OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Injury-International Journal of the Care of the Injured is 31. 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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

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	177
Clinical outcomes of trauma tertiary surveys conducted by allied health and non-medical healthcare professionals: A scoping review	163
Early kyphoplasty in the elderly patient	120
Letter to the editor Regarding “Fracture gap of the lateral malleolus via posterolateral approach: Improved visualization of the posterior malleolus fracture”	77
Predictors of hospital readmission after fractures: One-year follow-up study	70
Complications of surgically treated pelvic ring injuries with associated genitourinary injuries	65
Letter to editor - Modified gastrocnemius splitting anatomic approach to the tibial plateau. medium-term evaluation	62
Implant and patient survival rates using Exeter Trauma Stem hemiarthroplasty in fracture neck of femur patients: The largest study to date	61
Reply to Letter to the Editor	57
Treating multifocal humerus fractures: A comparison between the mipo technique and intramedullary nailing	54
ED to ED transfer does not prolong emergency department stays in a rural trauma system	44
In reply death of the trauma centre	44
Range of motion measurements do not correlate with patient reported outcome measures in the early post-operative period following ankle fracture	43
Author reply to letter to the editor	42
Increase in trauma volume as compared to emergency department volume during the COVID-19 pandemic	41
Can we safely place the distal volar locking plate screws into the subchondral zone of a distal radius fracture using a 45° supination oblique view under fluoroscopic guidance?	39
Vital signs among emergency department trauma patients in the setting of alcohol or drug use	39
Pooled infection rates from antibiotic-coated nails in open tibia fractures	38
Budget impact analysis of implementing trauma registries in Argentina	38
Severity of mountain accidents in Catalonia over the period 2011 to 2021: An ordinal regression analysis	37
Management and outcomes of rib fractures in patients with isolated blunt thoracic trauma: Results of the Aotearoa New Zealand RiBZ study	37
Reply to comments on "long-term differences in clinical prognosis between crossed- and parallel-cannulated screw fixation in vertical femoral neck fractures of non-geriatric patients"	37
Only fair accuracy of the radiographic classification of adult proximal humeral fractures in the Swedish Fracture Register: a cohort analysis	37
Clinicians’ attitudes towards supplemental oxygen for trauma patients – A survey	36
Fertility preservation in males with spinal cord, pelvic, and other injuries potentially impacting male fertility	34

A five-year review comparing 30-day mortality following intramedullary nailing versus sliding hip screw for trochanteric hip fractures	34
Pediatric supracondylar humerus fracture surgery: Is it possible to predict the need for closed or open reduction?	32
A Stable Solution: Biomechanical Assessment of External Fixators for the Treatment of Pelvic Injury Type AO 61 C1.3a	32
Biomechanical evaluation of compression buttress screw and medial plate fixation for the treatment of vertical femoral neck fractures	31
Influence of radiation personal protection equipment design on surgeon stress–A randomised repeated-measures crossover study	31
National evaluation of the association between stay-at-home orders on mechanism of injury and trauma admission volume	31