates extensively with colleagues at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, including Jeffery B. Stambough (36 shared publications), C. Lowry Barnes (25 shared publications), Benjamin M. Stronach (24 shared publications), and Eric R. Siegel (10 shared publications).

Metrics

  • h-index: 42
  • Publications: 283
  • Citations: 7,101

Selected Publications

  • Does Patient Health Literacy Affect Patient Reported Outcome Measure Completion Method in Orthopaedic Patients? (2025) DOI
  • Pericapsular Nerve Group Block Did Not Reduce Postoperative Pain or Opioid Use After Total Hip Arthroplasty (2024) DOI
  • Treatment of Hip and Knee Periprosthetic Joint Infection Requires Extensive Administrative Work (2024) DOI
  • Successful Transition to Same Calendar Day Discharge in Total Joint Arthroplasty at an Academic Center (2024) DOI
  • Hospital-Wide Adherence to Postsurgical Opioid Prescribing Guidelines: A Retrospective Cohort Study (2024) DOI
  • Postoperative Opioid Consumption is Greater after Simultaneous versus Staged Bilateral Total Knee Arthroplasty (2023) DOI
  • Suppressive Antibiotic Therapy After Debridement, Antibiotics, and Implant Retention is Well-Tolerated Without Inducing Resistance: A Multicenter Study (2023) DOI
  • Articulating Hip Spacers with a Constrained Acetabular Liner: Effect of Acetabular Bone Loss and Cementation Quality (2023) DOI
  • The Medial Pivot Design in Total Knee Arthroplasty (2023) DOI
  • Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome and Prosthetic Joint Infection (2023) DOI
  • Inconsistency and Ambiguity Within the International Classification of Disease 10 Procedure Coding System for Hip Fractures (2023) DOI
  • Piezo1 opposes age‐associated cortical bone loss (2023) DOI
  • Surgical Approach Does Not Affect Chronic Opioid Usage After Total Hip Arthroplasty (2023) DOI
  • Extensor Mechanism Disruption Remains a Challenging Problem (2023) DOI
  • Effect of Fracture Type, Treatment, and Surgeon Training on Reoperation After Vancouver B Periprosthetic Femur Fractures (2023) DOI

Collaborators

Researchers in the database who share publications

Jeffery B. Stambough University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 36 shared publications C. Lowry Barnes University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 25 shared publications Benjamin M. Stronach University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 24 shared publications Eric R. Siegel University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 10 shared publications Samantha Mohler University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 4 shared publications Steven M. Cherney University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 4 shared publications Austin Porter University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 3 shared publications David B. Bumpass University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 3 shared publications

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