OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Bone & Joint Journal is 30. 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Corrigendum	77
A new method for evaluating radial neck fractures based on Judet classification	63
Corrigenda	57
Implant survival at four years for hemiarthroplasty and total shoulder arthroplasty in the treatment of atraumatic avascular necrosis of the humeral head	56
Reviewer acknowledgement	56
Varus placement of the tibial component of Oxford unicompartmental knee arthroplasty decreases the risk of postoperative tibial fracture	51
Assessing the effectiveness of suprascapular nerve block in the treatment of frozen shoulder	50
The Fragility Fracture Postoperative Mobilisation multicentre audit	48
Robotic arm-assisted medial compartment knee arthroplasty is a cost-effective intervention at ten-year follow-up	47
Cardiac function may be compromised in patients with elevated blood cobalt levels secondary to metal-on-metal hip implants	43
Long-term mortality rates and associated risk factors following primary and revision knee arthroplasty	43
Interposition GraftJacket allografts for irreparable rotator cuff tears	42
A leap towards personalized orthopaedic surgery and the prediction of spinopelvic mechanics in total hip arthroplasty	41
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	40
The effect of intra-articular autologous protein solution on knee osteoarthritis symptoms	40
Stakeholder prioritization preferences for individuals awaiting hip and knee arthroplasty	39
Temporal trends in comorbidity in adult elective hip and knee arthroplasty patients in England	39
A nationwide study of blood transfusion in hip fracture patients	38
High treatment failure rate in haematogenous compared to non-haematogenous periprosthetic joint infection	35
PROMIS Depression and Anxiety in shoulder surgery patients	34
Neurological recovery after early versus delayed surgical decompression for acute traumatic spinal cord injury	33
Monobloc dual-mobility acetabular component versus a standard single-mobility acetabular component	33
Patellar resurfacing versus retention in cruciate-retaining and posterior-stabilized total knee arthroplasty	32
Patient-reported outcome measures offer little additional value two years after arthroplasty	32
The duration of antibiotic prophylaxis in primary hip and knee arthroplasty	32

Optimizing surgical practice	31
Association between additional weekend rehabilitation and in-hospital mortality in patients with hip fractures	31
The Burch-Schneider Reinforcement Ring	31
Tossed around in a stormy sea	31
Time to challenge some entrenched practice	31
The conundrum in the measurement of femoral anteversion for young adults with hip pathology	30
Assessing the influence of modifiable patient-related factors on complication rates after adult spinal deformity surgery	30