OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Bone & Joint Journal is 32. 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Corrigendum	102
Reviewer acknowledgement	94
Corrigenda	83
A new method for evaluating radial neck fractures based on Judet classification	68
Cardiac function may be compromised in patients with elevated blood cobalt levels secondary to metal-on-metal hip implants	62
Survival of the Exeter V40 hemiarthroplasty femoral component and associated complications	61
Assessing the effectiveness of suprascapular nerve block in the treatment of frozen shoulder	59
A call to arms: the absence of standardized return to play guidelines for professional rugby union players after cervical spine surgery	59
Implant survival at four years for hemiarthroplasty and total shoulder arthroplasty in the treatment of atraumatic avascular necrosis of the humeral head	57
The duration of antibiotic prophylaxis in primary hip and knee arthroplasty	53
Computer navigation in total shoulder arthroplasty	51
The Fragility Fracture Postoperative Mobilisation multicentre audit	45
The effect of intra-articular autologous protein solution on knee osteoarthritis symptoms	44
Patellar resurfacing versus retention in cruciate-retaining and posterior-stabilized total knee arthroplasty	44
Shortening and in situ relengthening versus bone transport for the treatment of metaphyseal defect of lower limb long bones	43
A leap towards personalized orthopaedic surgery and the prediction of spinopelvic mechanics in total hip arthroplasty	43
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	41
Monobloc dual-mobility acetabular component versus a standard single-mobility acetabular component	41
Incidence of medical and surgical complications, and subsequent mortality, after hip fracture surgery	40
Varus placement of the tibial component of Oxford unicompartmental knee arthroplasty decreases the risk of postoperative tibial fracture	39
Robotic arm-assisted medial compartment knee arthroplasty is a cost-effective intervention at ten-year follow-up	38
Patient-reported outcome measures offer little additional value two years after arthroplasty	38
Arthroplasty for hip fracture	37
A nationwide study of blood transfusion in hip fracture patients	36
Stakeholder prioritization preferences for individuals awaiting hip and knee arthroplasty	35

High treatment failure rate in haematogenous compared to non-haematogenous periprosthetic joint infection	35
Have we come to the end of the patient-reported outcome measure (PROM)?	33
Neurological recovery after early versus delayed surgical decompression for acute traumatic spinal cord injury	33
Old problems, new problems, and some solutions	32
Temporal trends in comorbidity in adult elective hip and knee arthroplasty patients in England	32
Time to challenge some entrenched practice	32
Tossed around in a stormy sea	32