OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy is 37. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Center of pressure (COP) measurement in patients with confirmed successful outcomes following shoulder surgery show significant sensorimotor deficits	139
Satisfaction after total knee arthroplasty: a prospective matched‐pair analysis of patients with customised individually made and off‐the‐shelf implants	123
Increased posterior tibial slope leads to altered pressure distribution in the lateral tibial plateau—A biomechanical in‐vitro study	77
Physeal fusion status and lesion size are more important than patient age for healing of juvenile osteochodritis dessicans lesions of the distal femur	73
There is no definite consensus on the adequate radiographic correction in arthroscopic osteochondroplasty for femoroacetabular impingement: a systematic review and meta‐analysis	70
Validation of CLASS MRI for personalized ACL footprints identification	66
Higher isokinetic quadriceps peak force is associated with a patient‐acceptable symptom‐state 1 and 3 years after ACL reconstruction	64
The patient acceptable symptomatic state for commonly used outcome scores 10 years after matrix‐associated autologous chondrocyte implantation	60
Meniscal allograft transplantation in patients with substantial cartilage disease led to a sustained long‐term improvement in patient‐reported outcome measures	59
Preoperative glycaemic control, number of pain locations, structural knee damage, self‐reported central sensitisation, satisfaction and personal control are predictive of 1‐year postoperative pain, an	58
Data beats dogma—Valgus knees are not associated with a hypoplastic lateral femoral condyle: A CT‐based analysis from a high‐volume institution	58
Quadriceps and hamstring anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction differ only marginally in function after the rehabilitation: a propensity score‐matched case–control study	57
The HAR‐index: a reliable method for evaluating the risk of total hip arthroplasty conversion after hip arthroscopy for femoroacetabular impingement	57
Excellent clinical and radiological outcomes after arthroscopic reduction and double row‐suture bridge for large‐sized greater tuberosity fractures of the humerus	52
High‐grade pivot‐shift phenomenon after anterior cruciate ligament injury is associated with asymmetry of lateral and medial compartment anterior tibial translation and lateral meniscus posterior horn	51
Increased cleft width during knee flexion is useful for the diagnosis of medial meniscus posterior root tears	50
The orientation of the ALL femoral tunnel to minimize collision with the ACL tunnel depends on the need or not of far‐cortex drilling	49
Age and medial compartmental OA were important predictors of the lateral compartmental OA in the discoid lateral meniscus: Analysis using machine learning approach	48
Individual fascicles of the ankle lateral ligaments and the lateral fibulotalocalcaneal ligament complex can be identified on 3D volumetric MRI	47
Arthroscopic management of isolated partial‐thickness rotator cuff tears	46
Reactive arthritis following COVID‐19: cause for concern	46
Clinical outcomes after arthroscopic treatment of calcification with surrounding inflammation in the hip labrum	45
A high level of scientific evidence is available to guide treatment of primary shoulder stiffness: The SIAGASCOT consensus	45
Evaluation of factors associated with successful 5‐year outcomes following arthroscopic Bankart repair in athletes	44
Bilateral suprascapular notches are asymmetrically shaped in a third of the Asian population	44

Embracing the opportunities of 2025: Shaping the future of KSSTA	44
High rate of tibial post‐fracture in highly cross‐linked polyethylene compared to conventional polyethylene in posterior‐stabilized total knee arthroplasty at a minimum 12‐year follow‐up	42
MCL internal brace does not fully recapitulate normal MCL function in valgus stress	41
Technology‐assisted anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction improves tunnel placement but leads to no change in clinical outcomes: a systematic review and meta‐analysis	40
Surgical techniques for medial Patellofemoral ligament reconstruction: a systematic review and meta‐analysis of level I and II studies	40
Defining and predicting radiographic knee osteoarthritis progression: a systematic review of findings from the osteoarthritis initiative	38
Open surgical repair as gold standard for acute Achilles tendon ruptures: Systematic review and network meta‐analysis	38
Anterior cruciate ligament autograft maturation on sequential postoperative MRI is not correlated with clinical outcome and anterior knee stability	38
Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in skeletally immature patients is effective: A systematic review	38
Stenotic intercondylar notch is not a risk factor for posterior cruciate ligament rupture: a morphological analyses using magnetic resonance imaging	37
Magnetic resonance imaging provides additional utility in the preoperative cartilage assessment of patients undergoing medial unicompartmental knee arthroplasty	37
Small deviations between planned and performed bone cuts using a CT‐based robotic‐arm‐assisted total knee arthroplasty system	37