Muthu Sathish, Jeyaraman Madhan, Jeyaraman Naveen
Department of Orthopaedics, Government Medical College and Hospital, Dindigul 624304, Tamil Nadu, India.
Department of Orthopaedics, Faculty of Medicine-Sri Lalithambigai Medical College and Hospital, Dr MGR Educational and Research Institute, Chennai 600095, Tamil Nadu, India.
World J Orthop. 2022 Sep 18;13(9):853-869. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v13.i9.853.
Spine surgery is evolving and in the due course of its evolution, it is useful to have a comprehensive summary of the process to have a greater understanding to refine our future directives. With the multiple domains of research in the spine, it has become difficult for a surgeon to find the potential hotspots in research or identify the emerging research frontiers.
To analyze RCTs (1990-2019) for potential research domains along with their research networks and identify the hot topics for future research.
A comprehensive and systematic analysis of all the RCTs published on spinal surgery from 1990 to 2019 retrieved from the Web of Science Core Collection database. Scientometric and visual analysis of their characteristics, cooperation networks, keywords, and citations were made using CiteSpace software. Journal and article impact index were retrieved from () Database.
A total of 696 RCTs were published on spinal surgery from 1990 to 2019; of which, the United States ( = 263) and China ( = 71) made a significant contribution. Thomas Jefferson University ( = 16) was the leading contributor to RCTs on spinal surgery. Weinstein JN was the most cited author in the field followed by Deyo RA. ( = 559) remained the top-cited journal for RCTs on spinal surgery. On literature co-citation analysis, spinal stenosis, anterior cervical discectomy and fusion, degenerative disc disease, and minimally invasive decompression were identified as the hotspots and potential research frontiers.
The identified hotspots that extending the frontiers in the management of degenerative disorders of the spine through further research holds the potential for advancement in spinal care.
脊柱外科正在不断发展，在其发展过程中，全面总结这一过程有助于我们更好地理解，从而完善未来的指导方针。随着脊柱研究的多个领域不断拓展，外科医生很难找到潜在的研究热点或识别新兴的研究前沿。
分析1990 - 2019年的随机对照试验（RCT），以确定潜在的研究领域及其研究网络，并找出未来研究的热点话题。
对从科学引文索引核心合集数据库中检索到的1990年至2019年发表的所有脊柱外科随机对照试验进行全面系统的分析。使用CiteSpace软件对其特征、合作网络、关键词和引文进行科学计量和可视化分析。从（）数据库中检索期刊和文章影响指数。
1990年至2019年共发表了696项脊柱外科随机对照试验；其中，美国（= 263）和中国（= 71）做出了重大贡献。托马斯杰斐逊大学（= 16）是脊柱外科随机对照试验的主要贡献者。温斯坦·JN是该领域被引用最多的作者，其次是德约·RA。（= 559）仍然是脊柱外科随机对照试验被引用次数最多的期刊。通过文献共被引分析，脊柱狭窄、颈椎前路椎间盘切除融合术、椎间盘退变疾病和微创减压被确定为热点和潜在的研究前沿。
通过进一步研究确定的这些热点，有望在脊柱退行性疾病的治疗方面拓展前沿领域，推动脊柱护理的进步。
