OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of International Orthopaedics 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 2020-03-01 to 2024-03-01.)

Article	Citations
Deep learning COVID-19 detection bias: accuracy through artificial intelligence	126
Maximizing virtual meetings and conferences: a review of best practices	94
Staying home during “COVID-19” decreased fractures, but trauma did not quarantine in one hundred and twelve adults and twenty eight children and the “tsunami of recommendations” could not lockdown twe	64
Epidemiologic characteristics of traumatic fractures in elderly patients during the outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 in China	61
Why are patients dissatisfied following a total knee replacement? A systematic review	57
Changes of clinical activities in an orthopaedic institute in North Italy during the spread of COVID-19 pandemic: a seven-week observational analysis	55
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on orthopaedic and trauma surgery training in Europe	52
Human bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell injection in subchondral lesions of knee osteoarthritis: a prospective randomized study versus contralateral arthroplasty at a mean fifteen year follow-up	52
Culture-negative periprosthetic joint infection: prevalence, aetiology, evaluation, recommendations, and treatment	50
Prolonged social lockdown during COVID-19 pandemic and hip fracture epidemiology	48
Molecular mechanisms of mechanical load-induced osteoarthritis	47
Subchondral bone or intra-articular injection of bone marrow concentrate mesenchymal stem cells in bilateral knee osteoarthritis: what better postpone knee arthroplasty at fifteen years? A randomized	45
Analysis of principles inspiring design of three-dimensional-printed custom-made prostheses in two referral centres	43
The orthopaedic and traumatology scenario during Covid-19 outbreak in Italy: chronicles of a silent war	42
Impact of the COronaVIrus Disease 2019 lockdown on hand and upper limb emergencies: experience of a referred university trauma hand centre in Paris, France	41
Critical adjustments in a department of orthopaedics through the COVID-19 pandemic	38
The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on orthopaedic resident education: a nationwide survey study in South Korea	37
The learning curve for the direct anterior total hip arthroplasty: a systematic review	35
Risk of a second wave of Covid-19 infections: using artificial intelligence to investigate stringency of physical distancing policies in North America	34
Evidence on ankle injections for osteochondral lesions and osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis	32
Bone marrow concentrate injections for the treatment of osteoarthritis: evidence from preclinical findings to the clinical application	32
Thirty-day mortality following surgical management of hip fractures during the COVID-19 pandemic: findings from a prospective multi-centre UK study	31
Two-year clinical outcomes of autologous microfragmented adipose tissue in elderly patients with knee osteoarthritis: a multi-centric, international study	31
Inferior performance of established and novel serum inflammatory markers in diagnosing periprosthetic joint infections	31
Hyaluronic acid and platelet-rich plasma for the management of knee osteoarthritis	30

Medications in COVID-19 patients: summarizing the current literature from an orthopaedic perspective	29
The experience of contact tracing in Singapore in the control of COVID-19: highlighting the use of digital technology	29
Platelet-rich plasma injections delay the need for knee arthroplasty: a retrospective study and survival analysis	29
Comparison of the accuracy of the cup position and orientation in total hip arthroplasty for osteoarthritis secondary to developmental dysplasia of the hip between the Mako robotic arm-assisted system	28