1. Research Direction:
Applied fundamental research on artificial intelligence technology in spinal surgery
2. Major Academic Achievements:
Published 25 SCI-indexed journal papers as first author/corresponding author; authorized 6 national invention patents and 5 utility model patents.
4. Awards and Honors:
2021 Outstanding Young Physician of Peking University
2021 Champion of the National Young Physicians Cervical Spine Case Competition
2020 Young Academic Backbone of Peking University Third Hospital
5. Major Funded Projects: (5 representative projects)
General Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China
Young Scientists Fund of the National Natural Science Foundation of China
Capital Health Development Research Special Project
Peking University New Engineering Interdisciplinary Special Project
Peking University Health Science Center Young Medical Science and Technology Innovation Cultivation Fund
6. Major Representative Publications:
MPF-net: An effective framework for automated cobb angle estimation. Zhang K*, Xu N*, Guo C, Wu J. Med Image Anal. 2022 Jan;75:102277. (*Co-first authors)
Clinical and Surgical Characteristics of Patients with Atlantoaxial Dislocation in the Setting of Sandwich Fusion: A Case-Control Analysis of Over 500 Patients with Mid-Term to Long-Term Follow-up. Xu N, Tian Y, Yue L, Yan M, Hung KL, Hou X, Li W, Wang S. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2023 May 17;105(10):771-778.
Prospective study of preoperative autologous blood donation for patients with high risk of allogeneic blood transfusion in lumbar fusion surgery: a study protocol of a randomized controlled trial. Xu N, Zhang Y, Tian Y, Li B, Qiao H, Zhang X, Yang N, Li W, Zhang C, Li W, Fu W. BMJ Open. 2022 Feb 15;12(2):e053846.
Strategies to avoid internal carotid artery injury in "sandwich" atlantoaxial dislocation patients during surgery. Tian Y*, Xu N*, Yan M, Chen J, Hung KL, Hou X, Wang S, Li W. Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2023 May;165(5):1155-1160. (*Co-first authors)
Vertebral Artery Variations at the Craniovertebral Junction in "Sandwich" Atlantoaxial Dislocation Patients. Tian Y*, Xu N*, Yan M, Chen J, Hung K, Hou X, Wang S, Li W. Neurospine. 2021 Dec;18(4):770-777. (*Co-first authors)
Chinese validation of the quality of life profile for spinal deformities (QLPSD). Hou X, Liu S, Zhou G, Wang Q, Zeng L, Du C, Du Y, Zeng Y, Yu M, Xu N. J Clin Neurosci. 2023 Jul;113:7-12. doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2023.04.014. (Corresponding author)
Reliability and validity of Simplified Chinese version of the Italian Spine Youth Quality of Life questionnaire in adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis. Liu S, Liang J, Xu N, Mai S, Wang Q, Zeng L, Du C, Du Y, Zeng Y, Yu M, Liu Z. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2021 Jun 21;22(1):568. (Corresponding author)
Translation and validation of the Chinese version of Brace Questionnaire (BrQ). Liu S, Zhou G, Xu N, Mai S, Wang Q, Zeng L, Du C, Du Y, Zeng Y, Yu M, Liu Z. Transl Pediatr. 2021 Mar;10(3):598-603. (Corresponding author)
3D-printed brace in the treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: A study protocol of a prospective randomized controlled trial. Zhang Y, Liang J, Xu N, Zeng L, Du C, Du Y, Zeng Y, Yu M, Liu Z. BMJ Open. 2020 Nov 27;10(11):e038373. (Corresponding author)
Reliability and validity of the simplified Chinese version of the Early Onset Scoliosis-24 Questionnaire (EOSQ-24). Li Z, Yue Y, Matsumoto H, Vitale MG, Roye DP Jr, Song X, Xu N. Transl Pediatr. 2020 Aug;9(4):513-521. (Corresponding author)
7. Major Books and Translations:
Contributing author to English monographs
C1-C2 Trans-Oral Release and Reduction. Wang C, Xu N, Wang S. Cervical Spine Surgery: Standard and Advanced Techniques. Springer.
Orthopedic Management of Childhood Onset Neuromuscular Diseases. Roye D, Sheha E, Xu N. Neuromuscular Disorders of Infancy, Childhood, and Adolescence: A Clinician's Approach. 2nd Ed. Academic Press.
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