Held, Michael; Castelein, Sophie; Bruins, Marie-Fien; Laubscher, Maritz; Dunn, Robert; Keel, Marius; Ahmad, Sufian; Hoppe, Sven (2018). Most Influential Literature in Spinal Tuberculosis: A Global Disease Without Global Evidence. Global spine journal, 8(1), pp. 84-94. Sage 10.1177/2192568217707182
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Study Design
Bibliometric review of the literature.
Objective
This bibliometric analysis aims to give an overview of the most influential academic literature written on spinal tuberculosis.
Methods
All databases included in the Thomson Reuters Web of Knowledge were searched for the most influential publications in spinal tuberculosis. The most cited articles published between 1950 and 2015, with the main focus on orthopedic surgery, were identified using a multistep approach, and a total of 100 articles were included. The publications were then analyzed in this bibliometric analysis.
Results
The number of citations ranged from 243 to 36, with an average of 77.11. The articles were published in 34 different journals, and the studies were conducted in 20 different countries. The top 3 countries, India, the United States, and China, published a total of 51% (n = 51) of all articles. Low-burden countries produced 60% (n = 60) of all articles in our list. African centers produced only 4% (n = 4) of all included articles.
Conclusions
Indian and Chinese researchers dominate evidence in spinal tuberculosis. Other areas with high disease burden, such as Africa, do not feature. Most publications are retrospective studies with a low level of evidence.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Review Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Orthopaedic, Plastic and Hand Surgery (DOPH) > Clinic of Orthopaedic Surgery |
UniBE Contributor: |
Keel, Marius, Ahmad, Sufian, Hoppe, Sven |
Subjects: |
600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health |
ISSN: |
2192-5682 |
Publisher: |
Sage |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Kathrin Aeschlimann |
Date Deposited: |
27 Jun 2019 11:48 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 15:29 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1177/2192568217707182 |
PubMed ID: |
29456919 |
Uncontrolled Keywords: |
Potts bibliometric spine tuberculosis vertebra |
BORIS DOI: |
10.7892/boris.131533 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/131533 |
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