Viswanath Aparna, Monga Puneet
Upper Limb Unit, Dept of Orthopaedics, Wrightington Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust, Hall Lane, Appley Bridge, Lancashire, WN6 9EP, United Kingdom.
J Clin Orthop Trauma. 2021 Apr 19;18:105-113. doi: 10.1016/j.jcot.2021.04.011. eCollection 2021 Jul.
The aim of this study is to analyse the most cited articles in rotator cuff surgery and identify trends in topics by decade to see which areas may still need further investigation.
Journal Citation Index was searched to find articles using the search terms pertaining to "rotator cuff repair". All articles were ranked according to most cited, and then further analysed to find most cited articles in each decade. Articles were grouped into topics to find themes for each decade.
All the most cited articles were published in 6 orthopaedic journals. Only 4 of the top 30 citations provided level I evidence. Each decade's most cited articles seemed to fit into a broad topic, with platelet-rich plasma and biologic augmentation being prominent in the last decade.
There are still many unanswered questions in rotator cuff surgery, but this may be because success of certain treatment options are highly dependent on patient selection. Despite growing numbers of articles being published on rotator cuff repairs, the level of evidence remains low. Larger, collaborative projects may help in answering the common dilemmas that still face shoulder surgeons.
本研究旨在分析肩袖手术中被引用次数最多的文章，并按十年为单位确定主题趋势，以了解哪些领域可能仍需进一步研究。
通过检索期刊引用索引，使用与“肩袖修复”相关的检索词查找文章。所有文章按被引用次数最多进行排名，然后进一步分析以找出每个十年中被引用次数最多的文章。文章被分组到不同主题中，以找出每个十年的主题。
所有被引用次数最多的文章均发表于6种骨科期刊。前30篇被引用文章中只有4篇提供了I级证据。每个十年中被引用次数最多的文章似乎都符合一个广泛的主题，富血小板血浆和生物增强在过去十年中尤为突出。
肩袖手术中仍有许多未解决的问题，但这可能是因为某些治疗方案的成功高度依赖于患者的选择。尽管关于肩袖修复的文章数量不断增加，但证据水平仍然很低。更大规模的合作项目可能有助于解决肩部外科医生仍然面临的常见难题。
