100 most cited articles in orthopaedic surgery.

Science Citation Index Expanded was searched for citations to articles published in any of the 49 journals in the subject category "ORTHOPEDICS." Each of the 49 journals was searched separately using the "cited reference search" to determine the 100 most often cited articles. Each article was reviewed for basic information including year of publication, country of origin, source journal of the article, article type, and level of evidence. We categorized the journal article by field of research where possible. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2011 May;469(5):1487-97. Epub 2010 Oct 5. PDF