OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy is 36. 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 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01.)

Article	Citations
COVID-19 coronavirus: recommended personal protective equipment for the orthopaedic and trauma surgeon	135
The projected volume of primary and revision total knee arthroplasty will place an immense burden on future health care systems over the next 30 years	130
Artificial intelligence bot ChatGPT in medical research: the potential game changer as a double-edged sword	84
MAKO CT-based robotic arm-assisted system is a reliable procedure for total knee arthroplasty: a systematic review	78
ACL Study Group survey reveals the evolution of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction graft choice over the past three decades	69
Massive cutback in orthopaedic healthcare services due to the COVID-19 pandemic	69
Higher satisfaction after total knee arthroplasty using restricted inverse kinematic alignment compared to adjusted mechanical alignment	64
Disruption of joint arthroplasty services in Europe during the COVID-19 pandemic: an online survey within the European Hip Society (EHS) and the European Knee Associates (EKA)	61
Treatment after anterior cruciate ligament injury: Panther Symposium ACL Treatment Consensus Group	58
Good long-term survival and patient-reported outcomes after high tibial osteotomy for medial compartment osteoarthritis	58
Machine learning and conventional statistics: making sense of the differences	58
Management of orthopaedic and traumatology patients during the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in northern Italy	57
The medial ligaments and the ACL restrain anteromedial laxity of the knee	55
Robotic-arm assisted total knee arthroplasty is associated with improved accuracy and patient reported outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis	53
Better accuracy and reproducibility of a new robotically-assisted system for total knee arthroplasty compared to conventional instrumentation: a cadaveric study	51
The superficial medial collateral ligament is the major restraint to anteromedial instability of the knee	51
Robot-assisted total knee arthroplasty is associated with a learning curve for surgical time but not for component alignment, limb alignment and gap balancing	51
Length-change patterns of the medial collateral ligament and posterior oblique ligament in relation to their function and surgery	50
Return to sport after anterior cruciate ligament injury: Panther Symposium ACL Injury Return to Sport Consensus Group	49
Isolated high tibial osteotomy is appropriate in less than two-thirds of varus knees if excessive overcorrection of the medial proximal tibial angle should be avoided	48
The negative impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on pain and physical function in patients with end-stage hip or knee osteoarthritis	46
Returning to orthopaedic business as usual after COVID-19: strategies and options	45
Medial meniscus ramp and lateral meniscus posterior root lesions are present in more than a third of primary and revision ACL reconstructions	43
High degree of consensus achieved regarding diagnosis and treatment of acromioclavicular joint instability among ESA-ESSKA members	42
Clinical outcomes after anterior cruciate ligament injury: panther symposium ACL injury clinical outcomes consensus group	41

High incidence of superficial and deep medial collateral ligament injuries in ‘isolated’ anterior cruciate ligament ruptures: a long overlooked injury	40
Robotic-assisted TKA leads to a better prosthesis alignment and a better joint line restoration as compared to conventional TKA: a prospective randomized controlled trial	40
A single type of varus knee does not exist: morphotyping and gap analysis in varus OA	40
The bone attachments of the medial collateral and posterior oblique ligaments are defined anatomically and radiographically	39
Evaluation of the “Minimal Clinically Important Difference” (MCID) of the KOOS, KSS and SF-12 scores after open-wedge high tibial osteotomy	39
Knee muscle strength after quadriceps tendon autograft anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: systematic review and meta-analysis	39
Age, participation in competitive sports, bony lesions, ALPSA lesions, > 1 preoperative dislocations, surgical delay and ISIS score > 3 are risk factors for recurrence following arthroscopic Ban	38
Anterolateral ligament reconstruction improves the clinical and functional outcomes of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in athletes	38
A deeper dive into ChatGPT: history, use and future perspectives for orthopaedic research	38
Preoperative medial knee instability is an underestimated risk factor for failure of revision ACL reconstruction	38
What is the “safe zone” for transition of coronal alignment from systematic to a more personalised one in total knee arthroplasty? A systematic review	36
Evolving evidence in the treatment of primary and recurrent posterior cruciate ligament injuries, part 2: surgical techniques, outcomes and rehabilitation	36