OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy is 39. 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 2021-10-01 to 2025-10-01.)

Article	Citations
A high level of scientific evidence is available to guide treatment of primary shoulder stiffness: The SIAGASCOT consensus	151
Translation, cross‐cultural adaptation, validation and responsiveness in the Brazilian Portuguese version of the Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS‐BR)	133
Psychosocial interventions seem redact kinesiophobia after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction but higher level of evidence is needed: a systematic review and meta‐analysis	104
Meniscal allograft transplantation in patients with substantial cartilage disease led to a sustained long‐term improvement in patient‐reported outcome measures	81
Increased posterior tibial slope leads to altered pressure distribution in the lateral tibial plateau—A biomechanical in‐vitro study	81
Reply to ‘Comment on “Quadriceps tendon malalignment is an independent anatomical deformity which is the primary abnormality associated with lateral facet patellofemoral joint osteoarthritis”’	79
Combined subchondral and intra‐articular injections of bone marrow aspirate concentrate provide stable results up to 24 months	75
Patellofemoral arthroplasty with onlay prosthesis leads to higher rates of osteoarthritis progression than inlay design implants: a systematic review	68
Medial meniscal lesions increase antero‐posterior laxity in knees with anterior cruciate ligament injury	66
Technology‐assisted anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction improves tunnel placement but leads to no change in clinical outcomes: a systematic review and meta‐analysis	64
Fear of reinjury following primary anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a systematic review	64
Anterior cruciate ligament autograft maturation on sequential postoperative MRI is not correlated with clinical outcome and anterior knee stability	62
Noninterportal capsulotomy of hip arthroscopy showed improved outcomes in borderline hip dysplasia: A retrospective study with minimum 2‐year follow‐up	60
Individual fascicles of the ankle lateral ligaments and the lateral fibulotalocalcaneal ligament complex can be identified on 3D volumetric MRI	58
Preoperative glycaemic control, number of pain locations, structural knee damage, self‐reported central sensitisation, satisfaction and personal control are predictive of 1‐year postoperative pain, an	57
Small deviations between planned and performed bone cuts using a CT‐based robotic‐arm‐assisted total knee arthroplasty system	56
Validation of CLASS MRI for personalized ACL footprints identification	55
Data beats dogma—Valgus knees are not associated with a hypoplastic lateral femoral condyle: A CT‐based analysis from a high‐volume institution	54
Excellent clinical and radiological outcomes after arthroscopic reduction and double row‐suture bridge for large‐sized greater tuberosity fractures of the humerus	51
Adapting the Dejour classification of trochlear dysplasia from qualitative radiograph‐ and CT‐based assessments to quantitative MRI‐based measurements	49
Postcommercialisation outcomes of bridge‐enhanced anterior cruciate ligament restoration: The first 100 Bridge registry patients	47
Glenohumeral morphological predictors of recurrent shoulder instability following arthroscopic Bankart repair	47
Surgical techniques for medial Patellofemoral ligament reconstruction: a systematic review and meta‐analysis of level I and II studies	46
Physeal fusion status and lesion size are more important than patient age for healing of juvenile osteochodritis dessicans lesions of the distal femur	45
Increased cleft width during knee flexion is useful for the diagnosis of medial meniscus posterior root tears	44

Arthroscopic management of isolated partial‐thickness rotator cuff tears	43
Embracing the opportunities of 2025: Shaping the future of KSSTA	43
Age and medial compartmental OA were important predictors of the lateral compartmental OA in the discoid lateral meniscus: Analysis using machine learning approach	43
High rate of tibial post‐fracture in highly cross‐linked polyethylene compared to conventional polyethylene in posterior‐stabilized total knee arthroplasty at a minimum 12‐year follow‐up	43
MCL internal brace does not fully recapitulate normal MCL function in valgus stress	42
The HAR‐index: a reliable method for evaluating the risk of total hip arthroplasty conversion after hip arthroscopy for femoroacetabular impingement	41
Defining and predicting radiographic knee osteoarthritis progression: a systematic review of findings from the osteoarthritis initiative	41
Ankles intermalleolar distance influences knee and ankle joint line obliquity independent of arthrosis presence or severity	41
Validation of a software‐based torsional measurement method of the lower limb: A retrospective study	41
Open surgical repair as gold standard for acute Achilles tendon ruptures: Systematic review and network meta‐analysis	41
Magnetic resonance imaging provides additional utility in the preoperative cartilage assessment of patients undergoing medial unicompartmental knee arthroplasty	41
High‐grade pivot‐shift phenomenon after anterior cruciate ligament injury is associated with asymmetry of lateral and medial compartment anterior tibial translation and lateral meniscus posterior horn	40
The patient acceptable symptomatic state for commonly used outcome scores 10 years after matrix‐associated autologous chondrocyte implantation	40
Center of pressure (COP) measurement in patients with confirmed successful outcomes following shoulder surgery show significant sensorimotor deficits	40
Quadriceps and hamstring anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction differ only marginally in function after the rehabilitation: a propensity score‐matched case–control study	39
Isolated medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction results in similar postoperative outcomes as medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction and tibial‐tubercle osteotomy: a systematic review and	39
Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in skeletally immature patients is effective: A systematic review	39