Mexican Association of Spine Surgeons (AMCICO), CDMX, Mexico; Mexican Society of Neurological Surgery (SMCN), CDMX, Mexico; American British Cowdray Medical Center I.A.P. Campus Santa Fe, CDMX, Mexico; Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), CDMX, Mexico.
Mexican Association of Spine Surgeons (AMCICO), CDMX, Mexico; American British Cowdray Medical Center I.A.P. Campus Santa Fe, CDMX, Mexico; Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), CDMX, Mexico.
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Contributions from Latin America to the global literature are scarce; until 2011, spine surgeons had published 320 articles in indexed journals.
This systematic review evaluates the scientific production of the Mexican Association of Spine Surgeons (Asociación Mexicana de Cirujanos de Columna-AMCICO) from its inception in 1998 to 2018 with the PRISMA statement using PubMed and Google Scholar search engines. The inclusion criteria were spine-related articles in indexed journals providing any (or no) level of evidence with ≥1 AMCICO member as an author. Journal metrics, article metrics, and author variables were analyzed using SPSS version 25.
Of the 444 surgeons historically belonging to AMCICO, only 126 members contributed a total of 441 articles between 1998 and 2018. An average of 21.00 annual publications with an annual scientific output per capita of 0.05 was found. The most frequent evidence level was III (211 articles, 48%), the highest level was I (12 articles, 3%). The main study objective was clinical research, with 308 articles (70%), and the main study foci was trauma, with 103 articles (23%). An average impact factor of 0.16 and 0.92 was obtained for publications in Spanish and English, respectively.
Scientific publications by AMCICO members are scarce, with a per capita annual index of 0.05 from a total of 441 articles in indexed journals. Second, the impact factor of these journals is low, with a mean value of 0.53. Further strategies should be implemented to increase the number and track the record of Mexican contributions to the scientific literature.
拉丁美洲对全球文献的贡献很少；直到 2011 年，脊柱外科医生在索引期刊上发表了 320 篇文章。
本系统评价使用 PRISMA 声明，通过 PubMed 和 Google Scholar 搜索引擎，评估了 1998 年至 2018 年期间墨西哥脊柱外科医生协会（Asociación Mexicana de Cirujanos de Columna-AMCICO）的科学成果。纳入标准为索引期刊中与脊柱相关的文章，提供任何（或无）证据水平，至少有 1 位 AMCICO 成员作为作者。使用 SPSS 版本 25 分析期刊指标、文章指标和作者变量。
在历史上属于 AMCICO 的 444 名外科医生中，只有 126 名成员在 1998 年至 2018 年间共发表了 441 篇文章。平均每年发表 21 篇文章，人均年科学产出为 0.05。最常见的证据水平是 III 级（211 篇文章，48%），最高级别是 I 级（12 篇文章，3%）。主要研究目标是临床研究，有 308 篇文章（70%），主要研究焦点是创伤，有 103 篇文章（23%）。西班牙语和英语出版物的平均影响因子分别为 0.16 和 0.92。
AMCICO 成员的科学出版物很少，在索引期刊的 441 篇文章中，人均每年指数为 0.05。其次，这些期刊的影响因子较低，平均值为 0.53。应实施进一步的策略来增加数量，并跟踪墨西哥对科学文献的贡献记录。
