OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders is 30. 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
Efficacy of ultrasound guided caudal epidural steroid injection with or without ozone in patients with lumbosacral canal stenosis; a randomized clinical controlled trial	245
The effect of calcium supplementation on calcium and bone metabolism during load carriage in women: protocol for a randomised controlled crossover trial	100
Potential factors in postoperative dislocation of Oxford phase III mobile bearing UKA in Chinese patients: a single-center retrospective study	85
Evaluation of the sarcopenia quality of life (SarQoL) questionnaire in community dwelling outpatient postmenopausal hungarian women	84
Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia in chronic neck pain patients (TSK-neck): structural and construct validity and reliability in a Brazilian population	72
Effects of foam roller on pain intensity in individuals with chronic and acute musculoskeletal pain: a systematic review of randomized trials	69
Serum β-catenin changes vary among different stages of osteonecrosis of the femoral head: an exploratory biomarker study	61
Comparing the effectiveness of 3D printing technology in the treatment of clavicular fracture between surgeons with different experiences	60
Complications and prognosis of primary thoracic and lumbar giant cell tumors treated by total tumor resection	58
Work-related musculoskeletal disorders and associated factors among weavers working in Bahir Dar City, Northwest Ethiopia: cross-sectional study design	54
Relationship between intervertebral disc height and post operative dysphagia secondary to single-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion- a retrospective study	53
Risk factors associated with the prevalence of neck and shoulder pain among high school students: a cross-sectional survey in China	50
Predictors of hospital-acquired pressure injuries in patients with complete spinal cord injury: a retrospective case–control study	49
Long-term results after the one-stage posterior-only surgical correction of thoraco-lumbar kyphoscoliosis in congenital spine deformity caused by two ipsilateral hemi-vertebrae	44
Volar versus combined dorsal and volar plate fixation of complex intraarticular distal radius fractures with small dorsoulnar fragment – a biomechanical study	43
The Lumbar Stenosis Prognostic Subgroups for Personalizing Care and Treatment (PROSPECTS) study: protocol for an inception cohort study	41
Complete resorption of the humerus in metastatic thyroid carcinoma: a case report	39
Total hip arthroplasty after failed transtrochanteric rotational osteotomy for osteonecrosis of the femoral head: analysis of three-dimensional morphological features	38
Effects of a Massive Open Online Course on osteoarthritis knowledge and pain self-efficacy in people with hip and/or knee osteoarthritis: protocol for the MOOC-OA randomised controlled trial	37
Relationship between insertions of the tibialis anterior and peroneus longus and first tarsometatarsal joint degeneration	36
On mobility and gait in scoliosis patients: a comparison of conventional and 3D-printed braces during an instrumented timed-up and go test	35
Risk factors for growth retardation in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis: a case-control study	35
Falls and balance impairment; what and how has this been measured in adults with joint hypermobility? A scoping review	34
Effect of lower limb alignment on outcome after lateral unicompartmental knee arthroplasty: a retrospective study	32
Magnetic resonance imaging R2* sequences can better detect microstructural cartilage changes than T2 mapping in cynomolgus monkeys with limited knee kinematics: preliminary imaging findings	32

Femoral neck system versus multiple cannulated screws for the fixation of Pauwels classification type II femoral neck fractures in older female patients with low bone mass	31
The usage of drainage after primary total hip or knee arthroplasty: best evidence selection and risk of bias considerations	31
Invited reply to the letter to the editor by McNally et al., 2021	31
Improved control over implant anchorage under the use of the femoral neck system for fixation of femoral neck fractures: a technical note	31
Anterior cervical corpectomy and fusion-derived adjacent segment disease managed via channel-repairing anterior endoscopic transcorporeal cervical discectomy: a case report	30
Differences between proximal bone remodeling in femoral revisions for aseptic loosening and periprosthetic fractures using the Wagner SL stem	30
Ultrasound-guided techniques for managing length- unstable femoral shaft fractures in children	30