Bibliometric Analysis of Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal using Scopus Database Kow RY, Low CL, Abbas AA, Zulkifly AH Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal, 2024 Introduction: The Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal (MOJ) (ISSN 1985-2533 / 2232-111X) is the official publication of the Malaysian Orthopaedic Association (MOA) and the ASEAN Orthopaedic Association (AOA). In May 2007, MOA published the first standalone issue of MOJ with the aim of disseminating new knowledge and providing updates in orthopaedics, trauma and musculoskeletal research. Since then, MOJ has grown significantly, achieving indexing in numerous databases and attaining a 2nd Quartile (Q2) rank in the Scopus database in 2022. This bibliometric analysis aims to explore the trends and distribution of articles published in MOJ. Materials and Methods: Bibliometric data for MOJ was extracted from the SCOPUS database, covering the years from its indexing to 2022. Information such as authors, country, document type, author’s keywords, citations, and other parameters were extracted using the bibliometrix package in the R Studio software. The data were then presented in tables and illustrative graphs using the same software. Results: A total of 305 articles were retrieved from the Scopus database during the study period. Two-thirds of the articles were original articles and review articles. The highest number of citations received by an article is 56, and top ten articles in MOJ were authored by researchers from seven different countries, highlighting the journal’s diversity. Despite receiving submissions from various countries, there is minimal collaboration between authors of different countries. Keywords such as “covid-19” and “pandemic” dominate the authors’ keyword section due to the once-in-a-life-time COVID-19 which during the study period, resulting in numerous publications related to this issue. Conclusion: This bibliometric analysis reviews all the articles indexed in the Scopus database and provides insight into the contributors’ information and the trends in orthopaedic research. By identifying the lack of collaboration between countries, it is hoped that this analysis can inspire more orthopaedic surgeons and researchers to collaborate and produce high-quality publications.
Staged Reconstruction for Humeral Osteomyelitis after Severe Crush Injury of the Shoulder: A Case Report Kow RY, Mohd-Yusof N, Abas MF, Low CL Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal, 2022 The incidence of humeral osteomyelitis is relatively rare as compared to incidence of lower limb osteomyelitis. Despite having no guideline in the management of humeral osteomyelitis, surgeons have utilised their experience in managing lower limb osteomyelitis to treat humeral osteomyelitis. By adhering to principles including thorough debridement of necrotic bone and soft tissue, staged bony and/or soft tissue reconstruction, and targeted antimicrobial therapy, a good outcome can be achieved in the management of humeral osteomyelitis. We report a case of Cierny-Mader type IV proximal humeral osteomyelitis after a severe crush injury of the left shoulder and its subsequent two-stage reconstruction using internal fixation and pedicled Latissimus dorsi musculocutaneous flap.
COVID-19 Pandemic: Two-year Experience and Response of a Teaching Hospital in Malaysia and the Effect on Postgraduate Orthopaedic Training Kow RY, Khalid KA, Zakaria Z, Awang MS Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal, 2022 As the number of COVID-19-related infections and deaths increased exponentially in the during 2020, few countries were equipped to manage and curb this novel coronavirus. Initially there was no proven cure or vaccine to this novel virus (SARS-Cov-2), leaving the authorities with no choice but to impose quarantines at the short-term expense of their economies. As we gain more knowledge on this novel virus, the tried-and-tested method of selective testing of the symptomatic patients, used successfully in almost all infectious respiratory diseases, has been replaced with trace-and-test method, as most of the infected patients remained asymptomatic. In early 2021, the availability of vaccines provided a shed of light out from this pandemic. Nevertheless, we faced an enormous task in juggling between vaccination of the population, managing patients with COVID-19 infection as well as non-COVID-19 patients. Here, we share our experience and response in managing this healthcare crisis across a two-year period during the pandemic and we hope other centres can learn from what we went through and help them derive a protocol to navigate through a future pandemic.
Microbiology of diabetic foot infections in three district hospital in malaysia and comparison with south east asian countries Medical Journal of Malaysia, 2019
Imageless Kinematic Versus CT-Based Functional Alignment in Robotic-Assisted Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Propensity Score–Matched Comparative Study Y Ng, JTE Lim, RY Kow, HN Pang, DKJ Tay, SJ Yeo, MHL Liow Journal of Orthopaedics , 2026 2026
Preheating 2-Octyl Cyanoacrylate Reduces Curing Time in Robotic Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Pilot Randomized Study RY Kow, WT Lo, Y Ng, JTE Lim, CL Tan, MHJ Cheng, MHL Liow, ... Cureus 17 (7) , 2025 2025
Clinical and Functional Outcomes of Ilizarov Bone Transport in Traumatic Tibial Bone Loss N Mohd-Yusof, RY Kow, AF Sulong, RM Nallayan, MA Zainal-Abidin Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal 19 (2), 91 , 2025 2025 Citations: 4
The Difference in Supine versus Standing Plain Radiograph of the Knee in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis AA Musa, R Shamsuddin-Perisamy, CL Low, AH Zulkifly, RY Kow Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal 19 (2), 50 , 2025 2025 Citations: 1
Comparison of Thermal Imaging and Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Evaluating the Extension of Diabetic Foot Infections: A Report of Two Cases ARM Sirajudeen, CL Low, MR Abidin, MW Ahmad, AS Sulaiman, ... Cureus 17 (4) , 2025 2025
Surgical Consideration in Total Knee Arthroplasty for a Patient With Incidental Femoral Intramedullary Fibrous Dysplasia KR Yi, ZA Suraya, WT Lo, XF Chen, LMH Lincoln Cureus 17 (2) , 2025 2025
Fibula Pro-tibia or Tibial Pro-fibula Dilemma: Order Defines Meaning RY Kow, CL Low, N Mohd-Yusof Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal 18 (3), 88 , 2024 2024
Mapping the research landscape of intra-articular knee injections: a bibliometric analysis using the scopus database AA Musa, CL Low, KN Siron, MHM Nazarallah, RY Kow, IBA Bakar, ... Cureus 16 (7), e65647 , 2024 2024 Citations: 3
Bibliometric analysis of Malaysian orthopaedic journal using Scopus database RY Kow, CL Low, AA Abbas, AH Zulkifly Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal 18 (2), 1 , 2024 2024 Citations: 2
Thermography research in diabetic foot: insights from a Scopus-based bibliometric study SA Zakaria, CL Low, RY Kow, ZZ Mohamad, MR Abidin, AC Ahmad, ... Cureus 16 (6) , 2024 2024 Citations: 10
Shoulder arthroplasty: a bibliometric analysis using the Scopus database KN Siron, RY Kow, NANM Amin, CL Low, AN Wahid, F Jasni, MR Abidin, ... Cureus 16 (6) , 2024 2024 Citations: 6
Robotic-assisted hip and knee arthroplasty: a bibliometric analysis using the scopus database RY Kow, RA Rani, MHM Nazarallah, JF Leong, MF Hayyun, CL Low, ... Cureus 16 (3) , 2024 2024 Citations: 26
Comment to: The Incidence of Fracture-Related Infection in Open Tibia Fracture with Different Time Interval of Initial Debridement SM Esmat, RY Kow, CL Low Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal 18 (1), 153 , 2024 2024 Citations: 1
Supracondylar Humerus Fractures in Infants and Toddlers: An Unexplored Area RY Kow, CL Low, MS Awang Journal of InvestIgatIve surgery 36 (1), 2136803 , 2023 2023 Citations: 1
Evaluation of feasibility of medial plantar artery flap with computed tomography angiography in diabetic patients: a pilot radioanatomic study AAA Alwi, CL Low, RY Kow, FA Tajudin, BC Lim, AAH Lim, ... Cureus 15 (10) , 2023 2023 Citations: 3
Bibliometric analysis of diagnostic yield of CT pulmonary angiogram (CTPA) in the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism (PE) RY Kow, K Razali, CL Low, KN Siron, ZZ Mohamad, MM Yusof, ... Cureus 15 (7) , 2023 2023 Citations: 13
The role of medial plantar artery flap in heel pad reconstruction: a report of two cases ZS Oon, RY Kow, AAA Alwi, MAS Ayeop, CL Low, AC Ahmad, AAA ALWI Cureus 15 (7) , 2023 2023 Citations: 9
Diagnostic yield of CT pulmonary angiogram in the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism and its predictive factors CL Low, RY Kow, A Abd Aziz, MM Yusof, BC Lim, NA Kamarudin, ... Cureus 15 (6) , 2023 2023 Citations: 22
Outcomes of geriatric hip fractures in a tertiary referral center in Malaysia during the COVID-19 pandemic MHA Khan, RY Kow, S Ramalingam, A Sofian, JPY Ho, KSJ Singh, JJ Raj, ... Cureus 15 (6) , 2023 2023 Citations: 8
Telescoping allograft prosthetic composite (APC) reconstruction of the femur following revision arthroplasty for neglected developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) JC Yuen, HN Pang, RY Kow Cureus 15 (6) , 2023 2023 Citations: 4
MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
Predictive factors of major lower extremity amputations in diabetic foot infections: a cross-sectional study at district hospital in Malaysia RY Kow, CL Low, JK Ruben, MZ Zaharul-Azri, BC Lim Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal 13 (3), 45 , 2019 2019 Citations: 30
Microbiology of diabetic foot infections in three district hospital in Malaysia and comparison with South East Asian Countries. RY Kow, CL Low, JK Ruben, WMZ Zaharul Azri, ESK Mor Japar Khan The Medical Journal of Malaysia 74 (5), 394-399 , 2019 2019 Citations: 27
Robotic-assisted hip and knee arthroplasty: a bibliometric analysis using the scopus database RY Kow, RA Rani, MHM Nazarallah, JF Leong, MF Hayyun, CL Low, ... Cureus 16 (3) , 2024 2024 Citations: 26
Diagnostic yield of CT pulmonary angiogram in the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism and its predictive factors CL Low, RY Kow, A Abd Aziz, MM Yusof, BC Lim, NA Kamarudin, ... Cureus 15 (6) , 2023 2023 Citations: 22
Outcomes of femoral neck fractures in young patients and the factors associated with complications: a multicenter study from Malaysia JJ Raj, RY Kow, K Ganthel, DE Kunasingh, GK Panicker, BC Lim, CL Low, ... Cureus 13 (9) , 2021 2021 Citations: 21
COVID-19 infodemiology: association between Google search and vaccination in Malaysian population RY Kow, NM Rafiai, AAA Alwi, CL Low, MW Ahmad, Z Zakaria, AH Zulkifly, ... Cureus 14 (9) , 2022 2022 Citations: 19
COVID-19 collateral damage: management of periprosthetic joint infection in Malaysia MHA Khan, RY Kow, S Ramalingam, JPY Ho, JJ Raj, K Ganthel, CL Low, ... Cureus 13 (10) , 2021 2021 Citations: 16
Humeral supracondylar fractures in children: a novel technique of lateral external fixation and Kirschner wiring RY Kow, AR Zamri, JK Ruben, S Jamaluddin, MT Mohd-Nazir Malaysian orthopaedic journal 10 (2), 41 , 2016 2016 Citations: 15
Characteristics and microbiological profile of patients with diabetic foot infections in Kuantan, Pahang RY Kow, CL Low, MAS Ayeop, A Che-Ahmad, MS Awang Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal 16 (1), 11 , 2022 2022 Citations: 14
Bibliometric analysis of diagnostic yield of CT pulmonary angiogram (CTPA) in the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism (PE) RY Kow, K Razali, CL Low, KN Siron, ZZ Mohamad, MM Yusof, ... Cureus 15 (7) , 2023 2023 Citations: 13
Surgical reconstruction of an open medial malleolus fracture using a novel technique: a case report RY Kow, JC Yuen, AAA Alwi, MF Abas, CL Low JBJS Case Connector 9 (2), e0163 , 2019 2019 Citations: 11
Thermography research in diabetic foot: insights from a Scopus-based bibliometric study SA Zakaria, CL Low, RY Kow, ZZ Mohamad, MR Abidin, AC Ahmad, ... Cureus 16 (6) , 2024 2024 Citations: 10
The Malay version of the Michigan hand outcomes questionnaire: cross-cultural adaptation, validation and reliability testing JX Lye, RY Kow, R Ismail, KA Khalid The Journal of Hand Surgery (Asian-Pacific Volume) 26 (02), 166-179 , 2021 2021 Citations: 10
Life-threatening chlorhexidine anaphylaxis: a case report RY Kow, CL Low, JK Ruben, MZ Zaharul-Azri, MS Ng Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal 11 (2), 72 , 2017 2017 Citations: 10
The role of medial plantar artery flap in heel pad reconstruction: a report of two cases ZS Oon, RY Kow, AAA Alwi, MAS Ayeop, CL Low, AC Ahmad, AAA ALWI Cureus 15 (7) , 2023 2023 Citations: 9
Malaysian public interest in common medical problems: a 10-year Google Trends analysis RY Kow, NM Rafiai, AAA Alwi, CL Low, NR Rozi, KN Siron, AH Zulkifly, ... Cureus 14 (1) , 2022 2022 Citations: 9
Scurvy: a neglected cause of muscle pain and weakness in a child with picky eating behavior RY Kow, NANA Adel, AHA Razak, CL Low, MS Awang Cureus 13 (7), e16289 , 2021 2021 Citations: 9
Outcomes of geriatric hip fractures in a tertiary referral center in Malaysia during the COVID-19 pandemic MHA Khan, RY Kow, S Ramalingam, A Sofian, JPY Ho, KSJ Singh, JJ Raj, ... Cureus 15 (6) , 2023 2023 Citations: 8
The creation of articulating cement spacer using custom-fabricated silicone mold for the treatment of periprosthetic joint infection: two case reports JC Yuen, RY Kow, JJ Raj, CL Low, J Raj Cureus 14 (12) , 2022 2022 Citations: 8
COVID-19 pandemic: two-year experience and response of a teaching hospital in Malaysia and the effect on postgraduate orthopaedic training RY Kow, KA Khalid, Z Zakaria, MS Awang Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal 16 (2), 1 , 2022 2022 Citations: 8
