OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy is 42. 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 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01.)

Article	Citations
Postcommercialisation outcomes of bridge‐enhanced anterior cruciate ligament restoration: The first 100 Bridge registry patients	153
Ankles intermalleolar distance influences knee and ankle joint line obliquity independent of arthrosis presence or severity	143
Peroneus longus tendon harvest for ACL reconstruction yields good functional outcome of the ankle: A systematic review and meta‐Analysis	115
The patient acceptable symptomatic state for commonly used outcome scores 10 years after matrix‐associated autologous chondrocyte implantation	87
Translation, cross‐cultural adaptation, validation and responsiveness in the Brazilian Portuguese version of the Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS‐BR)	84
Satisfaction after total knee arthroplasty: a prospective matched‐pair analysis of patients with customised individually made and off‐the‐shelf implants	83
Surgical techniques for medial Patellofemoral ligament reconstruction: a systematic review and meta‐analysis of level I and II studies	82
MCL internal brace does not fully recapitulate normal MCL function in valgus stress	79
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	73
Kinematical alignment better restores native patellar tracking pattern than mechanical alignment	71
Excellent clinical and radiological outcomes after arthroscopic reduction and double row‐suture bridge for large‐sized greater tuberosity fractures of the humerus	69
Increased cleft width during knee flexion is useful for the diagnosis of medial meniscus posterior root tears	67
Embracing the opportunities of 2025: Shaping the future of KSSTA	64
The orientation of the ALL femoral tunnel to minimize collision with the ACL tunnel depends on the need or not of far‐cortex drilling	63
Data beats dogma—Valgus knees are not associated with a hypoplastic lateral femoral condyle: A CT‐based analysis from a high‐volume institution	63
Validation of CLASS MRI for personalized ACL footprints identification	60
Reply to ‘Comment on “Quadriceps tendon malalignment is an independent anatomical deformity which is the primary abnormality associated with lateral facet patellofemoral joint osteoarthritis”’	59
Higher isokinetic quadriceps peak force is associated with a patient‐acceptable symptom‐state 1 and 3 years after ACL reconstruction	58
Age and medial compartmental OA were important predictors of the lateral compartmental OA in the discoid lateral meniscus: Analysis using machine learning approach	54
Glenohumeral morphological predictors of recurrent shoulder instability following arthroscopic Bankart repair	49
Tips and tricks for how to become a good reviewer	49
Physeal fusion status and lesion size are more important than patient age for healing of juvenile osteochodritis dessicans lesions of the distal femur	49
Dynamic coronal plane knee alignment: Femoral anatomy determines kinematic curve morphology, tibial anatomy determines curve position	48
Issue Information	48
The HAR‐index: a reliable method for evaluating the risk of total hip arthroplasty conversion after hip arthroscopy for femoroacetabular impingement	48

Increased posterior tibial slope leads to altered pressure distribution in the lateral tibial plateau—A biomechanical in‐vitro study	48
Bilateral anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction is more vulnerable to graft failure than unilateral anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction	47
Meniscal allograft transplantation in patients with substantial cartilage disease led to a sustained long‐term improvement in patient‐reported outcome measures	47
Combined subchondral and intra‐articular injections of bone marrow aspirate concentrate provide stable results up to 24 months	46
Arthroscopic management of isolated partial‐thickness rotator cuff tears	46
Proximal anatomical axes show bidirectional variability: Accurate tibial slope requires mechanical axis measurement	45
Magnetic resonance imaging provides additional utility in the preoperative cartilage assessment of patients undergoing medial unicompartmental knee arthroplasty	45
A high level of scientific evidence is available to guide treatment of primary shoulder stiffness: The SIAGASCOT consensus	45
Small deviations between planned and performed bone cuts using a CT‐based robotic‐arm‐assisted total knee arthroplasty system	45
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	44
Validation of a software‐based torsional measurement method of the lower limb: A retrospective study	44
Fear of reinjury following primary anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a systematic review	44
Individual fascicles of the ankle lateral ligaments and the lateral fibulotalocalcaneal ligament complex can be identified on 3D volumetric MRI	43
Noninterportal capsulotomy of hip arthroscopy showed improved outcomes in borderline hip dysplasia: A retrospective study with minimum 2‐year follow‐up	42
Open surgical repair as gold standard for acute Achilles tendon ruptures: Systematic review and network meta‐analysis	42
Medial meniscal lesions increase antero‐posterior laxity in knees with anterior cruciate ligament injury	42
Quadriceps and hamstring anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction differ only marginally in function after the rehabilitation: a propensity score‐matched case–control study	42