OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Injury-International Journal of the Care of the Injured 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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Open lower limb fractures in the elderly	350
British Orthopaedic Association Standard for Trauma (BOAST): Cervical Spine Clearance In The Trauma Patient	171
A tribute to professor Panayotis Soucacos “Takis”: A great surgeon, teacher and scholar	98
Critical size bone defects managed with modern techniques of bone transport: An update	94
C3 geriatric distal femoral fracture – ORIF or replace with a distal femoral replacement (DFR)	92
Reply to Letter to the Editor	80
Biomechanical comparison of the new cross-locking intramedullary nail with tension band wiring for transverse olecranon fractures	76
In reply death of the trauma centre	74
Author reply to letter to the editor	62
Predicting early term complications of ORIF distal radius fracture in outpatient settings using NSQIP data	62
Implications of three-dimensional modeling of tibia for intramedullary nail fixation: An Asian cadaver study	62
Is a trauma surgeon always a trauma specialist?	56
Early kyphoplasty in the elderly patient	54
A five-year review comparing 30-day mortality following intramedullary nailing versus sliding hip screw for trochanteric hip fractures	50
Orthopaedic trauma residency programs: Perspectives from different countries across the world	46
Shock wave damage from the ventral side in primary blast injury: An experimental study in pigs	43
The economic and resource burden of e-scooter-related orthopaedic injuries: A district general hospital's experience	43
An update on the intramedullary implant in limb lengthening: A quinquennial review Part 1: The further influence of the intramedullary nail in limb lengthening	40
Influence of radiation personal protection equipment design on surgeon stress–A randomised repeated-measures crossover study	39
Vital signs among emergency department trauma patients in the setting of alcohol or drug use	39
Biomechanical performance of short and long cephalomedullary nail constructs for stabilizing different levels of subtrochanteric fracture	38
Interventional revascularization prior to operative fixation of fractures below the knee. A retrospective case series	37
Enter the trauma geriatrician…….	36
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	35
Resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta provides better survival outcomes for noncompressible blunt torso bleeding below the diaphragm compared to resuscitative thoracotomy	35

Clinicians’ attitudes towards supplemental oxygen for trauma patients – A survey	35
Evaluation of spin in the abstracts of orthopedic trauma literature: A cross-sectional review	34
Mid-term prognosis of endoscopic debridement combined with percutaneous cutaneo-fascial suture for the treatment of Morel-Lavallée lesion: a minimum 3-year follow-up study	34
Anterior dislocation of sternoclavicular joint: A novel surgical technique	33
Effects of medical training therapy on injury rehabilitation and sports-specific performance in elite rock climbers: A randomized controlled trial	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	32
L4 fixation is not necessary in L5-Iliac spinopelvic fixation after trauma, but coadjutant transilio-transsacral fixation is	32
Evaluating pre-hospital triage and decision-making in patients who died within 30 days post-trauma: A multi-site, multi-center, cohort study	32