OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of European Spine Journal is 27. 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
Lumbar interbody fusion: recent advances in surgical techniques and bone healing strategies	56
Long-term outcomes following intraosseous basivertebral nerve ablation for the treatment of chronic low back pain: 5-year treatment arm results from a prospective randomized double-blind sham-controll	48
Simultaneous single-position lateral interbody fusion and percutaneous pedicle screw fixation using O-arm-based navigation reduces the occupancy time of the operating room	48
Hounsfield units value is a better predictor of pedicle screw loosening than the T-score of DXA in patients with lumbar degenerative diseases	48
Human intervertebral discs harbour a unique microbiome and dysbiosis determines health and disease	46
The prevalence and clinical characteristics of thoracic spinal stenosis: a systematic review	44
The catastrophization effects of an MRI report on the patient and surgeon and the benefits of ‘clinical reporting’: results from an RCT and blinded trials	39
Complication rates of different discectomy techniques for symptomatic lumbar disc herniation: a systematic review and meta-analysis	36
Fat infiltration in the multifidus muscle is related to inflammatory cytokine expression in the muscle and epidural adipose tissue in individuals undergoing surgery for intervertebral disc herniation	33
The prone transpsoas technique: preliminary radiographic results of a multicenter experience	33
Machine learning versus logistic regression for prognostic modelling in individuals with non-specific neck pain	32
Titanium (Ti) cages may be superior to polyetheretherketone (PEEK) cages in lumbar interbody fusion: a systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical and radiological outcomes of spinal interbody fus	32
Erector spinae plane block for postoperative analgesia in spine surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis	32
Preliminary outcomes after vertebral body tethering (VBT) for lumbar curves and subanalysis of a 1- versus 2-tether construct	30
Percutaneous vertebroplasty and balloon kyphoplasty in the treatment of osteoporotic vertebral fractures: a prospective randomized comparison	29
Paraspinal muscle imaging measurements for common spinal disorders: review and consensus-based recommendations from the ISSLS degenerative spinal phenotypes group	29
Risk factors for postoperative residual back pain after percutaneous kyphoplasty for osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures	29
Association between types of Modic changes in the lumbar region and low back pain in a large cohort: the Wakayama spine study	29
Radiological risk factors for recurrent lumbar disc herniation after percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic discectomy: a retrospective matched case-control study	29
Implementation of enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocol for anterior cervical discectomy and fusion: a propensity score-matched analysis	28
Establishment and validation of a nomogram and web calculator for the risk of new vertebral compression fractures and cement leakage after percutaneous vertebroplasty in patients with osteoporotic ver	28
Endplate volumetric bone mineral density measured by quantitative computed tomography as a novel predictive measure of severe cage subsidence after standalone lateral lumbar fusion	28
A deep learning tool for fully automated measurements of sagittal spinopelvic balance from X-ray images: performance evaluation	28
Sacroiliac joint dysfunction: pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment	28
Does preoperative prognostic nutrition index predict surgical site infection after spine surgery?	27

Spine surgeon perceptions of the challenges and benefits of telemedicine: an international study	27
Pedicle screw fixation of thoracolumbar fractures: conventional short segment versus short segment with intermediate screws at the fracture level—a systematic review and meta-analysis	27
Trends of epidemiological characteristics of traumatic spinal cord injury in China, 2009–2018	27
Quality of life and mortality after surgical treatment for vertebral osteomyelitis (VO): a prospective study	27