OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research is 37. 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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Hsa_circ_0007292 promotes chondrocyte injury in osteoarthritis via targeting the miR-1179/HMGB1 axis	374
Age-related traumatic anatomy and personalized medial incision design for calcaneal fractures in older adults using three-dimensional mapping	86
The prevalence and risk factors for peripheral nerve injury following arthroplasty: a systematic review and meta-analysis	78
Hidden blood loss and its risk factors after hip reconstruction in children	58
A biomechanical study comparing the compression force and osseous area of contact of two screws fixation techniques used in ankle joint arthrodesis model	56
Clinical efficacy and learning curve of percutaneous endoscopic cervical discectomy for symptomatic cervical spondylotic radiculopathy	54
Parallel vs. Orthogonal dual plating for distal humerus fractures: a systematic review and pooled analysis of functional outcomes and union times	53
Relationship between muscle size and density and proximal femoral bone mineral density in elderly men with hip fractures across different age groups	53
Reactive arthritis following COVID-19 current evidence, diagnosis, and management strategies	52
Higher graft failure rates following primary ACL reconstruction and conservative MCL treatment compared to simultaneous primary ACL and MCL reconstruction: a retrospective cohort study	50
The difference and clinical application of modified thoracolumbar fracture classification scoring system in guiding clinical treatment	48
Exosomes promote hFOB1.19 proliferation and differentiation via LINC00520	47
RIPK3 is spatially associated with cartilage degeneration in osteoarthritis: integrative transcriptomic and histological analysis	46
Long non-coding RNA Gm37494 alleviates osteoarthritis chondrocyte injury via the microRNA-181a-5p/GABRA1 axis	46
Finite element analysis of the effect of residual lateral wall volume on postoperative stability in intertrochanteric fractures	46
Electroacupuncture attenuates intervertebral disc degeneration by upregulating aquaporins via the cAMP/PKA pathway	45
Effect of sagittal screw angle and distance of screw apex to superior endplate on adjacent segment disease after posterolateral lumbar fusion: a retrospective study	45
CircPRKD3/miR-6783-3p responds to mechanical force to facilitate the osteogenesis of stretched periodontal ligament stem cells	45
Evaluation of the effect of phellodendrin application on rats creating an experimental model of non-compression lumbar disc herniation on the NF-κB-related inflammatory signaling pathway	44
Comparison of thoracolumbar versus non-thoracolumbar osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures in risk factors, vertebral compression degree and pre-hospital back pain	44
Isokinetic assessment of the female’s soccer player’s knee. A systematic review of outcomes measures	43
Oblique lateral interbody fusion (OLIF) compared with unilateral biportal endoscopic lumbar interbody fusion (ULIF) for degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis: a 2-year follow-up study	43
Risk factors for intensive care unit admission following correction surgery for adult spinal deformity	43
Hidden blood loss of minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion of lumbar degenerative diseases in patients with osteoporosis: a retrospective study	43
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	43

Association between triglyceride-glucose index and bone mineral density in US adults: a cross sectional study	43
Visible trephine-based foraminoplasty in PTED leads to asymmetrical stress changes and instability in the surgical and adjacent segments: a finite element analysis	42
Detection of simulated complications in all-polymer PEEK knee prostheses: a cadaveric imaging study using Radiography, CT, and MRI	42
MEX3B aggravates osteoarthritis progression by post-transcriptionally activating TLR4-NF-κB signaling axis	40
Midterm clinical and radiological outcomes of arthrogryposis-associated clubfoot treated with the Ponseti method: a retrospective observational study and comprehensive literature review	39
Survival benefits and challenges of adjuvant chemotherapy for high-grade osteosarcoma: a population-based study	38
Comparison of efficacy between endoscope-assisted anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) and open ACDF in the treatment of single-segment cervical spondylotic myelopathy	38
Exosomes secreted from human-derived adipose stem cells prevent progression of osteonecrosis of the femoral head	38
Inferior subluxation of humeral head after osteosynthesis for greater tuberosity fracture	38
Outcomes of patellofemoral joint arthroplasty: a systematic review of revision timelines and complication rates	37
Accuracy of acetabular cup placement during anterolateral supine total hip arthroplasty using intraoperative fluoroscopy: a retrospective study	37
Temporal transcriptome highlights the involvement of cytokine/JAK/STAT3 signaling pathway in the osteoinduction of BMSCs	37
Chronic quadriceps tendon rupture: quadriceps tendon reconstruction using ipsilateral semitendinosus tendon graft	37