OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery is 32. 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 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)

Article	Citations
Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair: Is Healing Enough?	271
Muscle Edema Of Retraction And Pseudofatty Infiltration After Traumatic Rotator Cuff Tears	111
Association between shoulder pain and nerve growth factor expression in the synovial tissues of patients with rotator cuff tears	96
Infection in Revision Instability Surgery? Results of a Prospective Multicenter Consecutive Cohort Study	69
A prospective randomized controlled trial comparing plating augmented with coracoclavicular fixation and hook plate fixation of displaced distal-third clavicle fractures	64
Biomechanical assessment of docking ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction after failed ulnar collateral ligament repair with suture augmentation	62
Multimodal oral analgesia strategy after ambulatory arthroscopic shoulder surgery: case series using adaptive therapeutic approaches by sequential analysis	55
Increased expression of macrophages and inflammatory cytokines at tendon origin in patients with chronic lateral epicondylitis	52
Editorial Board	51
Table of Contents	50
Current cellular and molecular biology techniques for the orthopedic surgeon-scientist	49
Editorial Board	49
Response to Chen et al: Comparing efficacy of different analgesia modalities after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair: methodology is important	48
Sponsoring Societies	44
Gender disparities in shoulder and elbow publications	41
A critical appraisal of web-based information on shoulder pain comparing biomedical vs. psychosocial information	41
Microbiological Analysis of Post-Operative Shoulder Infection: Retrospective Multicenter Study Over a Seven-Year Period in Trauma, Arthroplasty and Arthroscopy	39
Recurrent Instability in Patients with a Rotator Cuff Repair After a Traumatic Shoulder Dislocation	39
Editorial Board	39
What Is the Clinical Value of Long Head of Biceps Tendon Tests in Distal Supraspinatus Tendon Rupture? A Prospective Multicenter Study	38
Anterior shoulder instability in patients older than 40 years treated with arthroscopic Bankart repair	38
Is headless screw a valid alternative for the fixation of Chevron olecranon osteotomy? A biomechanical comparison of 4 fixation methods	37
Patients undergoing reverse total shoulder arthroplasty have less pain and require fewer opioid pain medications compared to anatomic total shoulder arthroplasty in the early postoperative period: a r	36
Sponsoring Societies	35
Deltoid tuberosity index for proximal humerus fracture: reliability and a predictor of systemic osteoporosis in an Asian population	35

Elevated Risk of Medical and Implant-Related Complications in Patients with Hypothyroidism After Total Shoulder Arthroplasty: A 1:1 Propensity Matched Cohort Analysis	33
Return to sport after arthroscopic xenograft bone block associated with Bankart repair and subscapularis augmentation in competitive contact athletes with recurrent anterior shoulder instability	33
The devastating effects of humeral nonunion on health-related quality of life	33
Frailty is Associated with Increased Complication, Readmission, and Hospitalization Costs Following Primary Total Shoulder Arthroplasty	33
Same Day Discharged Shoulder Arthroplasty is a Safe Option, Prospective Cohort Study	33
Intraoperative and postoperative complications of anatomical total and reverse shoulder arthroplasties: a multicenter study	32
Biomechanical Strength of Screw Versus Suture Button Fixation in the Latarjet Procedure: A Cadaver Study	32
Shoulder Injuries in Patients Affected by Epileptic Seizures	32
Biomechanical and Proprioceptive Study of Atraumatic Shoulder Instability in Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome	32
Sponsoring Societies	32