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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
A Multicenter Study of Intertrochanteric and Pertrochanteric Fragility Fractures: Spanning Fixation Mitigates the Risk of Peri-Implant Fractures	187
3D-Printed Prosthesis with an Articular Interface for Anatomical Acetabular Reconstruction After Type I + II (+ III) Internal Hemipelvectomy	101
Efficacy of Diosmin in Reducing Lower-Extremity Swelling and Pain After Total Knee Arthroplasty	87
Elective Inpatient Total Joint Arthroplasty Case Volume in the United States in 2020	82
Perioperative Essential Amino Acid Supplementation Facilitates Quadriceps Muscle Strength and Volume Recovery After TKA	64
What’s New in Osteoporosis and Fragility Fractures	61
Training Traditional Bonesetters in Basic Principles of Fracture Treatment	59
Effect of CCR2 Knockout on Tendon Biomechanical Properties in a Mouse Model of Delayed Rotator Cuff Repair	55
AOA Critical Issues Symposium: Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Orthopaedic Surgery	55
To Provide Care, or to Care for?	52
Health-Care Utilization and Expenditures Associated with Long-Term Treatment After Combat and Non-Combat-Related Orthopaedic Trauma	50
Minimally Invasive Surgery for Posterior Atlantoaxial Lateral Mass Joint Fusion (MIS-PALF)	50
The Markup on Orthopaedic Services: An Analysis of 2014-2019 Medicare Data and the Potential for Surprise Billing	49
Iodine Allergy and the Orthopaedic Patient	45
Lengthening Behavior of Magnetically Controlled Growing Rods in Early-Onset Scoliosis	45
What's Important (Arts & Humanities): Recon	40
What’s New in Adult Reconstructive Knee Surgery	40
Looking Through a Glass Onion	40
How to Assess Quality in an Increasingly Diverse Health-Care System	38
What’s New in Orthopaedic Rehabilitation	38
Monitoring Sleep-Breathing Disorders in Patients with Idiopathic Scoliosis	37
What’s Important: #OrthoTwitter as an Online Community for Orthopaedic Surgeons	36
What’s Important (Arts & Humanities): The Bone Question	36
Corticosteroid Effects on Upper Esophageal Sphincter Function in Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion	35
Myocardial Infarction Prior to TKA Is Associated with Increased Risk of Medical and Surgical Complications in a Time-Dependent Manner	35

The Total Elbow Arthroplasty Revision Rate Remains High Despite Technological Advances	35
Total Intravenous Anesthesia with Propofol Reduces Discharge Times Compared with Inhaled General Anesthesia in Shoulder Arthroscopy	33
Sigvard Theodore Hansen, Jr., MD 1935-2023	32
Determining Maximal Outcome Improvement Thresholds for Patient-Reported Outcome Measures After Primary ACL Reconstruction	32
The 2023 American Orthopaedic Association-Japanese Orthopaedic Association (AOA-JOA) Traveling Fellowship	32
The Cost-Effectiveness of Computer-Assisted Compared with Conventional Total Knee Arthroplasty	32
Atypical Versus Typical Subtrochanteric Femoral Fractures	32