OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Bone & Joint Journal is 31. 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
Corrigendum	98
Reviewer acknowledgement	88
Corrigenda	80
Shortening and in situ relengthening versus bone transport for the treatment of metaphyseal defect of lower limb long bones	66
The effect of intra-articular autologous protein solution on knee osteoarthritis symptoms	64
A nationwide study of blood transfusion in hip fracture patients	60
A leap towards personalized orthopaedic surgery and the prediction of spinopelvic mechanics in total hip arthroplasty	60
Have we come to the end of the patient-reported outcome measure (PROM)?	58
A new method for evaluating radial neck fractures based on Judet classification	57
Neurological recovery after early versus delayed surgical decompression for acute traumatic spinal cord injury	54
Robotic arm-assisted medial compartment knee arthroplasty is a cost-effective intervention at ten-year follow-up	52
Temporal trends in comorbidity in adult elective hip and knee arthroplasty patients in England	52
Stakeholder prioritization preferences for individuals awaiting hip and knee arthroplasty	51
Cardiac function may be compromised in patients with elevated blood cobalt levels secondary to metal-on-metal hip implants	44
Arthroplasty for hip fracture	43
Survival of the Exeter V40 hemiarthroplasty femoral component and associated complications	43
A call to arms: the absence of standardized return to play guidelines for professional rugby union players after cervical spine surgery	42
High treatment failure rate in haematogenous compared to non-haematogenous periprosthetic joint infection	40
Assessing the effectiveness of suprascapular nerve block in the treatment of frozen shoulder	40
Monobloc dual-mobility acetabular component versus a standard single-mobility acetabular component	40
Patellar resurfacing versus retention in cruciate-retaining and posterior-stabilized total knee arthroplasty	38
Varus placement of the tibial component of Oxford unicompartmental knee arthroplasty decreases the risk of postoperative tibial fracture	38
The impact of closed suction wound drainage on chronic pain and health-related quality of life after posterior spinal fusion in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis	38
The Fragility Fracture Postoperative Mobilisation multicentre audit	37
Patient-reported outcome measures offer little additional value two years after arthroplasty	36

Computer navigation in total shoulder arthroplasty	36
The duration of antibiotic prophylaxis in primary hip and knee arthroplasty	35
Implant survival at four years for hemiarthroplasty and total shoulder arthroplasty in the treatment of atraumatic avascular necrosis of the humeral head	35
Knee torsion predicts the preoperative J-sign grade in patients with recurrent patellar dislocation	32
Time to challenge some entrenched practice	32
Tossed around in a stormy sea	32
Comparison of outcomes between fungal and non-fungal periprosthetic joint infections in total knee arthroplasty	31
Old problems, new problems, and some solutions	31
How modular porous metal augments have changed the management of acetabular bone loss at primary or revision total hip arthroplasty	31