OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Spine Journal 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 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Consensus statement for perioperative care in lumbar spinal fusion: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS®) Society recommendations	155
Decision curve analysis to evaluate the clinical benefit of prediction models	108
Guideline summary review: an evidence-based clinical guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of low back pain	90
Novel MRI-based score for assessment of bone density in operative spine patients	83
Augmented and virtual reality in spine surgery, current applications and future potentials	77
Augmented reality navigation for spinal pedicle screw instrumentation using intraoperative 3D imaging	71
Vertebral bone quality score predicts fragility fractures independently of bone mineral density	69
Safety and accuracy of robot-assisted placement of pedicle screws compared to conventional free-hand technique: a systematic review and meta-analysis	68
Spine Explorer: a deep learning based fully automated program for efficient and reliable quantifications of the vertebrae and discs on sagittal lumbar spine MR images	53
Single position circumferential fusion improves operative efficiency, reduces complications and length of stay compared with traditional circumferential fusion	53
Biomechanical contribution of spinal structures to stability of the lumbar spine—novel biomechanical insights	50
Minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion using the biportal endoscopic techniques versus microscopic tubular technique	50
Prevalence of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis in Turkey: an epidemiological study	48
Predicting prolonged opioid prescriptions in opioid-naïve lumbar spine surgery patients	47
Indirect decompression via oblique lateral interbody fusion for severe degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis: a comparative study with direct decompression transforaminal/posterior lumbar interbody fusi	47
Frailty adversely affects outcomes of patients undergoing spine surgery: a systematic review	46
Accuracy of augmented reality surgical navigation for minimally invasive pedicle screw insertion in the thoracic and lumbar spine with a new tracking device	45
Catastrophization, fear of movement, anxiety, and depression are associated with persistent, severe low back pain and disability	44
Recent trends in medicare utilization and reimbursement for lumbar spine fusion and discectomy procedures	43
Long-term clinical outcome of minimally invasive versus open single-level transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion for degenerative lumbar diseases: a meta-analysis	41
Measuring clinically relevant improvement after lumbar spine surgery: is it time for something new?	41
Allogeneic mesenchymal precursor cells treatment for chronic low back pain associated with degenerative disc disease: a prospective randomized, placebo-controlled 36-month study of safety and efficacy	41
Postoperative complications of S2AI versus iliac screw in spinopelvic fixation: a meta-analysis and recent trends review	41
Spinal endoscopy: evidence, techniques, global trends, and future projections	40
Modified global alignment and proportion scoring with body mass index and bone mineral density (GAPB) for improving predictions of mechanical complications after adult spinal deformity surgery	40

Natural language processing for automated detection of incidental durotomy	40
Preoperative MRI-based vertebral bone quality (VBQ) score assessment in patients undergoing lumbar spinal fusion	40
Three-dimensional printing in spine surgery: a review of current applications	40
Using a national surgical database to predict complications following posterior lumbar surgery and comparing the area under the curve and F1-score for the assessment of prognostic capability	39
Assessing underlying bone quality in spine surgery patients: a narrative review of dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) and alternatives	38
Alteration of lumbar muscle morphology and composition in relation to low back pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis	38
Spinal metastases 2021: a review of the current state of the art and future directions	37
Surgical plans generated from telemedicine visits are rarely changed after in-person evaluation in spine patients	36
A matched comparison of outcomes between percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy and open lumbar microdiscectomy for the treatment of lumbar disc herniation: a 2-year retrospective cohort study	35
A meta-analysis of the diagnostic accuracy of Hounsfield units on computed topography relative to dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry for the diagnosis of osteoporosis in the spine surgery population	34