Fifty Most-Cited Articles in the Orthopaedic Treatment of the Hip

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.