title: Fifty Most-Cited Articles in the Orthopaedic Treatment of the Hip.
abstract: This study sought to identify the 50 most-cited articles in the literature pertaining to the surgical treatment of the hip, which has not yet been done to the authors' knowledge. In December 2014, an all-years search of the Thompson Institute for Scientific Information Web of Science was conducted for the term ``hip.'' Articles were sorted from most to least cited. Citations per article ranged from 3176 to 372. The majority of the articles were clinical in nature (64%) and hip arthroplasty was the predominant focus (70%). Eight different journals were included. The majority of the articles were published since the 1990s. Sixty-two percent of the articles originated from U.S. institutions. Only 12% of the articles were level I or II evidence with the majority being level IV evidence (44%). This study highlights the paucity of high-quality evidence, and further well-designed studies are needed to guide the future direction of hip surgery.
authors: Department of Orthopaedics, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland.
authors: Peter M
authors: PM
authors: Formby
authors: Scott C
authors: SC
authors: Wagner
authors: Andrew W
authors: AW
authors: Mack
mesh_terms: D006621:Hip Joint; D006801:Humans; D009985:Orthopedics; D010506:Periodicals as Topic; D011643:Publishing