OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Operative Techniques in Sports Medicine is 1. 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
Acute Achilles Rupture in the Athlete: Current Trends in Management	30
Introduction	18
An Update on the Use of Orthobiologics Combined with Corrective Osteotomies for Osteoarthritis: Osteotomy Site and Intra-Articular Efficacy	8
Editorial Board (pick up from previous issue)	8
Suprascapular Nerve Decompression With Rotator Cuff Repair; Indications, and Techniques	8
Complications and Pitfalls of ACL Reconstruction and Graft Failure in Young Athletes	7
Discoid Meniscus: Advanced Techniques of Meniscal Stabilization and Reconstruction	6
Multiligamentous Injuries in the Aging Athlete, to Reconstruct or Replace?	5
Suture Fixation of Tibial Eminence Fractures: Optimizing Postoperative Knee Range of Motion and Stability	5
Table of Contents (pick up from previous issue w/updates)	4
Single Stage Minced Cartilage Repair	4
Rehabilitation and Return to Play Considerations	4
Orthobiologics: Optimizing the Joint for Restoration or Delaying Arthroplasty	4
Modern Principles for Rehabilitation for Medial and Lateral Knee Ligament Surgery: How to Optimize Outcomes	4
Advances in Surgical Treatment of Osteochondritis Dissecans of the Knee	3
Role of Osteotomy and Tunnel Bone Grafting in Chronic Medial and Lateral Knee Injuries	3
Update on Patellofemoral Anatomy and Biomechanics	3
Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation (ACI) for Cartilage Defects of the Knee Using Novocart 3D and Novocart Inject	3
Dietary Supplement Safety: Risk vs Reward for Athletes	2
Editorial Board (pick up from previous issue)	2
Salvage Procedures: Last Chance Before Arthroplasty	2
Cartilage Restoration in the Aging Athlete	2
Cartilage Restoration of the Patellofemoral Joint: Techniques and Outcomes	2
Anchor, Implant, and Post-Traumatic Arthropathy After Instability Repair: How to Diagnose and Manage	2
Introduction	2

Biologics Approaches—When, Why, and How?	2
Editorial Board (pick up from previous issue)	2
Table of Contents (pick up from previous issue w/updates)	2
Introduction	1
Biceps Management in Rotator Cuff Disease	1
Physical Therapy Paradigms in Athletic Return to Play After Hip Surgery	1
Tendon Transfers in Rotator Cuff Deficiency	1
Treatment of Failed Anterior Instability Repair With DTA	1
Acetabular Impingement Management Including Focal and Global Retroversion and the Subspine	1
Advanced Surgical and Biologic Management of Rotator Cuff Pathology	1
Table of Contents (pick up from previous issue w/updates)	1
Surgical Principles for Medial and Posteromedial Knee Injuries	1
Editorial Board (pick up from previous issue)	1
Surgical Management of Lisfranc Injuries and Variants in the Athlete	1
Patellofemoral Imaging and Analysis	1
Rotator Cuff Repair: How Many Rows?	1
Treatment of Failed Anterior Instability With Latarjet	1
Table of Contents (pick up from previous issue w/updates)	1
Introduction: Next Generation Cartilage Repair and the Pre-Arthroplasty Patient	1
Navigation Guided Corrective Osteotomy (Based on Surgical Technique)	1
Advanced Subscapularis Repair Techniques	1
Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S) and Bone Stress Injuries	1
Editorial Board (pick up from previous issue)	1
A Biphasic Aragonite off the Shelf Implant for Articular Cartilage Restoration in Early OA	1
Athletic Pubalgia: A Diagnostic and Management Algorithm	1
Lateral Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction: Anatomy, Biomechanics, Indications, and Surgical Techniques	1