Donnally Chester J, Butler Alexander J, Rush Augustus J, Bondar Kevin J, Wang Michael Y, Eismont Frank J
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Miami Hospital, Miami, FL, USA.
Department of Education, The University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA.
J Spine Surg. 2018 Dec;4(4):770-779. doi: 10.21037/jss.2018.09.08.
Management of cervical myelopathy (CM) has continued to evolve through a better understanding of the long-term outcomes of this diagnosis as well as improved diagnostic guidelines. More recent literature continues to expand the field, but certain publications can be distinguished from others due to their lasting impact. Using the Clarivate Analytics Web of Science, search phrases were used to identify publications pertaining to CM. The fifty most cited articles were isolated. The frequency of citations, year of publication, country of origin, journal of publication, level of evidence (LOE), article type, as well as contributing authors and institutions were recorded. We also highlighted the five most cited articles (per year) from the past 10 years. Publications included ranged from 1952-2011, with the plurality of articles published during 2000-2009 (n=21; 42%). The most cited paper was Hillibrand's 1999 reporting of adjacent segment disease rates following cervical fusions, followed by Hirabayashi's 1983 review of his cervical laminoplasty outcomes. The third most cited was Brain's 1952 review of the manifestations of cervical spondylosis. contributed the most publications (n=26; 52%). A LOE of III was the most common (n=30; 60%). Clinical outcome articles were the most frequent type (n=28; 56%). Osaka University (Japan) and Kazou Yonenobu had the most contributions. Ames or Fehlings were the first or last author in each of the five most influential articles from the past 10 years. This bibliometric citation analysis identifies the most influential articles regarding CM. There are few publications with a high LOE, and more high powered studies are needed. Knowledge of these "classic" publications allows for a better overall understanding of the diagnosis, treatment, and future direction of research of CM.
随着对颈椎脊髓病（CM）这一诊断的长期预后有了更深入的了解以及诊断指南的改进，CM的管理方法一直在不断演变。最近的文献继续拓展这一领域，但某些出版物因其持久影响而与其他出版物有所不同。利用科睿唯安的科学网，通过搜索短语来识别与CM相关的出版物。筛选出被引用次数最多的五十篇文章。记录了引用频率、出版年份、原产国、出版期刊、证据水平（LOE）、文章类型以及作者和机构。我们还重点介绍了过去10年中每年被引用次数最多的五篇文章。所纳入的出版物时间跨度为1952年至2011年，其中大部分文章发表于2000年至2009年（n = 21；42%）。被引用次数最多的论文是希利布兰德1999年关于颈椎融合术后相邻节段疾病发生率的报告，其次是平林1983年对其颈椎椎板成形术结果的综述。被引用次数排第三的是布雷恩1952年对颈椎病表现的综述。贡献出版物最多的是（n = 26；52%）。III级证据水平最为常见（n = 30；60%）。临床结果类文章是最常见的类型（n = 28；56%）。大阪大学（日本）和米本和夫的贡献最大。在过去10年最具影响力的五篇文章中，艾姆斯或费林斯分别是每篇文章的第一作者或最后作者。这项文献计量学引用分析确定了关于CM最具影响力的文章。具有高证据水平的出版物较少，需要更多高质量的研究。了解这些“经典”出版物有助于更好地全面理解CM的诊断、治疗及未来研究方向。
