OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy is 38. 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
A high level of scientific evidence is available to guide treatment of primary shoulder stiffness: The SIAGASCOT consensus	145
Psychosocial interventions seem redact kinesiophobia after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction but higher level of evidence is needed: a systematic review and meta‐analysis	126
Translation, cross‐cultural adaptation, validation and responsiveness in the Brazilian Portuguese version of the Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS‐BR)	87
Stenotic intercondylar notch is not a risk factor for posterior cruciate ligament rupture: a morphological analyses using magnetic resonance imaging	78
Tips and tricks for how to become a good reviewer	77
Kinematical alignment better restores native patellar tracking pattern than mechanical alignment	70
Management of anterior cruciate ligament revision in adults: the 2022 ESSKA consensus part I—diagnostics and preoperative planning	68
Combined subchondral and intra‐articular injections of bone marrow aspirate concentrate provide stable results up to 24 months	66
Individual fascicles of the ankle lateral ligaments and the lateral fibulotalocalcaneal ligament complex can be identified on 3D volumetric MRI	62
Isolated medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction results in similar postoperative outcomes as medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction and tibial‐tubercle osteotomy: a systematic review and	61
Surgical techniques for medial Patellofemoral ligament reconstruction: a systematic review and meta‐analysis of level I and II studies	61
Satisfaction after total knee arthroplasty: a prospective matched‐pair analysis of patients with customised individually made and off‐the‐shelf implants	60
Center of pressure (COP) measurement in patients with confirmed successful outcomes following shoulder surgery show significant sensorimotor deficits	55
Physeal fusion status and lesion size are more important than patient age for healing of juvenile osteochodritis dessicans lesions of the distal femur	55
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	54
Excellent clinical and radiological outcomes after arthroscopic reduction and double row‐suture bridge for large‐sized greater tuberosity fractures of the humerus	53
Increased cleft width during knee flexion is useful for the diagnosis of medial meniscus posterior root tears	52
High‐grade pivot‐shift phenomenon after anterior cruciate ligament injury is associated with asymmetry of lateral and medial compartment anterior tibial translation and lateral meniscus posterior horn	52
Reactive arthritis following COVID‐19: cause for concern	51
Age and medial compartmental OA were important predictors of the lateral compartmental OA in the discoid lateral meniscus: Analysis using machine learning approach	51
Arthroscopic management of isolated partial‐thickness rotator cuff tears	50
Bilateral suprascapular notches are asymmetrically shaped in a third of the Asian population	49
Embracing the opportunities of 2025: Shaping the future of KSSTA	46
Evaluation of factors associated with successful 5‐year outcomes following arthroscopic Bankart repair in athletes	45
MCL internal brace does not fully recapitulate normal MCL function in valgus stress	45

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	45
Validation of a software‐based torsional measurement method of the lower limb: A retrospective study	42
Magnetic resonance imaging provides additional utility in the preoperative cartilage assessment of patients undergoing medial unicompartmental knee arthroplasty	42
Defining and predicting radiographic knee osteoarthritis progression: a systematic review of findings from the osteoarthritis initiative	42
Technology‐assisted anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction improves tunnel placement but leads to no change in clinical outcomes: a systematic review and meta‐analysis	42
The HAR‐index: a reliable method for evaluating the risk of total hip arthroplasty conversion after hip arthroscopy for femoroacetabular impingement	41
Open surgical repair as gold standard for acute Achilles tendon ruptures: Systematic review and network meta‐analysis	40
Ankles intermalleolar distance influences knee and ankle joint line obliquity independent of arthrosis presence or severity	39
Anterior cruciate ligament autograft maturation on sequential postoperative MRI is not correlated with clinical outcome and anterior knee stability	39
Small deviations between planned and performed bone cuts using a CT‐based robotic‐arm‐assisted total knee arthroplasty system	39
Glenohumeral morphological predictors of recurrent shoulder instability following arthroscopic Bankart repair	39
Quadriceps and hamstring anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction differ only marginally in function after the rehabilitation: a propensity score‐matched case–control study	39
The orientation of the ALL femoral tunnel to minimize collision with the ACL tunnel depends on the need or not of far‐cortex drilling	38
Anxiety and depression prior to total knee arthroplasty are associated with worse pain and subjective function: A prospective comparative study	38
Patellofemoral arthroplasty with onlay prosthesis leads to higher rates of osteoarthritis progression than inlay design implants: a systematic review	38
Fear of reinjury following primary anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a systematic review	38