OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research is 36. 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
Hsa_circ_0007292 promotes chondrocyte injury in osteoarthritis via targeting the miR-1179/HMGB1 axis	273
Electroacupuncture attenuates intervertebral disc degeneration by upregulating aquaporins via the cAMP/PKA pathway	118
A biomechanical study comparing the compression force and osseous area of contact of two screws fixation techniques used in ankle joint arthrodesis model	111
Clinical efficacy and learning curve of percutaneous endoscopic cervical discectomy for symptomatic cervical spondylotic radiculopathy	110
Inhibition of id-1 reduces osteosarcoma growth and metastasis through mediation of snail	78
A novel rat model of lumbar disc herniation induced by puncture: accurate positioning and controllable degree of herniation	78
How effective is proximal fibular osteotomy in redistributing joint pressures? Insights from an HTO comparative in-silico study	66
Are enlarged peroneal tubercle and accessory anterolateral talar facet associated with calcaneal spur?	64
Risk factors for intensive care unit admission following correction surgery for adult spinal deformity	55
Isokinetic assessment of the female’s soccer player’s knee. A systematic review of outcomes measures	52
CircPRKD3/miR-6783-3p responds to mechanical force to facilitate the osteogenesis of stretched periodontal ligament stem cells	49
Reactive arthritis following COVID-19 current evidence, diagnosis, and management strategies	48
Higher graft failure rates following primary ACL reconstruction and conservative MCL treatment compared to simultaneous primary ACL and MCL reconstruction: a retrospective cohort study	47
The prevalence of Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease among paediatric patients with transient synovitis of the hip: a systematic review and meta-analysis	46
Effects of obturator and femoral nerve blocks on pain and kinematic gait parameters in patients undergoing unicompartmental knee arthroplasty: a retrospective cohort study	45
The difference and clinical application of modified thoracolumbar fracture classification scoring system in guiding clinical treatment	45
The effect of extracorporeal shock wave on joint capsule fibrosis based on A2AR-Nrf2/HO-1 pathway in a rat extending knee immobilization model	44
An alternative fixation for all mild and moderate hallux valgus cases enabling intraoperative readjustment	44
Decreased serum and local GPX4 and SLC7A11 expression correlates with disease severity in non-traumatic osteonecrosis of the femoral head	43
Long non-coding RNA Gm37494 alleviates osteoarthritis chondrocyte injury via the microRNA-181a-5p/GABRA1 axis	43
Exosomes promote hFOB1.19 proliferation and differentiation via LINC00520	43
T. gondii excretory proteins promote the osteogenic differentiation of human bone mesenchymal stem cells via the BMP/Smad signaling pathway	40
Age-related traumatic anatomy and personalized medial incision design for calcaneal fractures in older adults using three-dimensional mapping	40
Effects of pain exacerbation on postural control in women with patellofemoral pain during single leg squat: a cross-sectional study	39
The prevalence and risk factors for peripheral nerve injury following arthroplasty: a systematic review and meta-analysis	39

Surgical management of upper limb lipoma arborescens: a systematic review	38
Three-dimensional printed screw guide-assisted metatarsal osteotomy for the treatment of mild-to-moderate hallux valgus	38
Identification of sulfur metabolism-related gene signature in osteoarthritis and TM9SF2’s sustenance effect on M2 macrophages' phagocytic activity	37
Outcomes of patellofemoral joint arthroplasty: a systematic review of revision timelines and complication rates	37
Oblique lateral interbody fusion (OLIF) compared with unilateral biportal endoscopic lumbar interbody fusion (ULIF) for degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis: a 2-year follow-up study	37
Clinical outcomes after surgical treatment of severe congenital spinal deformity in skeletally mature patients: A minimum two-year follow-up study	37
Readmission within 30-days of open reduction and internal fixation for ankle fractures: NSQIP analysis of 29,905 patients	37
Functional outcomes following minimally invasive Achilles rupture repair: a retrospective comparative study of PARS and midsubstance speedbridge techniques	36
Forearm bone mineral density predicts subsidence of titanium mesh cage after anterior cervical corpectomy and fusion in patients with cervical spondylosis	36
TRIM55 suppresses inflammatory response after spinal cord injury by accelerating the ubiquitination and degradation of TLR4	36
Visible trephine-based foraminoplasty in PTED leads to asymmetrical stress changes and instability in the surgical and adjacent segments: a finite element analysis	36
RIPK3 is spatially associated with cartilage degeneration in osteoarthritis: integrative transcriptomic and histological analysis	36
Three-dimensional-printed guide plate for direct percutaneous pedicle screw implantation in minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion surgery: a retrospective study of 162 patients	36
MiR-331-3p facilitates osteoporosis and may promote osteoporotic fractures by modulating NRP2 expression	36
Finite element analysis of the effect of residual lateral wall volume on postoperative stability in intertrochanteric fractures	36