OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery-American Volume 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
A Multicenter Study of Intertrochanteric and Pertrochanteric Fragility Fractures: Spanning Fixation Mitigates the Risk of Peri-Implant Fractures	200
What’s New in Osteoporosis and Fragility Fractures	86
AOA Critical Issues Symposium: Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Orthopaedic Surgery	68
To Provide Care, or to Care for?	64
Health-Care Utilization and Expenditures Associated with Long-Term Treatment After Combat and Non-Combat-Related Orthopaedic Trauma	62
Comparison of Simulated Low-Dose and Conventional-Dose CT for Preoperative Planning in Shoulder Arthroplasty	62
Fractures of the Femur After Hip Joint Replacement: The Vancouver Classification After 30 Years	61
Helical Blade or Lag Screw? It Doesn’t Matter as Much as We Thought	59
3D-Printed Prosthesis with an Articular Interface for Anatomical Acetabular Reconstruction After Type I + II (+ III) Internal Hemipelvectomy	56
Synovial Myeloperoxidase: Another Biomarker or a Novel Addition in the Quest for Accurate and Timely PJI Diagnosis?	54
Iodine Allergy and the Orthopaedic Patient	51
Looking Through a Glass Onion	47
What's Important (Arts & Humanities): Recon	43
What’s New in Orthopaedic Rehabilitation	40
What’s Important (Arts & Humanities): The Bone Question	40
Monitoring Sleep-Breathing Disorders in Patients with Idiopathic Scoliosis	40
How to Assess Quality in an Increasingly Diverse Health-Care System	40
Corticosteroid Effects on Upper Esophageal Sphincter Function in Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion	39
What’s Important: #OrthoTwitter as an Online Community for Orthopaedic Surgeons	39
The Total Elbow Arthroplasty Revision Rate Remains High Despite Technological Advances	38
Myocardial Infarction Prior to TKA Is Associated with Increased Risk of Medical and Surgical Complications in a Time-Dependent Manner	37
The 2023 American Orthopaedic Association-Japanese Orthopaedic Association (AOA-JOA) Traveling Fellowship	36
Total Intravenous Anesthesia with Propofol Reduces Discharge Times Compared with Inhaled General Anesthesia in Shoulder Arthroscopy	36
The Cartilage Conundrum	35
Sigvard Theodore Hansen, Jr., MD 1935-2023	35

Minimally Invasive Surgery for Posterior Atlantoaxial Lateral Mass Joint Fusion (MIS-PALF)	35
Genome-Wide Association Study of Adhesive Capsulitis Suggests Significant Genetic Risk Factors	35
Deep Learning Model for Differentiating Between Neoplastic Pathologic Fracture and Nonpathologic Fracture Using Hip Radiographs	35
Determining Maximal Outcome Improvement Thresholds for Patient-Reported Outcome Measures After Primary ACL Reconstruction	33
Lengthening Behavior of Magnetically Controlled Growing Rods in Early-Onset Scoliosis	32
Elective Inpatient Total Joint Arthroplasty Case Volume in the United States in 2020	32
Postoperative Abstinence Restores Osseointegration Impaired by Ethanol Consumption in a Murine Tibial Implant Model	32