OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of Arthroplasty is 38. 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Remembering Lawrence D. Dorr, MD: Founding Member of the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons, Founder of Operation Walk	418
Masthead	129
Letter to the Editor on “Artificial Intelligence to Identify Arthroplasty Implants From Radiographs of the Hip”	74
Masthead	74
Avoiding Systematic Bias in Orthopedics Research Through Informed Variable Selection: A Discussion of Confounders, Mediators, and Colliders	68
Leg Length Change After Curved Periacetabular Osteotomy and Its Impact on the Clinical Outcomes	67
Do Modular Dual Mobility Cups Offer a Reliable Benefit? Minimum 5-Year Follow-Up of 102 Cups	62
Letter to the Editor in Response to “Are 20% of Patients Actually Dissatisfied Following Total Knee Arthroplasty? A Systematic Review of the Literature”	61
Less Induction Time and Postoperative Pain Using Spinal Anesthesia Versus General Anesthesia With or Without the Use of Peripheral Nerve Blocks in Total Knee Arthroplasty	60
Experience of an Anatomic Femoral Stem in a United Kingdom Center - Excellent Survivorship and Negligible Periprosthetic Fracture Rates at Mean 12 Years Following Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty	58
Inconsistent Classification of “Outpatient” Surgeries Leads to Different Outcomes Following Total Hip Arthroplasty in Medicare Beneficiaries: A Critical Analysis	53
Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome and Prosthetic Joint Infection	52
Determination of a Safe Zone for Ischial Screw Placement in Total Hip Arthroplasty	52
Trends in Payments for Ambulatory Surgery Center Facility Fees and Surgeon Professional Fees for Hip and Knee Arthroplasty	51
Revision Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty: Worse than a Primary, but Better than a Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty	50
Combined Anteversion Threshold to Avoid Anterior Dislocation in Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty Performed Through the Direct Anterior Approach	50
Incidence of Anterior Knee Pain and Functional Difficulty in a Prospectively Recruited Cohort Following Total Knee Arthroplasty With Selective Patellar Resurfacing	50
Higher Annual Total Hip Arthroplasty Volume Decreases the Risk of Intraoperative Periprosthetic Femur Fractures	50
Masthead	49
Response to the Letter Regarding “Assessing Postoperative Benefits of Preoperative Adductor Canal Blocks With Liposomal Bupivacaine in Patients Undergoing Total Knee Arthroplasty”	48
Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis, Not Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs, are Linked to Cardiac Disease	47
Association between Quadriceps Muscle Strength and the Forgotten Joint Score after Total Hip Arthroplasty	46
Factors That Determine Pelvic Obliquity in Adults Who Suffered Legg-Calvé-Perthes Disease and the Role of Total Hip Arthroplasty in Its Restoration	45
Does Osteonecrosis of the Femoral Head Increase Early Complication Rates After Total Hip Arthroplasty? A Japanese Nationwide Medical Claims Database Study	45
Editorial Board	44

Fitting the Knee to the Patient, Not the Other Way Around: A Three-Dimensional Analysis of Total Knee Arthroplasty Implant Fit	44
Is an “Outpatient Arthroplasty Risk Assessment Score” Needed for Predicting Safe Selection of Outpatient Arthroplasty Candidates?	44
Radiographic and Clinical Comparisons of a Modern Symmetrical Versus Asymmetrical Implant Design in Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty	43
The Role of Intraoperative Positive Tissue Sample Location in Predicting Septic Failure After One-Stage Septic Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty	43
Hospital and Patient Factors Associated With Length of Hospitalization in Patients Who Have Osteoarthritis Undergoing Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty: An Analysis of National Data	42
One Size Does Not Fit All: Women Experience More Pain Than Men After Total Knee Arthroplasty	42
Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty Achieves Minimal Clinically Important Difference Faster than Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty	41
The Impact of Previous Lumbar Spine Surgery on Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty: Minimum 2-Year Outcomes Controlling for Approach and Technology	40
Table of Contents	39
Reply to Letter Regarding “Thirty-Year Minimum Follow-Up Outcome of a Straight Cementless Rectangular Stem”	39
Do Overall Weight, Body Mass Index, or Clinically Meaningful Weight Changes Occur After Total Joint Arthroplasty? A Meta-Analysis of 60,837 Patients	39
Incidence of Ceramic Component Fractures in Total Hip Arthroplasty Using Contemporary Ceramic-On-Ceramic Bearings: A Retrospective Study Spanning Two Decades From Two Tertiary Referral Hospitals	39
Cobalt-Chromium-Molybdenum Femoral Knee Implant Damage Correlates with Elevated Periprosthetic Metal Concentrations	38
Recommending Surgery Increases Patient Satisfaction With Their Arthroplasty Surgeon	38