OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery-American Volume is 33. 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
Helical Blade or Lag Screw? It Doesn’t Matter as Much as We Thought	250
Iodine Allergy and the Orthopaedic Patient	107
What’s New in Adult Reconstructive Knee Surgery	84
Looking Through a Glass Onion	78
What’s New in Orthopaedic Rehabilitation	74
What’s Important (Arts & Humanities): The Bone Question	68
What’s Important: #OrthoTwitter as an Online Community for Orthopaedic Surgeons	68
The Total Elbow Arthroplasty Revision Rate Remains High Despite Technological Advances	64
The 2023 American Orthopaedic Association-Japanese Orthopaedic Association (AOA-JOA) Traveling Fellowship	57
Sigvard Theodore Hansen, Jr., MD 1935-2023	56
Postoperative Abstinence Restores Osseointegration Impaired by Ethanol Consumption in a Murine Tibial Implant Model	50
Atypical Versus Typical Subtrochanteric Femoral Fractures	50
The Cartilage Conundrum	50
A Multicenter Study of Intertrochanteric and Pertrochanteric Fragility Fractures: Spanning Fixation Mitigates the Risk of Peri-Implant Fractures	48
Deep Learning Model for Differentiating Between Neoplastic Pathologic Fracture and Nonpathologic Fracture Using Hip Radiographs	45
Determining Maximal Outcome Improvement Thresholds for Patient-Reported Outcome Measures After Primary ACL Reconstruction	45
The Markup on Orthopaedic Services: An Analysis of 2014-2019 Medicare Data and the Potential for Surprise Billing	45
Fractures of the Femur After Hip Joint Replacement: The Vancouver Classification After 30 Years	45
Effect of CCR2 Knockout on Tendon Biomechanical Properties in a Mouse Model of Delayed Rotator Cuff Repair	45
TOPIC at 5 Years: Promising Pain Relief, Unanswered Questions About the Relationship Between Structural Changes and Symptoms	43
AOA Critical Issues Symposium: Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Orthopaedic Surgery	40
The Cost-Effectiveness of Computer-Assisted Compared with Conventional Total Knee Arthroplasty	39
Minimally Invasive Surgery for Posterior Atlantoaxial Lateral Mass Joint Fusion (MIS-PALF)	38
To Provide Care, or to Care for?	38
Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty in Octogenarians Compared with Septuagenarians	38

Monitoring Sleep-Breathing Disorders in Patients with Idiopathic Scoliosis	37
Synovial Myeloperoxidase: Another Biomarker or a Novel Addition in the Quest for Accurate and Timely PJI Diagnosis?	35
A Reflection of Trends Across Modern Academia	35
What’s New in Osteoporosis and Fragility Fractures	34
Lengthening Behavior of Magnetically Controlled Growing Rods in Early-Onset Scoliosis	34
Cell Therapy	34
Corticosteroid Effects on Upper Esophageal Sphincter Function in Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion	34
A Novel Hybrid Training Model for Open Fracture Management in Rwanda	34
Total Intravenous Anesthesia with Propofol Reduces Discharge Times Compared with Inhaled General Anesthesia in Shoulder Arthroscopy	33
Outcomes of Obese Patients Undergoing Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty	33
The Clopidogrel Dilemma in Thromboprophylaxis Following Total Joint Arthroplasty	33