OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Injury-International Journal of the Care of the Injured is 28. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

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	130
Orthopaedic Fractures in Skateboard, Scooter, and E-Scooter Injuries: A nationwide study in the U.S. (2010–2022)	121
Clinical outcomes of trauma tertiary surveys conducted by allied health and non-medical healthcare professionals: A scoping review	93
Should we be scoring pain differently for rib fractures? A comparison of two scoring systems	85
Early kyphoplasty in the elderly patient	75
The economic and resource burden of e-scooter-related orthopaedic injuries: A district general hospital's experience	73
Enter the trauma geriatrician…….	63
A comparative evaluation of the time to frame removal for tibia fractures treated with hexapod and Ilizarov circular frames	59
Biomechanical performance of short and long cephalomedullary nail constructs for stabilizing different levels of subtrochanteric fracture	53
Postoperative wound complications in extensile lateral approach versus sinus tarsi approach for calcaneal fractures: Are we improving? Updated meta-analysis of recent literature	53
Both the level of lumbar fixation as well as the type of triangular construct should be adapted on an individual basis during spinopelvic fixation for unstable U-shaped sacral fractures and Tile C pel	50
Defining treatment outcome in fracture-related infections: A scoping review	46
Prognostic factors associated with risk of stroke following blunt cerebrovascular injury: A systematic review and meta-analysis	44
Associations between neighborhood-level gun violence and child general health status: An ECHO cohort analysis	43
Surgical hip dislocation in fixation of acetabular fractures: Extended indications and outcome	39
A five-year review comparing 30-day mortality following intramedullary nailing versus sliding hip screw for trochanteric hip fractures	39
Stabilisation of AO OTA 31-A unstable proximal femoral fractures: Does the choice of intramedullary nail affect the incidence of post-operative complications? A systematic literature review and meta-a	38
Anterior dislocation of sternoclavicular joint: A novel surgical technique	38
Letter to the editor Regarding “Fracture gap of the lateral malleolus via posterolateral approach: Improved visualization of the posterior malleolus fracture”	35
Complications of surgically treated pelvic ring injuries with associated genitourinary injuries	34
Predictors of hospital readmission after fractures: One-year follow-up study	34
Implant and patient survival rates using Exeter Trauma Stem hemiarthroplasty in fracture neck of femur patients: The largest study to date	33
Letter to editor - Modified gastrocnemius splitting anatomic approach to the tibial plateau. medium-term evaluation	33
Efficacy of topical honey compared to systemic gentamicin for treatment of infected war wounds in a porcine model: A non-inferiority experimental pilot study	33
Crossing quartiles: Improving time to theatre for patients with hip fractures in a large UK district general hospital; A quality improvement report	33

Early risk factors for prolonged mechanical ventilation in patients with severe blunt thoracic trauma: A retrospective cohort study	29
Reply to Letter to the Editor	28
Orthopaedic trauma residency programs: Perspectives from different countries across the world	28