OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Injury-International Journal of the Care of the Injured 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
Association between surgical delays for femoral neck fractures and early postoperative complications in young and middle-aged adults: A study based on the national inpatient sample database	177
Clinical outcomes of trauma tertiary surveys conducted by allied health and non-medical healthcare professionals: A scoping review	163
Early kyphoplasty in the elderly patient	120
Letter to the editor Regarding “Fracture gap of the lateral malleolus via posterolateral approach: Improved visualization of the posterior malleolus fracture”	77
Predictors of hospital readmission after fractures: One-year follow-up study	70
Complications of surgically treated pelvic ring injuries with associated genitourinary injuries	65
Letter to editor - Modified gastrocnemius splitting anatomic approach to the tibial plateau. medium-term evaluation	62
Implant and patient survival rates using Exeter Trauma Stem hemiarthroplasty in fracture neck of femur patients: The largest study to date	61
Reply to Letter to the Editor	57
Treating multifocal humerus fractures: A comparison between the mipo technique and intramedullary nailing	54
ED to ED transfer does not prolong emergency department stays in a rural trauma system	44
In reply death of the trauma centre	44
Range of motion measurements do not correlate with patient reported outcome measures in the early post-operative period following ankle fracture	43
Author reply to letter to the editor	42
Increase in trauma volume as compared to emergency department volume during the COVID-19 pandemic	41
Can we safely place the distal volar locking plate screws into the subchondral zone of a distal radius fracture using a 45° supination oblique view under fluoroscopic guidance?	39
Vital signs among emergency department trauma patients in the setting of alcohol or drug use	39
Pooled infection rates from antibiotic-coated nails in open tibia fractures	38
Budget impact analysis of implementing trauma registries in Argentina	38
Severity of mountain accidents in Catalonia over the period 2011 to 2021: An ordinal regression analysis	37
Management and outcomes of rib fractures in patients with isolated blunt thoracic trauma: Results of the Aotearoa New Zealand RiBZ study	37
Reply to comments on "long-term differences in clinical prognosis between crossed- and parallel-cannulated screw fixation in vertical femoral neck fractures of non-geriatric patients"	37
Only fair accuracy of the radiographic classification of adult proximal humeral fractures in the Swedish Fracture Register: a cohort analysis	37
Clinicians’ attitudes towards supplemental oxygen for trauma patients – A survey	36
Fertility preservation in males with spinal cord, pelvic, and other injuries potentially impacting male fertility	34

A five-year review comparing 30-day mortality following intramedullary nailing versus sliding hip screw for trochanteric hip fractures	34
Pediatric supracondylar humerus fracture surgery: Is it possible to predict the need for closed or open reduction?	32
A Stable Solution: Biomechanical Assessment of External Fixators for the Treatment of Pelvic Injury Type AO 61 C1.3a	32
Influence of radiation personal protection equipment design on surgeon stress–A randomised repeated-measures crossover study	31
National evaluation of the association between stay-at-home orders on mechanism of injury and trauma admission volume	31
Biomechanical evaluation of compression buttress screw and medial plate fixation for the treatment of vertical femoral neck fractures	31