Classic Papers in Adult Reconstruction

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These are the 100 most-cited papers published in the Adult Reconstruction journals, ranked by lifetime citations (via OpenAlex; retracted papers excluded). The daily digest draws its classic slot from this pool — subscribe to get one with your new articles, or browse the Adult Reconstruction archive.

1. Projected Volume of Primary Total Joint Arthroplasty in the U.S., 2014 to 2030

   Matthew Sloan, Ajay Premkumar, Neil P. Sheth — J Bone Joint Surg Am · 2018 · cited 2,164 times

2. The 2018 Definition of Periprosthetic Hip and Knee Infection: An Evidence-Based and Validated Criteria

   Javad Parvizi, Timothy L. Tan, Karan Goswami et al. — J Arthroplasty · 2018 · cited 2,150 times

3. New Definition for Periprosthetic Joint Infection: From the Workgroup of the Musculoskeletal Infection Society

   Javad Parvizi, Benjamin Zmistowski, Elie F. Berbari et al. — Clin Orthop Relat Res · 2011 · cited 1,947 times

4. Prevalence of Total Hip and Knee Replacement in the United States

   Hilal Maradit Kremers, Dirk R. Larson, Cynthia S. Crowson et al. — J Bone Joint Surg Am · 2015 · cited 1,754 times

5. Economic Burden of Periprosthetic Joint Infection in the United States

   Steven M. Kurtz, Edmund Lau, Heather Watson et al. — J Arthroplasty · 2012 · cited 1,728 times

6. Functional Results of Hip Arthroplasty With Acrylic Prosthesis

   R Merle D'aubigne, M Postel — J Bone Joint Surg Am · 1954 · cited 1,674 times

7. Future Young Patient Demand for Primary and Revision Joint Replacement: National Projections from 2010 to 2030

   Steven M. Kurtz, Edmund Lau, Kevin Ong et al. — Clin Orthop Relat Res · 2009 · cited 1,517 times

8. Periprosthetic Joint Infection: The Incidence, Timing, and Predisposing Factors

   Luis Pulido, Elie Ghanem, Ashish Joshi et al. — Clin Orthop Relat Res · 2008 · cited 1,378 times

9. The Epidemiology of Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty in the United States

   Kevin J. Bozic, Steven M. Kurtz, Edmund Lau et al. — J Arthroplasty · 2009 · cited 1,282 times

10. Prevalence of Primary and Revision Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty in the United States From 1990 Through 2002

    Steven M. Kurtz — J Bone Joint Surg Am · 2005 · cited 1,254 times

11. Acetabular defect classification and surgical reconstruction in revision arthroplasty

    Wayne G. Paprosky, Paul G. Perona, Jeffrey M. Lawrence — J Arthroplasty · 1994 · cited 1,232 times

12. Morphologic study of the Glenoid in primary glenohumeral osteoarthritis

    Gilles Walch, Roger Badet, Aziz Boulahia et al. — J Arthroplasty · 1999 · cited 1,170 times

13. Proceedings of the International Consensus on Periprosthetic Joint Infection

    Javad Parvizi, Thorsten Gehrke, A. F. Chen — Bone Joint J · 2013 · cited 1,124 times

14. Infection Burden for Hip and Knee Arthroplasty in the United States

    Steven M. Kurtz, Edmund Lau, Jordana K. Schmier et al. — J Arthroplasty · 2008 · cited 1,012 times

15. An Analysis of Blood Management in Patients Having a Total Hip or Knee Arthroplasty*

    Benjamin E. Bierbaum, John J. Callaghan, J O Galante et al. — J Bone Joint Surg Am · 1999 · cited 991 times

16. Periprosthetic bone loss in total hip arthroplasty. Polyethylene wear debris and the concept of the effective joint space.

    Thomas P. Schmalzried, Murali Jasty, W.H. Harris — J Bone Joint Surg Am · 1992 · cited 991 times

17. Assessing activity in joint replacement patients

    Christopher A. Zahiri, Thomas P. Schmalzried, Edward S. Szuszczewicz et al. — J Arthroplasty · 1998 · cited 930 times

18. The effect of conformity, thickness, and material on stresses in ultra-high molecular weight components for total joint replacement.

    Donald L. Bartel, V L Bicknell, Tommy Wright — J Bone Joint Surg Am · 1986 · cited 926 times

19. Definition of Periprosthetic Joint Infection

    Javad Parvizi, Thorsten Gehrke — J Arthroplasty · 2014 · cited 925 times

20. Impact of the Economic Downturn on Total Joint Replacement Demand in the United States

    Steven M. Kurtz, Kevin Ong, Edmund Lau et al. — J Bone Joint Surg Am · 2014 · cited 870 times

21. The “Forgotten Joint” as the Ultimate Goal in Joint Arthroplasty

    Henrik Behrend, Karlmeinrad Giesinger, Johannes M. Giesinger et al. — J Arthroplasty · 2011 · cited 864 times

22. The synovial-like membrane at the bone-cement interface in loose total hip replacements and its proposed role in bone lysis.

    Steven R. Goldring, A L Schiller, Merrilee S. Roelke et al. — J Bone Joint Surg Am · 1983 · cited 856 times

23. Why Are Total Knee Arthroplasties Failing Today—Has Anything Changed After 10 Years?

    Peter F. Sharkey, Paul M. Lichstein, Chao Shen et al. — J Arthroplasty · 2014 · cited 849 times

24. Projections and Epidemiology of Revision Hip and Knee Arthroplasty in the United States to 2030

    Andrew Schwartz, Kevin X. Farley, George N. Guild et al. — J Arthroplasty · 2020 · cited 827 times

25. Infection in Total Knee Replacement

    Geert Peersman, R. S. Laskin, Jessica Davis et al. — Clin Orthop Relat Res · 2001 · cited 795 times

26. Dissemination of Wear Particles to the Liver, Spleen, and Abdominal Lymph Nodes of Patients with Hip or Knee Replacement*

    Robert M. Urban, Joshua J. Jacobs, Michael J. Tomlinson et al. — J Bone Joint Surg Am · 2000 · cited 790 times

27. The EBJIS definition of periprosthetic joint infection

    Martin McNally, Ricardo Sousa, Marjan Wouthuyzen‐Bakker et al. — Bone Joint J · 2020 · cited 787 times

28. The Anatomic Basis of Femoral Component Design

    Philip C. Noble, Jerry W. Alexander, Laura J. Lindahl et al. — Clin Orthop Relat Res · 1988 · cited 783 times

29. Prospective Analysis of Preoperative and Intraoperative Investigations for the Diagnosis of Infection at the Sites of Two Hundred and Two Revision Total Hip Arthroplasties*

    Mark J. Spangehl, Bassam A. Masri, John X. OʼConnell et al. — J Bone Joint Surg Am · 1999 · cited 760 times

30. Projected Economic Burden of Periprosthetic Joint Infection of the Hip and Knee in the United States

    Ajay Premkumar, David A. Kolin, Kevin X. Farley et al. — J Arthroplasty · 2020 · cited 742 times

31. Complications of Total Shoulder Arthroplasty

    Kamal I. Bohsali — J Bone Joint Surg Am · 2006 · cited 719 times

32. Periprosthetic Joint Infection Increases the Risk of One-Year Mortality

    Benjamin Zmistowski, Joseph Karam, Joel B. Durinka et al. — J Bone Joint Surg Am · 2013 · cited 713 times

33. Glenoid loosening in total shoulder arthroplasty

    Jonathan L. Franklin, William P. Barrett, Sarah E. Jackins et al. — J Arthroplasty · 1988 · cited 689 times

34. Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, and Cognitive Computing: What Do These Terms Mean and How Will They Impact Health Care?

    Stefano A. Bini — J Arthroplasty · 2018 · cited 677 times

35. A literature review of the association between wear rate and osteolysis in total hip arthroplasty

    J. H. Dumbleton, Michael T. Manley, Avram A. Edidin — J Arthroplasty · 2002 · cited 666 times

36. Coronal Alignment in Total Knee Arthroplasty

    D Fang, Merrill A. Ritter, Kenneth Davis — J Arthroplasty · 2009 · cited 660 times

37. Single-incision Anterior Approach for Total Hip Arthroplasty on an Orthopaedic Table

    Joel M. Matta, Cambize Shahrdar, Tania A. Ferguson — Clin Orthop Relat Res · 2005 · cited 655 times

38. Treatment of primary osteoarthritis of the hip. A comparison of total joint and surface replacement arthroplasty.

    H C Amstutz, Brandon J. Thomas, Riyaz H. Jinnah et al. — J Bone Joint Surg Am · 1984 · cited 653 times

39. Effect of acetabular component orientation on recurrent dislocation, pelvic osteolysis, polyethylene wear, and component migration

    John G. Kennedy, WF Rogers, Karen Soffe et al. — J Arthroplasty · 1998 · cited 646 times

40. A novel method of cross-linking ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene to improve wear, reduce oxidation, and retain mechanical properties

    Orhun K. Muratoglu, C.R. Bragdon, Daniel O’Connor et al. — J Arthroplasty · 2001 · cited 642 times

41. Oral Thrombin Inhibitor Dabigatran Etexilate vs North American Enoxaparin Regimen for Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism After Knee Arthroplasty Surgery

    Jeffrey S Ginsberg, Bruce L Davidson, Philip C. Comp et al. — J Arthroplasty · 2008 · cited 632 times

42. Replacement Arthroplasty for Glenohumeral Osteoarthritis

    Charles S. Neer — J Bone Joint Surg Am · 1974 · cited 601 times

43. Factors predisposing to dislocation after primary total hip arthroplasty

    BM Jolles, P Zangger, Pierre‐François Leyvraz — J Arthroplasty · 2002 · cited 591 times

44. Metal Release in Patients Who Have Had a Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty. A Prospective, Controlled, Longitudinal Study*

    Joshua J. Jacobs, Anastasia K. Skipor, Leslie Patterson et al. — J Bone Joint Surg Am · 1998 · cited 584 times

45. Risk Factors Associated with Deep Surgical Site Infections After Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty

    Robert S. Namba, Maria C. Inacio, Elizabeth W. Paxton — J Bone Joint Surg Am · 2013 · cited 583 times

46. The Impact of Glycemic Control and Diabetes Mellitus on Perioperative Outcomes After Total Joint Arthroplasty

    Milford H. Marchant, Nicholas A. Viens, Chad Cook et al. — J Bone Joint Surg Am · 2009 · cited 564 times

47. Prosthetic Joint Infection Risk After Total Hip Arthroplasty in the Medicare Population

    Kevin Ong, Steven M. Kurtz, Edmund Lau et al. — J Arthroplasty · 2009 · cited 556 times

48. The influence of tibial-patellofemoral location on function of the knee in patients with the posterior stabilized condylar knee prosthesis.

    Harry E. Figgie, Valentin Goldberg, K G Heiple et al. — J Bone Joint Surg Am · 1986 · cited 555 times

49. Current Epidemiology of Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty in the United States

    Ronald E. Delanois, Jaydev B. Mistry, Chukwuweike U. Gwam et al. — J Arthroplasty · 2017 · cited 543 times

50. The chondrogenic potential of free autogenous periosteal grafts for biological resurfacing of major full-thickness defects in joint surfaces under the influence of continuous passive motion. An experimental investigation in the rabbit.

    Shawn W. O’Driscoll, F. W. Keeley, Robert B. Salter — J Bone Joint Surg Am · 1986 · cited 530 times

51. Current Epidemiology of Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty in the United States: National Inpatient Sample 2009 to 2013

    Chukwuweike U. Gwam, Jaydev B. Mistry, Nequesha S. Mohamed et al. — J Arthroplasty · 2017 · cited 528 times

52. The epidemiology of revision total knee and hip arthroplasty in England and Wales

    Amit Patel, G. Pavlou, Rubén Mújica-Mota et al. — Bone Joint J · 2015 · cited 522 times

53. Evaluation of cementless acetabular component migration

    P. Massin, Lee Schmidt, Charles A. Engh — J Arthroplasty · 1989 · cited 519 times

54. Association Between Hospital and Surgeon Procedure Volume and the Outcomes of Total Knee Replacement

    Jeffrey N. Katz, Jane Barrett, Nizar N. Mahomed et al. — J Bone Joint Surg Am · 2004 · cited 519 times

55. What Are the Minimal and Substantial Improvements in the HOOS and KOOS and JR Versions After Total Joint Replacement?

    Stephen Lyman, Yuo-yu Lee, Alexander S. McLawhorn et al. — Clin Orthop Relat Res · 2018 · cited 515 times

56. Prospective Randomized Study of Direct Anterior vs Postero-Lateral Approach for Total Hip Arthroplasty

    William P. Barrett, Shelly E. Turner, John Leopold — J Arthroplasty · 2013 · cited 507 times

57. Patient-Related Risk Factors for Periprosthetic Joint Infection and Postoperative Mortality Following Total Hip Arthroplasty in Medicare Patients

    Kevin J. Bozic, Edmund Lau, Steven M. Kurtz et al. — J Bone Joint Surg Am · 2012 · cited 502 times

58. Periprosthetic Femoral Fractures

    Hans Lindahl, Henrik Malchau, Peter Herberts et al. — J Arthroplasty · 2005 · cited 500 times

59. Does A Kinematically Aligned Total Knee Arthroplasty Restore Function Without Failure Regardless of Alignment Category?

    Stephen M. Howell, Stacey J. Howell, Kyle Kuznik et al. — Clin Orthop Relat Res · 2012 · cited 495 times

60. Topical Application of Tranexamic Acid Reduces Postoperative Blood Loss in Total Knee Arthroplasty

    Jean Wong, Amir Abrishami, Hossam El Beheiry et al. — J Bone Joint Surg Am · 2010 · cited 492 times

61. The Obesity Epidemic

    Thomas K. Fehring, Susan M. Odum, William L. Griffin et al. — J Arthroplasty · 2007 · cited 489 times

62. Biochemical studies on repair cartilage resurfacing experimental defects in the rabbit knee.

    Tomonari Furukawa, David R. Eyre, S Koide et al. — J Bone Joint Surg Am · 1980 · cited 489 times

63. Obesity and Perioperative Morbidity in Total Hip and Total Knee Arthroplasty Patients

    Robert S. Namba, Liz Paxton, Donald C. Fithian et al. — J Arthroplasty · 2005 · cited 487 times

64. Results of Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty at a Minimum of Ten Years of Follow-up

    Richard A. Berger, R. Michael Meneghini, Joshua J. Jacobs et al. — J Bone Joint Surg Am · 2005 · cited 486 times

65. Validation of the KOOS, JR: A Short-form Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Survey

    Stephen Lyman, Yuo-yu Lee, Patricia D. Franklin et al. — Clin Orthop Relat Res · 2016 · cited 478 times

66. The resurfacing of adult rabbit articular cartilage by multiple perforations through the subchondral bone

    Nia S. Mitchell, N Shepard — J Bone Joint Surg Am · 1976 · cited 474 times

67. Trends in Hip Arthroscopy Utilization in the United States

    Kevin J. Bozic, Vanessa Chan, Frank H. Valone et al. — J Arthroplasty · 2013 · cited 460 times

68. Comparative Epidemiology of Revision Arthroplasty: Failed THA Poses Greater Clinical and Economic Burdens Than Failed TKA

    Kevin J. Bozic, Atul F. Kamath, Kevin Ong et al. — Clin Orthop Relat Res · 2014 · cited 459 times

69. Robotics in Arthroplasty: A Comprehensive Review

    David Jacofsky, Mark W. Allen — J Arthroplasty · 2016 · cited 458 times

70. Are We Winning or Losing the Battle With Periprosthetic Joint Infection: Trends in Periprosthetic Joint Infection and Mortality Risk for the Medicare Population

    Steven M. Kurtz, Edmund Lau, Min-Sun Son et al. — J Arthroplasty · 2018 · cited 457 times

71. Infection After Total Knee Arthroplasty. A Retrospective Study of the Treatment of Eighty-One Infections*

    Hiroyuki Segawa, Dean T. Tsukayama, Richard F. Kyle et al. — J Bone Joint Surg Am · 1999 · cited 449 times

72. Does Accurate Anatomical Alignment Result in Better Function and Quality of Life? Comparing Conventional and Computer-Assisted Total Knee Arthroplasty

    Peter Choong, Michelle M. Dowsey, James D Stoney — J Arthroplasty · 2008 · cited 448 times

73. Perioperative Testing for Joint Infection in Patients Undergoing Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty

    Mark F. Schinsky, Craig J. Della Valle, Scott M. Sporer et al. — J Bone Joint Surg Am · 2008 · cited 441 times

74. Obesity, Diabetes, and Preoperative Hyperglycemia as Predictors of Periprosthetic Joint Infection

    Esa Jämsen, Pasi I. Nevalainen, Antti Eskelinen et al. — J Bone Joint Surg Am · 2012 · cited 439 times

75. Robotic-arm assisted total knee arthroplasty is associated with improved early functional recovery and reduced time to hospital discharge compared with conventional jig-based total knee arthroplasty

    Babar Kayani, Sujith Konan, Jenni Tahmassebi et al. — Bone Joint J · 2018 · cited 436 times

76. Bundled Payments in Total Joint Arthroplasty: Targeting Opportunities for Quality Improvement and Cost Reduction

    Kevin J. Bozic, Lorrayne Ward, Thomas P. Vail et al. — Clin Orthop Relat Res · 2013 · cited 431 times

77. Revision Surgery After Total Joint Arthroplasty: A Complication-Based Analysis Using Worldwide Arthroplasty Registers

    Patrick Sadoghi, Michael Liebensteiner, Mark Agreiter et al. — J Arthroplasty · 2013 · cited 429 times

78. Why Are Total Knees Failing Today? Etiology of Total Knee Revision in 2010 and 2011

    William C. Schroer, Keith R. Berend, Adolph V. Lombardi et al. — J Arthroplasty · 2013 · cited 422 times

79. Success After Treatment of Periprosthetic Joint Infection: A Delphi-based International Multidisciplinary Consensus

    Claudio Díaz-Ledezma, Carlos A. Higuera, Javad Parvizi — Clin Orthop Relat Res · 2013 · cited 419 times

80. Patient-related Risk Factors for Postoperative Mortality and Periprosthetic Joint Infection in Medicare Patients Undergoing TKA

    Kevin J. Bozic, Edmund Lau, Steven M. Kurtz et al. — Clin Orthop Relat Res · 2011 · cited 419 times

81. Mortality After Periprosthetic Fracture of the Femur

    Timothy Bhattacharyya, Denis Chang, James B. Meigs et al. — J Bone Joint Surg Am · 2007 · cited 418 times

82. Telemetric force measurements across the hip after total arthroplasty.

    Dwight T. Davy, G. M. Kotzar, R. H. Brown et al. — J Bone Joint Surg Am · 1988 · cited 417 times

83. Implant fixation by bone ingrowth

    H. Kienapfel, C. Sprey, A. Wilke et al. — J Arthroplasty · 1999 · cited 414 times

84. Patients' expectations and satisfaction with total hip arthroplasty

    Carol A. Mancuso, Eduardo A. Salvati, Norman A. Johanson et al. — J Arthroplasty · 1997 · cited 409 times

85. Patterns of osteolysis around total hip components inserted with and without cement.

    B. Zicat, Charles A. Engh, Emre Gökçen — J Bone Joint Surg Am · 1995 · cited 407 times

86. Patient satisfaction after total knee arthroplasty

    Pieter H.J. Bullens, C. J. M. van Loon, M.C. de Waal Malefijt et al. — J Arthroplasty · 2001 · cited 403 times

87. Rapid recovery after Oxford unicompartmental arthroplasty through a short incision

    Andrew Price, Jason Webb, Hans‐Georg Topf et al. — J Arthroplasty · 2001 · cited 399 times

88. Diagnosing Periprosthetic Joint Infection: Has the Era of the Biomarker Arrived?

    Carl Deirmengian, Keith Kardos, Patrick Kilmartin et al. — Clin Orthop Relat Res · 2014 · cited 393 times

89. Morbidly Obese, Diabetic, Younger, and Unilateral Joint Arthroplasty Patients Have Elevated Total Joint Arthroplasty Infection Rates

    Robert A. Malinzak, Merrill A. Ritter, Michael E. Berend et al. — J Arthroplasty · 2009 · cited 387 times

90. Complications of Total Knee Arthroplasty: Standardized List and Definitions of The Knee Society

    William Healy, Craig J. Della Valle, Richard Iorio et al. — Clin Orthop Relat Res · 2012 · cited 386 times

91. Good Alignment After Total Knee Arthroplasty Leads to Faster Rehabilitation and Better Function

    L Longstaff, K. Sloan, Nikki Stamp et al. — J Arthroplasty · 2008 · cited 385 times

92. Factors Influencing the Incidence and Outcome of Infection Following Total Joint Arthroplasty

    Robert Poss, Thomas S. Thornhill, F C Ewald et al. — Clin Orthop Relat Res · 1984 · cited 383 times

93. Two-stage Treatment of Hip Periprosthetic Joint Infection Is Associated With a High Rate of Infection Control but High Mortality

    Keith R. Berend, Adolph V. Lombardi, Michael J. Morris et al. — Clin Orthop Relat Res · 2012 · cited 379 times

94. The Cellular and Molecular Biology of Periprosthetic Osteolysis

    P. Edward Purdue, Panagiotis Koulouvaris, Hollis G. Potter et al. — Clin Orthop Relat Res · 2006 · cited 374 times

95. Obesity and Total Joint Arthroplasty

    ⁎ — J Arthroplasty · 2013 · cited 372 times

96. Two-stage Exchange Arthroplasty for Infected Total Knee Arthroplasty: Predictors of Failure

    Seyed Mohammad Javad Mortazavi, David Vegari, Anthony D. Ho et al. — Clin Orthop Relat Res · 2011 · cited 371 times

97. Functional outcome and patient satisfaction in total knee patients over the age of 75

    John G. Anderson, Richard L. Wixson, D. C. Tsai et al. — J Arthroplasty · 1996 · cited 370 times

98. Controlling Pain After Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Using a Multimodal Protocol With Local Periarticular Injections

    Hari K. Parvataneni, Vineet Shah, Holly Howard et al. — J Arthroplasty · 2007 · cited 367 times

99. The Pathology of the Joint Tissues and its Clinical Relevance in Prosthesis Failure

    Joseph M. Mirra, Harlan C. Amstutz, Maximo Matos et al. — Clin Orthop Relat Res · 1976 · cited 366 times

100. “Asymptomatic” Pseudotumors After Metal-on-Metal Hip Resurfacing Arthroplasty

     Young‐Min Kwon, Simon Ostlere, P. McLardy-Smith et al. — J Arthroplasty · 2010 · cited 364 times

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