Wu Wei-Ting, Lin Jui-An, Chen Lan-Rong, Sun Wei-Zen, Lin Chih-Peng, Özçakar Levent, Chang Ke-Vin
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Community and Geriatric Research Center, National Taiwan University Hospital, Bei-Hu Branch, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan.
Center for Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, Wang-Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan; Center for Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan; Department of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan; Department of Anesthesiology, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
Pain Physician. 2022 Dec;25(9):E1433-E1445.
Ultrasound imaging is shown to be superior to other imaging tools for the evaluation of shoulder disorders in a primary care settings. In addition to its diagnostic utility, ultrasound diathermy is useful as a deep heat modality for the management of shoulder pain.
In this study, we analyzed the bibliometric data of publications that have focused on ultrasound imaging/therapy for shoulder-related pain syndrome.
We searched the Web of Science (WoS) database for articles published between January 1, 1976, and June 24, 2022. The CiteSpace Version 6.1R2 software was used to analyze publication output, authoritative journals/countries/institutions/authors, keywords, references, and citations.
We analyzed 1185 articles in this study and observed a significant trend of an increase in publications per year (beta coefficient 1.8165, R2 = 0.7519, P < 0.001). The maximum number of relevant citations was identified in 2009, and these declined in subsequent years. The Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine, the United States of America, and the League of European Research Universities were identified as the journal, country, and institution with the highest number of publications, respectively. Keyword analysis revealed that "ultrasonography" showed the strongest citation bursts, followed by "arthroscopic findings" and "painful shoulders."
We only analyzed publications indexed in the WoS because most indicators required for bibliometric analysis can be efficiently extracted from its website.
This study highlights a significant trend of an increase in the number of publications focused on ultrasound imaging for shoulder-related pain syndrome. Ultrasound was shown to be a highly popular imaging modality among health care practitioners for the evaluation of shoulder disorders. Randomized controlled trials and state-of-the-art reviews are warranted to boost the citation count and conclusively establish the role of ultrasound applications in patients with shoulder pain syndrome.
在初级保健环境中，超声成像在评估肩部疾病方面优于其他成像工具。除了其诊断效用外，超声透热疗法作为一种深部热疗方式，对肩部疼痛的治疗也很有用。
在本研究中，我们分析了专注于超声成像/治疗肩部相关疼痛综合征的出版物的文献计量数据。
我们在科学网（WoS）数据库中搜索了1976年1月1日至2022年6月24日期间发表的文章。使用CiteSpace 6.1R2软件分析出版物产出、权威期刊/国家/机构/作者、关键词、参考文献和引用情况。
我们在本研究中分析了1185篇文章，并观察到每年出版物数量显著增加的趋势（β系数1.8165，R2 = 0.7519，P < 0.001）。2009年相关引用次数最多，随后几年有所下降。《医学超声杂志》、美国和欧洲研究型大学联盟分别被确定为出版物数量最多的期刊、国家和机构。关键词分析显示，“超声检查”的引用爆发最强，其次是“关节镜检查结果”和“肩部疼痛”。
我们只分析了WoS索引的出版物，因为文献计量分析所需的大多数指标都可以从其网站上有效提取。
本研究突出了专注于超声成像治疗肩部相关疼痛综合征的出版物数量显著增加的趋势。超声被证明是医疗从业者评估肩部疾病时非常受欢迎的成像方式。有必要进行随机对照试验和最新综述，以提高引用次数，并最终确定超声应用在肩部疼痛综合征患者中的作用。
