OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of International Orthopaedics is 26. 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Lateral collateral ligament complex insufficiency in recalcitrant lateral epicondylitis: MRI evaluation with arthroscopic findings	94
Trans-sacral interbody fixation in long fusions to the sacrum for adult spinal deformity: complications and fusion rates at minimum two years follow-up	59
Response to “comment on the article by Wang et al.: clinical outcome of percutaneous endoscopic lumbar decompression in treatment of elderly patients with lumbar spinal stenosis: a matched retrospecti	52
The relevance of knee arthroscopy photographs in medicolegal proceedings	52
Comment on the article: Distraction osteogenesis at the proximal third of the ulna for the treatment of Masada type I/IIb deformities in children with hereditary multiple exostoses: a retrospective re	52
Comment on “The impact of “weekend effect” on the outcomes of total joint arthroplasty in the United States”	49
The clinical efficacy of Medial Sustain Nail(MSN) and Proximal femoral nail anti-rotation(PFNA) for fixation of medial comminuted trochanteric fractures: a prospective randomized controlled trial	46
Removing hardware from anterior approaches following acetabular fractures: a challenging yet indicated procedure	45
Predictors of chronic pain and disability in patients treated conservatively after distal radius fracture: a prospective cohort study	43
Traumatic rotator cuff injury: does delayed surgery worsen functional outcomes?	42
Cutibacterium positive cultures in total joint arthroplasty: a comparison of the hip, knee, and shoulder	42
Ground kinematically aligned total knee arthroplasty: new personalized technique which enables a stable knee with deep flexion	41
International medical graduate orthopaedic residents show higher research productivity than United States graduate peers before and during residency	40
The optimal fluoroscopic views to rule out intra-articular screw penetration during acetabular fracture fixation	39
A two to fifteen year follow-up case series of ninety one patients after onlay patellofemoral arthroplasty highlighting the impact of preoperative symptoms and mental health	37
Joint line position change in primary total knee arthroplasty: a radiographic analysis comparing conventional and robotic techniques	35
Rubber gloves in orthopaedic surgery (part II): Cooke and Goodyear; Halsted and Caroline’s gloves of love; from cotton to rubber after Perthes’ experiments; double glove technique with Urist	34
Total shoulder arthroplasty preoperative planning: the effect of patient’s humeral position on the lateralization and distalization measurements	34
Isolated MASON type-III radial head fractures: radial head arthroplasty or open reduction and internal fixation – clinical and radiological outcomes with five to fourteen years of follow up	33
Bunionette or artistic convention? Reconsidering fifth toe varus in the Renaissance sculpture Adam by Tullio Lombardo	31
Customized positioning of the glenoid component in reverse shoulder arthroplasty: a new computer aided design methodology	31
Acetabular component positioning after pelvic osteotomy: a retrospective comparison between the anterior and posterolateral approaches	30
The tibiofibular mortise – anatomical controversies and their clinical importance: a historical and pictorial essay	28
Comparison of the efficacy and safety of MAKO robot-assisted total knee arthroplasty versus conventional manual total knee arthroplasty in uncomplicated unilateral total knee arthroplasty a single-cen	27
Knot holding capacity of two different high-strength sutures—a biomechanical analysis	26

Characteristics of muscle morphological changes in the lower limb after total knee arthroplasty	26
Diagnostic ultrasonography of upper extremity dynamic compressive neuropathies in athletes: A narrative review	26
Short-stem total hip arthroplasty is equivalent to a standard-length stem procedure in an unselected population at mid-term follow-up	26