Bovonratwet Patawut, Webb Matthew L, Ondeck Nathaniel T, Shultz Blake N, McLynn Ryan P, Cui Jonathan J, Grauer Jonathan N
Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Int J Spine Surg. 2018 Dec 21;12(6):713-717. doi: 10.14444/5089. eCollection 2018 Dec.
Although publication rates from multiple orthopedic research conferences have been published in the literature, the publication rates of abstracts presented at the Lumbar Spine Research Society (LSRS) meetings have never been reported. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the publication rates from the LSRS annual meeting years 2008-2012 and then to compare those rates with that of other spine research society meetings.
Podium presentations from 2008 to 2012 and poster presentations from 2010 to 2012 were reviewed. For each presentation, a PubMed search was performed to determine if a full-text publication existed. χ tests were used to compare LSRS publication rates to those of other spine meetings. In addition, impact of published articles was evaluated by average citation count and average journal impact factor.
From 2008 to 2012, a total of 332 podium and poster presentations were identified. The overall publication rate was 55.1% (183/332). For podium presentations, this was greatest in 2012 (66.0%) and lowest in 2008 (51.5%). For poster presentations, this was greatest in 2012 (53.6%) and lowest in 2010 (25.0%). The publication rate of presentations is statistically greater than the publication rates of Eurospine (37.8%, < .001), North American Spine Society (40.0%, < .001), The International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine (45.0%, = .012), and the Scoliosis Research Society (47.0%, = .042) but not statistically different than that of Cervical Spine Research Society (65.7%, = .059). In addition, the average citation count per published article categorized by year ranged from 13 to 31. The average journal impact factor of published articles categorized by year ranged from 2.31 to 2.55.
While LSRS is a relatively young society, these findings point to the high quality of presentations at this scientific meeting. These findings speak to the scientific rigor of presentations at LSRS.
This study helps clinicians and scientists gauge the quality of a research meeting and make informed choices on which gatherings to attend.
尽管文献中已公布了多个骨科研究会议的发表率，但腰椎研究学会（LSRS）会议上发表的摘要的发表率从未被报道过。本研究的目的是评估2008 - 2012年LSRS年会的发表率，然后将这些比率与其他脊柱研究学会会议的发表率进行比较。
回顾了2008年至2012年的大会发言以及2010年至2012年的海报展示。对于每次展示，进行PubMed检索以确定是否存在全文发表。使用χ检验将LSRS的发表率与其他脊柱会议的发表率进行比较。此外，通过平均引用次数和平均期刊影响因子评估已发表文章的影响力。
2008年至2012年，共确定了332次大会发言和海报展示。总体发表率为55.1%（183/332）。对于大会发言，2012年最高（66.0%），2008年最低（51.5%）。对于海报展示，2012年最高（53.6%），2010年最低（25.0%）。展示的发表率在统计学上高于欧洲脊柱学会（37.8%，P <.001）、北美脊柱学会（40.0%，P <.001）、国际腰椎研究学会（45.0%，P = 0.012）和脊柱侧弯研究学会（47.0%，P = 0.042）的发表率，但与颈椎研究学会（65.7%，P = 0.059）的发表率无统计学差异。此外，按年份分类的每篇已发表文章的平均引用次数在13至31之间。按年份分类的已发表文章的平均期刊影响因子在2.31至2.55之间。
虽然LSRS是一个相对年轻的学会，但这些发现表明了该科学会议上展示的高质量。这些发现说明了LSRS展示的科学严谨性。
本研究有助于临床医生和科学家评估研究会议的质量，并就参加哪些会议做出明智的选择。
