OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics-Part B is 2. 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 2020-05-01 to 2024-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Lumbar intervertebral disc degeneration, end-plates and paraspinal muscle changes in children and adolescents with low-back pain	15
Diagnosis and treatment of flexible flatfoot: results of 2019 flexible flatfoot survey from the European Paediatric Orthopedic Society	13
Comparison between the Pavlik harness and the Tübingen hip flexion splint for the early treatment of developmental dysplasia of the hip	12
Rebound phenomenon after hemiepiphysiodesis: Determination of risk factors after tension band plate removal in coronal plane deformities of lower extremities	11
Tibial tubercle fractures in children and adolescents: a large retrospective case series	10
Differential MRI findings of transient synovitis of the hip in children when septic arthritis is suspected according to symptom duration	10
The use of a transolecranon pin joystick technique in the treatment of multidirectionally unstable supracondylar humeral fractures in children	9
The predictive value of synovial glucose level in septic arthritis	9
Interpreting neonatal hip sonography: intraobserver and interobserver variability	9
Pediatric injuries related to electric scooter use: a national database review	9
Results after treatment of congenital radioulnar synostosis: a systematic review and pooled data analysis	9
Telemedicine for pediatric orthopedic visits: evaluating usability and satisfaction	8
Preoperative angulation as a predictor for operations of Wassel type IV polydactyly	8
Multi-day delay to care identified in pediatric trauma cases during COVID-19	8
Can titanium elastic nail be safely used for paediatric subtrochanteric femur fractures?	8
Surgical treatment options for congenital pseudarthrosis of tibia in children: cross-union versus other options: a systematic review	7
Prolonged non-weightbearing treatment decreases femoral head deformity compared to symptomatic treatment in the initial stage of Legg–Calvé–Perthes disease	7
Current use of patient-reported outcomes in pediatric limb deformity surgery	7
Vitamin D level, body mass index and fracture risk in children: vitamin D deficiency and fracture risk	7
Elastic stable intramedullary nailing versus submuscular plating in pediatric diaphyseal femur fractures: a randomized controlled trial among children in South India	7
Network meta-analysis of management of trigger thumb in children	7
Results of the Italian Pediatric Orthopedics Society juvenile flexible flatfoot survey: diagnosis and treatment options	6
Which pediatric supracondylar humerus fractures are high risk for conversion to open reduction?	6
Clinical results of splinting versus observation for pediatric trigger thumb	6
Operative time in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis surgery: a need for a standard definition	6

An insight of how multiple skeletal maturity indices can be used for growth assessment: relationship between the simplified olecranon, simplified digital, and distal radius and ulna classifications	6
Minimally displaced pediatric humerus lateral condyle fractures: risk factors for displacement and outcomes of delayed surgery	6
Risk of premature physeal closure in fractures of distal tibia	5
Avascular necrosis under different treatment in children with developmental dysplasia of the hip: a network meta-analysis	5
Does an elbow arthrogram change management after closed reduction of mildly displaced lateral condyle fractures in children?	5
‘Does compliance with BOAST guidelines matter for displaced supracondylar fractures in children?’: the experience of a tertiary referral major trauma centre over a 3.5-year period	5
Intertrochanteric Imhäuser osteotomy combined with osteochondroplasty in treatment of moderate-severe stable slipped capital femoral epiphysis: a case series study	5
Patients’ delay is the major cause for late diagnosis of slipped capital femoral epiphysis	5
Fractures of the proximal segments of the pediatric distal radial metaphysis exhibit less angular stability than fractures of the distal segments	5
Comparison of K-wire versus screw fixation after open reduction of transitional (Tillaux and triplane) distal tibia fractures	5
Displaced distal femur metaphyseal fractures: clinical and radiographic outcome in children aged 6–16 years treated by elastic stable intramedullary nailing	5
Contralateral slip after unilateral slipped capital femoral epiphysis is associated with acetabular retroversion but not increased acetabular depth and overcoverage	5
Review of pediatric functional outcomes measures used to evaluate surgical management in pediatric patients with an upper extremity fracture	4
Recurrence in infantile tibia vara (Blount disease) after high tibia and fibula osteotomy	4
The presence of the ossific nucleus and its relation to avascular necrosis rates and the number of secondary procedures in late-presenting developmental dysplasia of the hip	4
Impact of presence of ossific nucleus on results of closed reduction in treatment of developmental dysplasia of the hip (302 hips)	4
Evaluation of avascular necrosis risk factors after closed reduction for developmental dysplasia of the hip before walking age	4
Is prematurity a risk factor for developmental dysplasia of the hip? A systematic review and meta-analysis	4
Challenges with Fassier–Duval rod exchanges in congenital pseudarthrosis of the tibia: explant roadblock and solution	4
Avulsion fractures of the ischial tuberosity in the pediatric athlete: a systematic review and return to sport analysis	4
Valgus slipped capital femoral epiphysis: a systematic review	4
Maximizing length with precice nail: a novel technique	4
Muscle elasticity in patients with neonatal brachial plexus palsy using shear-wave ultrasound elastography. Preliminary results	4
Association between abductor hallucis abductory force and navicular drop index, a predictive correlational study	4
Determinants of caregiver satisfaction in pediatric orthopedics	4
Comparison of outcome between idiopathic and non-idiopathic congenital vertical talus treated with soft tissue release	4
‘In-Out-In’ K-wires sliding in severe tibial deformities of osteogenesis imperfecta: a technical note	4
Angulated Salter osteotomy in the treatment of developmental dysplasia of the hip	4
Anatomical characterization of the too-long anterior process of the calcaneum: a computed tomography scan analysis of 69 feet	4
Acetabular labral tears in the adolescent athlete: results of a graduated management protocol from therapy to arthroscopy	4
Do the clinical scores (Pirani and Dimeglio scores) correlate with the radiological parameters in idiopathic club foot in infants? A cross-sectional study	4
Unsuccessful mid-term results for distal humeral hemiepiphysiodesis to treat cubitus varus deformity in young children	4
Reconstructive hip surgery in children with cerebral palsy: factors influencing risk of femoral head avascular necrosis	3
Simplified arthroscopic lavage of pediatric septic hip: case series	3
Pediatric osteoarticular infection: trend in surgically treated patients and association of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus with requirement of secondary procedures	3
One-year prospective analysis of hand and forearm injuries in children	3
Fractures of the base of the proximal phalanx in children: comparison between cast immobilization and Kirschner wire fixation	3
Development of a method to produce a valid and reliable foot mask for plantar pressure evaluation in children with clubfoot	3
Radiographic considerations for pediatric supracondylar humerus fractures	3
3-D acetabular morphology of the neuromuscular hip: implications for preoperative planning	3
Instructional Video did not reduce anxiety during pediatric cast removal: a prospective cohort study	3
Development of a questionnaire to assess fear of falling in children with neuromuscular diseases	3
Origins and development of pediatric orthopedic surgery in China	3
The single portal percutaneous epiphysiodesis technique for treatment of leg length inequality stops growth as expected	3
Prospective study of pediatric medial humeral epicondyle fractures nonoperatively treated. Clinical, radiologic, and functional evaluation at long term	3
Residual elbow instability in children with posterior or postero-lateral elbow dislocation	3
Acetabular depth, an early predictive factor of acetabular development: MRI in patients with developmental dysplasia of the hip after open reduction	3
Are internal lengthening devices effective and associated with less complications compared to other lengthening devices? A systematic review and meta-analysis	3
Guided growth using a tension-band plate in Blount’s disease	3
Citation analysis of the highest-cited articles on developmental dysplasia of the hip	3

Factors determining loss of reduction in paediatric supracondylar humerus fractures treated by closed reduction and percutaneous pinning	3
Clinical and radiological outcomes of combined acetabuloplasty with acetabular redirectional osteotomy and femoral shortening for children older than 9 years of age with developmental dysplasia of the	3
The trochlear physeal line angle: a novel method to assess coronal plane alignment of the paediatric distal humerus	3
Predisposing factors for migration of epiphyseal screws into physis in tension band plating	3
Comparison of total cost and outcomes between single-stage open reduction and Pemberton periacetabular osteotomy operation and two separate consecutive operations in treatment of bilateral development	3
The Salter innominate osteotomy does not lead to acetabular retroversion	3
Acute compartment syndrome in pediatric patients: a case series	3
Growth modulation for fixed flexion contracture of the knee: a comparison of two techniques	3
Complications of intrathecal baclofen pump treatment in children with spastic cerebral palsy. A comparative analysis of patients weighing over or under 20 kg at the time of implantation	3
Intraoperative neuromonitoring during distal femoral extension osteotomy in children with cerebral palsy	3
Range of motion following percutaneous fixation of pediatric supracondylar humerus fracture is independent of anterior osseous fragment resorption	3
Overexpressed osteoactivin reduced osteoclastic callus resorption during distraction osteogenesis in mice	3
Quality of YouTube videos for three common pediatric hip conditions: developmental hip dysplasia, slipped capital femoral epiphysis and Legg-Calve-Perthes disease	3
Tibial tubercle avulsion fractures in adolescents: impact on function and quality of life	3
Rotator cuff injury in the pediatric population: a systematic review of patient characteristics, treatment, and outcomes	3
Increase in dural ectasia size in scoliosis patients with Marfan syndrome	3
Novel device for nonsurgical correction of rigid forefoot adduction in children	3
Femoral neck-shaft angle and bone age in 4- to 24-year-olds based on 1005 EOS three-dimensional reconstructions	3
T1ρ and T2 MRI show hip cartilage damage in adolescents with healed Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease	3
Marfan syndrome in children: correlation between musculoskeletal features and cardiac Z-score	3
Minimizing the need for high dependency unit support in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis surgery. Is enhanced recovery and the multidisciplinary team key?	3
Discrepancy between ultrasonographic and radiographic findings in patients treated for developmental dysplasia of the hip; hip maturation on ultrasonography may not be consistent with radiographic hip	3
Normal values and ranges of the lateral capitello-humeral angle in healthy children	3
Plate osteosynthesis of midshaft clavicle fractures in adolescent contact sports athletes - adolescent clavicle fracture	3
Preliminary results: continuous double luminal catheter drainage for the management of septic hip arthritis in children	2
Evaluating paediatric orthopaedic teleradiology services at a tertiary care centre	2
Comparison of clinical outcomes between anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with over-the-top route procedure and anatomic single-bundle reconstruction in pediatric patients	2
Clinico-radiological factors predicting the failure risk of conservative management in moderate to severe pediatric idiopathic flexible flatfoot	2
Patterns of femoral neck fracture and its treatment methods in patients with osteogenesis imperfecta	2
Telescoping screw fixation compared to traditional in situ screw fixation for slipped capital femoral epiphysis: clinical, radiographic and patient-reported outcomes	2
Role of proximal tibiofibular fixation in leg lengthening with the Ilizarov method in the achondroplastic patient	2
The midterm outcomes of ankle Dias-Tachdjian pronation-eversion external rotation physeal fracture in children treated by open reduction internal fixation with one-stage medial-lateral combined incisi	2
Flexible intramedullary nails or Spica casting? A meta-analysis on the treatment of femur fractures in preschool children aged 2–5 years	2
Predictivity of International Hip Dysplasia Institute classification in Pavlik harness treatment and correlation with Graf ultrasonographic classification	2
Functional outcomes of a modified Duran postoperative rehabilitation protocol after primary repairs of pediatric hand flexor tendon injuries	2
Temporary epiphysiodesis in adolescent patients with ulnocarpal impaction syndrome: a preliminary case series of seven wrists	2
Blood loss in hip reconstructive surgery in children with cerebral palsy: when do I need to be prepared for blood transfusion?	2
Gait profile score and gait variable scores in spina bifida	2
Effects of posterior hemivertebra resection and short segment fusion on the evolution of sagittal balance in children with congenital scoliosis	2
Does compliance with British Orthopaedic Association Standards for Trauma and Orthopaedics guidelines matter for displaced supracondylar fractures in children?: the experience of a tertiary referral m	2
Analysis of risk factors for nonunion in pediatric lateral column lengthening	2
Foot orthoses use for pediatric flexible flatfoot: comparative evaluation of quality of life for children and parents	2
Neonatal hip ultrasound: tangent to lateral roof angle correlates better with stability than alpha angle according to Graf or percentage femoral head coverage	2
Residual dysplasia of the hip after successful ultrasound-monitored treatment: how does an infant’s hip evolve?	2
The outcome of loose bone fragments in pediatric supracondylar humerus fractures: a retrospective study	2
Acetabular volume and femoral coverage change following Dega-like osteotomy in treatment of developmental dysplasia of the hip	2
Dega transiliac pelvic osteotomy for developmental hip dysplasia: a systematic review	2
Did the COVID-19 pandemic lead to increased pediatric musculoskeletal nonaccidental trauma? A cross-sectional study	2
Predictors of perioperative blood loss in primary posterior hemivertebra resection for pediatric patients with congenital scoliosis	2
Functional and radiological outcome of C-shaped intercondylar fractures in children	2
Blount’s disease – an up-to-date insight with contemporary treatment guidelines deduced from critical analysis of a large 146 surgical case series	2
The use of real-time sonography-assisted fracture reduction in children with displaced forearm fractures	2
Predictive ability of scoring systems towards casting in treatment of idiopathic clubfoot by the Ponseti method in infants	2
Factors influencing surgical decision-making in pediatric and adolescent scaphoid fractures	2
Langenskiöld classification of tibia vara: a multicenter study on interrater reliability	2
Motion laboratory gait analysis and orthopedic resident education: preliminary results	2
Rate of utilization of physical therapy after common pediatric elbow fractures	2
Clinical presentation, imaging findings, and arthroscopic features in skeletally immature and mature adolescent hip patients: a comparative double-cohort retrospective study	2
Posterior vertebral column resection with short-segment fusion for the patients with congenital kyphoscoliosis	2
Displaced diaphyseal tibia fractures managed by elastic stable intramedullary nailing with or without the use of intraoperative traction table during nail insertion: a comparative analysis of 160 pati	2
Medial clavicle shaft fractures in children and adolescents: differences from adults and management	2
Untreated congenital vertical talus deformity in walking age: minimally invasive method works	2
Predictors of appointment adherence following operative treatment of pediatric supracondylar humerus fractures: which patients are not following up?	2
Costello syndrome-associated orthopaedic manifestations focussed on kyphoscoliosis: a case series describing the natural course	2
Outcomes following adolescent athlete proximal hamstring apophyseal avulsion bone fragment excision and direct tendon-ischial tuberosity reattachment	2
Defining a new three-dimensional method for determining femoral torsional pathology in children	2
Three-dimensional gait analysis in children with recurrent idiopathic clubfoot undergoing complete tibialis anterior tendon transfer	2
Reliability of assessing proximal femur geometry with Rutz classification schema in patients with cerebral palsy	2
Adverse effects following botulinum toxin A injections in children with cerebral palsy	2
Improving resident education through unstable chicken hips: a novel way to teach an infant hip examination	2
The incidence of congenital pseudarthrosis of the clavicle and review of the literature	2
Effect of positioning error on the Hilgenreiner epiphyseal angle and the head-shaft angle compared to the femoral neck-shaft angle in children with cerebral palsy	2
Effect of rotational deformities after pediatric femoral fracture on clinical outcome	2
Knee measurements among children with normal alignment, physiologic and pathologic bowing aged 0–3 years old: a systematic review	2
Incidence and risk factors for acute compartment syndrome in pediatric tibia fractures	2
Simultaneous bilateral single-stage combined open reduction and pelvic osteotomy for the treatment of developmental dysplasia of the hip	2
Is subclassification of Gartland extension-type pediatric supracondylar fracture into types IIA and IIB necessary for treatment decision? A result of pediatric orthopedist’s survey and review of liter	2