OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy is 5. 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
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
Digitalization in education during the COVID-19 pandemic: emergency distance anatomy education	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
Anatomical variations of the sacro-iliac joint: a computed tomography study	12
The influences of porus acusticus internus on ethnicity and importance in preoperative and intraoperative approaches	12
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
Thoracic and lumbar spine pedicle morphology in Japanese patients	11
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
Practice and exploration of the "student-centered" multielement fusion teaching mode in human anatomy	10
The twisted structure of the fetal calcaneal tendon is already visible in the second trimester	9
Duplication of the external jugular vein: a language barrier of database search in classic anatomical studies	9
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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