Research trends in the orthopedic surgical management of cerebral palsy: a cross-analytical study of publications in the past decade.

ABSTRACT: Little is known about the trends in orthopedic surgical management of cerebral palsy (CP). In this cross-analytical study we examined alterations in research publications in this field in the past 10 years through four databases. Thus, we divided publications into old (2012-2017) and recent (2018-2022). To determine if the focus of research in this field has changed, we compared both periods based on publication's (authors' number, journal, country, design), patients' (number, gender, age, CP type), and surgery-related (indication, number, category, type) characteristics. Publications showed a positive trend over the past 10 years with a peak in 2020. The number of publications was similar between old and recent ones (47.58% vs. 52.42%). Most research outputs were from the United States an

SUBMITTER: Ghandour M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10482432 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature