OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery-American Volume is 32. 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
What’s Important: A Christian, a Muslim, and a Jew…	209
AOA Critical Issues Symposium: Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Orthopaedic Surgery	132
Kenneth E. DeHaven, MD 1939-2021	102
How to Assess Quality in an Increasingly Diverse Health-Care System	71
What’s New in Adult Reconstructive Knee Surgery	69
The Total Elbow Arthroplasty Revision Rate Remains High Despite Technological Advances	66
Corticosteroid Effects on Upper Esophageal Sphincter Function in Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion	58
The Markup on Orthopaedic Services: An Analysis of 2014-2019 Medicare Data and the Potential for Surprise Billing	55
Iodine Allergy and the Orthopaedic Patient	54
Atypical Versus Typical Subtrochanteric Femoral Fractures	51
Looking Through a Glass Onion	51
To Provide Care, or to Care for?	48
Training Traditional Bonesetters in Basic Principles of Fracture Treatment	47
Determining Maximal Outcome Improvement Thresholds for Patient-Reported Outcome Measures After Primary ACL Reconstruction	44
Comparison of Simulated Low-Dose and Conventional-Dose CT for Preoperative Planning in Shoulder Arthroplasty	44
What’s Important: #OrthoTwitter as an Online Community for Orthopaedic Surgeons	43
3D-Printed Prosthesis with an Articular Interface for Anatomical Acetabular Reconstruction After Type I + II (+ III) Internal Hemipelvectomy	43
Monitoring Sleep-Breathing Disorders in Patients with Idiopathic Scoliosis	42
Outcomes of Obese Patients Undergoing Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty	40
What’s Important (Arts & Humanities): The Bone Question	40
Elective Inpatient Total Joint Arthroplasty Case Volume in the United States in 2020	39
Lengthening Behavior of Magnetically Controlled Growing Rods in Early-Onset Scoliosis	38
Perioperative Essential Amino Acid Supplementation Facilitates Quadriceps Muscle Strength and Volume Recovery After TKA	37
Effect of CCR2 Knockout on Tendon Biomechanical Properties in a Mouse Model of Delayed Rotator Cuff Repair	37
Genome-Wide Association Study of Adhesive Capsulitis Suggests Significant Genetic Risk Factors	36

Volar Plate Fixation Versus Cast Immobilization in Acceptably Reduced Intra-Articular Distal Radial Fractures	35
Hyaluronic Acid Injections for Knee Osteoarthritis	35
The 2023 American Orthopaedic Association-Japanese Orthopaedic Association (AOA-JOA) Traveling Fellowship	34
What’s New in Orthopaedic Rehabilitation	34
Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty in Octogenarians Compared with Septuagenarians	34
Minimally Invasive Surgery for Posterior Atlantoaxial Lateral Mass Joint Fusion (MIS-PALF)	33
Health-Care Utilization and Expenditures Associated with Long-Term Treatment After Combat and Non-Combat-Related Orthopaedic Trauma	32
What's Important (Arts & Humanities): Recon	32
Efficacy of Diosmin in Reducing Lower-Extremity Swelling and Pain After Total Knee Arthroplasty	32