OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery is 1. 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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
YouTube as a resource for surgical education with a focus on plastic surgery – a systematic review	15
ADM-assisted prepectoral breast reconstruction is not associated with high complication rate as before: a Meta-analysis	12
Immediate fat and nanofat-enriched fat grafting in breast reduction for scar management	11
Adipocytes are larger in lymphedematous extremities than in controls	10
Clinical experience of the use of Integra in combination with negative pressure wound therapy: an alternative method for the management of wounds with exposed bone or tendon	10
Modified Frailty Index (mFI) predicts 30-day complications after microsurgical breast reconstruction	10
Preliminary outcomes of combined surgical approach for lower extremity lymphedema: supraclavicular lymph node transfer and lymphaticovenular anastomosis	9
Treatment of unstable scaphoid waist nonunion with cancellous bone grafts and cannulated screw or Kirschner wire fixation	9
Interdisciplinary management of peripheral arteriovenous malformations: review of the literature and current proceedings	8
Surgical techniques for repair of abdominal rectus diastasis: a scoping review	8
A comparison of proliferation levels in normal skin, physiological scar and keloid tissue	8
The use of platelet-rich products for skin graft donor site healing: a systematic review and meta-analysis	8
Fingertip injury epidemiology: an Indian perspective	7
Clinical assessment of breast symmetry and aesthetic outcome: can 3D imaging be the gold standard?	7
Cast selection and non-union rates for acute scaphoid fractures treated conservatively: a systematic review and meta-analysis	7
Depressive symptoms before and after abdominoplasty among post-bariatric patients – a cohort study	7
Effectiveness of a microsurgery training program using a chicken wing model	7
The use of ipsilateral skin grafts or local flaps for the closure of a free radial forearm flap donor site: a systematic review	6
Does proximal migration of the first metacarpal correlate with remaining pain after trapeziectomy?	6
Reinforcement of the abdominal wall with acellular dermal matrix or synthetic mesh after breast reconstruction with the pedicled transverse rectus abdominis musculocutaneous flap. A prospective double	6
Reconstruction of giant full-thickness lower eyelid defects using a combination of palmaris longus tendon with superiorly based nasolabial skin flap and palatal mucosal graft	6
A meta-analysis of union rate after proximal scaphoid fractures: terminology matters	6
Lateral supramalleolar flap for soft-tissue coverage of ankle and foot defects	5
Recent strategic approach in postburn extremity scars and contractures	5
The role of ultrasonography in the assessment of ulnar collateral ligament injury of the thumb – a diagnostic test accuracy meta-analysis	5

In search for the ‘perfect’ breast implant: are textured implants still indicated in today’s breast augmentation practice?	5
Outcome of distal lower leg reconstruction with the propeller perforator flap in diabetic patients	5
Multidimensional indicators of scholarly impact in the skin oncology literature: is there a correlation between bibliometric and altmetric profiles?	5
A pilot retrospective CT angio study of the internal pudendal arteries in male bodies, for the purpose of penis transplantation to trans men	5
There is motion between the scaphoid and the lunate during the dart-throwing motion	5
Short-term treatment outcomes and safety of two representative brands of the fifth-generation silicone gel-filled breast implants in Korea	5
Health-related quality of life of children treated for non-syndromic craniosynostosis	5
Construction and validation of the diagnostic model of keloid based on weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA) and differential expression analysis	5
Evaluation of transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block in lipoabdominoplasty surgical procedure: a comparative study	4
Identifying the most attractive umbilical position – an eye tracking- and survey-based investigation	4
Geometry and design of a rhomboid flap	4
Reduction mammoplasty and mastopexy in the previously irradiated breast – a systematic review and meta-analysis	4
Modified dome osteotomy and anterior locking plate fixation for distal radius variant of Madelung deformity: a retrospective study	4
Translation and validation of a Swedish version of the BODY-Q: a patient-reported outcome instrument for weight loss and body contouring surgery	4
‘Viewer discretion advised when preparing for surgery’ – why YouTube cannot teach you how to do an upper blepharoplasty. An evaluation of the educational potential of surgical videos on blepharoplasty	4
Trends and characteristics of neurotization during breast reconstruction: perioperative outcomes using the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS-NSQIP)	4
A modified arthroscopic ulnar tunnel technique for foveal triangular fibrocartilage complex injury	4
Efficacy of stromal vascular fraction and enzyme-free mechanical isolation therapy in experimental full thickness burn wounds	4
ADAM17 regulates the proliferation and extracellular matrix of keloid fibroblasts by mediating the EGFR/ERK signaling pathway	4
The influence of venous system patterns on DIEP flap viability for breast reconstruction	4
Lymphatic flow through (LyFT) ALT flap: an original solution to reconstruct soft tissue loss with lymphatic leakage or lower limb lymphedema	4
The clinical significance of magnetic resonance imaging of the hand: an analysis of 318 hand and wrist images referred by hand surgeons	3
Is conservative management of partial zone II flexor tendon laceration possible? A systematic literature review and meta-analysis	3
Treatment of painful median nerve neuroma using pedicled vascularized lateral antebrachial cutaneous nerve with adipofascial flap: a cadaveric study and exploration of clinical application	3
Application of the FACE-Q rhinoplasty module in a mixed reconstructive and corrective rhinoplasty population in Finland	3
A national needs assessment to identify technical procedures in plastic surgery for simulation-based training	3
Perception of the most perfect female breast shape among Malays, Chinese, and Indians community	3
Autologous fat transplantation for the treatment of abdominal wall scar adhesions after cesarean section	3
A national registry-based study of surgery and demography comparing internationally adopted and children born in Sweden with cleft lip and/or palate	3
Ultrathin free flaps for foot reconstruction: impact on ambulation, functional recovery, and patient satisfaction	3
Evaluation of quality and educational effect of microsurgery videos on YouTube: a randomized controlled trial	3
Epithelioid sarcoma of the hand: a wolf in sheep's clothing	3
Additional diagnoses in children with cleft lip and palate up to five years of age	3
Muscle flaps for sternoclavicular joint septic arthritis	2
Reconstructive surgery for sequellae of Mycobacterium ulcerans infection (Buruli ulcer) of the upper limb	2
The impact of regional anesthesia on opioid demand in distal radius fracture surgery	2
A 28-year single institution experience with primary skin malignancies in the pediatric population	2
Human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells prevent glucocorticoid-induced osteonecrosis of the femoral head by promoting angiogenesis	2
Comparative outcomes between surgical treatment and orthosis splint for mallet finger: a systematic review and meta-analysis	2
Partial trapeziectomy and pyrocarbon interpositional implant (Pyrodisk) for trapeziometacarpal osteoarthritis in the active working population: outcomes of a 10 years-experience	2
Effect of botulinum toxin type A on flap surgery in animal models: a systematic review and meta-analysis	2
Pain, hand function, activity performance and apprehensiveness, in patients with surgically treated distal radius fractures	2
Scar versus shape: patient-reported outcome after different surgical approaches to gynecomastia measured by modified BREAST Q®	2
The four category systematic approach for selecting patients for face transplantation	2
St Andrew’s COVID-19 Surgery Safety (StACS) study: Skin cancer	2
Correction of malrotation in two-stage breast reconstruction: outcomes and risk-factor analysis	2
Loss to follow-up after direct-to-implant breast reconstruction	2
The proximal ulnar perforator flap (PUPF) for hand digital reconstruction: an anatomical study	2
Systematic review and meta-analysis of the inter-recti distance on ultrasound measurement in nulliparas	2
Impact of patients’ gender on microvascular lower extremity reconstruction	2

Venous thromboembolic events in hand surgery	2
Surgical fixation techniques in four-corner fusion of the wrist: a systematic review of 1103 cases	2
Excision and adjuvant treatment to prevent keloid recurrence. – a systematic review of prospective, clinical, controlled trials	2
A comparison expression analysis of CXCR4, CXCL9 and Caspase-9 in dermal vascular endothelial cells between keloids and normal skin on chemotaxis and apoptosis	2
Experience of a single center in the treatment of rare malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors during the years 1991–2021	2
Associations of discharge destination and length of stay in lower extremity free flap reconstruction	2
Arthroscopic three-corner or lunocapitate arthrodesis: technical tips and early outcomes	2
Progressing arthrosis and a high conversion rate 11 (4–19) years after four corner fusion	2
Shoulder abduction reconstruction for C5–7 avulsion brachial plexus injury by dual nerve transfers: spinal accessory to suprascapular nerve and partial median or ulnar to axillary nerve	2
Galea vs periosteum: impact of excision depth on outcomes for cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma of the scalp	2
A new photodynamic therapy photosensitizer (p1) promotes apoptosis of keloid fibroblasts by targeting caspase-8	2
Puboplasty as an integral step in massive weight loss abdominal contouring: a retrospective assessment of results, stability, and patients’ satisfaction	1
Comparison of surgical outcomes between single versus dual K-wire fixation for unstable distal phalanx fractures	1
An external validation of a novel predictive algorithm for male nipple areolar positioning: an improvement to current practice through a multicenter endeavor	1
Patient-reported ‘treatment injuries’ after hand surgery. A review of 1321 claims submitted to the Norwegian system of patient injury compensation 2007–2017	1
Evaluation of an assessment scale for aesthetic outcome in breast reconstructions based on digital photos in both 2D and 3D format	1
Reverse homodigital dorsoradial flaps for thumb coverage obtained good sensory recovery after a long time follow up	1
Histopathological evaluation of the effect of hyperbaric oxygen therapy on capsule occurrence around silicone breast prosthesis: an experimental study	1
Innervation of the lumbrical and interosseous muscles in hand: analysis of distribution of nerve fascicles and quantification of their surface projections	1
The minimal clinically important difference of the Southampton Dupuytren’s Scoring Scheme	1
Assessment of local tissue water in breasts following breast reconstruction with an expander prosthesis or DIEP flap	1
Effects of negative pressure wound therapy on an axial congested rabbit skin flap model without any bare surface	1
Management of skin graft donor site in pediatric patients with tumescent technique and AQUACEL^® Ag foam dressing	1
How to measure success in lower extremity reconstruction, which outcome measurements do we use a systematic review and metanalysis	1
Outcomes of smooth round implant-based immediate breast reconstruction: Long-term follow-up results	1
The effect of implant loss after immediate breast reconstruction on patient satisfaction with outcome and quality of life after five years – a case-control study	1
Early detection onset of flap failure using near infrared spectroscopy	1
Long-term outcomes after phalangeal distraction lengthening in patients with constriction band syndrome	1
Prognostic factors for outcomes of surgical mobilisation in patients with posttraumatic limited range of motion of the proximal interphalangeal joint: a multivariate analysis	1
Surgical treatment of macrodactyly of the foot in children	1
Conjoint fascial sheath suspension with levator muscle advancement for severe blepharoptosis	1
A mini hallux neurovascular osteo-onychocutaneous free flap for refined reconstruction of distal defects in thumbs and fingers	1
Interosseous-lumbrical adhesions – a rare condition? A series of five cases	1
Survival after lymphadenectomy of nodal metastases from melanoma of unknown primary site	1
Validation and reliability testing of the BREAST-Q expectations questionnaire in Swedish	1
Clinical effects of resurfacing fingertip amputations in long fingers using homodigital dorsal neurofascial broaden pedicle island flaps	1
Evaluation of the effectiveness of the tuba uterina tubular flap in the peripheral nervous system regeneration in rats	1
Avoiding the night terrors: the effect of circadian rhythm on post-operative urine output and blood pressure in free flap patients	1
Daily life one year after corrective osteotomy for malunion of a distal radius fracture an interview study	1
Anatomical aspects of the selective infraspinatus muscle neurotization by spinal accessory nerve	1
Deep wrist injuries from suicide attempts vs. accidents do not differ regarding sensorimotor outcome, but regarding patient-reported outcome measures	1
Prolonged postoperative antibiotic administration reduces complications after medial thigh lift	1
The superficial peroneal neurocutaneous flap: a cadaveric study	1
Comparison of the effectiveness of local anesthesia for the digital block between single-volar subcutaneous and double-dorsal finger injections: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized con	1
A banner flap with adjacent rotation flap for closure of circular skin defects: a schematic comparison with conventional rotation flap technique	1
Outcomes of perineal wound closure techniques after abdominoperineal resections in rectal cancer: an NSQIP propensity score matched study	1
Intraoperative local instillation anesthesia using injection technique from J-VAC^TM drain for postoperative pain relief in male-type chest wall contouring surgery	1
Comparison of vertical and extended vertical rectus abdominis myocutaneous flaps. An anatomical study	1
The association between trauma and paediatric trigger thumb deformity; experience from a single tertiary referral hospital	1
Endovascular therapy and free flap transfer in chronic limb-threatening ischemia	1
Lunate morphology: association with the severity of scapholunate ligament injuries and carpal instability patterns	1
Immediate tendon transfer for functional reconstruction of a dorsal forearm defect after sarcoma resection	1
How long does it to achieve sagittal realignment of the displaced epiphysis in Salter-Harris type II distal radial fracture when treated by manual reduction?	1
The aspect ratio of the palpebral fissure as a new blepharoptosis parameter	1
Surgical flap delay to allow primary transabdominal transplantation of extended rectus abdominis myocutaneous flaps in increasingly complex pelvic wound reconstructions	1
Mastectomy is a safe procedure in transgender men with a history of breast reduction	1
Technique and biomechanical properties of the side-to-side Z-lengthening in spasticity-correcting surgery- a study on porcine tendons	1
Breast augmentation under local anesthesia with intercostal blocks and light sedation	1
Long-term patient-reported outcomes after anterior distraction osteogenesis of the maxilla in patients with cleft	1
A new surgical strategy for reconstruction of claw nail deformity	1