OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy is 37. 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Surgical techniques for medial Patellofemoral ligament reconstruction: a systematic review and meta‐analysis of level I and II studies	136
There is no definite consensus on the adequate radiographic correction in arthroscopic osteochondroplasty for femoroacetabular impingement: a systematic review and meta-analysis	119
Fear of reinjury following primary anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a systematic review	75
Excellent clinical and radiological outcomes after arthroscopic reduction and double row‐suture bridge for large‐sized greater tuberosity fractures of the humerus	72
The patient acceptable symptomatic state for commonly used outcome scores 10 years after matrix‐associated autologous chondrocyte implantation	66
Magnetic resonance imaging provides additional utility in the preoperative cartilage assessment of patients undergoing medial unicompartmental knee arthroplasty	65
Increased posterior tibial slope leads to altered pressure distribution in the lateral tibial plateau—A biomechanical in‐vitro study	65
Validation of a software‐based torsional measurement method of the lower limb: A retrospective study	61
MCL internal brace does not fully recapitulate normal MCL function in valgus stress	60
Psychosocial interventions seem redact kinesiophobia after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction but higher level of evidence is needed: a systematic review and meta‐analysis	59
A high level of scientific evidence is available to guide treatment of primary shoulder stiffness: The SIAGASCOT consensus	59
Physeal fusion status and lesion size are more important than patient age for healing of juvenile osteochodritis dessicans lesions of the distal femur	58
Reactive arthritis following COVID-19: cause for concern	57
Meniscal allograft transplantation in patients with substantial cartilage disease led to a sustained long‐term improvement in patient‐reported outcome measures	57
Center of pressure (COP) measurement in patients with confirmed successful outcomes following shoulder surgery show significant sensorimotor deficits	54
Kinematical alignment better restores native patellar tracking pattern than mechanical alignment	54
Medial meniscal lesions increase antero‐posterior laxity in knees with anterior cruciate ligament injury	48
Arthroscopic management of isolated partial‐thickness rotator cuff tears	48
Higher isokinetic quadriceps peak force is associated with a patient‐acceptable symptom‐state 1 and 3 years after ACL reconstruction	48
Stenotic intercondylar notch is not a risk factor for posterior cruciate ligament rupture: a morphological analyses using magnetic resonance imaging	46
Validation of CLASS MRI for personalized ACL footprints identification	46
Small deviations between planned and performed bone cuts using a CT‐based robotic‐arm‐assisted total knee arthroplasty system	45
Satisfaction after total knee arthroplasty: a prospective matched‐pair analysis of patients with customised individually made and off‐the‐shelf implants	45
Noninterportal capsulotomy of hip arthroscopy showed improved outcomes in borderline hip dysplasia: A retrospective study with minimum 2‐year follow‐up	44
High rate of tibial post-fracture in highly cross-linked polyethylene compared to conventional polyethylene in posterior-stabilized total knee arthroplasty at a minimum 12-year follow-up	44

Clinical outcomes after arthroscopic treatment of calcification with surrounding inflammation in the hip labrum	44
Adapting the Dejour classification of trochlear dysplasia from qualitative radiograph‐ and CT‐based assessments to quantitative MRI‐based measurements	41
Embracing the opportunities of 2025: Shaping the future of KSSTA	41
Age and medial compartmental OA were important predictors of the lateral compartmental OA in the discoid lateral meniscus: Analysis using machine learning approach	40
Increased cleft width during knee flexion is useful for the diagnosis of medial meniscus posterior root tears	40
Glenohumeral morphological predictors of recurrent shoulder instability following arthroscopic Bankart repair	39
Anterior cruciate ligament autograft maturation on sequential postoperative MRI is not correlated with clinical outcome and anterior knee stability	39
Preoperative glycaemic control, number of pain locations, structural knee damage, self‐reported central sensitisation, satisfaction and personal control are predictive of 1‐year postoperative pain, an	38
Combined subchondral and intra-articular injections of bone marrow aspirate concentrate provide stable results up to 24 months	38
Anxiety and depression prior to total knee arthroplasty are associated with worse pain and subjective function: A prospective comparative study	38
Tips and tricks for how to become a good reviewer	38
Quadriceps and hamstring anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction differ only marginally in function after the rehabilitation: a propensity score-matched case–control study	37
Individual fascicles of the ankle lateral ligaments and the lateral fibulotalocalcaneal ligament complex can be identified on 3D volumetric MRI	37