Zheng Xiaodong, Han Wenjin, Gao Shan, Jia MengLong, Liu LiJun, Yu Longtan
The First Clinical School, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China.
Department of Orthopedic Spine, Weifang Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Weifang, China.
Front Pediatr. 2025 Feb 4;13:1526459. doi: 10.3389/fped.2025.1526459. eCollection 2025.
The objective of this study is to present a comprehensive overview of current advancements, prominent areas of interest, emerging trends, and frontiers in global research concerning the treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. The aim is to offer valuable insights and guidance for future research endeavors in this field.
We conducted a literature search on the treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis using the Web of Science Core Collection database spanning from 2009 to 2024. Visualization of countries, institutions, authors, and keywords was performed using CiteSpace.
1,002 English articles were included in this study. Between 2009 and 2020, publications remained relatively low and stable. However, in 2021, interest in the treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis began to surge, a noticeable increase in publications, with a peak reached in 2022. The United States emerged as the leading contributor among countries, institutions, and authors. Nanjing University and Peter O. Newton were the most prolific institutions and authors, respectively. The academic journal with the highest number of published articles was Spine. Notably, areas such as Cobb angle measurement, the efficacy of non-surgical treatments for AIS, and factors influencing the success of brace treatment garnered significant attention as hot topics in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis treatment.
The prognosis remains consistent across patients with varying degrees of curvature in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Given the limited understanding of its etiology, the relationship between curvature and prognosis, as well as the exploration of its underlying causes, could emerge as new research directions in the future.
本研究的目的是全面概述全球关于青少年特发性脊柱侧凸治疗的当前进展、主要关注领域、新兴趋势和前沿研究。旨在为该领域未来的研究工作提供有价值的见解和指导。
我们使用科学网核心合集数据库对2009年至2024年期间青少年特发性脊柱侧凸的治疗进行了文献检索。使用CiteSpace对国家、机构、作者和关键词进行了可视化分析。
本研究纳入了1002篇英文文章。2009年至2020年期间，出版物数量相对较少且稳定。然而，在2021年，对青少年特发性脊柱侧凸治疗的关注度开始激增，出版物数量显著增加，在2022年达到峰值。美国在国家、机构和作者中成为主要贡献者。南京大学和彼得·O·牛顿分别是发文量最多的机构和作者。发表文章数量最多的学术期刊是《脊柱》。值得注意的是，诸如Cobb角测量、青少年特发性脊柱侧凸非手术治疗的疗效以及影响支具治疗成功的因素等领域作为青少年特发性脊柱侧凸治疗的热门话题受到了广泛关注。
青少年特发性脊柱侧凸不同程度侧弯患者的预后保持一致。鉴于对其病因、侧弯与预后之间的关系了解有限，对其潜在病因的探索可能会成为未来新的研究方向。
