OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Bone & Joint Journal is 32. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Corrigendum	95
Reviewer acknowledgement	85
Corrigenda	77
Implant survival at four years for hemiarthroplasty and total shoulder arthroplasty in the treatment of atraumatic avascular necrosis of the humeral head	76
The duration of antibiotic prophylaxis in primary hip and knee arthroplasty	64
Shortening and in situ relengthening versus bone transport for the treatment of metaphyseal defect of lower limb long bones	63
A leap towards personalized orthopaedic surgery and the prediction of spinopelvic mechanics in total hip arthroplasty	59
The effect of intra-articular autologous protein solution on knee osteoarthritis symptoms	59
The impact of closed suction wound drainage on chronic pain and health-related quality of life after posterior spinal fusion in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis	57
High treatment failure rate in haematogenous compared to non-haematogenous periprosthetic joint infection	56
Have we come to the end of the patient-reported outcome measure (PROM)?	52
A nationwide study of blood transfusion in hip fracture patients	52
A new method for evaluating radial neck fractures based on Judet classification	50
Neurological recovery after early versus delayed surgical decompression for acute traumatic spinal cord injury	44
Monobloc dual-mobility acetabular component versus a standard single-mobility acetabular component	43
Cardiac function may be compromised in patients with elevated blood cobalt levels secondary to metal-on-metal hip implants	43
Survival of the Exeter V40 hemiarthroplasty femoral component and associated complications	42
The Fragility Fracture Postoperative Mobilisation multicentre audit	42
Assessing the effectiveness of suprascapular nerve block in the treatment of frozen shoulder	40
A call to arms: the absence of standardized return to play guidelines for professional rugby union players after cervical spine surgery	40
Arthroplasty for hip fracture	40
Patellar resurfacing versus retention in cruciate-retaining and posterior-stabilized total knee arthroplasty	38
Patient-reported outcome measures offer little additional value two years after arthroplasty	38
Varus placement of the tibial component of Oxford unicompartmental knee arthroplasty decreases the risk of postoperative tibial fracture	38
Temporal trends in comorbidity in adult elective hip and knee arthroplasty patients in England	36

Stakeholder prioritization preferences for individuals awaiting hip and knee arthroplasty	36
Robotic arm-assisted medial compartment knee arthroplasty is a cost-effective intervention at ten-year follow-up	35
Tossed around in a stormy sea	35
Time to challenge some entrenched practice	34
Knee torsion predicts the preoperative J-sign grade in patients with recurrent patellar dislocation	33
Comparison of outcomes between fungal and non-fungal periprosthetic joint infections in total knee arthroplasty	32
How modular porous metal augments have changed the management of acetabular bone loss at primary or revision total hip arthroplasty	32
Old problems, new problems, and some solutions	32