OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of International Orthopaedics is 26. 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
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	85
Lateral collateral ligament complex insufficiency in recalcitrant lateral epicondylitis: MRI evaluation with arthroscopic findings	60
Association between diabetes mellitus and risk of infection after trigger finger release: a systematic review and meta-analysis	46
Outcomes after primary ankle arthrodesis in recent fractures of the distal end of the tibia in the elderly: a systematic review	46
Response to the letter to the editor concerning: “Change in shoulder external rotation strength and motion after lower trapezius transfer to the infraspinatus in children with obstetric brachial plexu	43
Retrospective study of radial dome osteotomy with volar plate fixation versus K-wires in Madelung’s deformity: long-term follow-up	41
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	40
The relevance of knee arthroscopy photographs in medicolegal proceedings	39
Trans-sacral interbody fixation in long fusions to the sacrum for adult spinal deformity: complications and fusion rates at minimum two years follow-up	36
The optimal fluoroscopic views to rule out intra-articular screw penetration during acetabular fracture fixation	36
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	36
Comment on “The impact of “weekend effect” on the outcomes of total joint arthroplasty in the United States”	36
Tranexamic acid attenuates early post-operative systemic inflammatory response and nutritional loss and avoids reduction of fibrinogen in total hip arthroplasty within an enhanced recovery after surge	34
Removing hardware from anterior approaches following acetabular fractures: a challenging yet indicated procedure	33
Short-stem total hip arthroplasty is equivalent to a standard-length stem procedure in an unselected population at mid-term follow-up	32
International medical graduate orthopaedic residents show higher research productivity than United States graduate peers before and during residency	31
Total shoulder arthroplasty preoperative planning: the effect of patient’s humeral position on the lateralization and distalization measurements	31
Diagnostic ultrasonography of upper extremity dynamic compressive neuropathies in athletes: A narrative review	31
Predictors of chronic pain and disability in patients treated conservatively after distal radius fracture: a prospective cohort study	31
Acetabular coverage exerts minimal influence on femoral head collapse and the necessity for surgical intervention in patients with osteonecrosis of femoral head	31
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	30
Cutibacterium positive cultures in total joint arthroplasty: a comparison of the hip, knee, and shoulder	30
Sensor and machine learning–based assessment of gap balancing in cadaveric unicompartmental knee arthroplasty surgical training	29
The tibiofibular mortise – anatomical controversies and their clinical importance: a historical and pictorial essay	28
Efficacy and safety of CARTIGROW® in patients with articular cartilage defects of the knee joint: a four year prospective studys	27

Knot holding capacity of two different high-strength sutures—a biomechanical analysis