OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of International Orthopaedics is 27. 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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Lateral collateral ligament complex insufficiency in recalcitrant lateral epicondylitis: MRI evaluation with arthroscopic findings	88
Trans-sacral interbody fixation in long fusions to the sacrum for adult spinal deformity: complications and fusion rates at minimum two years follow-up	64
Comment on the article: Distraction osteogenesis at the proximal third of the ulna for the treatment of Masada type I/IIb deformities in children with hereditary multiple exostoses: a retrospective re	57
The relevance of knee arthroscopy photographs in medicolegal proceedings	52
Response to “comment on the article by Wang et al.: clinical outcome of percutaneous endoscopic lumbar decompression in treatment of elderly patients with lumbar spinal stenosis: a matched retrospecti	50
Comment on “The impact of “weekend effect” on the outcomes of total joint arthroplasty in the United States”	48
Isolated MASON type-III radial head fractures: radial head arthroplasty or open reduction and internal fixation – clinical and radiological outcomes with five to fourteen years of follow up	47
The clinical efficacy of Medial Sustain Nail(MSN) and Proximal femoral nail anti-rotation(PFNA) for fixation of medial comminuted trochanteric fractures: a prospective randomized controlled trial	45
The tibiofibular mortise – anatomical controversies and their clinical importance: a historical and pictorial essay	41
Removing hardware from anterior approaches following acetabular fractures: a challenging yet indicated procedure	41
Predictors of chronic pain and disability in patients treated conservatively after distal radius fracture: a prospective cohort study	40
Traumatic rotator cuff injury: does delayed surgery worsen functional outcomes?	40
Cutibacterium positive cultures in total joint arthroplasty: a comparison of the hip, knee, and shoulder	39
Rubber gloves in orthopaedic surgery (part II): Cooke and Goodyear; Halsted and Caroline’s gloves of love; from cotton to rubber after Perthes’ experiments; double glove technique with Urist	39
Customized positioning of the glenoid component in reverse shoulder arthroplasty: a new computer aided design methodology	38
Acetabular component positioning after pelvic osteotomy: a retrospective comparison between the anterior and posterolateral approaches	38
Total hip arthroplasty in active and advanced tubercular arthritis: a systematic review of the current evidence	37
Ground kinematically aligned total knee arthroplasty: new personalized technique which enables a stable knee with deep flexion	34
Joint line position change in primary total knee arthroplasty: a radiographic analysis comparing conventional and robotic techniques	33
Total shoulder arthroplasty preoperative planning: the effect of patient’s humeral position on the lateralization and distalization measurements	32
Acetabular coverage exerts minimal influence on femoral head collapse and the necessity for surgical intervention in patients with osteonecrosis of femoral head	32
Bunionette or artistic convention? Reconsidering fifth toe varus in the Renaissance sculpture Adam by Tullio Lombardo	31
Short-stem total hip arthroplasty is equivalent to a standard-length stem procedure in an unselected population at mid-term follow-up	30
The optimal fluoroscopic views to rule out intra-articular screw penetration during acetabular fracture fixation	30
International medical graduate orthopaedic residents show higher research productivity than United States graduate peers before and during residency	30

Knot holding capacity of two different high-strength sutures—a biomechanical analysis	29
A two to fifteen year follow-up case series of ninety one patients after onlay patellofemoral arthroplasty highlighting the impact of preoperative symptoms and mental health	28