Luo Fang, Hu Yunxiang, Liu Sanmao, Yang Rui
Department of Orthopedics, The Peoples' Hospital of Jiajiang, Leshan City, Sichuan Province, China.
Department of Orthopedics, The First Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou City, Gansu Province, China.
Medicine (Baltimore). 2025 Jul 4;104(27):e42956. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000042956.
This study aimed to perform a bibliometric analysis to explore the current state and emerging trends of XR (extended reality: virtual reality, augmented reality, mixed reality) technology applications in orthopedics.
Scholarly publications from January 1, 2000, to June 20, 2023, were retrieved from the Web of Science and analyzed using bibliometric tools such as VOSviewer, CiteSpace, and R.
A total of 551 publications from 234 journals, authored by 2624 researchers across 1613 institutions in 53 countries/regions, were included. The United States led in publication volume (128, 23.79%), with Johns Hopkins University as the most productive institution (19, 3.53%). Edstrom, Erik was the most prolific author (15, 2.79%), and the International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery had the highest publication count (36, 6.69%). Frequently used keywords included "augmented reality," "surgical navigation," and "navigation," while research hotspots focused on topics like "total knee arthroplasty," "mixed reality," and "osteoarthritis."
This study offers a comprehensive overview of research trends and advancements in XR technology applications within orthopedics, highlighting collaborative efforts among authors, institutions, and countries, and providing insights for future research directions.
本研究旨在进行文献计量分析，以探讨XR（扩展现实：虚拟现实、增强现实、混合现实）技术在骨科应用的现状和新趋势。
检索2000年1月1日至2023年6月20日期间的学术出版物，这些出版物来自科学网，并使用VOSviewer、CiteSpace和R等文献计量工具进行分析。
共纳入来自234种期刊的551篇出版物，由53个国家/地区1613个机构的2624名研究人员撰写。美国在出版物数量上领先（128篇，占23.79%），约翰·霍普金斯大学是产出最多的机构（19篇，占3.53%）。埃德斯托姆·埃里克是最多产的作者（15篇，占2.79%），《国际计算机辅助放射学与外科学杂志》的出版物数量最多（36篇，占6.69%）。常用关键词包括“增强现实”“手术导航”和“导航”，而研究热点集中在“全膝关节置换术”“混合现实”和“骨关节炎”等主题上。
本研究全面概述了XR技术在骨科应用中的研究趋势和进展，突出了作者、机构和国家之间的合作努力，并为未来的研究方向提供了见解。
