OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Injury-International Journal of the Care of the Injured is 29. 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

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	144
Orthopaedic Fractures in Skateboard, Scooter, and E-Scooter Injuries: A nationwide study in the U.S. (2010–2022)	139
Clinical outcomes of trauma tertiary surveys conducted by allied health and non-medical healthcare professionals: A scoping review	102
Early kyphoplasty in the elderly patient	66
The economic and resource burden of e-scooter-related orthopaedic injuries: A district general hospital's experience	60
Enter the trauma geriatrician…….	57
Tibial shaft fractures in the adolescents: treatment outcomes and the risk factors for complications	54
Very long-term effects of conservatively treated blunt thoracic trauma: A retrospective analysis	53
Is a trauma surgeon always a trauma specialist?	49
Predictors of hospital readmission after fractures: One-year follow-up study	46
Influence of radiation personal protection equipment design on surgeon stress–A randomised repeated-measures crossover study	46
Letter to the editor Regarding “Fracture gap of the lateral malleolus via posterolateral approach: Improved visualization of the posterior malleolus fracture”	46
Complications of surgically treated pelvic ring injuries with associated genitourinary injuries	43
Letter to editor - Modified gastrocnemius splitting anatomic approach to the tibial plateau. medium-term evaluation	41
Implant and patient survival rates using Exeter Trauma Stem hemiarthroplasty in fracture neck of femur patients: The largest study to date	40
Orthopaedic trauma residency programs: Perspectives from different countries across the world	38
Implications of three-dimensional modeling of tibia for intramedullary nail fixation: An Asian cadaver study	37
Reply to Letter to the Editor	37
Treating multifocal humerus fractures: A comparison between the mipo technique and intramedullary nailing	36
In reply death of the trauma centre	35
ED to ED transfer does not prolong emergency department stays in a rural trauma system	34
Risk of shortening in operatively treated proximal femur fractures with cephalomedullary nails with dynamically versus statically locked helical blades	34
Range of motion measurements do not correlate with patient reported outcome measures in the early post-operative period following ankle fracture	33
An update on the intramedullary implant in limb lengthening: A quinquennial review Part 1: The further influence of the intramedullary nail in limb lengthening	32
Vital signs among emergency department trauma patients in the setting of alcohol or drug use	30

Increase in trauma volume as compared to emergency department volume during the COVID-19 pandemic	30
Author reply to letter to the editor	30
Budget impact analysis of implementing trauma registries in Argentina	29
Pooled infection rates from antibiotic-coated nails in open tibia fractures	29
Wound alpha defensin levels are significantly higher in patients with fracture related infection: A pilot, prospective cohort study	29
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?	29