OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Injury-International Journal of the Care of the Injured is 28. 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 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01.)

Article	Citations
Association between surgical delays for femoral neck fractures and early postoperative complications in young and middle-aged adults: A study based on the national inpatient sample database	136
Orthopaedic Fractures in Skateboard, Scooter, and E-Scooter Injuries: A nationwide study in the U.S. (2010–2022)	136
Clinical outcomes of trauma tertiary surveys conducted by allied health and non-medical healthcare professionals: A scoping review	100
Should we be scoring pain differently for rib fractures? A comparison of two scoring systems	65
Early kyphoplasty in the elderly patient	59
The economic and resource burden of e-scooter-related orthopaedic injuries: A district general hospital's experience	56
Enter the trauma geriatrician…….	54
Tibial shaft fractures in the adolescents: treatment outcomes and the risk factors for complications	51
Very long-term effects of conservatively treated blunt thoracic trauma: A retrospective analysis	47
Efficacy and safety of tranexamic acid in hip fracture surgery. How does dosage affect outcomes: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	46
Is a trauma surgeon always a trauma specialist?	44
Treating trauma more effectively: A review of psychosocial programming	43
Influence of radiation personal protection equipment design on surgeon stress–A randomised repeated-measures crossover study	40
Fertility preservation in males with spinal cord, pelvic, and other injuries potentially impacting male fertility	40
A five-year review comparing 30-day mortality following intramedullary nailing versus sliding hip screw for trochanteric hip fractures	39
Postoperative wound complications in extensile lateral approach versus sinus tarsi approach for calcaneal fractures: Are we improving? Updated meta-analysis of recent literature	37
Letter to the editor Regarding “Fracture gap of the lateral malleolus via posterolateral approach: Improved visualization of the posterior malleolus fracture”	35
Anterior dislocation of sternoclavicular joint: A novel surgical technique	35
Predictors of hospital readmission after fractures: One-year follow-up study	34
Letter to editor - Modified gastrocnemius splitting anatomic approach to the tibial plateau. medium-term evaluation	34
Complications of surgically treated pelvic ring injuries with associated genitourinary injuries	34
Implant and patient survival rates using Exeter Trauma Stem hemiarthroplasty in fracture neck of femur patients: The largest study to date	33
Reply to Letter to the Editor	29
Orthopaedic trauma residency programs: Perspectives from different countries across the world	29
ED to ED transfer does not prolong emergency department stays in a rural trauma system	28

Implications of three-dimensional modeling of tibia for intramedullary nail fixation: An Asian cadaver study	28
In reply death of the trauma centre	28
Risk of shortening in operatively treated proximal femur fractures with cephalomedullary nails with dynamically versus statically locked helical blades	28
Treating multifocal humerus fractures: A comparison between the mipo technique and intramedullary nailing	28