OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
A comparison of proliferation levels in normal skin, physiological scar and keloid tissue	18
The effect of muscle defect size on donor site hernia and bulge after transverse rectus abdominis flap	16
Integrating the Fast-Track surgery concept into the surgical treatment of gynecomastia	13
Reverse homodigital dorsoradial flaps for thumb coverage obtained good sensory recovery after a long time follow up	11
Lymphatic flow through (LyFT) ALT flap: an original solution to reconstruct soft tissue loss with lymphatic leakage or lower limb lymphedema	10
The association between trauma and paediatric trigger thumb deformity; experience from a single tertiary referral hospital	9
Mast cell presence in tendon sheaths of trigger fingers: implications on pathogenesis and clinical presentation	9
Is there any difference in perioperative characteristics or postoperative complications between overweight, normal-weight and obese patients in delayed DIEP reconstructions?	9
Partial trapeziectomy and pyrocarbon interpositional implant (Pyrodisk) for trapeziometacarpal osteoarthritis in the active working population: outcomes of a 10 years-experience	8
Survival after lymphadenectomy of nodal metastases from melanoma of unknown primary site	7
An external validation of a novel predictive algorithm for male nipple areolar positioning: an improvement to current practice through a multicenter endeavor	7
Adipocytes are larger in lymphedematous extremities than in controls	6
Lunate morphology: association with the severity of scapholunate ligament injuries and carpal instability patterns	6
Reverse homodigital dorsal wraparound flap for reconstruction of distal thumb	6
Effects of negative pressure wound therapy on an axial congested rabbit skin flap model without any bare surface	5
Conjoint fascial sheath suspension with levator muscle advancement for severe blepharoptosis	5
Interdisciplinary management of peripheral arteriovenous malformations: review of the literature and current proceedings	5
The measurement of wound tensile strength and the effect of PRP on wound tensile force: an experimental investigation on rabbits	5
Preliminary outcomes of combined surgical approach for lower extremity lymphedema: supraclavicular lymph node transfer and lymphaticovenular anastomosis	5
Prolonged postoperative antibiotic administration reduces complications after medial thigh lift	4
Long-term patient-reported outcomes after anterior distraction osteogenesis of the maxilla in patients with cleft	4
Can collagenase effectiveness in Dupuytren’s contracture be improved by using ultrasound-guided Injection? A comparative study	4
Construction and validation of the diagnostic model of keloid based on weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA) and differential expression analysis	4
Danish translation and linguistic validation of new body-Q scales measuring expectations, eating behavior, distress, symptoms and work life	4
Early detection onset of flap failure using near infrared spectroscopy	4

Puboplasty as an integral step in massive weight loss abdominal contouring: a retrospective assessment of results, stability, and patients’ satisfaction	4
Comparative outcomes between surgical treatment and orthosis splint for mallet finger: a systematic review and meta-analysis	3
Comparison of the effectiveness of local anesthesia for the digital block between single-volar subcutaneous and double-dorsal finger injections: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized con	3
Comparing the outcomes of fingertip-to-palm and fingertip-to-forearm two-stage flexor tendon reconstruction for isolated flexor digitorum profundus tendon injuries	3
Electrocardiographic changes after breast reduction surgery	3
Long-term follow-up of patients treated with pyrocarbon disc implant for thumb carpometacarpal osteoarthritis: the effect of disc position on outcomes measures	3
A pilot retrospective CT angio study of the internal pudendal arteries in male bodies, for the purpose of penis transplantation to trans men	3
Outcomes of smooth round implant-based immediate breast reconstruction: Long-term follow-up results	3
SESQ, a patient-reported outcome instrument addressing excess skin; report on the updated version and the validation process	3
Outcomes of perineal wound closure techniques after abdominoperineal resections in rectal cancer: an NSQIP propensity score matched study	3
Additional diagnoses in children with cleft lip and palate up to five years of age	3
Trends and characteristics of neurotization during breast reconstruction: perioperative outcomes using the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS-NSQIP)	3
Prognostic factors for outcomes of surgical mobilisation in patients with posttraumatic limited range of motion of the proximal interphalangeal joint: a multivariate analysis	3
10-Year single center experience in lower limb reconstruction with free muscle flaps – factors influencing complications in 266 consecutive cases	3
Systematic review and meta-analysis of the inter-recti distance on ultrasound measurement in nulliparas	3
How to measure success in lower extremity reconstruction, which outcome measurements do we use a systematic review and metanalysis	3