BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Papers
(The H4-Index of BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders is 33. 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.)
ArticleCitations
Neck pain: global epidemiology, trends and risk factors163
Association between sarcopenia and levels of growth hormone and insulin-like growth factor-1 in the elderly103
Effects and safety of the combination of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) and hyaluronic acid (HA) in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis89
Risk factors and the natural history of accelerated knee osteoarthritis: a narrative review79
The mechanism of hamstring injuries – a systematic review62
Prevalence and incidence of work-related musculoskeletal disorders in secondary industries of 21st century Europe: a systematic review and meta-analysis61
Open versus endoscopic carpal tunnel release: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials61
Retear rates after rotator cuff surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis58
Testing the proportional hazards assumption in cox regression and dealing with possible non-proportionality in total joint arthroplasty research: methodological perspectives and review51
Risk factors for non-specific neck pain in young adults. A systematic review51
Complications of bone transport technique using the Ilizarov method in the lower extremity: a retrospective analysis of 282 consecutive cases over 10 years48
Depression in patients with knee osteoarthritis: risk factors and associations with joint symptoms47
The global burden of pressure ulcers among patients with spinal cord injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis47
Will virtual multidisciplinary team meetings become the norm for musculoskeletal oncology care following the COVID-19 pandemic? - experience from a tertiary sarcoma centre46
Association between lipid biomarkers and osteoporosis: a cross-sectional study45
The comparison effects of intra-articular injection of Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP), Plasma Rich in Growth Factor (PRGF), Hyaluronic Acid (HA), and ozone in knee osteoarthritis; a one year randomized cl45
Effects of core stabilization exercise and strengthening exercise on proprioception, balance, muscle thickness and pain related outcomes in patients with subacute nonspecific low back pain: a randomiz43
Does breaking up prolonged sitting improve cognitive functions in sedentary adults? A mapping review and hypothesis formulation on the potential physiological mechanisms42
Complications to 6 months following total hip or knee arthroplasty: observations from an Australian clinical outcomes registry42
Use of the margin of stability to quantify stability in pathologic gait – a qualitative systematic review42
Intra-articular platelet-rich plasma injections versus intra-articular corticosteroid injections for symptomatic management of knee osteoarthritis: systematic review and meta-analysis40
Work- and stress-related musculoskeletal and sleep disorders among health professionals: a cross-sectional study in a hospital setting in Switzerland39
Augmented reality in the operating room: a clinical feasibility study39
Effectiveness of scoliosis-specific exercises for alleviating adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a systematic review39
Mortality in older adults following a fragility fracture: real-world retrospective matched-cohort study in Ontario39
Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio as a predictor for diagnosis of early Periprosthetic joint infection38
Patients’ risk factors for periprosthetic joint infection in primary total hip arthroplasty: a meta-analysis of 40 studies36
Prevalence and incidence of low back pain among runners: a systematic review36
Shoulder range of movement in the general population: age and gender stratified normative data using a community-based cohort35
Clinical application of robotic orthopedic surgery: a bibliometric study35
The effectiveness of preoperative rehabilitation programmes on postoperative outcomes following anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction: a systematic review35
Efficacy of platelet-rich plasma and plasma for symptomatic treatment of knee osteoarthritis: a double-blinded placebo-controlled randomized clinical trial35
The epidemiology and etiology of adhesive capsulitis in the U.S. Medicare population33
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