Fifty Most-Cited Research Articles in Elbow Surgery: A Modern Reading List.

Purpose: Bibliometric analysis is a common method for evaluating current trends within a scientific field. The primary aim of this study was to define and analyze the 50 most frequently cited articles in the field of elbow surgery, both of all time and those published during the 21st century.

Methods: We searched the Journal Citation Report to identify articles related to elbow surgery within academic journals.