OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy is 34. 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 2021-03-01 to 2025-03-01.)

Article	Citations
Decreased patient comorbidities and post-operative complications in technology-assisted compared to conventional total knee arthroplasty	126
Development and validation of a nomogram for predicting the risk of immediate postoperative deep vein thrombosis after open wedge high tibial osteotomy	107
Tips and tricks for how to become a good reviewer	67
Distribution of coronal plane alignment of the knee classification does not change as knee osteoarthritis progresses: a longitudinal study from the Toei study	58
MPFL repair after acute first-time patellar dislocation results in lower redislocation rates and less knee pain compared to rehabilitation: a systematic review and meta-analysis	57
Very warm welcome to our new associate editors Dr. Ayoosh Pareek, Dr. Cécile Batailler and Dr. Choon Chiet Hong	56
High failure rate in meniscal repair when preceding anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: An analysis of two‐stage surgery for concomitant ACL injury and traumatic meniscus tear	56
Return to preinjury pivoting sports after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction is different between males and females, as are the patient‐reported reasons	54
Higher bone cement volume in total knee arthroplasty lowers the risk of postoperative radiolucent lines	54
Increased posterior tibial slope leads to altered pressure distribution in the lateral tibial plateau—A biomechanical in‐vitro study	53
Satisfactory mid‐term clinical outcomes of endoscopic tenotomy for iliopsoas tendinopathy following total hip arthroplasty	52
Return to badminton play following an ACL injury is common, but only a few return to previous performance	52
Richard Steadman dies at 85	51
Clinical outcomes after arthroscopic treatment of calcification with surrounding inflammation in the hip labrum	51
Optimal fibular tunnel direction for anterior talofibular ligament reconstruction: 45 degrees outperforms 30 and 60 degrees	48
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	46
Good clinical outcomes and return to sports after hybrid closed-wedge high tibial osteotomy	46
Issue Information	45
Autologous matrix‐induced chondrogenesis provides better outcomes in comparison to autologous minced cartilage implantation in the repair of knee chondral defects	45
Magnetic resonance imaging provides additional utility in the preoperative cartilage assessment of patients undergoing medial unicompartmental knee arthroplasty	44
A three‐dimensional scoring system for assessment of individual bony and laxity phenotype restoration (knee SIPR) in personalised TKA as a base for treatment guidance	43
Knee laxity, joint hypermobility, femoral anteversion, hamstring extensibility and navicular drop as risk factors for non‐contact ACL injury in female athletes: A 4.5‐year prospective cohort study	43
Halving of the meniscectomy rate and their costs in Italy: A 15‐years period analysis	40
Application of a machine learning and optimization method to predict patellofemoral instability risk factors in children and adolescents	39
The epidemiology of Achilles tendon re-rupture and associated risk factors: male gender, younger age and traditional immobilising rehabilitation are risk factors	38

Noninterportal capsulotomy of hip arthroscopy showed improved outcomes in borderline hip dysplasia: A retrospective study with minimum 2‐year follow‐up	38
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Two-type classification system for femoral trochlear dysplasia in recurrent patellar instability based on three-dimensional morphology	37
Issue Information	36
Acetabular labral tear is associated with high pelvic incidence with or without femoroacetabular impingement morphology	36
Joint‐line obliquity angle is significantly affected by hip abduction and adduction: A simulated analysis	36
Posterior knee arthroscopy facilitates the safe and effective all-inside repair of locked bucket-handle medial meniscal tear using a suture hook technique	36
Surgical techniques for medial Patellofemoral ligament reconstruction: a systematic review and meta‐analysis of level I and II studies	34
ACL graft with extra-cortical fixation rotates around the femoral tunnel aperture during knee flexion	34