OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Knee Surgery is 3. 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
Improved Component Placement Accuracy with Robotic-Arm Assisted Total Knee Arthroplasty	34
Comparative Cost Analysis of Robotic-Assisted and Jig-Based Manual Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty	30
Learning Curve of Robotic-Assisted Total Knee Arthroplasty for a High-Volume Surgeon	26
The Epidemiology of Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty	25
Construction and Comparison of Predictive Models for Length of Stay after Total Knee Arthroplasty: Regression Model and Machine Learning Analysis Based on 1,826 Cases in a Single Singapore Center	19
Management of Large Focal Chondral and Osteochondral Defects in the Knee	18
Initial Experience with the NAVIO Robotic-Assisted Total Knee Replacement—Coronal Alignment Accuracy and the Learning Curve	16
Comparative Analysis on the Effects of Sarcopenia following Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Retrospective Matched-Control Analysis	15
Anterolateral Ligament Reconstruction Improves Anteroposterior Stability As Well As Rotational Stability in Revision Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction with High-Grade Pivot Shift	14
Clinical Application of the Basic Science of Articular Cartilage Pathology and Treatment	13
A Best-Fit of an Anatomic Tibial Baseplate Closely Parallels the Flexion-Extension Plane and Covers a High Percentage of the Proximal Tibia	13
Anatomy and Biomechanics of the Posterior Cruciate Ligament	13
Return to Work after Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty under the Age of 65 Years: A Systematic Review	12
Results of Robotic-Assisted Versus Manual Total Knee Arthroplasty at 2-Year Follow-up	12
Feasibility and 3D Planning of a Novel Patient-Specific Instrumentation Technique in Medial Opening-Wedge High Tibial Osteotomy	12
Robotic Arm-Assisted versus Manual Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Propensity Score-Matched Analysis	11
Improved Visualization by Central Subluxation of the Lateral Meniscus in Comminuted Lateral Tibial Plateau Fractures	11
Transitioning a Practice to Robotic Total Knee Arthroplasty Is Correlated with Favorable Short-Term Clinical Outcomes—A Single Surgeon Experience	11
Posterolateral Fractures of the Tibial Plateau Revisited: A Simplified Treatment Algorithm	11
The Use of Artificial Neural Networks for the Prediction of Surgical Site Infection Following TKA	11
Trends in the Surgical Treatment of Articular Cartilage Lesions in the United States from 2007 to 2016	11
HKA Angle—A Reliable Planning Parameter for High Tibial Osteotomy: A Theoretical Analysis Using Standing Whole-Leg Radiographs	10
How Does Robotic-Arm Assisted Technology Influence Total Knee Arthroplasty Implant Placement for Surgeons in Fellowship Training?	10
Zonal Fixation in Revision TKA: The Key Is Metaphyseal Fixation	10
Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation Use after Total Knee Arthroplasty Improves Early Return to Function: A Randomized Trial	10

Postoperative Management for Articular Cartilage Surgery in the Knee	10
Distribution of Coronal Plane Alignment of the Knee Classification in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis in Japan	10
Short-Term Outcomes Are Comparable between Robotic-Arm Assisted and Traditional Total Knee Arthroplasty	10
Patellar Resurfacing Does Not Improve Clinical Outcome in Patients with Symptomatic Tricompartmental Knee Osteoarthritis. An RCT Study of 40 Patients Receiving Primary Cruciate Retaining Total Knee Ar	9
Patient-Reported Outcomes for Large Bipolar Osteochondral Allograft Transplantation in Combination with Realignment Osteotomies for the Knee	9
Enhanced Recovery after Surgery for Knee Arthroplasty in the Era of COVID-19	9
The Rise of Obesity among Total Knee Arthroplasty Patients	9
Intra-Articular Corticosteroid or Hyaluronic Acid Injections Are Not Associated with Periprosthetic Joint Infection Risk following Total Knee Arthroplasty	9
Complications Associated with Posterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction and Avoiding Them	9
Preoperative Meniscal Extrusion Predicts Unsatisfactory Clinical Outcomes and Progression of Osteoarthritis after Isolated Partial Medial Meniscectomy: A 5-Year Follow-Up Study	8
Combined Anterior Cruciate Ligament and Anterolateral Ligament Reconstruction Results in Superior Rotational Stability Compared with Isolated Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in High Grade Pi	8
Robotic-Assisted Patellofemoral Replacement—Correlation of Preoperative Planning with Intraoperative Implant Position and Early Clinical Experience: A Minimum 2-Year Follow-up	8
Intraoperative Proximal Tibia Periprosthetic Fractures in Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty	8
Biologic Augmentation during Meniscal Repair	8
Greater Prevalence of Mental Health Conditions in Septic Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Call to Action	7
Incidence of Venous Thromboembolism following Knee Arthroscopy: Effectiveness of a Risk-Based Stratified Chemoprophylaxis Protocol	7
Kinematically Aligned Total Knee Arthroplasty Did Not Show Superior Patient-Reported Outcome Measures: An Updated Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials with at Least 2-Year Follow-up	7
Immediate Postoperative Improvement in Gait Parameters following Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty Can Be Measured with an Insole Sensor Device	7
Short-Term Effects of Isometric Quadriceps Muscle Exercise with Auditory and Visual Feedback on Pain, Physical Function, and Performance after Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Randomized Controlled Trial	7
Mobile Bearing versus Fixed Bearing for Total Knee Arthroplasty: Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials at Minimum 10-Year Follow-up	7
Outcomes after Surgical Repair of Medial Meniscal Root Tears: A Review	7
Effect of Steroid in Local Infiltration Analgesia in One-Stage Bilateral Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Paired-Randomized Controlled Study	7
Outcomes of Cementless-Backed Patellar Components	7
Systematic Review of Osteochondral Allograft Transplant Immunology: How We Can Further Optimize Outcomes	7
Impact of Parkinson's Disease on Complications, Readmission Rates, and Costs of Care following Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty	7
All-Inside PCL Reconstruction	7
Return to Sport and Work after Randomization for Knee Distraction versus High Tibial Osteotomy: Is There a Difference?	7
Early Economic Analysis of Robotic-Assisted Unicondylar Knee Arthroplasty May Be Cost Effective in Patients with End-Stage Osteoarthritis	7
Cementless Tritanium Baseplate Total Knee Arthroplasty: Survivorship and Outcomes at 5-Year Minimum Follow-Up	6
Periarticular Injection of Ketorolac Augmenting Intravenous Administration of Ketorolac for Postoperative Pain Control: A Randomized Controlled Trial in Simultaneous Bilateral Total Knee Arthroplasty	6
Impact of Preoperative Opioid Use on Patient-Reported Outcomes after Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Propensity Matched Analysis	6
Association of Anesthesia Type with Postoperative Outcome and Complications in Patients Undergoing Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty	6
Time-Based Learning Curve for Robotic-Assisted Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Multicenter Study	6
Poor Outcome of Above-Knee Amputation after Septic Failure of Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty	6
Lengths of Stay and Discharge Dispositions after Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Comparison of Robotic-Assisted and Manual Techniques	6
Adoption of Robotic-Arm-Assisted Total Knee Arthroplasty Is Associated with Decreased Use of Articular Constraint and Manipulation under Anesthesia Compared to a Manual Approach	6
Outcomes after Multiligament Knee Injury Reconstruction using Novel Graft Constructs and Techniques	6
Diagnostic Value of MRI and Radiographs of the Knee to Identify Osteochondral Lesions in Acute Patellar Instability	6
Differences in Trochlear Morphology from Native Using a Femoral Component Interfaced with an Anatomical Patellar Prosthesis in Kinematic Alignment and Mechanical Alignment	6
Synovial Fluid Mesenchymal Stem Cells for Knee Arthritis and Cartilage Defects: A Review of the Literature	6
Short-Term Outcomes after High Tibial Osteotomy Aimed at Neutral Alignment Combined with Arthroscopic Centralization of Medial Meniscus in Osteoarthritis Patients	6
Return-to-Sport Review for Current Cartilage Treatments	6
Systematic Review of Surgical Technique and Tunnel Target Points and Placement in Anatomical Single-Bundle ACL Reconstruction	6
Time from Injury Is the Key Predictor of Meniscal Injury in ACL-Deficient Knees	6
The Knee Dislocation Classification System Is Simple, Reproducible, and Allows Communication among Surgeons	6
High Incidence of Osteoarthritis Observed in Patients at Short- to Midterm Follow-Up after Delayed Multiligament Knee Reconstruction	5
Which Asymmetric Tibial Component Is Optimally Designed for Calipered Kinematically Aligned Total Knee Arthroplasty?	5
Obesity Does Not Affect Patient-Reported Outcomes following Patellofemoral Arthroplasty	5
Robotic Arm-Assisted Lateral Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty: How Are Components Aligned?	5
A Safe Interval between Preoperative Intra-articular Corticosteroid Injections and Subsequent Knee Arthroscopy	5

Anatomical Risk Factors for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury Are Not Important As Patellar Instability Risk Factors in Patients with Acute Knee Injury	5
Early Superior Clinical Outcomes in Robotic-Assisted TKA Compared to Conventional TKA in the Same Patient: A Comparative Analysis	5
Distal Femoral Replacement for Fractures Allows for Early Mobilization with Low Complication Rates: A Multicenter Review	5
The Influence of Knee Osteoarthritis on Spinopelvic Alignment and Global Sagittal Balance	5
Comparable Outcomes Between Native and Periprosthetic Fractures of the Distal Femur	5
Low-Dose Aspirin is Safe and Effective for Venous Thromboembolism Prevention in Patients Undergoing Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Retrospective Cohort Study	5
The Top 50 Most Cited Publications in Meniscus Research	5
Cartilage and Meniscus Injuries Are More Common in Patients Undergoing Delayed Multiligament Reconstruction	5
Effect of Posterior Tibial Slope Change on Postoperative Range of Motion and Clinical Outcomes after Posterior Cruciate-Substituting Total Knee Arthroplasty	5
Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty: Correlation between Preoperative Radiographic Severity of Arthritis and Postoperative Patient Satisfaction	5
Transtibial Posterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction	5
The Importance of Staging Arthroscopy for Chondral Defects of the Knee	5
Fresh Osteochondral Allograft Transplants in the Knee: Bipolar and Beyond	5
Clinical Outcomes, Health Care Costs and Prognostic Factors for Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Multilevel Analysis of a National Cohort Study Using Administrative Claims Data	5
Topical Tranexamic Acid in Total Knee Arthroplasty: Does It Augment the Effect of the Intravenous Administration in Patients with Moderate-to-High Risk of Bleeding? A Randomized Clinical Trial	5
The Association between In Vivo Knee Kinematics and Patient-Reported Outcomes during Squatting in Bicruciate-Stabilized Total Knee Arthroplasty	5
Evaluation of Tibial Tunnel Location with the Femoral Tunnel Created Behind the Resident's Ridge in Transtibial Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction	5
Comparative Results of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction with Full Tibial Tunnel: Quadrupled Semitendinosus Suspensory Femoral and Tibial Fixation versus Quadrupled Semitendinosus and Gracilis	4
The Cost Effectiveness of Unicompartmental versus Total Knee Arthroplasty	4
Efficacy of Liposomal Bupivacaine versus Ropivacaine in Adductor Canal Block for Total Knee Arthroplasty	4
Clinical Pathways of Patients Denied Total Knee Arthroplasty Due to an Institutional BMI Cutoff	4
Effect of Geometry on the Fixation Strength of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Using BASHTI Technique	4
Distinguishing Periprosthetic Crystalline Arthropathy from Infection in Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Systematic Review	4
Preoperative MRI of Articular Cartilage in the Knee: A Practical Approach	4
Crohn's Disease Increases In-Hospital Lengths of Stay, Medical Complications, and Costs of Care following Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty	4
Does the Addition of iPACK Block to Adductor Canal Block Provide Improved Analgesic Effect in Total Knee Arthroplasty? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	4
Anterior Open-Wedge Osteotomy in Posterior Cruciate Ligament Deficient Knees: From a Historical Perspective to First Clinical Results	4
The Use of Navigation or Robotic-Assisted Technology in Total Knee Arthroplasty Does Not Reduce Postoperative Pain	4
Radiographic and Clinical Evolution of the Oxford Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty	4
Trends in Lateral Retinacular Release from 2010 to 2017	4
Distal Femoral Pin Tracker Placement Prevents Pin Tract-induced Fracture in Robotic-Assisted Total Knee Arthroplasty	4
The Influence of Posterior Cruciate Ligament Resection on Tibiofemoral Joint Gap in Varus Osteoarthritic Knees	4
Are 6-Month Functional and Isokinetic Testing Measures Risk Factors for Second Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries at Long-T Follow-Up?	4
Does Surgery for Concomitant Cruciate and Meniscus Injuries Increase or Decrease Subsequent Comorbidities at 2 Years?	4
Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty Has Lower Infection, Conversion, and Complication Rates Compared to High Tibial Osteotomy	4
Patient-Reported Outcomes and Risk Factors for Decreased Improvement after Patellofemoral Arthroplasty	4
Preoperative Factors Associated with 2-Year Postoperative Survey Completion in Knee Surgery Patients	4
Polyethylene Components in Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Comprehensive Overview of Fixed Bearing Design Options	4
Should Sequential Bilateral Total Knee Arthroplasty Be Limited to Patients Younger than 80? A Two-Arm Propensity Matched Study	4
Knee Arthroscopy Prior to Revision TKA Is Associated with Increased Re-Revision for Stiffness	4
Predictors of PROMIS Physical Function at 2 Years following Knee Surgery	4
Can Component Size in Total Knee Arthroplasty Be Predicted Preoperatively?—An Analysis of Patient Characteristics	4
Total Hospital Costs and Readmission Rate of Patient-Specific Instrument in Total Knee Arthroplasty Patients	4
Posterior Tibial Slope Increases Anterior Cruciate Ligament Stress in Bi-Cruciate Retaining Total Knee Arthroplasty: In Vivo Kinematic Analysis	4
Polyurethane Meniscal Scaffold: Does Preoperative Remnant Meniscal Extrusion Have an Influence on Postoperative Extrusion and Knee Function?	4
Effect of Isolated Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction in Patellofemoral Instability Regardless of Predisposing Factors	4
Multiligamentous Knee Injuries: Current Concepts Review	4
Robotic-Assisted Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty Reduces Components' Positioning Differences among High- and Low-Volume Surgeons	4
Barbed Sutures in Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Meta-analysis of Randomized-Controlled Trials	4
Is There a Role of Meniscal Morphology in the Risk of Noncontact Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture? A Case–Control Study	4
A Comparison of Central Anatomic Single-Bundle Reconstruction and Anatomic Double-Bundle Reconstruction in Anteroposterior and Rotational Knee Stability: Intraoperative Biomechanical Evaluation	4
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Surgery Performed Less Than 3 Weeks After Injury Is Not Inferior to Delayed Surgery	4
Complications of Bicruciate-Retaining Total Knee Arthroplasty: The Importance of Alignment and Balance	4
Influential Studies in Orthopaedic Platelet-Rich Plasma Research Are Recent and Consist of High Levels of Evidence: A Review of the Top 50 Most Cited Publications	3
Primary Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction with Suture Tape Augmentation: A Case Series of 252 Patients	3
Maryland's Global Budget Revenue Model: How Do Costs and Readmission Rates Fare for Patients Undergoing Total Knee Arthroplasty?	3
Impact of Preoperative Opioid Use on 2-Year Patient-Reported Outcomes in Knee Surgery Patients	3
Anterior Tibial Artery and Its Clinical Importance in the Posterolateral Approach to the Tibial Plateau: An Angiographic Study on 219 Lower Limbs	3
Risk Factors for Infection and Revision Surgery following Patellar Tendon and Quadriceps Tendon Repairs: An Analysis of 3,442 Patients	3
Surgical Management of Patellar Tendinopathy Results in Improved Outcomes and High Rates of Return to Sport: A Systematic Review	3
Lateral Patellar Inclination Angle Measured via a Two-Image Technique on Axial Magnetic Resonance Imaging	3
When Do We Perform Elective Total Knee Arthroplasty? General and Demographic-Specific Trends of Preoperative Pain and Function among 10,327 Patients	3
Microfracture versus Enhanced Microfracture Techniques in Knee Cartilage Restoration: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	3
National Inpatient Datasets May No Longer Be Appropriate for Overall Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasties Projections after Removal from Inpatient-Only Lists	3
Nonsurgical Management of Cartilage Defects of the Knee: Who, When, Why, and How?	3
Increased Risk of Short-Term Complications in Smokers Undergoing Primary Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty	3
Response Bias for Press Ganey Ambulatory Surgery Surveys after Knee Surgery	3
Treatment of Posterior Cruciate Ligament Tibial Avulsion: A New Modified Open Direct Lateral Posterior Approach	3
30-Days to 10-Years Mortality Rates following Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Last Decade (2011–2021)	3
Comparison of Arthroscopic versus Open Placement of the Fibular Tunnel in Posterolateral Corner Reconstruction	3
Gout As a Predictor of Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes and Costs	3
Biomechanical Comparisons of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Avulsion Fracture Fixation Using High-Strength Suture and Ultra-High Molecular Weight Polyethylene Suture Tape in a Porcine Model	3
Increased Accuracy in Templating for Total Knee Arthroplasty Using 3D Models Generated from Radiographs	3
Comparison between Mid-Term Results of Total Knee Arthroplasty with Single-Radius versus Multiple-Radii Posterior-Stabilized Prostheses	3
Anatomical Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction with Hamstring Tendon Autografts: A Comparative Study of Three Different Techniques	3
Same Day versus Staged Total Knee Arthroplasty: Do Cost Savings Justify the Risk?	3
Predictors of Mid- to Long-Term Outcomes in Patients Experiencing a Knee Dislocation: A Systematic Review of Clinical Studies	3
Epidemiology of Meniscus Injuries in the Military Health System and Predictive Factors for Arthroscopic Surgery	3
Clinical and Radiographic Outcomes of Double-Bundle Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction for Asian Patients with Bone-Patellar Tendon-Bone and Gracilis Tendon Grafts: A Matched-Control Comparison	3
Total Knee Arthroplasty after Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction	3

Central Transpatellar Tendon Portal Is Safe When Used for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction	3
High Tibial Osteotomy with a Modern Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) System: Mid-Term Results at a Mean of 6 Years Follow-Up	3
Knee Arthrofibrosis following Tibial Plateau Fracture Treated with Arthroscopic Lysis of Adhesions with Manipulation	3
Biomechanical Comparison of Kinematic and Mechanical Knee Alignment Techniques in a Computer Simulation Medial Pivot Total Knee Arthroplasty Model	3
Effect of Manual versus Robotic-Assisted Total Knee Arthroplasty on Cervical Spine Static and Dynamic Postures	3
Imaging of Noncontact Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries and Associated Bone Marrow Contusion Patterns	3
Articular Cartilage Repair in the Knee: Postoperative Imaging	3
Factors Affecting 30-Day Mortality following Primary Elective Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Database Study of 326,157 Patients	3
The Accuracy of Computed Tomography-Based, Three-Dimensional Implant Planning in Robotic-Assisted Total Knee Arthroplasty	3
Blood Management in Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Nationwide Analysis from 2011 to 2018	3
Obesity, Comorbidities, and the Associated Risk among Patients Who Underwent Total Knee Arthroplasty in Alberta	3
Tear Rates of the Ipsilateral ACL Graft and the Contralateral Native ACL Are Similar following ACL Reconstruction	3
Effects of the Use of Tourniquet in Total Knee Arthroplasty on the Clinical and Functional Outcomes with 5 Years of Follow-up: A Randomized Controlled Trial	3
Superior Mid- to Long-Term Clinical Outcomes of Mobile-Bearing Total Knee Arthroplasty Compared to Fixed-Bearing: A Meta-Analysis Based on a Minimum of 5 Years of Study	3
The Lateral Knee Radiograph: A Detailed Review	3
Lumbar Spine Sagittal Mismatch Deformity Negatively Affects Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes	3
Various Types of Medial Tibial Bone Resorption after Total Knee Arthroplasty Using a Thick Cobalt Chromium Tibial Baseplate	3
Arthroscopic Primary Repair of the Posterior Cruciate Ligament	3