OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy is 3. 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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Anatomy education of medical and dental students during COVID-19 pandemic: a reality check	115
Integration of innovative educational technologies in anatomy teaching: new normal in anatomy education	45
Embryological development of the human cranio-facial arterial system: a pictorial review	36
Global incidence of spinal perineural Tarlov’s cysts and their morphological characteristics: a meta-analysis of 13,266 subjects	33
Evaluation of undergraduate medical students’ preference to human anatomy practical assessment methodology: a comparison between online and traditional methods	27
Anatomical locations of the motor endplates of sartorius muscle for botulinum toxin injections in treatment of muscle spasticity	23
Digitalization in education during the COVID-19 pandemic: emergency distance anatomy education	22
A survey study on distance anatomy education: challenges unique to anatomy	22
A systematic classification of the left-sided aortic arch variants based on cadaveric studies' prevalence	22
Reappraisal of the types of trigeminal porus and importance in surgical applications	19
Anatomical variations of the mandibular canal and their clinical implications in dental practice: a literature review	17
“Dissection Educational Videos” (DEVs) and their contribution in anatomy education: a students’ perspective	17
A proposal for a new classification of coracobrachialis muscle morphology	17
An anatomical investigation of the proximal vertebral arteries (V1, V2) in a select South African population	16
Atypical branching of the musculocutaneous and median nerves with associated unusual innervation of muscles in the anterior compartment of the arm: case report and plea for extension of the current cl	15
What are the retromolar and bifid/trifid mandibular canals as seen on cone-beam computed tomography? Revisiting classic gross anatomy of the inferior alveolar nerve and correcting terminology	15
Morphometric evaluation of the temporomandibular joint on cone-beam computed tomography	13
Prevalence of anomalous or ectopic insertion of pectoralis minor: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 4146 shoulders	13
The influences of porus acusticus internus on ethnicity and importance in preoperative and intraoperative approaches	12
Anatomical variations of the sacro-iliac joint: a computed tomography study	12
Thoracic and lumbar spine pedicle morphology in Japanese patients	11
Anatomic variations of the superficial temporal artery	11
Is inadequate anatomical knowledge on the part of physicians hazardous for successful clinical practice?	11
Ascending pharyngeal artery–posterior inferior cerebellar artery anastomosis via the jugular foramen: a case report and literature review	11
Practice and exploration of the "student-centered" multielement fusion teaching mode in human anatomy	10

Anomalous hyperplastic anterior choroidal artery and its mimicker: a case series	10
Combined rare anatomic variants: persistent primitive olfactory artery and azygos pericallosal artery	10
Duplication of the external jugular vein: a language barrier of database search in classic anatomical studies	9
The twisted structure of the fetal calcaneal tendon is already visible in the second trimester	9
Nerve transfer in the spastic upper limb: anatomical feasibility study	8
Intra-mural distribution of the blood vessels in the stomach demonstrated by contrast medium injection: a cadaver study	8
Retroesophageal right subclavian artery associated with a bicarotid trunk and an ectopic origin of vertebral arteries	8
Relationship between inferior fascicle of anterior talofibular ligament and articular capsule in lateral ankle ligament complex	8
Evaluation of views and perceptions of the medical faculty students about distance anatomy education during the COVID-19 pandemic	8
Morphological consistency of bilateral hip joints in adults based on the X-ray and CT data	8
Anatomical variations of clivus: a descriptive anatomical study	8
Distribution of sole Pacinian corpuscles: a histological study using near-term human feet	8
Surgical anatomy of the radial nerve in the anterior compartment of the arm: relationship with the triceps aponeurosis	7
Absence of the celiac trunk and anomalous very low origin of the common hepatic artery arising independently from the abdominal aorta just above aortic bifurcation in patient undergoing radical pancre	7
Morphometric differences in normal bony nasolacrimal anatomy: comparison between four ethnic groups	7
Accuracy and technical limits of percutaneous pedicle screw placement in the thoracolumbar spine	7
Cadaveric study of arterial renal anatomy and its surgical implications in partial nephrectomy	7
Shoulder scaption is dependent on the behavior of the different partitions of the infraspinatus muscle	7
Surgical and embryological perspective of a big loop of internal carotid artery extending laterally beyond internal jugular vein	7
Three-dimensional morphologic classifications and analysis of canal isthmuses in permanent molars	7
Virtual thanks giving to a cadaver by medical students exposed to learning anatomy before and amidst COVID-19 pandemic	7
Hyperintense areas in the intraorbital optic nerve evaluated by T2-weighted magnetic resonance imaging: a glymphatic pathway?	7
A systematic review of splenic artery variants based on cadaveric studies	7
Anatomical variations of the pyramidalis muscle: a systematic review and meta-analysis	7
True terminal pentafurcation of the external carotid artery and terminal trifurcation of the contralateral one, occipitoauricular trunk, retropharyngeal internal carotid artery	7
Measuring stiffness of normal medial collateral ligament in healthy volunteers via shear wave elastography	7
Novel typing of iliac vein compression in asymptomatic individuals evaluated by contrast enhanced CT	7
Anatomy of peripancreatic arteries and pancreaticoduodenal arterial arcades in the human pancreas: a cadaveric study	7
The clinical anatomy of variations of the pectoralis minor	6
Variations in the branching patterns of pulmonary artery during thoracoscopic pulmonary resection	6
Is it the coracobrachialis superior muscle, or is it an unidentified rare variant of coracobrachialis muscle?	6
The arcade of Frohse: a systematic review and meta-analysis	6
The parietal foramen anatomy: studies using dry skulls, cadaver and in vivo MRI	6
Intra- and extradural anterior clinoidectomy: anatomy review and surgical technique step by step	6
Morphologic variants of the Cerebral Arterial Circle on computed tomographic angiography (CTA): a large retrospective study	6
Prevalence and pubo-umbilical index of pyramidalis muscle in a select Kenyan population	6
Systematic review and meta-analysis of the anatomy of the maxillary artery using the Anatomical Quality Assurance (AQUA) checklist	6
Basivertebral foramina of true vertebrae: morphometry, topography and clinical considerations	6
Woodruff’s plexus—arterial or venous?	6
Compartments of the antebrachial fascia of the forearm: clinically relevant ultrasound, anatomical and histological findings	6
Ligaments of the os trigonum: an anatomical study	5
Anatomical variants of the medioplantar oblique ligament and inferoplantar longitudinal ligament: an MRI study	5
Anatomical study of the thoracic duct and its clinical implications in thoracic and pediatric surgery, a 70 cases cadaveric study	5
Correlations of the rectus abdominis muscle anatomy with anthropometric measurements	5
Massa intermedia of the thalamus: an anatomical study using magnetic resonance imaging	5
Arachnoid granulations bulging into the transverse sinus, sigmoid sinus, straight sinus, and confluens sinuum: a magnetic resonance imaging study	5
A systematic review and meta-analysis of iliocapsularis muscle: an important landmark in orthopedic surgery	5
Two novel hepatic arterial variations in a living liver donor detected by multidetector computed tomography angiography	5
Neurosurgical anatomy of the floor of the third ventricle and related vascular structures	5
The anconeus muscle revisited: double innervation pattern and its clinical implications	5

The evaluation of superior semicircular canal bone thickness and radiological patterns in relation to age and gender	5
Computed tomography-assessed variations of the carotid sinus	5
The branching pattern of the middle temporal artery and the relation with the temporal fascia	5
3D-printed anatomical models of the cystic duct and its variants, a low-cost solution for an in-house built simulator for laparoscopic surgery training	5
Lacunae regarding dearth of dissection-based teaching during COVID-19 pandemic: how to cope with it?	4
Morphologic analysis of alveolar bone in maxillary and mandibular incisors on sagittal views	4
An anatomical and histological study of mental nerve branches to the inferior labial glands	4
A distal anterior cerebral artery tripod branching to a bihemispheric pericallosal artery	4
Normal anatomy, variants and factors associated with the cervical vagus nerve topography: a high-resolution ultrasound study	4
Anatomical consideration of deep calf veins: application to catheter-directed thrombolysis	4
A rare case report: bilateral occipital artery arising from the vertebral artery	4
Type 4 persistent primitive olfactory artery associated with contralateral accessory middle cerebral artery arising from the fenestrated segment of the distal anterior cerebral artery	4
The anatomical variant of high soleus muscle may predispose to tendinopathy: a preliminary MR study	4
A reverse form of Linburg–Comstock variation with comments on its etiology and demonstration of interactive 3D portable document format	4
Subcochlear canaliculus patterns in the pediatric and adult population: radiological findings and surgical implications	4
Arnold Kirkpatrick Henry (1886–1962) and his eponym (Master Knot of Henry): a narrative review	4
Architecture of the cancellous bone in human proximal tibia based on P45 sectional plastinated specimens	4
Evaluation of iliac venous variations with multidetector computed tomography	4
Impact of intertendinous connections between the flexor digitorum brevis and longus on percutaneous tenotomy for the treatment of claw toes: an anatomic and ultrasound study	4
Morphological features of the chiasma tendinum and its relation with surface landmarks and pulleys: a cadaveric study	4
Anatomical implication of less occurrence of inferior oblique muscle entrapment in orbital floor trapdoor fracture	4
Right vertebral artery entering the third transverse foramen diagnosed by magnetic resonance angiography: a report of two cases	4
Anatomical variations of the extensor tendons of the fetal thumb	4
Coexistence of two accessory flexor pollicis longus heads or coexistence of two-headed flexor pollicis longus with an unrecognized anatomical structure?	4
Persistent primitive olfactory artery associated with early bifurcated accessory anterior cerebral artery	4
A bilateral third head of the gastrocnemius which is morphologically similar to the plantaris	4
Osseous morphology of the medial epicondyle: an anatomoradiological study with potential clinical implications	4
An MRI study of typical anatomical variants of the anterior communicating artery complex	4
Morphological and functional assessment of the flexor carpi radialis brevis using conventional ultrasound and elastography	4
Classification by degree of twisted structure of the fetal Achilles tendon	3
The relationship between pelvic incidence and anatomical acetabular anteversion in female Japanese patients with hip osteoarthritis: a retrospective iconographic study	3
The influence of dissection on clinical anatomical knowledge for surgical needs	3
Inferior sagittal sinus: magnetic resonance imaging study	3
Characterization of the mechanical properties of human parietal bones preserved in modified larssen solution, formalin and as fresh frozen	3
Radiological evaluation of the localization of sympathetic ganglia in the cervical region	3
Three-dimensional reconstruction of the upper limb from anatomical slices of the Korean visible human: simulation and educational application	3
Anatomo-sonographic identification of the longissimus capitis and splenius cervicis muscles: principles for possible application to ultrasound-guided botulinum toxin injections in cervical dystonia	3
Type 2 persistent primitive olfactory artery associated with bilateral ophthalmic arteries arising from the middle meningeal arteries diagnosed by magnetic resonance angiography	3
Ultrasonographic test for detecting the chiasma plantare formation between the flexor hallucis longus and flexor digitorum longus	3
The infragluteal fold: An appraisal by MRI combined with an anatomic study	3
A comprehensive morphometric analysis of crista galli for sex determination with a novel morphological classification on computed tomography images	3
Medial type persistent trigeminal artery associated with a saccular aneurysm at its trunk	3
A comprehensive study of right and left inferior phrenic artery variations in 1000 patients with multidetector computed tomography angiography: an important study for HCC	3
Human orbital muscle in adult cadavers and near-term fetuses: its bony attachments and individual variation identified by immunohistochemistry	3
Variations of the extracranial segment of vertebral artery as a bleeding risk factor	3
Morphometric analysis of patella and patellar ligament: a cadaveric study to aid patellar tendon grafts	3
Identification of novel pulmonary vein nodes as generators of ectopic arrhythmic foci for atrial fibrillation: an immunohistochemical proof	3
MDCT evaluation of pancreatic contour variations in head, neck, body and tail: surgical and radiological significance	3
Trifurcation of the facial artery at the inferior border of the mandible: a case report	3
New insights in anatomical education	3
Anatomical basis of a pedicled cuboid bone graft based on the lateral tarsal artery for talar avascular necrosis	3
Using 320-detector row computed tomography angiography to investigate the arterial anatomy of the toe flaps on living humans	3
Gracilis and semitendinosus moment arm decreased by fascial tissue release after hamstring harvesting surgery: a key parameter to understand the peak torque obtained to a shallow angle of the knee	3
The behavior of three types of large sinus node arteries with regard to the blood supply of the atrial myocardium	3
Prevalence, variants, and morphometrics of Palmaris Longus tendon: a magnetic resonance imaging study	3
Fetal development of the thoracolumbar fascia with special reference to the fascial connection with the transversus abdominis, latissimus dorsi, and serratus posterior inferior muscles	3
Skin landmarks to main cerebral structures: how to identify the main cerebral sulci? An anatomical study	3
Effect of clival bone growth on the localization of the abducens nerve at the petroclival region: a postmortem anatomical study	3
Retropharyngeal internal carotid artery: a potential risk factor during nasotracheal intubation	3
A rare anatomical variation of the submental artery	3
Number of fiber bundles in the fetal anterior talofibular ligament	3
Anatomical deviations of vertebral artery in hemifacial spasm: a quantitative study	3
The biomechanical role of the lacertus fibrosus of the biceps brachii Muscle	3
Prevalence of retromolar canal and its association with mandibular molars: study in CBCT	3
The level of bifurcation of peroneal artery and its implications for posterolateral approach to the ankle: a CT angiography study	3
The ulnar interosseous tuberosity exists: a radiological and descriptive cadaveric study	3
The Visible Korean: movable surface models of the hip joint	3
Anatomical and biomechanical study of the inferior extensor retinaculum by shear-wave elastography in healthy adults	3