OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders is 34. 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
Efficacy of ultrasound guided caudal epidural steroid injection with or without ozone in patients with lumbosacral canal stenosis; a randomized clinical controlled trial	319
The effect of calcium supplementation on calcium and bone metabolism during load carriage in women: protocol for a randomised controlled crossover trial	123
Potential factors in postoperative dislocation of Oxford phase III mobile bearing UKA in Chinese patients: a single-center retrospective study	118
Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia in chronic neck pain patients (TSK-neck): structural and construct validity and reliability in a Brazilian population	108
Serum β-catenin changes vary among different stages of osteonecrosis of the femoral head: an exploratory biomarker study	92
Comparing the effectiveness of 3D printing technology in the treatment of clavicular fracture between surgeons with different experiences	88
Work-related musculoskeletal disorders and associated factors among weavers working in Bahir Dar City, Northwest Ethiopia: cross-sectional study design	77
Relationship between intervertebral disc height and post operative dysphagia secondary to single-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion- a retrospective study	72
Risk factors associated with the prevalence of neck and shoulder pain among high school students: a cross-sectional survey in China	66
Predictors of hospital-acquired pressure injuries in patients with complete spinal cord injury: a retrospective case–control study	60
Volar versus combined dorsal and volar plate fixation of complex intraarticular distal radius fractures with small dorsoulnar fragment – a biomechanical study	59
Complete resorption of the humerus in metastatic thyroid carcinoma: a case report	53
Total hip arthroplasty after failed transtrochanteric rotational osteotomy for osteonecrosis of the femoral head: analysis of three-dimensional morphological features	52
Effects of a Massive Open Online Course on osteoarthritis knowledge and pain self-efficacy in people with hip and/or knee osteoarthritis: protocol for the MOOC-OA randomised controlled trial	49
A comparative study of the effect of capsular repair in the Latarjet procedure	47
On mobility and gait in scoliosis patients: a comparison of conventional and 3D-printed braces during an instrumented timed-up and go test	46
Falls and balance impairment; what and how has this been measured in adults with joint hypermobility? A scoping review	46
Magnetic resonance imaging R2* sequences can better detect microstructural cartilage changes than T2 mapping in cynomolgus monkeys with limited knee kinematics: preliminary imaging findings	44
Risk factors for growth retardation in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis: a case-control study	44
Effect of lower limb alignment on outcome after lateral unicompartmental knee arthroplasty: a retrospective study	43
The usage of drainage after primary total hip or knee arthroplasty: best evidence selection and risk of bias considerations	40
Characteristics and outcomes for hip fracture patients in an integrated orthogeriatric care model: a descriptive study of four discharge pathways with one-year follow-up	39
Triple-incision treatment of the posterior condylar triad in the lateral prone position	38
Second metatarsophalangeal joint dislocation in hallux valgus: a radiographic study using a two-dimensional coordinate system	38
Wrist joint tuberculosis masquerading as traumatic arthritis sequalae	37

Postoperative outcomes in patients operated for extra- and intracapsular hip fractures – a secondary analysis of two randomized controlled trials	37
A novel portable and radiation-free method for assessing scoliosis: an accurate and reproducible study	37
Painful considerations in exercise-management for rotator cuff related shoulder pain: a scoping review on pain-related prescription parameters	36
Arthroscopy-assisted absorbable screw combined with Kirschner wire internal fixation for Sanders type III displaced intra-articular calcaneal fractures: a retrospective study	36
‘Pain free if I ever will be’: lived experience of workers seeking care for pain attributed to musculoskeletal disorders	35
Ultrasound-guided techniques for managing length- unstable femoral shaft fractures in children	35
Development and validation of a novel nomogram to predict the risk of the prolonged postoperative length of stay for lumbar spinal stenosis patients	35
Anterior cervical corpectomy and fusion-derived adjacent segment disease managed via channel-repairing anterior endoscopic transcorporeal cervical discectomy: a case report	35
External validation of an artificial intelligence multi-label deep learning model capable of ankle fracture classification	34