Table 1.
List of the top 50 cited articles in femoroacetabular impingement and hip arthroscopy with total citations and citation density.
| Rank | Article | Total citations | Citation density |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ganz et al. (2003). Femoroacetabular impingement: a cause for osteoarthritis of the hip (9) | 820 | 74.55 |
| 2 | Beck et al. (2005). Hip morphology influences the pattern of damage to the acetabular cartilage: femoroacetabular impingement as a cause of early osteoarthritis of the hip (14) | 529 | 58.78 |
| 3 | Ganz et al. (2001). Surgical dislocation of the adult hip a technique with full access to the femoral head and acetabulum without the risk of avascular necrosis (8) | 435 | 33.46 |
| 4 | Ito et al. (2001). Femoroacetabular impingement and the cam-effect. A MRI-based quantitative anatomical study of the femoral head-neck offset (15) | 376 | 28.92 |
| 5 | Beck et al. (2004). Anterior femoroacetabular impingement: part II. Midterm results of surgical treatment (16) | 346 | 34.60 |
| 6 | Siebenrockwt al. (2003). Anterior femoroacetabular impingement due to acetabular retroversion. Treatment with periacetabular osteotomy (17) | 286 | 26.00 |
| 7 | Ganz et al. (2008). The etiology of osteoarthritis of the hip: an integrated mechanical concept (10) | 265 | 44.17 |
| 8 | Lavigne et al. (2004). Anterior femoroacetabular impingement: part I. Techniques of joint preserving surgery (18) | 239 | 23.90 |
| 9 | McCarthy et al. (2001). The Otto E. Aufranc Award: The role of labral lesions to development of early degenerative hip disease (19) | 237 | 18.23 |
| 10 | Byrd and Jones (2000). Prospective analysis of hip arthroscopy with 2-year follow-up (20) | 203 | 14.50 |
| 11 | Espinosa et al. (2007). Treatment of femoroacetabular impingement: preliminary results of labral refixation. Surgical technique (21) | 200 | 25.00 |
| 12 | Philippon et al. (2009). Outcomes following hip arthroscopy for femoroacetabular impingement with associated chondrolabral dysfunction: minimum two-year follow-up (22) | 196 | 39.20 |
| 13 | Fitzgerald (1995). Acetabular labrum tears. Diagnosis and treatment (23) | 195 | 10.26 |
| 14 | Murphy et al. (2004). Debridement of the adult hip for femoroacetabular impingement: indications and preliminary clinical results (24) | 178 | 17.80 |
| 15 | Tanzer and Noiseux. (2004). Osseous abnormalities and early osteoarthritis: the role of hip impingement (25) | 177 | 17.70 |
| 16 | Meyer et al. (2006). Comparison of six radiographic projections to assess femoral head/neck asphericity (26) | 166 | 20.75 |
| 17 | Wenger et al. (2004). Acetabular labral tears rarely occur in the absence of bony abnormalities (27) | 165 | 16.50 |
| 18 | Siebenrock et al. (2004). Abnormal extension of the femoral head epiphysis as a cause of cam impingement (28) | 154 | 15.40 |
| 19 | Seldes et al. (2001). Anatomy, histologic features, and vascularity of the adult acetabular labrum (29) | 151 | 11.62 |
| 20 | Farjo et al. (1999). Hip arthroscopy for acetabular labral tears (30) | 150 | 10.00 |
| 21 | Myers et al. (1999). Anterior femoroacetabular impingement after periacetabular osteotomy (31) | 149 | 9.93 |
| 22 | Ikeda et al. (1988). Torn acetabular labrum in young patients. Arthroscopic diagnosis and management (32) | 148 | 5.69 |
| 23 | Philippon et al. (2007). Femoroacetabular impingement in 45 professional athletes: associated pathologies and return to sport following arthroscopic decompression (33) | 143 | 20.43 |
| 24 | Larson and Giveans (2008). Arthroscopic management of femoroacetabular impingement: early outcomes measures (34) | 135 | 22.50 |
| 25 | Peters and Erickson. (2006). Treatment of femoroacetabular impingement with surgical dislocation and débridement in young adults (35) | 135 | 16.88 |
| 26 | Kelly et al. (2005). Arthroscopic labral repair in the hip: surgical technique and review of the literature (36) | 132 | 14.67 |
| 27 | Byrd (1994). Hip arthroscopy utilizing the supine position (37) | 132 | 6.60 |
| 28 | Philippon et al. (2007). Arthroscopic management of femoroacetabular impingement: osteoplasty technique and literature review (38) | 127 | 18.14 |
| 29 | Beaulé et al. (2005). Three-dimensional computed tomography of the hip in the assessment of femoroacetabular impingement (39) | 127 | 14.11 |
| 30 | Leunig et al. (2004). Magnetic resonance arthrography of labral disorders in hips with dysplasia and impingement (40) | 127 | 12.70 |
| 31 | Wagner et al. (2003). Early osteoarthritic changes of human femoral head cartilage subsequent to femoroacetabular impingement (41) | 125 | 11.36 |
| 32 | Anderson et al. (2001). Hip and groin injuries in athletes (42) | 125 | 9.62 |
| 33 | Leunig et al. (2009). The concept of femoroacetabular impingement: current status and future perspectives (43) | 124 | 24.80 |
| 34 | Byrd and Jones (2004). Diagnostic accuracy of clinical assessment, magnetic resonance imaging, magnetic resonance arthrography, and intra-articular injection in hip arthroscopy patients (44) | 124 | 12.40 |
| 35 | Larson and Giveans (2009). Arthroscopic debridement versus refixation of the acetabular labrum associated with femoroacetabular impingement (45) | 123 | 24.60 |
| 36 | Clohisy et al. (2008). A systematic approach to the plain radiographic evaluation of the young adult hip (46) | 122 | 20.33 |
| 37 | Kelly et al. (2003). Hip arthroscopy: current indications, treatment options, and management issues (47) | 122 | 11.09 |
| 38 | Beaulé et al. (2007). Quality of life following femoral head-neck osteochondroplasty for femoroacetabular impingement (48) | 121 | 17.29 |
| 39 | Mintz et al. (2005). Magnetic resonance imaging of the hip: detection of labral and chondral abnormalities using non-contrast imaging (49) | 120 | 13.33 |
| 40 | Lage et al. (1996). The acetabular labral tear: an arthroscopic classification (50) | 120 | 6.67 |
| 41 | Glick et al. (1987). Hip arthroscopy by the lateral approach (51) | 119 | 4.41 |
| 42 | Burnett et al. (2006). Clinical presentation of patients with tears of the acetabular labrum (52) | 116 | 14.50 |
| 43 | Clarke et al. (2003). Hip arthroscopy: complications in 1054 cases (53) | 115 | 10.45 |
| 44 | Jamali et al. (2007). Anteroposterior pelvic radiographs to assess acetabular retroversion: high validity of the “cross-over-sign” (54) | 113 | 16.14 |
| 45 | Eijer et al. (2001). Anterior femoroacetabular impingement after femoral neck fractures (55) | 111 | 8.54 |
| 46 | Santori and Villar (2000). Acetabular labral tears: result of arthroscopic partial limbectomy (56) | 106 | 7.57 |
| 47 | McCarthy et al. (2003). Anatomy, pathologic features, and treatment of acetabular labral tears (57) | 105 | 9.55 |
| 48 | Byrd (1996). Labral lesions: an elusive source of hip pain case reports and literature review (58) | 102 | 5.67 |
| 49 | McCarthy and Busconi (1995). The role of hip arthroscopy in the diagnosis and treatment of hip disease (59) | 100 | 5.26 |
| 50 | Tannast et al. (2005). Tilt and rotation correction of acetabular version on pelvic radiographs (60) | 99 | 11.00 |