Classifications and level of evidence trends from the most influential literature on thoracolumbar burst fractures: A bibliometric analysis
Background: There are known classifications that describe thoracolumbar (TL) burst type injury but it is unclear which have the most influence on management. Our objective is to investigate the association of classification publications with the quantity and type of the most influential articles on...
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| author | Sima Vazquez Eris Spirollari Christina Ng Alexandria F Naftchi Ankita Das Austin Carpenter Cameron Rawanduzy Paul Garell Haylen Rosberger Ronan Gandhi Eric Feldstein Smit Shah Jose F Dominguez Simon Hanft John K Houten Merritt D Kinon |
| author_facet | Sima Vazquez Eris Spirollari Christina Ng Alexandria F Naftchi Ankita Das Austin Carpenter Cameron Rawanduzy Paul Garell Haylen Rosberger Ronan Gandhi Eric Feldstein Smit Shah Jose F Dominguez Simon Hanft John K Houten Merritt D Kinon |
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| description | Background: There are known classifications that describe thoracolumbar (TL) burst type injury but it is unclear which have the most influence on management. Our objective is to investigate the association of classification publications with the quantity and type of the most influential articles on TL burst fractures. Methods: Web of Science was searched, and exclusion and inclusion criteria were used to extract the top 100 cited articles on TL burst fractures. The effects on type, number, and other variables were separated into four eras as defined by four major classification publications. Results: 30 out of the top 100 articles represent level 1 or 2 evidence. The most influential journal was Spine, accounting for 35 articles and 4,537 citations. The highest number of articles (53) was published between the years 1995-2005, culminating with the Thoracolumbar Injury Severity Classification Score (TLICS) paper. After 2005, there was an increase in average citations per year. Following 2013, the number of highly influential articles decreased, and systematic reviews (SRs) became a larger proportion of the literature. There was a statistically significant increase in the level of 1 and 2 evidence articles with time until the publication of TLICS. The predictive value of time for higher levels of evidence was only seen in the pre-2005 years (AUC: 0.717, 95% CI 0.579-0.855, p = 0.002). Conclusions: In 1994, two articles marked the beginning of an era of highly influential TL burst fracture literature. The 2005 TLICS score was associated with a preceding increase in LOE and productivity. Following 2005, the literature saw a decrease in productivity and an increase in systematic review/meta-analysis (SR-MAs). These trends represent an increase in scholarly discussion that led to a systematic synthesis of the existing literature after publication of the 2005 TLICS article. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ad79bc927e2945dcb55820c6609bb4f92022-12-22T03:34:01ZengElsevierNorth American Spine Society Journal2666-54842022-06-0110100125Classifications and level of evidence trends from the most influential literature on thoracolumbar burst fractures: A bibliometric analysisSima Vazquez0Eris Spirollari1Christina Ng2Alexandria F Naftchi3Ankita Das4Austin Carpenter5Cameron Rawanduzy6Paul Garell7Haylen Rosberger8Ronan Gandhi9Eric Feldstein10Smit Shah11Jose F Dominguez12Simon Hanft13John K Houten14Merritt D Kinon15Department of Neurosurgery, Westchester Medical Center, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY 10595, United StatesDepartment of Neurosurgery, Westchester Medical Center, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY 10595, United StatesDepartment of Neurosurgery, Westchester Medical Center, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY 10595, United StatesDepartment of Neurosurgery, Westchester Medical Center, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY 10595, United StatesDepartment of Neurosurgery, Westchester Medical Center, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY 10595, United StatesDepartment of Neurosurgery, Westchester Medical Center, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY 10595, United StatesDepartment of Neurosurgery, Westchester Medical Center, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY 10595, United StatesCornell University, Ithaca, NY 14850, United StatesCornell University, Ithaca, NY 14850, United StatesDepartment of Neurosurgery, Westchester Medical Center, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY 10595, United StatesDepartment of Neurosurgery, Westchester Medical Center, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY 10595, United StatesDepartment of Neurology, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia, SC 29209, United StatesDepartment of Neurosurgery, Westchester Medical Center, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY 10595, United States; Corresponding author at: Department of Neurosurgery, Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, NY 10595, United States.Department of Neurosurgery, Westchester Medical Center, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY 10595, United StatesDepartment of Neurosurgery, Maimonides Medical Center, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra-Northwell, Brooklyn, NY 11219Department of Neurosurgery, Westchester Medical Center, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY 10595, United StatesBackground: There are known classifications that describe thoracolumbar (TL) burst type injury but it is unclear which have the most influence on management. Our objective is to investigate the association of classification publications with the quantity and type of the most influential articles on TL burst fractures. Methods: Web of Science was searched, and exclusion and inclusion criteria were used to extract the top 100 cited articles on TL burst fractures. The effects on type, number, and other variables were separated into four eras as defined by four major classification publications. Results: 30 out of the top 100 articles represent level 1 or 2 evidence. The most influential journal was Spine, accounting for 35 articles and 4,537 citations. The highest number of articles (53) was published between the years 1995-2005, culminating with the Thoracolumbar Injury Severity Classification Score (TLICS) paper. After 2005, there was an increase in average citations per year. Following 2013, the number of highly influential articles decreased, and systematic reviews (SRs) became a larger proportion of the literature. There was a statistically significant increase in the level of 1 and 2 evidence articles with time until the publication of TLICS. The predictive value of time for higher levels of evidence was only seen in the pre-2005 years (AUC: 0.717, 95% CI 0.579-0.855, p = 0.002). Conclusions: In 1994, two articles marked the beginning of an era of highly influential TL burst fracture literature. The 2005 TLICS score was associated with a preceding increase in LOE and productivity. Following 2005, the literature saw a decrease in productivity and an increase in systematic review/meta-analysis (SR-MAs). These trends represent an increase in scholarly discussion that led to a systematic synthesis of the existing literature after publication of the 2005 TLICS article.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666548422000282Systematic reviewBibliometric analysisThoracolumbar burstTLICSAO classification |
| spellingShingle | Sima Vazquez Eris Spirollari Christina Ng Alexandria F Naftchi Ankita Das Austin Carpenter Cameron Rawanduzy Paul Garell Haylen Rosberger Ronan Gandhi Eric Feldstein Smit Shah Jose F Dominguez Simon Hanft John K Houten Merritt D Kinon Classifications and level of evidence trends from the most influential literature on thoracolumbar burst fractures: A bibliometric analysis North American Spine Society Journal Systematic review Bibliometric analysis Thoracolumbar burst TLICS AO classification |
| title | Classifications and level of evidence trends from the most influential literature on thoracolumbar burst fractures: A bibliometric analysis |
| title_full | Classifications and level of evidence trends from the most influential literature on thoracolumbar burst fractures: A bibliometric analysis |
| title_fullStr | Classifications and level of evidence trends from the most influential literature on thoracolumbar burst fractures: A bibliometric analysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Classifications and level of evidence trends from the most influential literature on thoracolumbar burst fractures: A bibliometric analysis |
| title_short | Classifications and level of evidence trends from the most influential literature on thoracolumbar burst fractures: A bibliometric analysis |
| title_sort | classifications and level of evidence trends from the most influential literature on thoracolumbar burst fractures a bibliometric analysis |
| topic | Systematic review Bibliometric analysis Thoracolumbar burst TLICS AO classification |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666548422000282 |
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