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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Monitoring Sleep-Breathing Disorders in Patients with Idiopathic Scoliosis	142
What’s Important (Arts & Humanities): The Bone Question	109
The 2023 American Orthopaedic Association-Japanese Orthopaedic Association (AOA-JOA) Traveling Fellowship	80
Sigvard Theodore Hansen, Jr., MD 1935-2023	73
Health-Care Utilization and Expenditures Associated with Long-Term Treatment After Combat and Non-Combat-Related Orthopaedic Trauma	70
Efficacy of Diosmin in Reducing Lower-Extremity Swelling and Pain After Total Knee Arthroplasty	59
Minimally Invasive Surgery for Posterior Atlantoaxial Lateral Mass Joint Fusion (MIS-PALF)	57
The Cost-Effectiveness of Computer-Assisted Compared with Conventional Total Knee Arthroplasty	55
Longitudinal Changes in Serum Markers of Bone Metabolism and Bone Material Strength in Premenopausal Women with Distal Radial Fracture	55
Total Intravenous Anesthesia with Propofol Reduces Discharge Times Compared with Inhaled General Anesthesia in Shoulder Arthroscopy	52
Kenneth E. DeHaven, MD 1939-2021	51
What’s Important: A Christian, a Muslim, and a Jew…	50
Corticosteroid Effects on Upper Esophageal Sphincter Function in Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion	46
AOA Critical Issues Symposium: Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Orthopaedic Surgery	45
What’s Important: #OrthoTwitter as an Online Community for Orthopaedic Surgeons	45
3D-Printed Prosthesis with an Articular Interface for Anatomical Acetabular Reconstruction After Type I + II (+ III) Internal Hemipelvectomy	44
The Total Elbow Arthroplasty Revision Rate Remains High Despite Technological Advances	44
Hyaluronic Acid Injections for Knee Osteoarthritis	43
Inflammatory Response in Robotic-Arm-Assisted Versus Conventional Jig-Based TKA and the Correlation with Early Functional Outcomes	43
Looking Through a Glass Onion	39
Iodine Allergy and the Orthopaedic Patient	39
Atypical Versus Typical Subtrochanteric Femoral Fractures	39
Genome-Wide Association Study of Adhesive Capsulitis Suggests Significant Genetic Risk Factors	37
To Provide Care, or to Care for?	37
The Markup on Orthopaedic Services: An Analysis of 2014-2019 Medicare Data and the Potential for Surprise Billing	37

What’s New in Adult Reconstructive Knee Surgery	37
What's Important (Arts & Humanities): Recon	36
Elective Inpatient Total Joint Arthroplasty Case Volume in the United States in 2020	36
What’s New in Orthopaedic Rehabilitation	36
How to Assess Quality in an Increasingly Diverse Health-Care System	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	33
Training Traditional Bonesetters in Basic Principles of Fracture Treatment	32